Vice Media’s Waypoint has a series on prison culture and we’re looking at D&D. Some prisoners are able to use the hobby to hold their lives together. It turns out that Dungeons & Dragons is more common in prisons in America than you might have suspected. It is likely that most lock-ups have at least […]
Fantasy city map generator
[Show me this!] Here’s a great little tool if you want an instant fantasy city map made for your RPG. The free website will let you create a small town, large town, small city or large city. Hovering over the map lets you see the name given to a particular quarter – like docks, or […]
Alexa, should I take Audible’s free trial?
Audible is an audio book company owned by Amazon. I’ve been stalking it for a while as a few author friends always seem to be so happy when they’ve a new credit to spend on a book there. Audible’s business model is neither purely a retailer like Amazon nor a subscription model like Spotify. It’s […]
RPGCrossing’s ork glyph shirts for happiness and community
Here’s a good idea. 40,000 strong RPG community (wow, that’s huge) RPGCrossing.com is raising money for mental health through an Indiegogo campaign to get some Ork Glyph shirts made. Backing the project means you’re donating to charity, buying a t-shirt and getting access to a PDF bundle worth over $20. Check out the campaign here. […]
Site discovery: DNDKids.com
DNDKids is a new online comic from writer and game designer Uri Kurlianchik and artist Jamie Keys. Okay, a newish site – it has been going since June 2016 but unlike many webcomics it has kept going. Uri’s been published by the likes of Wizards of the Coast and Paizo Publishing in the past and […]
Swap great geeky Black Friday deals!
What’s the best Black Friday deal you’ve seen this shopping season? Let us know in the comments below and impress the community with your hunter skill! Redbubble and the Geek Native store Use code BLKFRIDAY to get 20% off everything at Redbubble and 35% off Hoodies and Sweatshirts. LEGO 20% off at the LEGO store […]
Indie RPG publishers create TableTopLibrary.com
Where do you do you go for your RPG ebooks or print on demand services? The chances are you’ll visit a OneBookShelf property in the form of DriveThruRPG or RPGNow. Alternatively you might go straight to the publisher’s site; especially a trip to Paizo for Pathfinder fans. As of today there’s a new option in […]
Funimation’s streaming service, FunimationNow, edges closer to UK launch
One of the most significant license buyer of anime in the states is Funimation. They’ve an online streaming service in FunimationNow which just released a mobile version to support smartphones and tablets; iOS, Android, Kindle and even Windows 10 devices. There’s a three tier model; Free – limited library with ads Subpass ($4.99 a month) […]
Sleepy dragon looking for a home
A recent addition to the Geek Native shop is this sleepy dragon. This design appears at the back of the current Impackt colour core cards that get popped into prize packages from competitions. There are 20 different products which feature the dragon; t-shirts, pencil skirts and pillows being three favourites but I think the notepads […]
Geeking out on Impakt Colour Core business cards
Geek Native has flirted with the idea of business cards before. After all, with superhero business card holders like those kicking around, who wouldn’t want some cool looking cards? In this case it would be be useful to have a business card to pop into the mail alongside competition prizes. The problem? Wasn’t really sure […]
