I rather like this ‘Dice Sword’ dice box from Etsy retailer Burned Studio. [I want it] This catchy design is wood and metal, stained and sandpapered and entirely handcrafted. The box is about 15.25cm by 5.75cm by 4.4cm deep on the inside, so there’s room to store more than dice if you want. Tempted? At […]
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Games Workshop split £5m bonus between staff
Games Workshop has had a good year. Profits are expected to almost double. In other words, the Nottingham-based gaming company will make about £74m this year compared to £38m last year. Why? 75% of Games Workshops profits are made internationally – in America and abroad. The Pound has been very weak which keeps the cost […]
Every monster in D&D’s Volo’s Guide to Monsters 3D printed
Gamers might want to thank ‘mz4250’. The artist is busy creating 3D printable miniatures for free download. If that sounds like a cause worth supporting then look up his patreon here and chip in. At the top their, ancient dragon, you have got a good chance of having a model created just for you. mz4250 […]
Genre Police: Taking Up Space?
Okay….this is gonna be a difficult one. It’s gonna really be a column about how we can’t do a column that turns into a column. We’re going to look at how we look at science fiction, how historically it has evolved and how that isnt’ helpful to us. We might even learn something about games […]
Surprise Waterdeep adventure: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Wizards of the Coast announced their next storyline would be Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. In it, characters would take on one of four powerful villains in a running urban treasure hunt. It would be enough to get heroes up to level six. The next day, in The Stream of Many Eyes, they announced the second part. […]
Triumvene: An RPG inspired by the impressionist art movement
Pete Watson-Wailes’ Triumvene uses a new game engine called The Imperial System which firmly puts combat on the second tier. The Kickstarter funded in 85 minutes and you can follow it here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petewailes/triumvene-a-narrative-focused-rpg-by-pete-watson-w [Back this Campaign] How much will it cost? £12 gets you the Triumvene Corebook in PDF and the Player’s Guide in PDF. […]
RPG Ideas: Running games in a historical context
Tim Chant is a gamer and author (and baker) based in Edinburgh. His latest project, The Frost Fair, asks ‘what if?’. What if history worked out slightly differently. Would the world be very different? Geek Native invited Tim to suggest some ideas for running RPGs in a historical context and he stepped up to the […]
12 different ways to roll up your DnD character
The official Player’s Handbook in Dungeons & Dragon’s 5e offers two suggested ways of discovering your character’s six attributes. You can either assign points from a balanced array of numbers or roll 4d6 and drop the lowest dice. The method is to create PCs who are likely to be a bit more notable than the […]
This dice Kickstarter just raised $700,000
You’ve seen Kickstarters for RPG dice before. Geek Native has covered many of them. Kraken Dice’s Kickstarter is different. At the time of writing, it has nearly $700,000 in the pot and a whole day left to run. You can check it out for yourself and check it’s true. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1871258192/iconic-mythical-collection-rpg-dice-sets-by-kraken [Back this Kickstarter] Unless there’s […]
Genre Police: Showdown At High Noon
Many of you might be wondering why I’m even bothering with the Western. Nowadays it’s viewed as a diminishing corner genre. When you say ‘Western’ to people they come up with an idea of ‘heroic cowboys’ killing ‘savage injuns’ and give it a pass. While there is some content that resembles this statement, not all […]
