Have you ever wondered why someone quit a game on you? Often times it is due to a change in circumstances. The player might have moved away or have a new job with a new schedule and simply can’t make the game any more. However, people also quit games when they’re not having fun any […]
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Genre Police: Crafted By Love
Yes. You Guessed it. It’s the Obligatory Cthulhu Column. Or ‘Cosmic Horror’ if you will. The genre owes a great deal to Lovecraft’s original creations, so much so that discussing the genre is essentially a dissection of mythos works. So this column is going to be a little more focused than usual. Something faceless owns […]
Stranger Things comes to Dungeons & Dragons
This custom mini from Shapeways and brings the hound-stage Demogorgon from Stranger Things straight to your Dungeons & Dragons table. The Demodog. The miniature was painted by James Slanina and comes from Frederik Derks’ FreddyND Models store. Freddy’s main business isn’t selling models on Shapeways, in fact, the artist told Geek Native he doesn’t like […]
Awaken: The Blood of Salvora RPG offers a Kickstarter for Slavic horror
The Blood of Salvora is a new addition, but not a new edition to the Slavic and Mediterranean inspired dark fantasy RPG. If you’ve already got the core rules, then this Kickstarter could be worth $30 in credit for you. You can read more and follow the campaign here. [Back this Campaign] Let’s take a […]
Genre Police: Blogpost Of Vile Darkness
Splatterpunk horror is a title that tends to set eyes rolling. Viewed as the lowest form of horror, splatterpunk lives up to its name. The genre is often derided as ‘gore for gore’s sake’ or ‘just going for shock factor’. Well…yes. But it’s more than that. So take a deep breath, we’re going to search […]
These animated maps turn your D&D into augmented reality
Dynamic Dungeons is a Patreon currently offering one animated map pack a week. Each map is a looping video that shows effects like trees swaying in the wind or the flickering flames of a campfire. Add your favourite miniatures, and a large flatscreen and the videos become a motion map for your D&D or Pathfinder […]
Can Pathfinder 2nd edition catch up with Dungeons & Dragons on Twitch?
At the start of the month Paizo Publishing announced Pathfinder 2. We’ve already asked one question about the timing with “has Pathfinder 2e come too soon after Starfinder?” but there’s an equally important one. Have they left it too late? D&D has had a huge 12 months and that is partly (largely) due to streaming […]
A world in which everyone has a magical animal ally: Familiars of Terra
The land of Tir is gorgeous but it is still rebuilding after a devastating war. It’s the setting for Angry Hampster Publishing’s Familiars of Terra RPG. The quickstart rules have been available on DriveThru RPG for free since February. I’ve read and enjoyed them. Familiars of Terra feels like a very different game from the […]
Pacific Rim Extinction miniatures game comes to Kickstarter
River Horse, the company behind the Highlander board game and the Labyrinth board game has a new license. It’s Pacific Rim! The Kickstarter went live today, is already more than 200% funded and you can follow it here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1428582690/pacific-rim-extinction [Back this Kickstarter] At the time of writing you’ve 22 days to join in but the […]
Harry Potter game flees Kickstarter and goes private
Last month we had news from Knight Models that they had a Harry Potter mini game ready to take to Kickstarter. Today, even the teaser video has been pulled from YouTube. So, what’s going on? The Knight Models’ Facebook page had the game would only be sold to people in the pre-order. However, their website […]
