Kieran Yanner, who is based in Seattle, has shared this piece to their online portfolio at Behance. It’s called “Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition: Goblin Battle” and so I theorise this is interior art for one of the soon to be released D&D 5e books. Any predictions as to which of the three first books […]
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Short film: Dragons and Demons – Thronelander
Dragons and Demons, aka Drakar och Demoner, is a Swedish roleplaying game that dates back to the 80s. The current owners are Riotminds who have published the seventh edition which is known as Drakar och Demoner Trudvang. This is a short film based on the RPG. It’s in Swedish. The production values are great. The […]
Necromancer Games Kickstarts D&D 5e range before agreeing license with WotC
Dungeons & Dragons 5e is barely out; you can download D&D Basic or buy the Starter Set. You would think that without the licensing rules for the game that third party publishers can’t yet write products either. Necromancer Games, though, is back from a torpor to produce D&D 5e books and have raised nearly all […]
Superhero Week: Create a Powerful Sojourner’s Moon Science Fiction RPG Character
Last year, during Superhero Week, Randall C Ellis wrote about What’s in a super hero character?. We’re pleased to have Randall back this year. The 2014 challenge – can you adapt a sci-fi game to suit super powers? Guardians of the Galaxy, for example, is that a sci-fi title or a superhero one? Both? Randall […]
Trolling computer RPGs: Choose a name
This prompt might seem familiar if you’ve ever played a computer RPG in which you’ve been able to name your character. You might be told something like this; Choose a name for your character. Choose wisely, as it can’t be changer later. Of course… roleplayers don’t often take well to the word can’t and that […]
Magic the Gathering turned into card art
A geek with art skill at level 10! Panovanator’s tumblr is full of impressive art. These Magic the Gathering cards are just one post; the result of a causual “Hey, let’s try this” idea. They look incredible. I think my favourite is the Planes card. The Magic: The Gathering feel is still there. You can […]
Adventure Awaits: A review of the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set
Wizards of the Coast have made the Basic Rules for D&D 5e available for free in PDF form. That’s great news for gamers but the document is bare bones, without illustration, and it could be argued such a presentation isn’t for beginners. If you’re curious about D&D, have no previous experience in the hobby but […]
Superhero Week: The Mutants and Masterminds interview
The annual Superhero Week superhero RPG battles (2012 & 2013) have shown Green Ronin does a great job. Gamers rate Mutants and Masterminds very highly. Although this year Green Ronin doesn’t have a new superhero in wrestling ring the publisher has been very busy. I caught up with Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson to talk […]
Superhero Week: 6 Tips for running a Better Better Angels Game
Caleb Stokes is the author if No Security: Horror Scenarios in the Great Depression. This is a five star collection of scenarios suitable for a range of tabletop RPGs set in 1930s America. Over on Roleplaying Public Radio his Better Angels campaign called “The Spared and the Spoiled” caught the attention of Arc Dream Publihing […]
Free to Download: D&D Basic Rules
The disclaimer on the free to download edition of Dungeons & Dragons released today reads; Disclaimer: Wizards of the Coast is not responsible for the consequences of splitting up the party, sticking appendages in the mouth of a leering green devil face, accepting a dinner invitation from bugbears, storming the feast hall of a hill […]
