Bring on the Bad Guys! As you may well know, the “Assembled Edition” of Icons Superpowered Roleplaying became available for pre-orders at the beginning of this week, along with going on sale in electronic format on DriveThruRPG and RPGNow. Green Ronin Publishing is printing and distributing the print edition of the book, a 232-page full-color […]
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Superhero Week: Bored with traditional hero RPGs? Can you go Awesome?
Ross Howell of Sharkpunch Studios is the designer of The Awesome System. The game is available for ten bucks at DriveThru RPG and uses a lot of D6. The Awesome System wasn’t written specifically to handle superheroes but does offer that high-octane movie-romp style of game play. I wondered whether the system could be used […]
Tabletop RPG perfect? Glass and river cartography tables
Could Greg Klassen’s range of cleverly designed tables that use the natural flow of wood be the gaming table you’ve been looking for? Klassen embeds glass rivers into the cut surfaces of discarded trees. The effect is wonderful. You can buy online, too if you’re able to treat yourself. (Via Christopher Jobson at Colossal)
Weapons and their Pet Heroes: A Review of Wield
Think of an example where a story has been driven by the conflicting purpose of two personalities. Now, think of an example where one of those two competing forces of intent belonged to an inanimate object. Not a plot device… never something so tame and relatively goal-free. You might have thought of Aladdin and the […]
Superhero Week: 10 brave superhero RPGs step into the wrestling ring
For the last two years we’ve put 10 superhero RPGs in the ring and Geek Native readers have voted for their favourites. Who deserves to win this year? Can’t see your favourite superhero RPG in the list below? Leave a suggestion in the comments below after you check the 2012 battle and the 2013 conflict […]
Dungeons & Dragons 5e Starter Set unboxing
An unboxing video! But wait… hear me out. Unboxing this D&D 5e Starter Set is Mike Mearls himself, Greg Bisland and a Disembodied Voice. This is more than an unboxing then. This is a recording of a walkthrough of the components by the team who made the box. Why are there two books in the […]
Warhammer 40K fan film: The Lord Inquisitor trailer
This is an impressive fan made animation set in the future that is Warhammer 40K. Already Games Workshop’s lawyers are circling, ready to shoot first and ask questions later to protect their valuable intellectual property – no matter the cost. So? Watch this while you can. It’s good. It shows a Grey Knights Space Marine […]
Free to Download: Neon Sanctum playtest kit
The game is set in a dangerous “cyberpocalypse world” and uses cards rather than a charater sheet. Neon Sanctum are aiming for a Kickstarter later this year but is taking feedback from playtesters first. You can download the “Print n Play” kit from here to access; The Rulebook (71 pages) THe cards (72, 8 A4 […]
Snitch, Snatch, Showdown: A Review of Operation Burning Presidents
I suppose the greatest accolade you can heap on any gaming supplement would be in its value outside the core audience. If you buy a roleplaying game that contains a rich and engaging section of advice on running a great game, designing brilliant plots, or preparing with minimum effort – then that deserves a wider […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Dragon die holders
These dragons are made holding d20s. They’re cute and would look great on the mantlepiece, book shelves and window ledges of gamers. They’re made by hand and come from Trieste in Italy. The good news is that you can buy them from Rana Mirtilla at Etsy. Dice dragon product page. … but what about a […]
