Two new bundles have been uploaded to Drivethru RPG this morning. They caught my eye. Mega bucks of saving. DTRPG 10th Annivesary (RPG) Bundle is normally worth $150.42 but you can have it for $10 DTRPG 10th Anniversary (RPG 2) Bundle costs $168.16 outside the sale but is currently priced at only $10 This means […]
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Expert advice: How to manage magic and mystery without annoying your players
Ari Marmell, aka Mouseferatu, is a novelist that many gamers know well. He’s written novels for the likes of Wizards of the Coast and White Wolf as well as RPG material supporting D&D 4E for Expeditious Retreat Press, Pathfinder for Adamant Entertainment and plenty of World of Darkness game material for White Wolf. The Rodent […]
Modiphius scores Thunderbirds game license
Kickstarter masters Modiphius have been using their rising profile wisely. The company has announced that they’ve secured the license from ITV Studios to produce a Thunderbirds tabletop game. The designer is Matt Leacock who’s well known for games like Pandemic, Forbidden Desert and Forbidden Island. The game is due out in the Autumn next year. […]
Will the GameChanger change tabletop RPGs forever?
I’ve seen some bold attempts to bring game-changing tech to the tabletop roleplaying hobby via Kickstarter before. Some look great. Some, I think, look like dead projects walking. Then there’s the GameChanger from Richard Woodfield and Splendiferous Press. Frankly I’m not sure what to make of this one. So here’s the pitch video, with loud […]
Mike Mearls leaks D&D 5 image
Mike Mearls, the guy leading the Dungeons & Dragosn 5 development, yesterday leaked an image from the Player’s Handbook. The leak, we hope, was cleared by marketing. The picture of his “no spoilers” reminder also happened to show two pages from the book. The image came in the form of a tweet which read; It […]
Urban Shadows RPG promises corruption
Urban Shadows looks interesting. This is a Kickstarter, but it’s already funded, and it only took a few days. In fact, Andrew Medeiros’ game currently sits at x3 the target price, so this looks like a hot one. [Back Campaign] Urban Shadows certainly tempts me, and I like the style of the pitch. I can’t […]
RPG ideas: City skulls
Artist Evan Hobart is a talent. His set of Skull Cities is a fantastic viewing experience. Speaking as a gamer and occassional GM I think this collection oozes inspiration and ideas. Who might live in a skull city? Giant skulls or small houses? Imagine your brave heroes staggering into a woodland clearing only to discover […]
Sneak peak: Card art from the Hollywood game
Hollywood is a board game by Russian designer Nikolay Pegasov. The game has done very well and is now expanding with an international version. The Kickstarter has, at the time of posting, two weeks on the clock and nearly double the $12,000 target. I found this review by Geek Dad’s Jonathan H. Liu to be […]
No Sleep ’til Finland – $130 of Pathfinder savings
The co-owner of game company Asparagus Jumpsuit is moving from New Mexico to University of Jyväskylä this September to purse a Master’s degree. As a result Asparagus Jumpsuit is raising money and running a big sale on their 22 Character Workbooks, 12 Monster Hide supplements, 3 Instant NPC collections and both Rules Hacks supplements for […]
Dungeons & Dragons comes to Dice Masters
Wizkids today announced that their Dice Masters range will extend to Dungeons & Dragons. The Dice Building Game will allow players to collect and assemble their “party of adventurers” as dice and battle against one another. The Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters game will feature Kobolds, Beholders, Mindflayers, Dragons, Drow and other iconic Forgotten Realms […]
