At the start of the month Geek Native highlighted the free to download Valiant Universe RPG quick start and the planned set of freebie releases. Yesterday, the quick shot rules supplement Harbinger Wars: Bloodshot was added to list. This is a deal with DriveThruRPG and so that’s your destination if you’d like to tap into […]
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The Samurai Noir RPG “A World of Dew” going strong on Kickstarter
Ben Woerner’s Samurai Noir is billed as a sequel to John Wick’s Blood & Honor. It’s a game that offers players the chance to visit their favourite Chambara style characters. [Back this Campiagn] Launched on May 13 and set to run for 26 days, A World of Dew wants only £2,000 to fun. It’s raised […]
Geode skull: for the desk of the awesome GM
Do you remember the Ammonite fossil skull posted on Geek Native last year? It would have looked cool on the desk of an evil GM. As it turns out there’s been plenty of posts tagged skulls on the blog. Here’s another one and another fine addition to the GM’s sinster table. This is an agate […]
Cubicle 7 reveal new cover design for The One Ring RPG
Cubicle 7 have a revised edition of their Lord of the Rings roleplaying game on the way. The new cover, designed by Jon Hodgson, was revealed today. The One Ring RPG, designed by the award winning Francesco Nepitello, has been received well by gamers. The new edition is a single 320-paged hardback with art from […]
A look inside Crafty Games’ Terris: Wrought of Copper
Terris: Wrought of Copper is a supplement for Crafty Games’ Mistborn RPG. The book was written in cooperation with Brandon Sanderson the author of the Mistborn series and the sourcebook is considered an official expansion of the canon of the novels. As a result Terris: Wrought of Copper is intended for players, Narrators and fans […]
Kromore the multi era RPG bounces back
RAEX Games look to have a successful Kickstarter on their hands with the multi era tabletop RPG Kromore. At the time this posts goes live they still have 37 days to collect funds but are $1,000 over target so attention moves to their stretch goals. [Back this Campaign] Kromore first appeared on Kickstarter last year […]
Hunters Books pushes Outbreak: Deep Space a sci-fi horror survival RPG
I missed Outbreak: Undead but with the sequel Hunters Books is taking the same survivor horror them to space. [Back this Campaign] The Kickstarter opened on May 3rd and will run until June 1st. It’s asking for $8,000 and has nearly $5,000 from just above 50 backers. Taking a look at the pledges we can […]
Ingenium Second Edition promises Howardian setting
Silver Gryphon games are taking their Ingenium system to Kickstarter and adding a setting. The pitch video describes the setting as Howardian, invoking Conan the Barbarian and the power of the father of sword and sorcery. Right now, a draft of Quick Start for Ingenium 2nd is on DriveThru RPG for free and marked down from […]
Hero Games launches US only Kickstarter for Fantasy Hero Complete
Hero Games are aiming for a 240-paged book with all the rules necessary to play the classic Fantsay Hero RPG. While it will be compatible with all Hero System 6th edition books; you don’t need anything else to play. [Back this Campaign] There are PDF copies of the book available and those who back with […]
Free to Download: Valiant Universe RPG Quick Start
I’ve been charting my progress through Valiant Comics’ super group “Unity” in my Irregular Reconnnaissance Comics column. It was billed as a way to get into the Universe as the Unity team took on the mighty X-O Manowar. Did that work? I’ve struggled at times but I’m still reading it and, in fact, the latest […]
