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Continuing the archive (Page 715). This section features historical reporting and reviews.
Dungeons done right: The rotating labyrinth
Over Christmas James Eck, a games designer and fantasy novelist, put together a dungeon with an interesting spin. The labyrinth actually spins. The map rotates in different places and in different ways. Writing in his blog James describes how the map was built. She might not look like much, but that’s partly that its an […]
Custom Total War: Rome inspired dice bags
This pair of custom dice bags were made by Michael of Greyed Out who blogs at The Kilted German. The design was inspired by the computer game Total War: Rome. If you like the design you can see more at his Etsy store where you can also request a custom order.
Lone Wolves
Lone Wolves is an adventure designed by Bruce Nesmith for TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes Basic RPG. It was designed for a small group of heroes with a focus on heroes who tend to work alone. The pre-generated characters included in this adventure include Daredevil, Black Widow, Power Man Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. The events […]
Tonight’s GM is a real beast
Sometimes players know when they’re in trouble. Sometimes the clue is the Vampire GM screen. Sometimes it’s the look the GM gives you from behind their notes. There are games when you have to deal with a real beast of a GM. Via Imgur.
White Wolf giving away free games
There has been “2103 is Dead” sale from White Wolf over at DriveThruRPG. It offered 25% off a range of titles. If you missed the news it is because it was announced over at the The Onyx Path. Yesterday, though, things changed. First they offered Exalted 2nd Edition in PDF form for free. Today Dark […]
Dungeons and Cartoons cartoon illustration
This illustration of the old Dungeons & Dragons cartoon was put together by deviant artist Juggertha in response to a monthly “fight” over at PencilJack. It shows the Dungeons & Dragons ride that started the adventure into the unknown, the brave adventuerers, Dungeon Master, Venger and Tiamat.
Has 4Chan’s great RPG disaster story ever been beaten?
This story of an RPG encounter gone horribly wrong was shared on the anonymous bulletin board nearly two years ago. Has it been beaten? The text reads; My friend purchased a magic ring for 5gp, which the traveling salesman said had the power to make it look like his finger disappeared when he put it […]
Why was the Pathfinder Dice Arena cancelled? We ask Luke of Fun to 11
Right from the start the Pathfinder Dice Arena had interest and pledges on Kickstarter. In a surprise announcement Fun to 11, the company who had licensed the Pathfinder name from Paizo Publishing for the project, announced the Kickstarter would be cancelled. But why? Geek Native reached out to Luke Peterschmidt, a partner at Fun to […]
Pathfinder Dice Arena Kickstarter gets cancelled after success
The Pathfinder Dice Arena game from Fun to 11 was fully licensed fro Paizo and had funded in only three days when Geek Native first wrote about it. It has now been cancelled. Why? Feedback from the Pathfinder community. This is feedback that came along with cancelled pledges. In an update, Luke Peterschmidt at the […]
