Mike Schneider is the coordinating editor of Steampunk Originals. This anthology is the result of an open call for contributions for the Arcana Studios project. The first four volumes are expected to have well over 100 creators. The first in the series came out in October and the second has just been released via Comixology. […]
Archives for November 2013
Posters: Autun Puser’s fantastic travel posters
Autun Puser is a German illustrator. His shop has a large number of impressive travel posters. These prints show some fantastic locations likely to appeal to many geeks. You can go shopping for this posters, books and postcards at APillustration.co.uk.
TradeCraft Bonus: 5 In character notebooks for RPGs
Whether you’re in a LARP, a GM looking for a player hand out or a player looking to have an in-character notebook for scribbling down clues, maps and ideas for your game then this collection might have something for you. Dual dragons sketchbook Buy this 100 sheets in a handmade, leather bound, notebook with a […]
Concept art from the World of Warcraft movie
At BlizzCon the World of Warcraft director, Duncan Jones, told fans a little of his plans. He’s a proper WoW gamer himself; getting up very early to play the game before his movie projects and has a level 90 Mage of his own. Jones as made some changes to the movie’s plot. It’s still due […]
Tentacles everywhere: Will you support Tentacle Grape?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6u0aGMHn0M [Back this Campaign] Kickstarter has cancelled games that made too light of tentacle issues. Tentacle Grape is different in three ways; firstly it’s on Indiegogo, not Kickstarter, secondly it’s a juice not a game and thirdly it’s an established product that’s already part of the cosplay community in the States. In fact, Cosplay Deviants […]
May 2014: The death of the Watcher
Uatu the Watcher is a powerful cosmic character in the Marvel universe. He shouldn’t act. He should watch. This teaser postcard was sent my Marvel to Comicvine’s Tony Guerrero. It seems to show the death of the Watcher (or a Watcher). So what’s happening in May 2014? It’ll likely be more than just the death […]
A push for quality: Worn by Heroes
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wornbyheroes/worn-by-heroes-t-shirts-premium-quality-movie-and/ [Back this Campaign] Worn by Heroes is a community and t-shirt company hoping to launch via a Kickstarter. One of their goals is to get away from plasticy inks that start to crack after a while. I’ve seen this happen on some tees after just one wash. Worn by Heroes will use American Apparel […]
Here’s how to serve drinks at games night
Got gamers coming around for a Saturday night of RPG action? Is it your task to ensure there’s enough to drink and eat? Sugar supplies can’t run out? I think this twin mana and health potion dispenser will put you in good stead. Via Cheezburger.
Short film: Azarkant
Written and directed by Andrey Klimov, Azarkant is a project done in spare time and on a home computer. It’s a sci-fi story of a team of astronauts who encounter an abandoned spaceship drifting by a mysterious planet. Inside? A least one killer robot acting out orders from its long dead pilot and perhaps something […]
Sneakily straight forward: A review of the Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game
The rules to Tree Frog Games’ Discworld Ankh-Morpork board game say; Ankh-Morpork is a relatively simple game. When it is your turn you play a card, do what it says on it, and then fill your hand back up to five cards. The next player then does the same, and so on until someone […]
