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 […]
Archives for May 2014
Competition: Alien – The Official Movie Novelization
Last week the world was saddened to hear about the death of H.R. Giger. The Swiss painter, set designer and sculptor was a visionary responsible for a genre. To many people H.R. Giger might be best known as the man who designed the Xenomorph alien in Alien. This week Geek Native is giving you a […]
Detailed little Gandalf amigurumi
It feels like a little while since Geek Native has featured any of the crochet wonders of amigurumi. To fix that let’s take a minute to marvel at the stitching wonder of Sammi’s grey wizard. This Gandalf is superb.
Dear Dungeon Master, wear this tie while crushing players
How do you look smart while the dice are helping fulfil your NPCs’ evil plans? Wear a tie. In fact, wear a tie from Binary Winter such as one these Dice and Dragons ties. Tempted? Pick one up at Etsy.
Cosplay so good you won’t believe it is cosplay: Margaery Tyrell in a Game of Thrones
It’s true but these pictures do not show Natalie Dormer, the actress who plays Margaery Tyrell in a Game of Thrones. These photographs by Starbit are of cosplayer Santatory.
Monsters: Dark Continent trailer
Vertigo Films’ Monsters was directed and written by Gareth Edwards and from there he went on to do Godzilla. That said, the first film really divided audiences. The fact that you didn’t really get to see any “monsters” for a long time annoyed some folk. In the sequel the monsters have escaped the original infected […]
A quick five minutes: The Flash extended trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj0l7iGKh8g I had mixed feelings about Don’t Blink the Flash teaser with Arrow in it. This five minute show promo from CW does a much better job of winning me around. I think we can see a little bit more of Barry Allen’s personality, there’s at least some token science behind the weird costume and […]
Boost your geek skill level with this evolution of visual effects
You don’t need the volume up to watch this but you’d miss out on the dramatic music. Jim Casey’s put together a three minute tour of visual effects. We start with the early work in the cinema and then scale upwards with increasingly impressive effects. The outcome? We get to today where special effects are […]
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 […]
Wizards of the Coast sue Cryptozoic
Wizards of the Coast have filed a law suit against Cryptozoic in an American federal court. The Hasbro subsidiary claim that Cryptozoic’s Hex: Shards of Fate digital trading card game is a clone of Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers. Wizards state that they attempted to resolve the issue before going to court […]
