Fan of Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza’s Looking For Group comic series? The web comic follows dastardly Richard and the heroic Cale’Anon as they explore the world, doing good (or bad; in Richard’s case) and building a group. The site launched in 2006 and has grown hugely since then with legions of fans. I’ve a […]
Archives for June 2014
RPG ideas: The other type of gargoyle
Gargoyles are, in real life, fairly elaborate statues that perch on the edge of buildings. Their role is two-fold; firstly to show off the skill of the craftsman and therefore the wealth of the building owner but also to help channel rain water away from the wall. Last year a rather odd looking Xenomorph gargoyle […]
Disney characters as pixelated Street Fighters
Do you have a favourite edition of Street Fighter? Do you prefer the later, stylish beat ’em up encounters or perhaps you have some nostaliga for the earlier pixelated versions of the game? Okay, so this Disney version of an early Street Fighter game never happened. Tjese are the work of Michael Villamejor. Villamejor is […]
Support the Undying and back a zombie love story
Kat and Cam are the team behind Our Nerd Home. This is a great blog in which the couple showcase fantastic nerdy creations and impress us all. It’s pretty common to find blogs like Geek native and bigger ones like Apartment Therapy, i90 and others talking about them. This is their Kickstarter. [Back this Campaign] […]
How does the celery help?: A Review of The Fifth Doctor Sourcebook
Speaking personally, when I first heard that Cubicle 7 would be releasing a range of Doctor Who Sourcebooks handling each regeneration in turn, I was excited. Who wouldn’t be? The Doctor Who role-playing game and the Vortex system running underneath it have been a breath of fresh air. I have been a fan of the […]
Die with superpowers: A review of Death Sentence
Imagine being told that you’re rapidly developing superpowers but that the process will kill you in about six months. How would you live? That’s the premise to Monty Nero and Mike Dowling’s Death Sentence. In Nero’s world the G+ Virus (nothing to do with Google Plus) is a fact of life. It’s a sexually transmitted […]
Demon Hunter from Diablo 3 cosplay
This detailed bit of cosplay shows the Demon Hunter from Diablo 3. They’ve certainly found the right setting to take the photograph in and made great use of worbla for the armour. The cosplayer is Hillary J from the Pippi and Ix troupe. It took about a year and half to make the costume which […]
Star Wars animated like Robotech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGl6r5tQYPM This 2 minute animation, also available in 3D, shows what Star Wars might look like if it’s animated like a traditional Robotech anime. It also shows Tie Fighters doing some serious damage on the rebel fleet. Via Lauren Berkley at Geeks are Sexy.
The monsters of Caledonia: Baobhan Sith
Caledonia is a supernatural web series based in Glasgow, Scotland. The show is directed by Amy Hoff and based on her series of urban fantasy detective novels. Hoff is a PhD researcher in Scottish folklore and she has a speciality in monsters! It’s not often you get to talk to an academic with an expertise […]
In character gaming notebooks
In a game of Exalted I once played a nearly silent Twilight Caste called “They Key with Jade and Journey”. I had a moleskin notebook with me which I used in two ways. I used it to scribble prompts for my own roleplaying – such as a list of “sages” I could quote in those […]
