This blogger isn’t going to GenCon. It’s on the wrong side of the world. If only there was a virtual alternative? There is! The Anti-GenCon con was set up by Jez Gordon. It’s a chance for those roleplayers who can’t or don’t want to get involved with Gen Con to still meet up, play some […]
Archives for August 2014
Discover what was posted on the blog during August 2014. This collection covers topics in Tabletop & RPGs, Interviews, and Art.
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James Swallow: From Jack Bauer as an Imperial Inquisitor to the evolution of Deux Ex
James Swallow is the author of Deadline, the official tie-in novel to the TV show 24: Live Another Day. If you’re quick you could win a copy on Geek Native. There are many great titles to Swallow’s portfolio; Warhammer 40K, Star Trek, Doctor Who and Stargate to name just a few. Geek Native was lucky […]
Star-Lord rocks this Guardians of the Galaxy poster
This poster design is by Juan Hugo Martinez. The Chicago-based artist runs a Society6.com store and you can find this unofficial image on t-shirts and prints.
Doctor Who: Deep Breath trailer
The first trailer for Deep Breath, the first episode of the new Doctor Who, is out. It might just be one of those episodes in which the newly regenerated Doctor is out for the count. For a while, at least. I’m not sure what explains the burning dinosaur stomping through London. Have roleplayers been involved […]
Escape to new worlds with Mathias Zamecki’s art
Mathias Zamecki is a freelane artist. He lives in Wroclaw in Poland and has nearly 5,000 followers on Facebook. These days he posts most of his art on his tumblr but it’s worth watching Society6 for prints now and then.
Have you ever seen so much LEGO? Groot and Rocket Raccoon built to scale
Waay. More Guardians of the Galaxy. This video from Marvel is a time lapse that shows some 300 hours shrunk into little over two minutes. Watch as 80 different LEGO builders piece together a Rocket Raccoon and a Groot. These are the LEGO models that made it to San Diego Comic-Con 2014 and Guardian of […]
The anatomy of RPG adventures
Experienced tabletop gamers will know that certain games have certain patterns. It is possible to work out how close you are to the end of the game by comparing your actions against the anatomy of the adventure itself. The chart below shows seven popular RPG adventures that span a number of genres. Feel familiar to […]
Short film: The Collector’s Gift
A modern day fairytail about a young girl who stumbles across a much needed way to create a new world. “The Collector’s Gift” is a Master Thesis from USC student Ryan Kravetz. It has gone on to win a whole host of awards. Kravetz will likely go on to great things to and you can […]
The anime spirit: A review of the Revised OVA RPG
OVA stands for “Open Versatile Anime”. The OVA RPG is an old one; even DriveThru RPG records the original first being uploaded to their catalogue back in 2012. The physical book has been out of print for ages. Times are changing. Anime is far more popular now. That’s partly thanks to the rise of cosplay […]
Daring Comics make a brave return to Kickstarter
The last time Geek Native covered Daring Comics’s Kickstarter news was to report that the finance team had cancelled the project. The campaign had nearly succeeded but the money minds had looked at the projections and concluded it wasn’t worth the time investing any further. It’s surprising to see Daring back in Kickstarter with a […]
