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Archives for November 2014

$1000 for 13 AD&D books?

November 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How much would you pay for some collector edition AD&D books? This set of 13 miniature Advanced Dungeons & Dragons books are under the hammer at eBay for nearly $1000. You can check the auction out on eBay proper if you’re tempted to bid. The books are; Fiend Folio Dungeon Masters Guide Monster Manual #2009 […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, eBay, TSR, wizards of the coast

Overwatch Widowmaker cosplay

November 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We can expect to see plenty of Overwatch cosplay when Blizzard’s new game comes out. Until then we’ll still gets the occassional example such as those staff cosplays that appeared at Blizzcon. Photographer Beethy took this while at Blizzcon. It’s worth checking out Beethy’s Facebook and the store too. No prizes for suggesting that Widowmaker […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cosplay, overwatch

Short film: Modern Times

November 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Scottish director Ben Craig made this sci-fi short for “no money”. What we get is a effects rich, realistic, look into what “modern life” might be like in the future. As we look forward others look back. It took only a weekend to film but, of course, lots more time after that given all the […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: sci-fi, short film

Drugs and the divine: A review of Mythbreaker

November 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gods are around and most of them aren’t very happy with humanity. It would be a bad idea to suddenly find yourself caught in the middle of their squabbles. That’s exactly what happens to the embezzler Louie Fitzsimmons. Fitz introduces Mythbreaker as drugs for sex post-coital favour goes badly wrong and the voices in his […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: reviews

Light and darkness in the art of Jan Ditlev Christensen

November 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Jan Ditlev Christensen is an artist based in Denmark working for Io Interactive in Copenhagen. You can enjoy his official portfolio over on his website Janditlev.com as well as the work he shares to his Deviant Art page. Christensen seems to have a broad range; going deep into fantasy or sci-fi as required. What strikes […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: fantasy, sci-fi

11 clever items fantasy adventurers always forget to pack

November 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 6 Comments

There’s a scene in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire when the heroes are stuck on a tropical island and really need water to survive. They’re saved by a “spigot”; a device that can be hammered into a tree, so that the water from behind the bark and flow out. It’s usually called a tap and […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Etsy, rpg ideas

Competition: Win a copy of the amazing Patema Inverted

November 29, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

I really enjoyed Patema Inverted. It stirs my vertigo but is an incredible anime. We follow a brave young woman as she explores her underground home and discovers a whole new world. This is a world with blue skies, green grass and the strangest thing of all — the grass is her sky and the […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: competitions, manga uk

Which is your favourite funny response to The Force Awakens trailer?

November 29, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Do you have a favourite meme response to Disney’s The Force Awakens trailer? I like the lightsaber memes… but I like the lightsaber. I don’t see what’s wrong with the handle. Do you?

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: humour, star wars, star wars: the force awakens

Zombie Pokemon for your nightmares

November 29, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These two horrible alternative Pokemon are the love-children of artists J.R. Coffron and Stephen Oakley. Pikachu is pretty scary as a brain eating undead monster. Weezing is far, far, worse, though. You can imagine running from this monstrous Weezing as a level boss in a survival horror gets the drop on you.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: monsters, pokemon, zombies

Gaming night sends slapping girlfriend to jail

November 29, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

A Monopoly game row over whether too many $500 bills and who could play with the new cat token landed Alyssa Ferraro in jail. Police in Boston responded to a domestic disturbance charge. According to Boston.com the boyfriend did not require medical attention. It is alleged that Ferraro told responding officers that she had had […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, legal, monopoly

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