Watch through the first few seconds of “what’s going on…” and you’ll soon find yourself in a pretty intense animation. Hand drawn and wonderfully produced by Ornana Films. Confusion Through Sand manages to ramp up the tempo with just a few sounds and powerful storytelling. This is one of those animations that you’ll find yourself […]
Archives for February 2015
Elder (Good) Signs: A Double Review of the Call of Cthulhu Corebooks
Before “storygames” and “simulationist RPGs,” before “crunchy” and “fluff,” there was Call of Cthulhu and Dungeons & Dragons. D&D was all about facing down monsters, gaining wealth and power, and telling epic fantasy stories. CoC was all about avoiding monsters, staying alive and sane, and telling chilling horror stories. D&D had tons of rules and had roots in minature wargamming; […]
Those sneaky princesses and dragons…
A great comic strip from Port Sherry. I imagine such a scene is all too possible in quite a few RPGs. (Via Geeks are Sexy)
Game of Quests applies RPG wisdom to fitness
I’ve a Fitbit in my pocket. It tells me that I’m pear shaped not because I spend too much time on the computer but because my calorie intake is too high. My version of the Fitbit doesn’t come with mind control and so we reach a stalemate. Game of Quests, launched on Indiegogo on flexible […]
Task Force H.A.T. rewards players for puns
Tim Obermueller is asking for just $1,000 to fund Task Force H.A.T. (Heroes Against Tyranny) an action RPG that turns puns into points. More details available at the Campaign page. [Back this Campaign] Tim is more than halfway to funding with more than 20 days left. This is a good sign. The game is based […]
RPG Blog Alliance to close; what are the alternatives?
Today Geek Native and over 600 other members of the RPGBA discovered that the community would close. The RPG Blog Alliance came about after RPGbloggers.com changed hands and delays began to mount. Bonemaster, aka Jeff Brissette, thought there was a better way to bring RPG blogs into a community and help share their content. Writing […]
What on Earth is Mythoard and why should RPGers care?
If you pop over to Mythoard you’ll find a site that promises to send you a box full of RPG goodies every month. This month they’ve content from Chessex, Throwi Games, Moon Dice Games, Flatland Games, Genius Loci Games and Imaginary Maps. Read on if you want an exclusive reveal into what Mythoard will offer […]
Stunning Dragon Ball Z custom models and diorama
Dragon Ball Z fan? Juanpe of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain is. He’s built this incredibly impressive diorama and collection of models himself. DMZfigures share the discovery and quote Juanple. Since I was a kid I love Dragon Ball series, to me it is unique and there will never be any other like it. Namek’s […]
D&D projection map
Redditor and Roll20 developer Silverlight has shared a pretty funky D&D project. Using Roll20, Apple TV and a projector Silverlight was able to project a map onto the gaming table. The project makes great use of Roll20’s “dynamic lighting” which only shows what the PCs can see with their line of sight. In this case […]
Spider-man joins the Marvel cinema universe, Andrew Garfield is out
Spider-man is a Marvel hero who, in comic book land, has helped the Avengers and the Fantastic Four plenty of times. In movie land Sony Pictures has the rights to Spider-man and hadn’t been willing to let such a lucrative hero go. Until now. The deal struck between Sony and Marvel means that Spider-man will […]
