Ether Wars is a board game inspired by Real Time Strategy (RTS) and Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) computer games. The Spanish crew behind it are hoping to use Kickstarter to launch the game and perhaps as small studio. I think it’s worth taking a look at the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] This project […]
Archives for June 2015
What stirs in the Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana (Part 1)
Wil Wheaton of Geek & Sundry is running a tabletop RPG show. The game is his Titansgrave, not yet published by Green Ronin, using the new Fantasy AGE system. There are already three parts to the show, chapters 0, 1 and 2. This post looks at chapter 1 and with the chapter 0 video to […]
Short film: The 4th Planet
https://vimeo.com/93390643 You can follow along with the transmedia project, The 4th Planet, on its Facebook page. Concept developer Jean Bouthors has grand plans for the series including a web site and video game. There’s no dialogue in this retro-futuristic adventure. There doesn’t need to be. There is, however, a cameo from Spock. Care to watch […]
4,578 free RPGs and an extra Free RPG Day bonus!
Today is Free RPG Day. Last year we found over 3500 free RPGs on DriveThruRPG. This year the site is doing something different. First up; there’s no an impressive 4,578 free RPGs and related material. Rather suggests the hobby is booming, right? Secondly; the new Free RPG Day Sale is adding more $0.00 ebooks but […]
Dr. Seuss meets Edgar Allan Poe: The Cat with a Really Big Head review
The Cat with a Really Big Head is a collection of short stories, poems if you will, from Lenore artist and author Roman Dirge. Lenore is kinda cute, kinda morbid but The Cat with a Really Big Head is far darker and it is easy to believe stories like Monsters in my Tummy were written […]
8 pieces of Guild Wars concept art from Levi Hopkins
This is simply fantastic art. If you’re a Guild Wars 2 player then some of these may be familiar to you – perhaps as loading screen art. The illustrations below are a sample from a wider collection shared at Concept Art World and if you want to take a proper tour of Levi’s work then […]
Chaos Dragon is born from a tabletop RPG
The tabletop RPG campaign played by Gen Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica), Kinoko Nasu (Fate/stay night), Izuki Kougyoku (Garden Lost), Doriru Shima, and Ryogo Narita (Durarara!!) – all big names from the anime world – inspired the multimedia project called Red Dragon. The anime part of the project is Chaos Dragon which is due to […]
Combine your deck building skills against monsters in Foe Hunters
Foe Hunters is a new (again) Kickstarter from Spellforge Games for a collaborative deck building game. The heroes use their experience points to buy cards, working together to take on a series of foes. At the time of writing the Kickstarter has raised nearly $10,000 and you can check out the details here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spellforgegames/foe-hunters-a-cooperative-fantasy-deckbuilding-gam [Back […]
Ghost in the Shell watches
Big Ghost in the Shell fan? As part of the promotional activities for the upcoming Ghost in the Shell: Shin Gekijoban film a limited set of 2,5000 watches have been made. You can buy these from iei.jp as they’re made by Independent. The back of the watch is engraved with a portrait of Major Kusanagi […]
Titansgrave and Blue Rose will be first Fantasy AGE games
Fantasy AGE (Adventure Game Engine) is a new RPG system from Green Ronin. Chris Pramas (who’s worked on D&D and Warhammer FRP) has helmed the project. The 144-paged full colour hardcover has art from Svetoslav Petrov, rules for character advancement up to level 20, three different character classes and magic. AGE was first used in […]
