A debate. Do we want perversions and gross-outs in our tabletop encounters? It’s clear that some gamers – perhaps many do – as the Kickstarter smashed its target and Alpha Blue is selling.
Archives for January 2016
Erich Owen updates the Doctor Who collection; enjoy 12 great posters
One of my favourite artists, Erich Owen, has updated his collection of Doctor Who and Tardis posters. Now we have Peter Capaldi’s formidable 12th Doctor. Long time Geek Native readers may remember the 2013 post of All 11 Doctors that showcased a good few sonic screwdrivers too. Here’s the new full series, starting with the […]
TradeCraft Bonus: The aLexLibris journal collection
The TradeCraft Bonus column last looked at in character notebooks back in 2013. It’s time to circle back and see what other great notepads and journals you can find for LARP, to document your RPG or even as NPC handouts. Step forward aLexLibris and their bookart. There’s some bold designs in here! Cthulhu leather journal […]
6 dazzling sci-fi images to fire up your imagination
Do you remember the awesome Robot Bones poster? That was created by Riot Games’ Joon Ahn. What a talented artist. It’s not updated very often but there’s more of Joon’s fantastic work over on his blog and this post showcases a sample. Here’s six striking sci-fi images that should help inspire you with ideas for […]
Weirdly charming: World Conquest Zvezda Plot
The start of this anime reveals that a single teenager, leader of the Zvezda, manages to conquer the modern world. That doesn’t really set the scene at all, it just means that despite what happens next; they did it. After that brief intro we’re then introduced to a bunch of unlikely misfits that seem to […]
Who supports the clone army?
Mention the phrase “Clone Army” to a geek and they may well think Star Wars. The army that become the infamous Stormtroopers started off as a huge batch of clones. We now know that by The Force Awakens the remains of the Empire are “recruiting” their Stormtroopers through other means too. Star Wars isn’t the […]
Free to Download: A host of D&D monsters and dungeons for 3D printing
Reddit user /u/mz4250 has made files that’ll enable you to 3D print most of the D&D monsters. That’s not all; he’s made them available for for free. You can download them here. At the same time, user /u/sasuke_so_cool, ramped up his own campaign by designing and 3d printing his own dungeon elements. Want those for […]
Daredevil season 2 trailer
After rolling out into over 100 new countries yesterday, Netflix can now tease the whole world with the first official trailer for Daredevil season 2. Introducing Elodie Yung as Elektra Natchios while Jon Bernthal steps up into the role of The Punisher. Not that you get to see these two in the first trailer for […]
Settlers of Catan sold, Mayfair Games to continue
Settlers of Catan is one of those board games that’s made it out of the geek world fame and earned more mainstream status. There may well be people at your work or university who’ve never heard of Pathfinder but who know what Settlers of Catan is. Have you heard of Asmodee? They’ve just bought the […]
Fantastic worlds shared by the illustration wizard Shiu
This collection of impressive illustrations comes from the Hong Kong born Emmanuel Shiu. Now based in San Francisco, Shiu is an experienced concept artist, who works in both the film and gaming industries. You can, and should, check out his powerful portfolio at Eshiu.com and his Art Station. Emmanuel Shui’s sci-fi art Emmanuel Shiu’s fantasy […]
