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Archives for August 2017

Will you be a good dog? A review of Pugmire

August 28, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Pugmire is a tabletop RPG set in the future of an Earth in which humanity has vanished and changed the planet forever. In this new world the races of uplifted dogs, cats, rats, lizards and badgers are carving out new kingdoms, fighting one another and against the deadly threat of invisible demons. This fantasy RPG […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Eddy Webb, fantasy, Onyx Path, pugmire, pugsteady, reviews

Tor Gaming shutting down

August 27, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the very same week as Spartan Games closing Tor Games is also closing. Tor made the Relics tabletop miniatures game. Relics was all about having a small model acount, being able to play on 3’x’3 tables and having an unrestricted force composition. The problem? Increased competition by way of Kickstarter funds and market glut. […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: minis, relics, tor gaming

SINS: Epic action horror in a dying world

August 27, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

SINS is a Kickstarter from the team of 20-year gaming industry vet Paul Moore, Jim Freeman and Sam Sleney. They’re asking for only £5,000 and with 22 days on the clock, at the time of writing, have slaughtered that goal with £16,000+ in the pot. You can follow the progress at the Kickstarter campaign page. […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalyptic, kickstarters, sins, undead

Harow’s arcade sofas

August 27, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These sofa designs come from Harow, a French design studio. Harow’s philosophy is not tofollow any trend but to focus on the beauty of the objects. I think the result is both retro and functional! These Arcade Sofas are made from recycled wood, steel and velvet and weigh in at 50kg. Tempted to see if […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: arcade, household

Spartan Games goes under

August 27, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Customers are being advised to contact their credit card providers to see if refunds are possible. Spartan Games the UK based company with the Halo Wars miniature games license has closed down. The company is also known for Uncharted Seas, Firestorm Armada, Dystopian Legions, Dystopian Wars and Spartan Scenics. No single reason has been given […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: halo, halo wars, Spartan Games

Ennies 2017 winners!

August 20, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Free League Publishing’s RPG Tales from the Loop took Best Game and a host of other Ennies in 2017. The game’s rules are based on Mutant: Year Zero and while you can get the game from FLP’s site now you’ll have to wait until September for it to arrive on Amazon. In 1954, the Swedish […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Atlas Games, Chaosium, Cubicle 7 Entertainment, DIY RPG Productions, Evil Hat, Free League Publishing, Hunter Books, John Wick Presents, kobold press, lamentations of the flame princess, magpie games, Modiphius Entertainment, Monte Cook Games, Son of Oak Game Studio, Stygian Fox Publishing, Tales from the Loop Roleplaying in the 80s That Never Was, Ulisses North America, wizards of the coast, wizkids

The Doctor reacts to her gender shift

August 20, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s been too long since we’ve had some Only Leigh content on Geek Native. Her latest Doctor Who animation just pushed past 250,000 views. We catch up with the Doctor just as she regenerates and quickly learns life is going to be tough.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: doctor who, jodie whittaker, leigh lahav

Mark Rein•Hagen returns to Vampire

August 20, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At Gen Con White Wolf announced that Mark Rein•Hagen, creator of Vampire: The Masquerade first edition, is coming back to the title. He’s joining the team developing the 5th edition of the iconic roleplaying game.  The 5th edition of Vampire is due out in early 2018 and produced under the auspeces of White Wolf’s new […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: mark rein-hagen, vampire, Vampire: The Masquerade, white wolf, world of darkness

Go Indiana Jones on your guests with these firepit skulls

August 19, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Want to jazz up your bonfire or large BBQ? Why not toss in some fireproof skulls? This is a clever idea from Myard. They are steel reinforced, made from lave granules and then treated in a ceramic refractory. The result are humanlike skulls that can be covered in flame without being ruined. They look pretty […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: skulls

White Wolf launch the Storytellers Vault

August 19, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

White Wolf have teamed up with DriveThruRPG to launch Storytellers Vault. This isn’t just a specialist site to download World of Darkness products. This is also a platform to create and sell your own non-canonical supplements. Here’s what the deal includes; Self-publishing platform. Storytellers Vault allows creators to publish tabletop RPG material or stories tying […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: drivethrurpg, storytellers vault, vampire, white wolf, world of darkness

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