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Archives for January 2018

Will Mottokrosh’s Eldritch Online Character Sheet survive?

January 27, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

CharacterSheet.co.uk is home to Mottokrosh’s Eldritch Online. This is a Pathfinder character sheet app for your tablet or laptop created by Frank Reding, aka Mottokrosh. Two weeks ago the app updated with this message; This app is shutting down at the end of January 2018. I know it is used by many gamers, and I […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: character sheet, pathfinder

Onyx Path picks up license for Dystopia Rising: Evolution and hires writers

January 27, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Onyx Path Publishing, known for their Chronicles of Darkness evolution of White Wolf’s World of Darkness line has secured a license with Eschaton Media to write another Dystopia Rising. Dystopia Rising is a fast-paced survival game set after a zombie apocalypse. The next edition, Dystopia Rising: Evolution, will be written by Eddy Webb and will […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chronicles of darkness, Eddy Webb, Eschaton Media, onyx path publishing, zombies

Highly-limited Court of the Dead prints

January 27, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s only going to be 100 of these prints. The Underworld United is available on pre-order from Sideshow Collectibles. The oil painting by Alex Horley shows the conflicts faced by Death and the Court of the Dead. Existence is caught in a war between Heaven and Hell. Death and his Underworld are enslaved in it […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: models, sideshow collectibles

11 Discord servers to interest tabletop and RPG fans

January 27, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 10 Comments

Update: This post is several years old and Discords come and go. Many thousand new Discords have arrived since this post was written. The green button on the bottom of your Discord app can be used for server discovery. Geek Native has (just) launched a Discord and you join here. If you notice any of […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: break, chronicles of darkness, discord, Dungeons & Dragons, pathfinder, rifts, savage worlds, starfinder

Are D&D gems based on any sort of real science?

January 24, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s no shortage of gems and jewels in D&D but are they as fanciful as dragons? Are the economics behind the shinies grounded in any sort of sense? Questions like this don’t pop up too often in games but can be a real distraction when they do. Thankfully gem and gemology channel JTV on YouTube […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeon & Dragons

A quick look at the impressive Dredd Mega-City One effects

January 24, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ9OFwFxxt4 South Africa’s Johannesburg was transformed into to the overcrowded Mega-City One. This is a city which stretches from southern Maine down into Florida and from Ohio to Quebec City-Windsor Corridor in he north west. What did you make of the movie? Should there be a Dredd sequel?

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: dredd, judge dredd, special effects

17 love posters for geeks

January 24, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Whether it’s a Valentine’s Day gift, an anniversary or just a surprise gift what about a poster for the gaming den? An art print that can represent the two of you and your years together? It’s not that easy, being a geek, as it seems lots of romantic art is mainstream and cheesy. Geek Native […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: sci-fi, skeletons, society6, tarot, valentine's day

Robert the Bruce leads Scotland Civilization VI

January 24, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What do you make of this new world leader in Civilization VI? It’s none other than Robert the Bruce for Scotland! He’s being made available in the Rise and Fall expansion. We’ve not followed all the new leaders here at Geek Native, but looked at Queen Amanitore, and they’re all somewhat caricatures of stereotypes. The […]

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: previews

Free to Download: John Carter of Mars RPG quick start rules

January 23, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

[Download for Free] Modiphius are calling the John Carter of Mars Kickstarter a success. At the time of writing there are still 18 days left on the clock but since they’re £100,000 over their asking price – I think they’re safe to do so! This means you can download the 27-paged Quickstart Guide for free. […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, John Carter of Mars, Modiphius Entertainment

The cost of light

January 23, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

As a GM do you go too easy or too hard on your players when it comes to light? Some games masters often have their caverns and dungeons filled with luminescent fungi or crystals so the characters can continue with an impromptu adventure without being thwarted by a lack of torch light. In other games […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: history, lights, rpg ideas

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