As a GM you might be populating a world full of magic, gods might battle in the skies and demons stalk the night. Despite all this magic, despite the strange elements and powers… the weather remains pretty much boring. In fact, it rarely rains and only when you remember! This post contains a bucket of […]
Archives for February 2018
International GM’s Day 2018
March 4th is International GM’s Day (and the anniversary of Gary Gygax’s death). Every year the RPG publisher community rallies around to support GM’s Day in the form of sales. It can be a bit busy and a bit hard to keep track of. The purpose of this page is to keep tabs on the […]
Three years into the Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons and Dragons
Cavegirl Productions and X-Ray Films have spent three years interviewing artists and insiders with stories to tell from the last 40 years of Dungeons & Dragons. With a GenCon premier in mind the team turned to Kickstarter to raise finishing funds and succeeded. At the time of writing there’s 15 days still on the clock, […]
111 Armies of Darkness comics for less than $20
Dynamite Entertainment are working with Groupees to give away a lot of horror-heavy comics. We’re talking about Armies of Darkness. If you’ve dealt with shops like Humble Bundle then you’ll be able to deal with Groupees. The idea is that the offer fits your budget. Check it out here. There’s some comics you can get […]
Chrono Trigger arrives on Steam
Square Enix announced today, surprising many, that an updated version of the classic RPG Chrono Trigger is now available on Steam. Here’s how they announced it on the Steam profile page; Surrrrrrprise! We’ve decided to both announce AND release CHRONO TRIGGER today on Steam! OK, so if you’re reading beyond that last line then you […]
Tomb Of Horrors: Inside D&D’s most deadly, divisive and downright famous dungeon
It’s 2006. Our party are trapped on a frozen island on a forgotten continent, miles from Faerun. Unable to leave due to a binding spell placed on us by our enemies, we have searched the island for a way out. Finding evidence of ruins beneath us, we start to dig our way in. After the […]
35 ideas for a non-musical bard
Bards are an important character class. They can make the difference between party success and party failure… but do they need to have some skinny character prancing around with a lute? No, they don’t. Here’s some ideas for a non-musical bard! Orators Your bard could be a storyteller, diplomat, motivational speaker, poet, philosopher, puppeteer, political […]
Evocative settings by James Paick
James Paick is a talented artist and designer who has worked with clients like Riot Games, Epic Games, Respawn and Naughty Dog. He’s illustrated for Magic: The Gathering. Paick is also the co-founder and creative director at Scribble Pad Studios that offer concept design and illustrations to game companies, films, advertising houses and even theme […]
Some of the best Settlers of Catan t-shirts you can find
Redbubble is one of my favourite sites for … unofficial merch, or perhaps I should say ‘designs inspired by’, or perhaps just accept it as the fanzone of styles it really is. Settlers of Catan is no exception. On Redbubble you’ll find pages of designs inspired by the classic board game. Here are some of […]
8 real life retro-game playing Gunters
In Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One the name given to gamers who specialise in 80s arcade games/retro-games are Gunters. The Gunters are searching for the famous Easter Egg that will give who ever finds it control of the Oasis. It’s a bit like the quest for the Holy Grail. We don’t yet have a virtual […]
