Last year YouTuber Rich Koeppen posted this video of a crystal dice tower in action on his kitchen table. The question is; is this the most satisfying dice tower ever? It works as a dice tower as you’re sure the dice are truly random and they don’t scatter too far across the table. Yeah, true, […]
Archives for February 2018
47 gamers answer, “What are some humorous, yet wise, words of advice your characters would say to a new party of adventurers?”
Over in the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Facebook Group Carol Cox asked this killer question. Here are some of the highlights! Every Chest is both a mimic and not a mimic… until you open it. If you find a deck of cards, throw it in the nearest volcano. Stab everything. Stab a table. Stab […]
Dog Might brings an alternative GM screen design to Kickstarter
I’ve a pile of GM screens behind me. They’re cardboard constructions designed to cut off the end of the table so I can hide notes from players. Except, my gaming set up doesn’t suit that design. I don’t lean on that many rules and I’d rather be sociable. As a result Dog Might’s Kickstarter pitch […]
Grotesquerie as a sub-genre: a disturbing narrative or a unique perspective on taboo themes and imagery?
If you’re interested in sub-genres of science fiction, one you may not have heard much about this particular sub-genre, grotesquerie. There is not an very much information available on it and you might think it is more of an amateur fiction genre not worth serious exploration. However, it has a rich and meaningful range of […]
Titan Comics backs creator-owned Brother Nash
Brother Nash is a three-part supernatural comic book series from writer and artist Bridgit Connell. The creator-owned series is described as American Gods meets Teen Wolf meets Hellboy. Nash is a trucker who can see ghosts, can sense evil, talk to spirits and who happens to be a werewolf. After picking up a strange hichhiker […]
Have fun stormin’ da castle – The Princess Bride RPG Kickstarter
Toy Vault is asking for US$40,000 to fund The Princess Bride RPG Kickstarter. At the time of writing, there are 27 days still on the clock and US$25,00 raised. Impressively, nearly 50 fans have pledged US$200 for the cherry wood box “The Inconceivable Edition”. You can follow the campaign progress at the main page. [Back […]
24 trap ideas for low fantasy dungeons and adventures
Dungeons filled with monsters, illusionary bridges or Mimics pretending to be cobblestones are all well and good in a high fantasy dungeon where there is plenty of magic. The challenge of trapping a dungeon in a low fantasy realm is a bit harder. There’s only so much you can do with hiding bear traps in […]
Shades of Magic prequel – a new comic book by V.E. Schwab
I enjoyed Vicious a sort-of-superhero novel from V.E. Schwab but completely missed the Shades of Magic novel. Shades of Magic is a New York Times bestseller which features parallel versions of London. There’s Red London in which life and magic is revered under the Maresh Dynasty. Then there’s Grey London, a drag realm without magic […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Handmade dice rolling trays
A dice rolling tray can be a very useful thing. They don’t just help avoid dice explosions that scatter across the floor they are useful for handing dice around a table and even allow a player and GM to watch a dice roll together without anyone else at the table knowing the results. Etsy store […]
The most popular RPG Kickstarter ever? Strongholds & Followers
Matt Colville is a gamer designer who’s worked on computer games like Evolve, the designer of the original Dune CCG and RPG, he worked on the Star Trek RPG, designed the Knights of the Dinner Table card game and even did the official comic for Critical Role. His Twitch channel has over 20,000 followers. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/255133215/strongholds-and-streaming […]
