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Archives for March 2018

Can Pathfinder 2nd edition catch up with Dungeons & Dragons on Twitch?

March 31, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

At the start of the month Paizo Publishing announced Pathfinder 2. We’ve already asked one question about the timing with “has Pathfinder 2e come too soon after Starfinder?” but there’s an equally important one.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ben milton, d20 advice, drew murray, paizo, pathfinder, questing beast, roll mongers, starfinder, the dmg info, twitch

A world in which everyone has a magical animal ally: Familiars of Terra

March 31, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The land of Tir is gorgeous but it is still rebuilding after a devastating war. It’s the setting for Angry Hampster Publishing’s Familiars of Terra RPG. The quickstart rules have been available on DriveThru RPG for free since February.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: angry hamster, Familiars of Terra, kickstarters, Liz Chaipraditkul

Tasty D&D cupcakes!

March 14, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These impressive Dungeons & Dragon cupcakes are the work of Bianca Thomas. What do you see there? The Beholder stands out clearly to me as especially awesome! Can you buy them?…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cake, Dungeons & Dragons, Etsy, food, monsters

Do note poke the Deep Ones and other Cthulhu coasters

March 13, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

[I wnt these] Etsy retailer Creations STG have these excellent Cthulhu themed coasters for sale. They’re exactly what you’d want to have on your gaming table for friends visiting to play Call of Cthulhu or if you’ve a D&D Warlock with a certain patron… I especially like that three of the four coasters are straight up occult lore – Cthulhu sigils and an Elder Sign.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cthulhu, Etsy, househouse, lovecraft

Yo ho ho: A review of Sea of Thieves comic book #1

March 12, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I enjoyed watching people play Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves during the beta. It looked like a proper sailing simulator and the crew mechanic was nice. In fact, I can see Twitch and Patreon perks quickly being used in conjunction with populating a crew.…

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Jeremy Whitley, José Carlos Silva, pirates, previews, review, Rhoald Marcellius, sea of thieves, titan comics

Pacific Rim Extinction miniatures game comes to Kickstarter

March 12, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

River Horse, the company behind the Highlander board game and the Labyrinth board game has a new license. It’s Pacific Rim! The Kickstarter went live today, is already more than 200% funded and you can follow it here.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: jae, kaiju, kickstarters, models, Pacific Rim, pacific rim: extinction, river horse

Harry Potter game flees Kickstarter and goes private

March 12, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last month we had news from Knight Models that they had a Harry Potter mini game ready to take to Kickstarter. Today, even the teaser video has been pulled from YouTube.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: board games, harry potter, kickstarters, knight models

The mad computer game Denny’s Diner backed

March 12, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native gets no shortage of indie game designers wanting attention for their Kickstarter or Steam projects. Maybe we even had the heads up about Skymap Games’ mad Bacon Man Kickstarter… but we missed it.…

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: bacon man, kickstarters, Neal Laurenza, skymap games, Steam

Genre Police: Oh The Horror!

March 11, 2018 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Over the next few columns we are going to be diving into Horror. While we’ve looked at topics that have bordered the genre before, we haven’t dived right into its black heart.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chill, dread, Eclipse Phase, genre police, horror, Iren horror, Ksenia Svincova, lovecraft, Marcelo Orsi Blanco

What should Paizo change for Pathfinder 2nd Edition?

March 11, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A week ago Paizo announced Pathfinder 2nd Edition. Geek Native has been talking to gamers about the announcement and it seems some people think Pathfinder 2e comes too close to Starfinder RPG.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: ben milton, d20 advice, drew murray, juce, paizo, pathfinder, questing beast, roll mongers, taking20, the dmg info

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