Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is gorgeous. There are all those steam engines and the great machines built to enable these fortress cities in what might otherwise have been 19th-century Japan make for a memorable visual style.
Archives for December 2018
When your PCs misuse their summoning spells
Today’s funny comes from Fun Fact Comics and is about Kimmy. If you’re a DM, though, you might suddenly get flashbacks to when a PC summoned a demon or an undead and used that power most unexpectedly. No wonder these summoned entities are so likely to be grumpy! You can also follow Fun Fact Comics […]
Think carefully: A review of The Caged Queen
Kristen Ciccarelli’s story is set in a fantasy world. If you look closely, there are dragons, but it almost doesn’t matter.
Which house plays the Game of Thrones the most skillfully?
250 people tackle the tricky question and pick a clear winner. But do you agree?
Imagine Marvel superheroes as cats
Fajareka Setiawan is the head illustrator at Polar Engine, a group of artists who provide work for major entertainment titles. They’ve done work for The Witcher’s Gwent, Warhammer, Magic: the Gathering, Legend of The Cryptids and many more.
How to play a tabletop RPG by yourself
Can you play Dungeons & Dragons by yourself? Can you play Warhammer, The Witcher and Pathfinder by yourself?
Scottish rot witches: A review of Plagued parts 1 and 2
Plagued is a comic book series written by Gary Chudleigh and illustrated by Tanya Roberts (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars: The Clone Wars). It’s set in a near future Scotland and published by Scottish BHP Comics.
Stonehenge and the Sun board game wants you to attach a hook to your ceiling
The Kickstarter pitch for Stonehenge and the Sun is interesting in a few ways. It’s rare to find ‘board games’ that make such use of physics or require you to find a semi-permanent home for it in your apartment. [Back this Campaign] They’re asking for over 2 million Yen to fund the game. That’s about […]
Relics and Rarities: Deborah Ann Woll launches a D&D RPG show
Geek & Sundry have a new weekly RPG show. It’ll launch in, and Deborah Ann Woll (Daredevil, True Blood) is Dungeon Master and host.
Cyber-baroque: A review of Ghost in the Shell 2 – Innocence
This adventure is all familiar Ghost in the Shell stuff. We have fights and surprises peppering a mystery story that needs some good detective work. While Innocence is gorgeous and loyal to the styling of Ghost in the Shell, it does have to work hard to add anything new.
