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Archives for August 2020

Discover what was posted on the blog during August 2020. This collection covers topics in PC, Geek Stuff, and Anime.

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Free to Download: Shadowrun Collection computer games

August 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Following Shadowrun tabletop RPG rules, you create your character as a human, elf, orc, dwarf or even a troll. The game supports six classes; Street Samurai, Mage, Decker, Shaman, Rigger or Physical Adept.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: epic, harebrained schemes, Shadowrun

Gender Differences: Are assassins glamorous or repellent?

August 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Are assassins glamorous or repellent? Games like Assassin’s Creed and movies John Wick paint assassins in a reasonably stylish way, living to a code, tough as nails and loyal friends.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: assassin's creed, stats

Akira 4K will get an IMAX release outside Japan for the first time

August 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This release will be the first time the 4K master has been seen outside Japan on the big screen.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Akira, manga uk

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #63

August 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Another busy RPG news week, but don’t worry as Routinely Itemised as everything divided into quick to read bullet-point summary lists.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 9th level games, burn bryte, Celeste Conowitch, Chaosium, core, cubicle 7, darkraven games, deadlands, Dragon Warriors, earl of fife games, en publishing, Green Ronin Publishing, James Introcaso, John Carter of Mars, Ken St Andre, kobold press, liminal, modern age, Modiphius Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, rime of the frostmaiden, rogue trooper, roll20, routinely itemised, savage worlds, serpent king games, Shadow of the Demon Lord, shannon appelcline, sigil stone publishing, startplaying, sword chronicle, tales from the loop, tasha's cauldron of everything, the lost citadel, the troubleshooters, twilight: 2000, vaesen, warhammer, Warlock of Firetop Mountain, World Anvil, wrath & glory

Twilight: 2000 and the lure of the apocalypse

August 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Free League Publishing announced that they and partner publishers would be making a fourth edition of the military Twilight: 2000 RPG. The Kickstarter then funded in 7 minutes. There are now over 5,000 backers and more than £300,000 pledged with a few days left on the clock. That means there’s still time to succumb to […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Free League Publishing, kickstarters, twilight: 2000

BattleMapp.io is a free to use 3d virtual tabletop for RPGs

August 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

BattleMapp.io is a free to use 3d virtual tabletop that has sprung up almost overnight and very quickly become impressive.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: virtual tabletop

The Expanse gets its own set of themed RPG D6

August 27, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A pledge of $15 will get you either The Belt set, Earth or Mars.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, Green Ronin Publishing, kickstarters, the expanse, the expanse rpg

The World of Warcraft: Comic Collection in print for the first time

August 27, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There are eleven of these comics which have made this first volume and which go deeper into the World of Warcraft lore.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Blizzard Entertainment, titan comics, World of Warcraft

Knights of the Table: Necromancer

August 27, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A short commentary on the ethics of necromancy.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, humour

Free to Download: Fragnarok – a Viking RPG about alien technology and dying gloriously

August 27, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A tabletop RPG about Vikings encountering alien technology and using it to die gloriously.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, itch.io, rollinkunz

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