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Archives for January 2021

Discover what was posted on the blog during January 2021. This collection covers topics in Tabletop & RPGs, Geek Stuff, and Books.

Key Topics This Month

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS WIZARDS OF THE COAST BUNDLE OF HOLDING BUNDLES MELSONIAN ARTS COUNCIL

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The psychedelic fantasy RPG Troika lists in the Bundle of Holding

January 12, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Players travel by eldritch portal and non-Euclidean labyrinth and golden-sailed barge between the uncountable crystal Spheres strung delicately across the hump-backed sky.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Melsonian Arts Council, sales, troika

Competition: Win $50 worth of geeky coffee

January 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native has bought a $50 Geek House Coffee voucher, which you can spend if you are in the US, and this competition is to give it away.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: competitions

D&D: Candlekeep Mysteries is the next official D&D book

January 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Wizards of the Coast used their new and improved techniques to stop the name Candlekeep Mysteries leaking, but it didn’t work.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: candlekeep mysteries, Dungeons & Dragons, penguin random house, wizards of the coast

Post-apocalyptic fantasy Out of Ashes rises on Kickstarter

January 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Player characters in Out of the Ashes are heroes with magic who defend the community. However, even after the Nameless Emperor’s fall, the land is corrupt, and monsters are plentiful.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: All Rolled Up, fantasy, Jon Hodgson, kickstarters, paul mitchener

Dragonlance leak comes weeks after a legal truce

January 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dragonlance 1 is described by Amazon as a 304 page book in the “Role-playing & War Games” section.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Dragonlance, Dungeons & Dragons, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, wizards of the coast

BASH (Basic Action Super Heroes) free character generator site relaunches

January 11, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

BASH! Ultimate Edition is a superhero roleplaying game from Chris Rutkowsky that’s a Platinum best-seller at DriveThruRPG and a previous “Best Rules” nominee for the ENnies.

Filed Under: Sites

Download for Free: 1 million square feet of forest battle maps

January 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This cartographer produces dozens of maps for free. The latest is an in-game 1 million square feet of forest battle maps.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: battle mats, cartography, free to download, Zatnikotel

Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #85

January 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

So I’m a Spider, So What turns a young gamer into a spider, while the second season of The Promised Neverland looks to be as good as the first. Early impressions are not so good for Dr. Ramune Mysterious Disease Specialist or The Hidden Dungeon That Only I Can Enter.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Crunchyroll, funimation, Irregular Reconnaissance, netflix, reviews, so I'm a spider so what, the hidden dungeon only i can enter, the promised neverland

Genre Police: Bring Me the Horizon

January 10, 2021 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

This article is about one of D&D three pillars. The previous articles, an introduction, combat and social pillars.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, genre police, rpg tips

Inkwell Ideas to publish a fantasy font

January 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You might already be familiar with fonts like Wingdings that let you write in symbols rather than letters.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: Inkwell Ideas

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