With Grim Hollow: The Monster Grimoire, the Australian publishers are leaning into their strengths and focusing on grimdark monsters and art. They’ve already scooped a “Project We Love” label and smashed their US$20,000 goal with US$130,000 pledged in hours.
Archives for April 2021
Become a living weapon in Gimmick Zero the free anime-inspired RPG (quick start)
Gimmick Zero is designed to be different each time, with tables to roll (or modify and then roll) to see what happened to your world.
First look at Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings costume and new trailer
Marvel’s latest trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings gives the movie a September 3 release date.
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #98
Short anime reviews for Tokyo Revengers, To Your Eternity, 86 Eighty Six, “Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro”, and “I’ve Been Killing Slimes For 300 Years And Maxed Out My Level”
Ads of the Serpent: How Warchief Gaming promoted Auroboros’ Kickstarter ahead of launch
In just a few days, Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent opens on Kickstarter. In a world of 5e campaign settings looking for money from Kickstarter, Auroboros deserves a little bit of a longer look. We might learn something from it.
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (and falls into an arranged marriage)
To rescue this kingdom’s finances and presumably help the fiance, our hero calls on the aid of several intellectuals, and I think it is these characters we see in the trailer.
Genre Police: Storming The Dungeon
Ever notice that the dynamics of your campaign can change?
NitsVetov in a stunning Nightwing cosplay
The costume has the feel of streetwise armour, and NitsVetov has the physicality to bring the character to life.
Storm Weavers is a narrative style adventure board game for one player
Unlike basic gamebooks, Storm Weavers supports a points-based chargen system, and some pages show a map layout that indicates where enemies might be standing.
Snail wizards lead Monkstone Miniatures impressive debut
The figures will be built to scale to be usable in games like Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons, but will explore a dark and mysterious world heavily inspired by English folklore, and the many games and films that sparked my interests as a kid.
