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Archives for November 2021

Roll20 particulates in Cyber Monday for the first time

November 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Roll20 is an established power in the virtual tabletop space, but it’s an area that’s becoming increasingly competitive. The platform has joined in with the Cyber Monday discounts for the first time.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: roll20, sales, virtual tabletop

The psychology of cheating: Computer games with the worst player to cheater ratio

November 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Cheating in a game can have adverse effects on other players, as they may find it unfair and feel frustrated.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: grand theft auto, stats

Shawn Langely’s dark fantasy and horror illustrated 2022 calendar

November 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Shawn Langley is an indie comic book and horror illustrator based in Racine, in the States. They’ve worked for Upper Deck and Marvel before.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: calendars, cthulhu, Etsy, horror, monsters

Free to Download: The NOVA Creator Kit (ahead of the NOVA jam)

November 29, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Sparks are ridiculously powerful, and that is intentional. NOVA’s gameplay loop is about going out on missions, destroying the enemies in the Dusk that stand in your way, and looking badass while doing it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: gila, itch.io, lumen, Nova, spencer campbell

The hideously impressive Mimic dice box

November 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

For another dice box to turn out to be a Mimic and still get a mention on the blog, it would have to be remarkable. Unnatural20Art have done just that.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: dice, dice box, Etsy, monsters

Slightly supernatural: A review of The Dee Sanction

November 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

John Dee and Francis Walsingham, men with very different approaches and outlooks, run a secret agency for the Queen to protect the country from the rising supernatural threat.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: All Rolled Up, just crunch games, Paul Baldowski, reviews, the dee sanction

Isekai, but dating: Trapped in a Dating Sim – The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs

November 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Facing an absurd scenario where males are no better than livestock who serve at the whim of women, Leon only has one weapon — his knowledge of the dating sim genre — to survive the challenges he faces and inspire a revolt against the system!

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: trailers

Freedom from Mechanics: Smoothing out your solo-RPG experience

November 28, 2021 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Jacob White, the author of the indie project A Many Tale, which began life as a solo-RPG shares some wisdom and learnings around escaping from mechanics and smoothing out kinks from your solo experience.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: rpg tips, solo rpgs

In time for the holidays: Roll & Play’s The Game Master’s Christmas Essentials gets festive

November 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

London-based Roll & Play apparently don’t want to take it easy in the run-up to the festive season as they’ve launched a sprint of a Kickstarter campaign to fun a set of GM resources.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, roll & play press

Down a flask of D&D brew while sporting your classic t-shirt

November 28, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Bigger than most mugs, much bigger than d12s, this mug is exactly what you need to raise into webcam view during your next Discord video game of D&D.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fashion, household, shopping, t-shirts, truffle shuffle

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