We needed a laugh today, and this Saturday Night Live sketch shared by GeekTyrant – featuring Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day as Beavis & Butthead – did the job quite nicely.
Archives for April 2024
Check out the amazing trailer for the original sci-fi anthology series ‘A Thousand Suns’
An incredible new trailer has just been released for an original sci-fi anthology series called A Thousand Suns – due out today!
Genre Police: Rules Of Conduct
While some RPG sessions may thrive on unstructured character interactions, social skill dice help balance the expression of a player’s character, especially when personal attributes differ from those of their in-game persona. Games like D&D simplify this with one roll, while World of Darkness offers a layered approach. However, over-mechanizing social actions can restrict the narrative, calling for periodic evaluation and ensuring that mechanics serve the game’s intended exploration while allowing for character growth and varied interactions.
Audio EXP Podcast: #237 – Adventure of the Black Company Apes
Adventure Time picks 5e for its new RPG, Planet of the Apes will use a variant of West End Games’ D6 System for its RPG while Arc Dream Publishing won’t use either for the new The Black Company RPG. Also, in this podcast, we talk about Hasbro cashing in on Monopoly in a way that might highlight the dangers of capitalism.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #252
TTRPG News: Black Company RPG in development, Planet of the Apes gets tabletop treatment, Adventure Time joins 5e, plus cool LEGO and Raspberry Pi D&D builds!
Calling all TMNT fans! Live action film of ‘The Last Ronin’ in the works + it’s going to be R-rated!
We’ve got some very cool news for TMNT fans! The Last Ronin is being made into a live-action film, and word on the street is that it’ll be R-rated.
Watch the weird, awkward and disturbing trailer for James McAvoy’s ‘Speak No Evil’
James McAvoy has played some downright weird and creepy characters over the years, so he was perfect for Speak No Evil – the first trailer of which has just dropped.
Fan of Fallout’s TV series on Amazon? The TTRPG is on sale
Fallout is also a tabletop roleplaying game, and the ebook giant DriveThruRPG is having a Fallout TTRPG sale right now.
Gardens of Ynn: Rust-bumblebees, bonsai turtles and other surreal dangers
Gardens of Ynn has no system but leans towards, including monster stats, for ‘Old School Systems’ and so it is one step from 5e.
Terry Pratchett co-wrote the Discworld RPG, and you can get it on the cheap right now
These games hold a special place as they were created in consultation with Sir Terry Pratchett. While not strictly canon, they carry his playful spirit and offer the chance to explore the Discworld through his guidance.
