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Genre Police: Progress, Challenge & Growth

February 2, 2025 by Ben Jackson-Ellery 1 Comment

Ok, so let’s talk about the big elephant in the room. Plot NPCs are the people who move the plot forward.

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

Worldbuilding Amazing Adventures: Alien War on Earth

February 2, 2025 by Charles Dunwoody Leave a Comment

This month continues building a 1930s world of player characters armed with guns and fists facing off against the cultists and monsters of the Cthulhu Mythos. Basic foes are covered including the Byakhee and Mi-Go and their ongoing interstellar war that has come to Earth.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: amazing adventures, Cthulhu Mythos, lovecraft, Troll Lord Games, world building

Audio EXP Podcast: #273 – Locked in the car/planet

February 2, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s creative director, Bronwen Winter Phoenix is a recovering LA journalist and once interviewed Stephen Knight about a thriller called Locke.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

Mum Chums: A cathartic TTRPG for parents and carers

February 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Mum Chums, PCs are adult carers of children about to start school, and it is about exploring the situations this might create with emotional honesty. Realism is the key because dealing with kids can be difficult.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, tanya floaker

Patrons can now vote in the March RPG Publisher Spotlight

February 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Once again, Geek Native’s incredible and awesome patrons can vote for an RPG publisher, creator or curator to feature in the blog and podcast’s spotlight.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: geek native, Patreon, spotlight

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #294

February 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gaming news this week includes Critical Role’s successful fundraising for LA fire relief, Wizards of the Coast delaying campaign book releases, the ENNIES revising their AI policy, Evil Genius Games’ “Sidekick” launch, and numerous game bundle deals available.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, flatland games, routinely itemised

Visually compelling trailer for upcoming sci-fi horror ‘Ash’ starring Eiza González and Aaron Paul

January 31, 2025 by Bronwen Winter Phoenix Leave a Comment

Today we’ve got a visual treat for you – if you like pretty colours combined with horror and a bit of gore, that is – in the form of the first trailer for Shudder’s upcoming sci-fi horror Ash.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: trailers

The ENnies revise their AI policy after backlash

January 31, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last week there was backlash against The ENnies for accepting AI content.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, ENnies

Red Markets TTRPG: Hebanon Games open second edition playtest

January 31, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Red Markets from Hebanon Games is a tabletop roleplaying game of economic horror. The second edition is being playtested, and you can pay what you want for a copy.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: zombie

HELLGREEN: A solo TTRPG with free demo

January 30, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Naples-based artist and game designer Novecento Manfredi has hit crowdfunding targets for Hellgreen.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, solo rpgs

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