43AD is a roleplaying game set in Roman-controlled Britain, a game of dark horror and gritty military action. This week Geek Native published a look inside the game and in this post, we explore some sources of inspiration that author, Paul Elliott of Zozer Games, draws and recommends. Inspirational Music for 43AD Inspirational Books Simon […]
Is the Era of the GM over?
This guest post is written by Joe Prince, author and designer of the GM-less gladiator RPG Eternal Contenders. Eternal Contenders has been picked up by Chronicle City and a print+PDF bundle is currently available for pre-order at their shop. The shadowy figure of the Game Master (GM) hunched behind a screen clutching the precious books […]
A look inside the 43AD roleplaying game
43AD is a gritty military-style game with a slice of dark horror running through it. Life is grim and the world of the native Britons is painted in dark and horrific colours. Britain is a place of fear and death, terrors and torments, and the Iron-Age tribes live with these horrors. Celtic priests, the druids, […]
A look inside the stonepunk RPG: Cavemaster
Cavemaster was a successful Kickstarter project from Jeff Dee. The game positioned itself as a “stonepunk” RPG – playing on the steampunk evolution from cyberpunk. Players could take on the roles of hunters, gathers, warriors, shaman and other stone age classes, the game would feature historitically accurate creatures alongside magic and other fantasy rules. The […]
An Eternal Contenders RPG teaser
Eternal Contenders is the anticipated evolution of the acclaimed Contenders tabletop role-playing game. The game was a nominee in the UK Games Expo 2012. It’ll be one of the first RPGs published with the assistance of Chronicle City and the print/PDF bundle can be pre-ordered from their store with the PDF copy arriving shortly after […]
Concerns new Kickstarter policy hurts publishers leads to petitions
Kickstarter has introduced a new condition into their terms and conditions that prevents discounted bulk pricing as pledge awards. There has been increasing experimentation and success a Kickstarter in recent months. Penny Arcade ran a controversial campaign to raise money and allow them to remove ads from their site. Although the campaign was popular some […]
Stunning video trailer for Cold & Dark
Geek Native has been keeping a close eye on Cold & Dark, a new RPG from Wicked World Games and one of the first to be backed by Chronicle City. Cold & Dark promises a grim and gritty sci-fi RPG. Think Mass Effect. It also promises great art and visuals. This video is an example of the Wicked World talent.
Kickstarter comes to the UK – RPG publishers and fans rejoice
It’s early days – very early days and we don’t have the full details yet but @Kickstarter has just tweeted to say that people in the UK will be able to launch projects on Kickstarter this autumn. People in the UK will be able to launch projects on Kickstarter starting this autumn! More info soon! […]
Exclusive Cold & Dark art and Quick Guide news
Wicked World Games have been catching the attention of sci-gamers with Cold & Dark. This is a game that blends gritty horror with sci-fi. Space is cold and dark; dangers are extreme, incomprehensible and horrifying. The company, who have partnered Chronicle City to bring us the game, have relased a free download Cold & Dark: […]
Free to Download: Dungeonslayers 4th edition
One of the early partnerships the Chronicle City announced was with Uhrwek Verlag, the German publishers and owners of very popular Dungeonslayers RPG. You can pre-order a copy of the print copy of Dungeonslayers 4 from the separate Dungeonslayers website. Chronicle City had said that the PDF of Dungeonslayers, the full rules, would be available […]
