It’s been a busy month of comic book reading for me. For the most part this is made possible by a shiny new Nexus 7 tablet (hmm, comics in HD) and the inability to sleep. I wonder if the two are connected? In Irregular Reconnaissance I take the chance to write up some of these […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Comic Books #2
Living up to the name “Irregular” here is the second comic book edition of Irregular Reconnaissance. This is a chance to do quick catch-ups of the comic books and graphic novels that have found their way in front of my eyes in recent times. Each comic book listing has a micro summary and a recommendation. […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Comic Books #1
Welcome to the first issue of Irregular Reconnaissance. This section of the blog acts as a quick fire series of reviews. Okay, it’s a way to sound off about the comics we’ve been reading and what we think. Full reviews tend to focus on big issues, first issues, last issues or complete series runs. The […]
The campaign for Fudge Dice and questions around gamer support
Is the roleplaying industry actually an industry at all? Or is it just a commercialised hobby? Do fan made products keep prices down and so low that professionals struggle to earn their keep? Do players pirate more content than they pay for? These are old questions but they circled my thoughts as I watched this […]
Evil Hat announce Dresden Files Accelerated RPG
Evil Hat Productions have announced a new Dresden Files RPG. The new game is set to launch in 2014 and will be called Dresden Files Accelerated. They initial projection is for a 160 to 240 paged, 6″ x9″ full colour softcover. It’s going to be a slimmer form factor factor than the original Dresden Files. […]
Ghoul Gobin: New Dresden Files series
The Ghoul Gobin #1 is a brand new series in the canon Dresden FIles continuity. This comic book series, published by Dynamite Entertainment, written by Jim Butcher, Joe Cooper and Ardian Syaf picks up after the events of Fool Moon. He’s not on good terms with Murphy, Marcone is pissed at him and the Nevernever […]
Are these the best horror RPGs of all time?
Halloween is sneaking ever closer and around the world gamers will be wondering what to do. Some gaming groups will have especially spooky encounters and others will play one off horror games. It’s little surprise that horror RPGs have a spike of sales around about now. Geek Native asked the kindly souls at OneBookShelf (RPGNow […]
The Angus Abranson interview: A look inside Chronicle City
Angus Abranson is very well known within RPG circles and is associated with games like The One Ring, Doctor Who and The Laundry Files. Along with Dave Allsop he co-founded Cubicle 7 in 2003, secured backing from Rebellion in 2009 and took it fulltime. The surprise came in November 2011 when Angus announced he was […]
The Diana Jones 2011 shortlist announced
The Diana Jones Award committee has announced their shortlist for the 2011 award. The original list had 22 nominees and the shortlist contains just five. The winner will be announced at Wednesday the 3rd of August at an event that the Diana Jones Award group describe has the “unnoficial start” of Gen Con Indy. The […]
Free to Download: Dresden Files RPG: Night Fears
Night Fears from Evil Hat Productions – the company lucky enough to have the Dresden Files RPG license – is a free to download casefile. It’s a pre-written adventure designed for 3 to 7 characters at the “Feet in the Water” power level. The Dresden Files RPG uses the FATE rule system and so the […]
