Picture the scene. You’re sitting behind your DM screen as your players arrive ready for tonight’s gaming session. They’ve already learnt that if you’ve spooky music playing that it means they’re in for a spooky session. What can you do before play even starts to make them worry about deadly combat coming their way? Easy. […]
Superhero Week: Batman’s pint glass
Is Batman’s pint glass some ordinary glass pint with a cheesy bat logo printed on the side? Nah, it’s far more Gotham than that. Batman’s pint glass is entirely matte black in finish and with a gloss Batman logo to stand out. That’s how you do it! [Make this mine]
Tasty D&D cupcakes!
These impressive Dungeons & Dragon cupcakes are the work of Bianca Thomas. What do you see there? The Beholder stands out clearly to me as especially awesome! Can you buy them? Nope… made for her gaming group. However, Bianca runs the Etsy store BonBonAnon so you can get in touch and browse through her handmade […]
Here’s a dumb wargame about mechanized fighting potatoes!
Imgur user Mitchael Cthulhu has created Kartoffelkrieg. It’s a game in which mechanized potatoes fight each other. Writing on the image sharing site, Mitchael Cthulhu notes; Sometimes a joke gets out of hand you know? The full rules and temples are free to download from Imgur. If you wanted to actually play this thing you […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Tabletop RPG coffee mugs
It turns out that over the years Geek Native has shared quite a lot of coffee mugs! These designs from Etsy retailer CritIt deserve to join the legion though. Whether you’re looking to bring a Healer mug to your Pathfinder game, bless your table with a DM mug or just look the part in your […]
Is this a thing for Valentine’s Day? Chocolate dice
It turns out that Amazon has no shortage of chocolate dice on offer. These dice are about as healthy as you’d expect, with all that sugar, dairy and nuts, but they are shiny and perhaps they’re just the surprise gift for that tabletop roleplayer in your life? The catch? I don’t think the dice on […]
The secret origins of the Titans? Watermelons!
Twitter is full of strange discoveries. This set of photographs comes from @bashauma_, aka Naruto But Mom likes Free Watermelon, and blends food with anime. Bashauma_ explains that their son is a fan of the show Attack on Titan. Obviously this meant carving a watermelon into a Titan and watching as kid transformed into the […]
Dishwasher safe, geeky and large glasses
I don’t think my dislike of glasses that aren’t dishwasher safe is irrational. It makes a big difference if a glass needs extra special, slow, individual attention after use or not. The good news is that all these geeky glasses are 500ml and dishwasher safe. These are glasses you can bring to the gaming table. […]
MyGeekBox Father’s Day sale
It turns out the Father’s Day is a good date to look for geeky goodies. The traditional Father’s Day actually dates back to the Middle Ages and isn’t a commercial invention. That Father’s Day, though, should be celebrated on the 19th of March. Oops. Missed it. The more common date, as found in the US […]
Geeky Father’s Day gift in the form of Ghostbuster trap mugs
In the UK Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June. This means it’s time to get a wriggle on if you’re hoping to ship geeky gifts in from the States. [Tell me more] As usual, the monkeys over at Think Geek have a range of goodies that might tempt. These Ghostbuster Trap mugs are […]