A major calamity has left the land in disarray and a religious cult has chosen to take advantage of the moment. They have ‘marked’ certain children as a source of corruption, seeking to use them as a sacrifice for their deity; more level-headed folk have chosen to assist the children, orphans of the calamity, by […]
Indie RPG publishers create TableTopLibrary.com
Where do you do you go for your RPG ebooks or print on demand services? The chances are you’ll visit a OneBookShelf property in the form of DriveThruRPG or RPGNow. Alternatively you might go straight to the publisher’s site; especially a trip to Paizo for Pathfinder fans. As of today there’s a new option in […]
The bestselling RPGs of Autumn 2015
ICv2 study of what associated retailers and manufacturers are selling in the US between September through to December is out. Dungeons and Dragons – Wizards of the Coast Pathfinder – Paizo Inc Star Wars – Fantasy Flight Games Dragon Age – Green Ronin Fantasy Age – Green Ronin Dungeons & Dragons 5 is still going […]
What stirs in the Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana (Part 5)
This post is the fifth part of Geek Native’s commentary on Wil Wheaton’s tabletop RPG broadcast. To read the first four, which is recommended, visit the Titansgrave section of Geek Native and pick up from where you left off. The start to the Titansgrave adventure seems slow and easy in comparison. Now that the group […]
As seen on TV: A review of the Dragon Age RPG core rulebook
Oddly, role-playing games have had a very good streak in bringing franchises to the table. Star Wars and Lord of the Rings both have very popular, remarkably well-done tabletop RPGs, for example. And now, the videogame franchise Dragon Age has its own tabletop role-playing game crossover…and it is every bit as good. Technically, the Dragon Age RPG has been around since about 2009, in […]
What stirs in the Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana (Part 4)
This is the fourth part of Wil Wheaton’s Titangrave tabletop RPG adventure. You really should watch, or read our summaries, of the first chapters before watching this. If previous episodes had touch of “go to inn, find adventure and repeat” then the Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana crew demonstrate how quickly they’ve left that behind. The […]
What stirs in the Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana (Part 3)
This is the third in the series of posts following Wil Wheaton’s Titansgrave RPG for the Tabletop Channel. You really should read and watch parts one and two for context. Geek Native’s Ashes of Valkana posts are currently sorted by the Titansgrave tag. In this episode the four characters Aankia (Hank Green), Kiliel (Alison Haislip), […]
Green Ronin’s Blue Rose makes a colourful return
It’s a little strange to think that Green Ronin’s Blue Rose is 10 years old – but it is. The game dates back to the days where publishers wanted to do something different with the Open Game License after a slew of d20 products and Green Ronin had found success with Mutants & Masterminds. Now […]
What stirs in the Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana (Part 2)
You’ll benefit from reading Part 1 or just skimming Geek Native’s Titansgrave coverage before digging into this post. Why? We’re looking at Wil Wheaton GMing the second part of his Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana scenario in this post. There’s a scene in this episode in which Wil, as the GM, apparently breaks a golden rule […]
What stirs in the Titansgrave: Ashes of Valkana (Part 1)
Wil Wheaton of Geek & Sundry is running a tabletop RPG show. The game is his Titansgrave, not yet published by Green Ronin, using the new Fantasy AGE system. There are already three parts to the show, chapters 0, 1 and 2. This post looks at chapter 1 and with the chapter 0 video to […]
