Imagine the scene – it is ancient Rome, the armour-clad gladiators are in the Colosseum and these powerful men are ready to fight and die in front of the crowds. An honourable death awaits these powerful, experienced warriors. And then there is Minimus. He is the weediest gladiator the arena has ever seen. How much […]
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6 fairy tales that originally had surprisingly horrible endings
Most gamers know that the Brother Grimm’s fairy tales, and the others, were much darker than the popular variants known today. The Disney cartoons based on fairy tails are especially prone to fluff – rightly so, imagine the reaction of 7 year-olds and their parents to the collection above? Via Imgur.
RPG Ideas: Weird fashion helmets
This is a real helmet. It’s part of a display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Arms and Armory Collection. A 16th century knight in what is now Germany wore this once. Here’s what the museum site has to say; This helmet is remarkable for the three-dimensional figure of a rooster’s head in the center […]
10 RPG communities on Google+ to check out for #TableTopDay
Today, March 30th, is International TableTop Day. It’s a chance for local stores, gaming groups and even households to get some gaming in. It’s been created by Geek & Sundry and you can, in a way, even have Felicia Day or Wil Wheaton make an appearance at your gaming table! Can’t get out? You can […]
LEGO turns 80: The LEGO story
LEGO is a brand with an incredible family story attached. August the 10th, 2012 was LEGO’s 80th birthday. This video is about 20 minutes long but I found it very easy to watch. It tells the story of the carpenter who started LEGO, where the name came from and how the LEGO brick system was […]
