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Ramping up the tension with the Book of Mirrors in the feminine horror RPG Bluebeard’s Bride

February 6, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

When running a horror game you need to do more than just listen to what they say, you also need to pay attention to how they say it, what makes them cringe, and what their body language reveals about their actions.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: bluebeard's bride, book of mirrors, horror, magpie games, Marisa Kelly

The best selling horror RPGs of 2018

December 29, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The empire is split asunder by a terrible tear in space and for trillions of people, every day is a living hell.

Filed Under: Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: chronicles of darkness, drivethrurpg, Evil Hat Productions, horror, joseph mccullough, Mage The Ascension, onyx path publishing, rangers of the shadow deep, Ulisses North America, Ulisses Spiele, Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, white wolf, wraith the oblivion, wrath & glory

Brightburn trailer: A study into nature versus nurture

December 9, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ultimately, if Superman is the suggestion that nurture, the loving upbringing of the Kents, was enough to ensure Superman became everything humanity would aspire to be but fail then it looks like Brightburn is the opposite.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: brightburn, David Denman, Elizabeth Banks, horror, james gunn, superheroes, trailers

12 Masks of Halloween: #7 Five Nights at Freddy’s

October 25, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Five Nights at Freddy’s is a horror computer RPG set in a fictional restaurant. Actually, it’s a series of games, and in the first three, you are a security guard trying to survive after hours when the animatronic characters come to life.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: five nights at freddy's, halloween, horror, masks

Bravery: D&D vs CoC

September 1, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Roleplaying games are often about bravery. Characters charge into danger in order to rescue those weaker than themselves, to get to the loot first or just because it’s the right thing to do.…

Filed Under: Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, Dungeons & Dragons, horror, humour

Era: The Chosen – An RPG of horror across three time periods

August 20, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Era: The ChosenGeek Native has covered Shades of Vengeance Era Kickstarters before and the latest looks to stick closely to the design principles of the previous. Era: The Chosen is a horror RPG in which PCs are from human clans fighting to save the world from The Anonassi.…

Filed Under: Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: era: the chosen, horror, kickstarters, monsters, Shades of Vengeance

Daemonical: Procedural horror and proximity voice chat for roleplaying

August 15, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

DaemonicalIn Daemonical you can play as either the demon trying to stop the ritual or get rid of the humans before the sun rises or as one of the four humans trying to finish the ritual.…

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: daemonical, fearem, horror, Steam

The uncommonly adult RPG: Kult – Divinity Lost

July 30, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 6 Comments

This is a review of the Kickstarter version of the fourth edition of the Kult RPG. The Swedish publisher Helmgast AB ran the Kickstarter, produced the book and Modiphius are in the mix as distributors.…

Filed Under: Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: Helmgast, horror, kult, kult: divinty lost, Modiphius Entertainment, reviews

The Christmas in July sale means 25% off 50, 259 RPGs!

July 19, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

To keep us going from shopping frenzy to shopping frenzy DriveThruRPG and family run the Christmas in July sale. At the time of writing this post, there are just over 12 days left in the sale.…

Filed Under: Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: Alligator Alley Entertainment, amazing tales, Catalyst Game Labs, Cyberpunk, drivethrurpg, Esper Genesis, Evil Hat, FATE, godbound, heroic maps, horror, Modiphius Entertainment, R. Talsorian Games, sales, Shadowrun, sine nomine publishing, star trek, Vampire: The Masquerade, white wolf

A geeky analysis of Carphone Warehouse’s Massive Movie Calendar

July 18, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

British retailer Carphone Warehouse has put a Massive Movie Calendar online. It’s part of their broadband section, so I guess that’s a nod at the fact we tend to stream out movies these days.…

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: fantasy, horror, sci-fi

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