Here’s how to make a good gaming start to the year – try a new RPG. One of the most significant sales of the year is on at DriveThru RPG today and runs up until the 14th. The “New Year, New Game” sale is designed to encourage gamers to try something new. There are over […]
Shadows of Esteren review: Fantasy done darkly
Shadows of Esteren first appeared on my radar when it smashed its Kickstarter campaign to get translated into English. I scratch my head because I do not believe I backed the campaign but even at this stage the game oozed quality. Let’s face it; grim fantasy games are hard to do well. Even at the […]
6 beasts as we pass 666
It was pointed out that Geek Native has just passed over the infamous 666 on Facebook. The blog’s Facebook followers fortunately did not have to linger long on the dreaded number as the 667th person pressed the Like button fairly soon afterwards. Phew! Nevertheless and recorded for posterity here is that special moment when the […]
Kuro review
It’s rare for me to be as excited about a RPG when it is initially announced as I was about Kuro. The promise of Japanese style horror blended darkly into a cyberpunk aesthetic was a strong one. From the outset, Kuro had an expectations battle for this review – I was expecting a lot from […]
6d6’s Kickstarter offers all products for 5 years
[Back this Campaign] 6d6 are one of the first roleplaying publishers, perhaps the first, to take advantage of Kickstarter’s UK launch. Their campaign opened on the same day Kickstarter UK opened. The campaign is for a new edition of the 6d6 Core rules with new art. Backers get the full game, in PDF form, at […]
Sesame Street of evil
You can buy these prints from Etsy and Isaac Bidwell’s store. Why wouldn’t you? We all like to see what happens when heroes turn to the dark side of the Force or become cenobites after a deadly pact. Perhaps Big Bird has had enough of politics?
Old photographs turned into spooky animations
These photographs come from the Library of Congress’ Flickr account. They’ve then been transformed into rather spooky and rather cool animations by the talented Kevin J Weir. Which is your favourite?
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #11 Horned Demon
[Ooo!] Sometimes you just need to stand out. At Halloween, with plenty of other gamer geeks wearing masks, standing out can be a challenge. The solution? Go big. Go very big. Also, while you’re at it – go demon too. Fancy another mask suggestion? Try a one at random!
Mutants & Masterminds: Preview and pre-order bonus for Supernatural Handbook
Monsters are real in the superhero world of Mutants & Masterminds. In time for Halloween, Green Ronin has opened the pre-orders on the Supernatural Handbook for their popular supers game. Written by Lucien Soulban, the 152-paged, full-colour softback includes rules for character generation for a horror game, adventure design, a system for building supernatural monsters, […]
Demon nurse is all smiles
Cat Smith of San Gato Photography does nature pictures, event and pets – oh, horror too. Our lovely lady nurse here counts as horror. I like her take on life, in a blog post she wrote; The response to my first batch of monster portraits has been overwhelming! Now I’m more motivated than ever to […]
