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“Human teeth” dice on Kickstarter

October 3, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A dentist and a designer conspire on Kickstarter to create a set of tabletop gaming dice that look as if they each contain human teeth.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice, kickstarters, skulls

Fading Embers brings even more ice to 5e

October 3, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“This is not how the world ends” is the prophecy that brings some hope to the snowy realm of Nyth.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fading embers, kickstarters, valiant fox gaming

Dead, not Dread: Rest in Pieces is a ridiculous deadbeat RPG on Kickstarter

October 2, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The original roleplaying game that used Jenga blocks as a mechanic is the infamous 2006 Dread. Your character dies if you knock the tower over and to take action; you must take a brick. Rest in Pieces, now on Kickstarter, has an altogether different vibe more like The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, The […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour, Jenga, kickstarters

Grimdark 30s era RPG Acheron launches on Kickstarter

October 1, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A Government which once banned any historical research has felt their grip weaken, anarchists are carving out enclaves, powerful families are jostling for even more power, and the Church is locked in a battle with Cults.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: acheron, dark world studios, kickstarters

Tomfoolery Picnic: A review of As You ‘Wich

September 29, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you think the best way to persuade your friends to go for your sandwich is to describe how Jacobite rebels serve the combination of meat and bread skewered on their swords, then so be it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, kickstarters, reviews

Terrors and Tommyguns merges John Wick, noir and cosmic horror

September 29, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The probation era game set in the fictional American city of New Babylon has players as members of a secret supernatural society, The Collective, who take on supernatural detective chores and more mundane wet work.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, kickstarters

The creepy occult horrors of Flames of Freedom

September 29, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Under the surface, away from society and popular science, the occult and supernatural are real and active.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: flames of freedom, kickstarters, monsters, previews, zweihander

Space fantasy Blackstorm Realms for D&D 5e launches

September 28, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gods and goddesses of multiple realms are at war, not among themselves but with a mutual enemy and an ancient threat.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: jetpack 7, kickstarters

Girl Genius – Adventures in Castle Heterodyne computer game Kickstarter

September 27, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Norwegian indie computer game developer Rain has teamed up with Phil and Kaja Foglio to begin the madcap world of Girl Genius to PC, Mac, Linux and Switch. More consoles may be added.

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: Girl Genius, kickstarters

Early bird deal alert: Broken Compass the adventure RPG

September 26, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Inspired by the likes of Indiana Jones, Uncharted and the Mummy and boosted by success in Italy, Broken Compass is a new RPG that comes not in a glossy hardback that you might find in a library but as a rugged notebook that might be stashed away in a backpack.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: broken compass, kickstarters, two little mice

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