Geek Native is a sponsor of ConTessa the FREE online tabletop gaming convention. You may have noticed the treasure hunt full of RPG loot we’re running in conjunction with them. Checking what other events are on and found a list of tempting options. Right now you can still register event. Okay, disclaimer – I’ve not […]
Torn Armor Kickstarter mess may destroy the companies involved
Bad news, folks. It looks like the ~$68,000 funded Kickstarter for Torn Armor is in significant trouble. Worse than that; some of the companies involved suggest the failure might bring them down. The latest update from Alyssa Faden ends with this summary. In a nutshell we have been screwed by our supplier and are now […]
Epic Norse fantasy for Fate Core: Iron Edda on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandandsteam/iron-edda-war-of-metal-and-bone-for-fate-coretm/ [Back this Campaign] Sand & Steam Productions, helmed by Tracy Barnett, look to have a successful Kickstarter. Iron Edda: War of Metal and Bone, which will be for Fate Core to begin with, asks for $10,000 and a few days into the campaign has $10,000+ in the bank. A full-colour PDF copy is available […]
d18 and d24 Atomic Dice
Fancy some new die? Dice that you won’t have an RPG system for but might impress your gamer buddies? Dice King Games have a Kickstarter project that might interest you. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/33900258/atomic-dice-d18-and-d24-machined-spherical-dice The video is alarming. A spooky voice and a black screen. I thought I was being trolled when I first watched it. If I […]
Fall of Man Kickstarter signs Jim Butler
The Fall of Man is a Kickstarter from Samurai Sheepdog. It promises an RPG of post apocalyptic horror and survival. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2033407677/fall-of-man-a-post-apocalyptic-gothic-horror-fanta/ [Back this Kickstarter] This is an ambitious project that asks for $22,000. There are 28 days to go and more than $4,000 in the pledge bank. The stretch goal targets list all the way […]
FASA take Earthdawn 4 to Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/783548120/earthdawn-4th-edition [Back this Campaign] FASA are asking for $10,000 to help produce the next edition of Earthdawn. There’s 29 days still on the clock and the project, pending any cancellations, has already made target. $15 gets a PDF copy of the 4th edition Earthdawn Player’s Guide or Gamemaster’s Guide. $30 gets a polo short with […]
Kung Fury trailer
[Back this Campaign] This cheese epic from Laser Unicorns is a real live project. The Kickstarter has until the 25th of Jan to run and now has approaching 3,500 backers. The goal? $200,000 to make the whole movie. This is a movie that spoofs the 80s action cop franchises. He has to battle Kung Führer, […]
Pathfinder Dice Arena Kickstarter gets cancelled after success
The Pathfinder Dice Arena game from Fun to 11 was fully licensed fro Paizo and had funded in only three days when Geek Native first wrote about it. It has now been cancelled. Why? Feedback from the Pathfinder community. This is feedback that came along with cancelled pledges. In an update, Luke Peterschmidt at the […]
The Crios RPG
[Back this Campaign] Crios is a Kickstarter pitch from Battlefield Press. At the time of posting they’ve raised $1,500+, asking for $3,000 and have about a week to do it. The pitch is pretty good; a mashup of fantasy and World War I action using the Renaissance Deluxe roleplaying game. I suspect they may be […]
Silence in the Library: All female sci-fi and fantasy project Kickstarts
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/103879051/athenas-daughters-women-in-science-fiction-and-fan/ [Back the Campaign] The Athena’s Daughters anthology went to Kickstarter asking for $8,500. They’ve nearly a month on the clock and have raised nearly $15,000. The campaign is for an all female sci-fi and fantasy collection. The stories are written by women, the illustrations are by women and so is the editing. The concept […]
