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Fantasy Flight says RPG lines will carry on for now

January 14, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“…all three product lines are still ongoing.” says a spokesperson referring to FFG’s nine lines.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fantasy flight games, genesys, keyforge, Legend of the Five Rings, star wars

The other best selling fantasy RPGs of 2019

December 16, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

These are the ten best selling fantasy RPGs of the year on DriveThruRPG’s impressive marketplace of games.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: arcana games, Catalyst Game Labs, Changeling: the Lost, cubicle 7, drivethrurpg, exalted, fantasy, fantasy flight games, invisible sun, joseph mccullough, Legend of the Five Rings, Monte Cook Games, onyx path publishing, Shadowrun, warhammer

You have two cows… the roleplaying game edition

June 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 19 Comments

You have two cows. On a 10+ they graze peacefully without incident.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeon World, Dungeons & Dragons, fiasco, GURPS, humour, Legend of the Five Rings, pathfinder, savage worlds, Shadowrun

The best selling RPGs at DriveThruRPG in 2018

January 2, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native was lucky enough to be able to report on some of the successes at DriveThruRPG in 2018. We don’t have access to sales volumes but we did get the by-genre top ten. The genre charts looked to be quite a battle with some games storming up the rankings in only a matter of […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Catalyst Game Labs, cd projekt red, cubicle 7, drivethrurpg, fantasy flight games, Legend of the Five Rings, onyx path publishing, R. Talsorian Games, Shadowrun, the witcher, Ulisses Spiele, warhammer, wayfinder's guide to eberron, wizards of the coast, wraith the oblivion, wrath & glory

FFG announce new Legend of the Five Rings RPG

June 12, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A new version of the popular Legend of the Five Rings RPG is due out in the third quarter of this year. There will be a Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Core Rulebook, the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Dice Pack and the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game Master’s Kit. The […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fantasy flight games, Legend of the Five Rings

RPG Ideas: Running games in a historical context

June 2, 2018 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Tim Chant is a gamer and author (and baker) based in Edinburgh. His latest project, The Frost Fair, asks ‘what if?’. What if history worked out slightly differently. Would the world be very different? Geek Native invited Tim to suggest some ideas for running RPGs in a historical context and he stepped up to the […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: deadlands, FATE, Legend of the Five Rings, rpg ideas, savage worlds

8 Far East adventure RPGs battle it out for Year of the Monkey honours

January 31, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

February 8th 2016 is the Chinese New Year. It’ll be the Year of the Monkey, in fact, it’ll be the year of the Fire Monkey. As a rule of thumb the Chinese New Year follows the second new moon after the winter solstice. That’s the tradition. It’s less traditional to pick 8 Far East RPGs, […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Legend of the Five Rings, Tianxia

5 tips for GMs running Legend of the Five Rings – from L5R’s Lead Designer

March 5, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Yesterday was International GM’s Day. To celebrate the people who make your roleplaying enjoyment possible DriveThru RPG launched their biggest sale of the year. The good news? It lasts for two weeks. Want big discounts? Check out the sale. One of the publishers in the sale is Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG). You’ll find lots of […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Alderac Entertainment Group, drivethrurpg, international gm's day, Legend of the Five Rings, rpg ideas

An exclusive look inside A Gallery of Rogues

January 25, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A Gallery of Rogues is a project from artist Eric Lofgren and the game designer Jim Pinto. Pinto created the World’s Largest Dungeon which sells on eBay for well over $100, King for a Day as well 7th Sea material and Legend of the Five Rings material. Logfren has worked for the lives of AEG, […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 7th Sea, aeg, cubicle 7, fantasy flight games, goodman games, green ronin, Hero Games, Jim Pinto, kickstarters, Legend of the Five Rings, postworldgames, west end games, white wolf

Chronicle City calls in Dungeonslayers

March 13, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Dungeonslayers is a popular RPG that you pay for – if you want. The game has an old school feel, level-based and fantasy but with a modern set of rules. The rules themselves aren’t very long – just 10 pages long. They’re also free as a download. Created by Christian Kenning in 2008 in Germany, […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Chronicle City, deadlands, Legend of the Five Rings

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