Imagine Middle Earth as a the setting for running battles. That’s not entirely out of character with Tolkien’s setting because there have been very many battles between the forces of good and evil. That said it’s a little strange to see Sauron running around on the battlefield (even, yes, if he did capture Dol Guldur […]
What’s in the Riders of Rohan LoTR Online expansion?
Warner Bros and Turbine have announced that Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan will come to the UK for the Autumn in 2012. Pre-purchase is already open at rohan.lotor.com and tehre are special for signing up early. Riders of Rohan is the biggest expansion for Lord of the Rings Online to date. It […]
Run Boy Run – a music video that speaks to the gamer soul
Every now and then I like to share a video that seems to conjure up a bit of gamer ambience. Woodkid’s Run Boy Run is such a video. I’m not show how to describe it – except dark. Colourwise, it’s a very dark video. I suppose it could be a hobbit leading the ents towards […]
LoTR: Eye of Sauron cake
A Necromancer baked me a cake. It came out like this! I wonder what it’ll taste like. via.
Tales from Wilderland: Dangerous Business
Cubicle 7 have released a video trailer for their forthcoming The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild collection. Tales from Wilderland is an anthology with a set of linked adventures. Penned by Gareth Hanrahan, Tales from Wilderland is a 160-paged softback due out in May or June and available for pre-order already.
Longboarding with Gandalf
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if Gandalf the Grey look up longboarding? Why not? The longboard is a far better sport vehicle for Gandalf than skis, rollerstakes or even the traditional skateboard. Watch the video below to see why the longboard suits Gandalf so well.
Cubicle 7 adds Tales from Wilderland to the One Ring RPG collection
Cubicle 7 have announced that the last of the paperwork around Tales from Wilderland have been completed. The adventure anthology / playable campaign for the One Ring RPG is now available for pre-order and is expected in May or June. Tales from Wilderland includes 7 scenarios which can be played individually or linked together. The […]
Lord of the Rings latex LARP swords
The ever popular Sideshow Collectables have expanded their range of geek accessories even further this month by branching out and towards roleplayers. In particular, the company which makes replicas based on and inspired by movie, TV and comic franchises has started to produce latex replicas of Lord of the Rings weapons. These latex weapons should […]
Forbeck’s Shotguns & Sorcery novels kickstarts
Matt Forbeck is a well established RPG author. He co-founed Pinnacle Entertainment Group, worked for Human Head Studios and now successfully freelances full-time. Game and author credits include the designer on Brave New World: The Roleplaying Game, Designer on Marvel Heroes Battle Dice, Co-Designer on Genestealer and on Mutant Chronicles: Second Edition RPG and he’s […]
WizKids’ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Journey to the Lonely Mountain board game
WizKids Games announced this month that they would expand their Lord of the Rings range. The HeroClix publisher already has Lord of the Rings: Nazgul as an offering. The new board game, expected out in the States in October, is designed by Eric Lang and will echo the first Peter Jackson Hobbit film. The deluxe […]
