There’s no doubt that Linda Lundqvist, aka Escaron, makes some incredible artwork out of fur and super sculpey. [I need him] This fantasy otter marten is one of the friendlier looking critters from the Escaron bestiary. Not one of her nightmares brought to life. If you’re a fan then there’s good news. This otter guardian […]
Mimics do not always need to appear as chests and doors
In Dungeons & Dragons there’s a monster called a Mimic that can polymorph into an object and back again. In 1970 in his book Future Shock the futurist and businessman Alvin Toffer coins the phrase Overchoice. The two are related because Overchoice is a mental state when people have a difficult time making a decision […]
Besides Drow and Illithids what else might adventurers encounter in the Underdark?
Here’s a question that DMs of the Forgotten Realms might have to ask themselves every now and then. Besides Drow and Illithids what else might adventurers encounter in the Underdark? It can be quite a challenging terrain to DM. I mean, can you describe the darkness for tunnel after tunnel while keeping the player’s attention? […]
Era: The Chosen – An RPG of horror across three time periods
Geek Native has covered Shades of Vengeance Era Kickstarters before and the latest looks to stick closely to the design principles of the previous. Era: The Chosen is a horror RPG in which PCs are from human clans fighting to save the world from The Anonassi. The project has funded already. At the time of […]
Frightfully ugly! Paul Komoda’s Nyarlathotep statue
[I summon you!] This post is going live on H. P. Lovecraft’s 128th birthday, and it seems like a better day than lost to look at the latest Cthulhu Mythos statue from Gecco Co. This is Nyarlathotep and the skinsuit it was wearing while running around Egypt causing all sorts of chaos. We don’t have […]
A glance inside L’gat’s Tome of Amazing Creatures
Power Up Gamers have a new Kickstarter live, and it’s for the sequel to L’gat’s Tome of Amazing Creatures. Their tagline is Roleplayers for Accessibility and in Power Up Gamers introduction to L’gat’s Tome v1 they thanks the gaming community for being a safe space for all people regardless of their gender, sexuality, physical handicap […]
Own your very own Mimmoth
Mimmoths are small, tiny even, mouse-sized creatures that scamper around the world of Phil and Kaja Foglio’s Girl Genius world. While Girl Genius started out as a comic book, I’ve not read any, I’ve only read some of the novels like Agatha H and the Airship City and Agatha H and the Clockwork Princess so […]
Sergeant Nerd Games: A review of Banes
You can pick Banes up at DrivethruRPG for US$5 and its only 17 page long. The RPG accessory is a set of system-agnostic tips for adding weaknesses to monsters in exciting ways. Given that Banes is so cheap and lightweight it is not usually the type of RPG supplement sites like Geek Native will review. […]
Anamorphic urban insect art to scare your players
These insects are the work of the Portuguese street artist known as Odeith. You can follow their work on Instagram. The evil GM in me recognises these giant insects for the RPG drama they represent. The very minute you narrate one of your player characters discovering the urban art in then you know fine well […]
“Under” movie in the works as mutant monsters war in American sewers
Christophe Bec, the French author, and the illustrator Stefano Rafael, his regular collaborator, had a definite hit in 2010 with the release of Under in France. The English language versions of the comic book only took a year to happen. That’s lightning fast. Now, filming for a movie based on Under is scheduled to start […]