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The art in Cohors Cthulhu is out of this world

April 26, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The news from last week is that Mophidius is launching a new RPG. It's set in the Achtung! Cthulhu universe of Nazis and dark magic and will use the 2d20 system.

Filed Under: Art, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 2d20, Chris Birch, Cohors Cthulhu, cthulhu, Modiphius Entertainment, roman

Genre Police: When In Rome… Steal From this column!

December 9, 2019 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

For a minute, let’s just stop. We’ve come a long way together. If you have read Genre Police from the very beginning, then when the article after this one comes out, you’ll have read fifty of these things.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, roman, rpg ideas, strongholds & followers

Survival and resource management in RPG form: Tenebria: Remnant of Rome

September 1, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Computer gamers with a focus on trying to stay alive and the careful management of resources are popular and big business. It's a combination that's rare in tabletop RPGs.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, roman, Tenebria, wet ink games

Actual crocodile armour

February 24, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is what real Roman armour looks like when it’s made from crocodile leather. It’s also Egyptian armour. This is ceremonial garb of a crocodile cult. The Romans had garrisons all over Eygpt and they took part in civic and religious events, life and raised families.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: armour, roman

Star Wars as ancient Roman warriors

February 21, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native has featured the custom toys of Sillof before. The toymaker has a knack of coming up with interesting Star Wars mashups and the ability to turn those ideas into actual models.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: models, roman, sillof, star wars

From the inkwell: The World through Roman eyes

January 2, 2013 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

From the inkwell is a series in which RPG authors get to talk directly about their own games, sharing their thoughts and discussing the creation process. In this article Brendan Davis, President of Bedrock Games, discusses Servants of Gaius.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: avalon games, bedrock games, brendan davis, from the inkwell, roman, Studio 2 Publishing

Inspiration for the dark Roman Britain RPG: 43AD

October 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

43AD is a roleplaying game set in Roman-controlled Britain, a game of dark horror and gritty military action. This week Geek Native published a look inside the game and in this post, we explore some sources of inspiration that author, Paul Elliott of Zozer Games, draws and recommends.…

Filed Under: Music, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 43AD, Chronicle City, maps, Paul Elliott, roman, Zozer Games

A look inside the 43AD roleplaying game

October 2, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

43AD is a gritty military-style game with a slice of dark horror running through it. Life is grim and the world of the native Britons is painted in dark and horrific colours.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 43AD, Ben Counter, Chronicle City, Paul Elliott, previews, roman, werewolves, Zozer Games

Centurion – will it hold the line?

July 15, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I think it’s all too easy to be mislead by a movie’s trailer these days. I wonder if as much times goes into their prep as the movie itself. That’s why I’m cautious.…

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Centurion, Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, Neil Marshall, Olga Kurylenka, roman, trailers

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