This is the second Superhero Week here at Geek Native. It is therefore the second time 10 superhero RPGs have stepped up to battle it out. It’s your chance to using the rating stars to say how much you enjoyed the games. Is you favourite game included? If not then perhaps it made the list […]
An apology for The Complete Book of Elves?
The Kickstarter for Torment: Tides of Numenera is still pulling in the funds. They made a promise that designer Colin McComb would apologise for The Complete Book of Elves if they crossed the $2.5 million stretch goal. I think this is a harsh thing to ask any author or game designer to do. However, some […]
Is there conflict between the ‘Gary Gygax Estate’ and new Gygax Magazine?
This may be a tricky story to cover and I suspect emotions are running high. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson created Dungeons & Dragons. Most people consider D&D to be the original tabletop RPG and Gary Gygax to be its father. Gary sadly passed away in 2008, he had suffered from strokes in 2004 but […]
Re-create Jeff Dee’s original Dungeons and Dragons art
Jeff Dee (and that’s a Wikipedia entry link) is a recognised RPG artist. He co-created the first superhero RPG (Villains and Vigilantes) and he worked for TSR to help illustrate a number of books for AD&D. He did covers for adventure modules and interior artwork. Wikipedia suggests he’s best known for his Deities & Demigods, […]
Sexy Dungeons and Dragons ad campaign from the 80s
I’d describe this as a blast from the past – but I’ve never seen it before. Geeks may well notice the ad for “Warlocks & Warriors” and “Dungeon!”. The TSR logo will leap off the page. What about the tag line; “Where The Action Is?” Do you agree? Via URLbits.
TSR’s DragonStrike video – 30 mins of D&D cheese
This video dates back to 1993 when TSR had created the board game DragonStrike. You’ll be familiar with the strategy here; TSR wanted to lower the bar for Dungeons and Dragons, making it easier to play to attract a wider audience. For this video they took 90s style special effects and 80s style writing to […]
