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RPG Publisher Spotlight: Steve Hatherley

October 29, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Our patreons voted for Steve based on his TTRPG, as he was among a shortlist of publishers drawn that month from DriveThruRPG names. So it’s with roleplaying games that we start.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: larp, Paul Baldowski, spotlight

Genre Police: If It Bleeds, We Can Play It

May 26, 2024 by Ben Jackson-Ellery Leave a Comment

Have you ever experienced a situation where you can’t shake an RPG session?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: genre police, larp, vampire

How to Survive a Haunting is a Mental Health LARP from an experienced disability coach

March 8, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In the game, the single player is “Stranger” – an entity with a ghost problem and a potential solution with the surprise discovery of an old journal written by someone who only refers themselves as “The Journalkeeper”.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: health, kickstarters, larp

Strictly Between Us: A live-action roleplay game about dancing

February 4, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Strictly Between Us is about connection and music, understanding your partner and being able to talk without using words.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, larp

Gourmet occult LARP lures in players from 3,000 miles away

December 7, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Locksmith’s Dream is a LARP-level escape room overnight mystery held in a 17th-century manor house called Treowen.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: larp

12 Masks of Halloween: #7 Punk Halloween respirator

October 25, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’m also pretty sure some retailer, somewhere, will say it’s not a real respirator and can’t actually be used to protect you from weaponised gas (or my curries).

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 12 masks of halloween, larp, masks

12 Masks of Halloween: #5 Forest spirit mask

October 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sorry to say, you won’t get this forest spirit for Halloween 2022, but if you’re reading this page a year or two later, at least you know Maskapade is worth checking out.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 12 masks of halloween, halloween, larp, masks

N00b mama: LARP parents are great

April 9, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

That’s right, together we get to the do the annoying “I knew her before she was famous” brag. I doubt Mama approves!

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Kate Pfuhler Brown, larp, n00b mama

Is China’s LARP and mystery room crackdown beginning?

January 16, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

China regulates online games very firmly. It would make sense for them to start controlling offline games, especially when businesses and commercial interests are involved.

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: china, larp

Dmamas Bazaar sells colour changing potion props worthy of the movies

December 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Dmamas Bazaar sells Dragon Eye pouches and resin runes, but what really got my attention are these colour changing potions.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Etsy, larp, props, shopping

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