Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios have revealed Shadowmantle, the second free expansion module for the D&D based Neverwinter MMORPG. Set the Forgotten Realms universe from Wizards of the Coast, Shadowmantle releases the Hunter Ranger class which is currently available on the test shard. The update, expected out later this year, takes players to the […]
Which were the best selling horror comics this year?
Last week we asked “Who scares the best” and investigated DriveThru Fiction’s best selling horror stories. We found out that gamers tended to go for anthologies and White Wolf did well. Gamers don’t just read books; they read comics too. There’s DriveThru Comic’s best sellers from Halloween 2012 up until the start of this month […]
Top RPGs this summer: Pathfinder top, D&D third and Fate Core new in fifth
ICv2 have released their 2013 summer research into the best-selling RPGs. This list is put together from interviews with retailers, distributors and manufactures. In other words they’ve not examined the bags of gamers leaving stores and some key players like large online book stores and second hand markets may not be included but this research […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #10 Angela
We’ve seen a range of scary faces in this year’s The 12 Masks of Halloween. Do we need to use monsters into order to give someone a fright? We do masks need to be scary at all? Here’s something different – a full head kigurumi mask; Angela. DKAG (Doll’s Kingdom Art Group) is an Etsy […]
Bender as the Laputa: Castle in the Sky robot
Illustrator Boulet has created a Castle in the Sky robot that I might think twice about trusting; although the birds still seem to get on with him. That’s right. This is Bender. Rusty and covered in moss. Bender in the Sky? Via Lauren Davis at io9.
Short Film: Windmills
This is a graduation movie made at the Georges Melies school and which won Best Animated Film at Boston Sci-Fi in 2012. It’s the story of a young woman in a horrible world filled with ruin, dark and rain. Her father can barely stand to do anything after the death of his wife. Together, however, […]
A YouTube channel to watch: The DM’s Craft
The DM’s Craft is a YouTube channel from DM Scotty that, as the name suggests, interest DMs, GMs, STs and moderators of all shapes and sizes. It’s been on YouTube since early 2012 and at the time of posting has over 6,000 subscribers. The channel shares craft tips for DMs. Here’s the five most popular […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #9 Ludo
How about one very large mask this Halloween? A mask large enough to be a full costume. A mask that can talk to and control the stones… oh, wait, I’m not sure about that last bit. I’m sure that Deconstructress’ Ludo is a blow the competition out of the water Halloween costume. This is a […]
Cute little monster sculpts
These cute little monsters were created by Cassia Harries. The good news is that you can see more photographs of them and sign up for more by following Monster Mind Sculpts at Facebook. There’s a website coming soon in addition to a blog and we’re told more “Tinkers” and a baby Cthulhu will be available […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #8 The Goon
The Goon is a comic book by Eric Powell. In the beginning The Goon is just the extremely effective enforcer for a mysterious, behind the scenes, crime boss. There’s been some big plans for the franchise. The 2012 Comic Con leaked us a trailer for a The Goon animation. That’s now been yanked. The good […]
