R.E. Vance is the author of Paradise Lot: GoneGodWorld. The gods are gone. All of them. Their last message to humanity was: “Thank you for believing in us, but it is not enough. We’re leaving. Good luck.” Their sudden departure has forced the denizens of all the heavens and hells to Earth where they’re living […]
From the Inkwell: 12 Realms and Bedtime Stories
One of the success stories Geek Native has been able to chart has been Mage Company. The publisher pulls together clever board game ideas, well thought out Kickstarters and binds them together with savvy business models. In this guest post Geek Native shares the floor with Alexander Argyropoulos & Michael Andresakis the two Mage brains. […]
Top 5 Worst Character Backstories for LARP
Kristin Brumley is the creator and executive producer of Basic Adventuring 101, a webseries about Live Action Role Play (LARP). The series highlights women in the hobby as well as in the Indiefilm world, and is currently looking for audience support on their Seed&Spark campaign. Whether you are in a LARP, playing a game of […]
10 ways to alter your Purple Consciousness
This is a guest post from the author of The Islands of Purple-Haunted Putrescence. If you click on that link and are not signed into DriveThruRPG you’ll hit the adult content warning. Be warned. Venger Satanis here from Venger’s Old School Gaming Blog. Hi. Originally, this piece was going to be called Ten Tips for […]
From the Inkwell: Evolutionary gaming versus mortality in RPGs
Randall C Ellis is the writer and designer of titles like Sojourner’s Quest and Sojourner’s Moon. Established in 2012, the publisher Sojourner Games began with the idea; We believed that an exhilarating answer to the Old School Renaissance need for an adventure fantasy role playing game was possible. In this guest post Randall discusses his […]
6 tips for using free art in your RPGs
This guest post is from Chris Tregenza, the creator of the 6d6 RPG, and helps game designers get the most out of free art for their RPGs. Previously, Chris wrote 4 great places to get free art for RPGs which is a good companion piece to this post. The 6d6 Core 2nd edition is available […]
4 great places to get free art for RPGs
This guest post is from Chris Tregenza, the creator of the 6d6 RPG, and helps game designers, bloggers and even GMs find suitable artwork for their projects. The 6d6 Core 2nd edition is available at DriveThruRPG this week, is published under a Creative Commons license and uses Creative Commons art itself. The use of Creative […]
5 Costume Tips from The Leatherbound Geek
Do you ever have to work on costumes? Live action roleplaying, cosplay or perhaps just Halloween? Below you’ll find five tips from The Leatherbound Geek. You’ll also find a Kickstarter pitch which is a good way to get someone else to make geeky accessories just for you. [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing, […]
Who on Earth? Getting to know mayamada
You might not yet have heard of mayamada but the company keeps popping onto my radar. Sometimes it’s an anime fan or a gamer friend who mentions the brand. Sometimes there’s a comic book Kickstarter. There’s even been a Geek Native post or two. Determined to get to the bottom of this mystery I invited […]
10 ways to keep your Commoner or low powered character alive in Pathfinder
by J.M. Perkins – author of The Ultimate Adequate Commoner – the everyman’s guide to surviving and thriving. 1. When in Doubt: Run Away! Normal adventurers don’t retreat often, assuming (usually) that any challenge they are likely to face is ‘balanced’ to their level. Commoners never have this luxury, and so you should run away […]
