There’s some pretty funky Mass Effect cosplay featured on Geek Native – but since its Mass Effect 3 weekend, there is room for some more. A strong contender for best Garrus Vakarian cosplay is this video. However, let’s not forget that Garrus was once younger, less scarred and without the optics. This Garrus cosplay harks […]
Archives for March 2012
A review of Kevin Smith’s Tough Sh*t
This isn’t an article on proctology but a review of the latest book from Kevin Smith – Clerks, Good Will Hunting, Mallrats and plenty more. Fatty McNoFly. That Kevin Smith. Throughout the book you’ll be reminded that Southwest Airlines wouldn’t let him fly. You can tell he’s still annoyed by this – certainly not willing […]
Competition: Spot Dungeon Master to win $10
There’s a $10 gift voucher for DriveThru RPG to be won in the next seven days. To win you just need to make a perception check and luck roll. Are you familiar with the 80s cartoon of Dungeons and Dragons? If not then I suggest a quick Google to catch up. To win the gift […]
Felt lined castle dice tray
Want to roll your die in style? Okay, okay… do you just want to roll your die in such a way that they don’t bounce off the table, clatter loudly to the floor and then hide under the sofa? Dapper Devil have a rather impressive looking and not too expensive felt line castle dice tray […]
Become the Hand of the King
If you’re a Game of Thrones fan then you’ll understand that the offer to become the Hand of the King is – well, let’s just say it’s a mixed blessing. However, if you did want to become the Hand of the King or perhaps if you just wanted the Game of Thrones Hand of the […]
Beery Method’s alternative Star Wars art
Beery Method is a graphic, branding and marketing company based in Seattle. It sounds pretty cool – trying to bring an authentic and visual voice. I can’t divine the reason why they have alternative Star Wars art in their public gallery but I’m happy that they do. The following pictures have a similar style but […]
Review of Dronolan’s Tower and Journeys in Darkness
Sometimes I enjoy the slow process of sourcing music for tabletop RPGs. It involves hunting around in Spotify or Last.fm to look for the right sort of ambience. Sometimes I know background music will be really important for the game or key scence. Of course, this also means I’m subject to the awkward combination of […]
Cosplay videos – the best of Katsucon
Katsucon is an annual, 3 day long, fan festival held in the D.C. metro area for anime fans. It has a wider remit for multicultural entertainment but anime and cosplay are at the fore. Ackson Lee is responsible for some fantastic cosplay videos from Katsucon 18 (Katsucon 2012) despite her YouTube channel suggesting she may […]
EN World looking for Space Fight game designer
Russell Morrissey, who owns EN World, is ready to return to a game design project called Space Fight. The first round of progress came to a halt when his co-designer passed away. Now in an EN World forum Morrus is asking for a wargame or boardgame designer to step up to the mark and help […]
The real Dungeons and Dragons
Are you playing Mass Effect 3 or D&D this weekend? The two are now connected. Mark Meer is a Canadian comedian… but also a favourite voice actor for BioWare. He has featured in the likes of Baldur’s Gate II, Jade Empire, Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, Dragon Age and Dragon Age II. He’s probably […]
