Are simple ideas the best? d20 Entertainment’s Kickstarter to put dice pips on pencils only wanted $1,000 from Kickstarter. There are still two weeks left on the clock and over $15,000 in the bank. For more details check out the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] There’s no video and not much of an introduction to […]
Archives for February 2015
Audio EXP: Previews of some of the best audiobooks out this month
Welcome to February’s Audio EXP column here on Geek Native. This Friday the 13th you’ve a chance to preview tempting audiobooks from Audible and dip into a micro review of RPG soundtracks from DriveThruRPG. It’s worth noting that many of the audiobooks featured here are available free with a 30 day trial at Audible. All […]
Might you get a lightsaber engagement ring?
At the time this post was written Etsy store DTEK Designs still had one Lightsaber engagement ring to see. It would only set you back a couple of thousand. Too expensive for you? Too soon? I recommend booking these 4 geeky Valentine’s Day cards so you can prepare for next year.
The “Off Duty” geek collection
Geek Native’s Redbubble shop has a set of “Off Duty” designs suitable for t-shirts and other goodies. Let’s take a look. Off Duty Mythos Librarian I’ll have this Off Duty LARP Monster This is mine Off Duty Gamemaster Totally need this Off Duty Cosplayer Tell me about it
Geek culture Valentine’s Day Cards
Here’s a weird one; Ladbrokes Bingo ran a survey to investigate romances and love in a few favourite cult TV series. Here’s what they dug up. Ross and Rachel from Friends were the nations favourite couple to come from TV and film (23%), closely followed by Jack and Rose from the Titanic (17%) and Han […]
Dan Mumford’s fantastic posters
Dan Mumford has updated his poster store with some fantastic new additions. You can check the whole collection out here at BigCartel. The two prints are Cognizance and The Green Inferno. Just to be clear; The Green Inferno is the red one and the official print produced for Eli ROth’s Fright Fest 2014 feature.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. trailer
Guy Richie is making a The Man from U.N.C.L.E. movie. Expect loads of 60s kitsch as well as Armie Hammer and Superman’s Henry Cavill. Cavill is Napoleoan Solo and, of course, Armie Hammer is Illya Kuryakin while Hugh Grant steps into the role as Waverly. IMDB suggests David Beckham may even appear. Oh dear.
Star Wars battles Star Trek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5S5tBuNJdM Forget the pointless “Which is better” arguments and instead imagine what it would be like if the Empire attacked the Federation. It would be harsh. There would be many dramatic moments. You’d have to reach into some cinematic games in order to complete your impressive fan made trailer.
Netflix’s Daredevil trailer
This trailer popped up online while I was out of the country a week ago. In that time it’s had over 1,000,000 watches. This suggests Netflix is on to a winner with its set of four superhero series. Daredevil, perhaps because of the movie rather than despite it, may be the strongest of the titles. […]
Thriving on Chaos: Five Tips for Running a Tabletop RPG for Large Groups
As part of my review for Call of Cthulhu, 7th edition, I ran a game of it last week after finishing a first reading of the books. As I often do whenever I want to play a new game, I used Meetup to gather players in my area (Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C.). Meetup allows […]