So, Pulp. I’ve left this one off for a long while because I think we needed to discuss a few of the other genres to get here. When someone mentions Pulp tales, we all know what we are talking about. We’re fighting Nazis on a plane wing, discovering lost valleys with golden temples, escaping dinosaurs […]
Archives for August 2018
Gameplay: Sit down and be amazed at the world of Cyberpunk 2077
Mike Pondsmith and CD Projekt Red gave the world the first look at gameplay from their forthcoming Cyberpunk 2077. There are three things they stress throughout the video; this is a game in development, and it might all change, this is a RPG, and your choices will have consequences that ripple throughout the whole game. […]
New Doctor Who details: 13 covers for the Thirteenth Doctor
Doctor Who is re-starting in the winter with Jodie Whittaker in the lead role as the Thirteen regeneration of the time lord. Titan Comics are off to a strong start with this comic book support and will have their new Thirteen Doctor series out for the same time. Eisner-nominated Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Faith, Spider-man) […]
RPG Inspiration: 18 beautiful fantasy settings from Shuxing Li
Shuxing Li is an artist and illustrator from China who shares their art online. He works in Shanghai for Perfect World. These pictures are fantastic inspiration for any Dungeon Master or GM looking for a backdrop for a scene or a setting to blow their players’ mind. Li is as imaginative as he is talented.
9 flying ship battle maps for your Eberron campaign
Cosmic Cartographer shares their D&D and Pathfinder battle maps under creative commons license over at Deviant Art. That means while you can use them in your campaign you can’t put the art into a sourcebook of your own and sell it on the DMs Guild. You can find all of Cosmic Cartographer’s Eberron creations in […]
Free to download: Svilland campaign setting demo
Svilland is a campaign setting for 5e inspired by Scandinavian myths, especially the Viking age. Dream Realm Storytellers will be bringing Svilland to Kickstarter on September 4th and have a free to download demo to whet your appetite. While Svilland itself is a fantasy world rooted in dark TV adaptations of Viking mysticism and brutality, […]
Beware the manpig: A review of Factory
Factory caught my eye at the start of the year when Geek Native was able to share a preview. Since the first Volume of Factory, a collection of the first three books, is out this month, I opted to take a closer look this week. I described it as “Fallout meets Mad Max” then and […]
Realistic Popeye cosplay from Eye of Sauron designs
This is a remarkable Popeye and feels safely in the realm of movie style effects rather than clever costuming and design. Eye of Sauron Designs is an Austrian cosplayer and artist. He started off on photography, then discovered movie props and replicas and progressed from there to full-fledged cosplay. There’s a small Patreon page from […]
Exclusive House of Paper Shadows preview
This post contains a lengthy preview of the adventure House of Paper Shadows so if you’re a player who might play it, please be fair and skip past this post instead. This download is a horror-themed wuxia adventure for Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate from Bedrock Games. Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate is a vast […]
Brexit inspires dark horror anthology
Something strange is happening on British shores. Unsung Stories’ last Kickstarter raised support from over a thousand backers. Needless to say, they’re giving the crowdfunding platform another go. They hit their humble £2,500 goal in less than 12 hours and so we’re straight into stretch goal territory. You can watch the progress or pledge from […]