In this issue of Routinely Itemised we find out that a row has ended The One Ring, Wizards of the Coast are testing psionics and why we might all soon be talking about the lich-god Vecna.
20% off for the August 20th birthday: Lovecraft turns 128
August 20th is H. P. Lovecraft’s 128th birthday. Despite the writer’s racist views, strong even for his time, he has become a major influence on modern horror. The OneBookShelf family are offering 20% off on a wide range of Cthulhu, Great Old One and Lovecraft flavoured items for the next few days. Let’s take a […]
War of the Worlds meets Achtung Cthulhu in this great video
This is a must see video. It’s called the “Great Martian War” but this gamer took one look and immediately saw War of Worlds meets Achtung Cthulhu. The footage here comes from World War 1 footage… with, yeah, aliens added. It gets better. If you pop over to History.co.uk you’ll find more of the same. […]
World War Fhtagn: A Review of Achtung! Cthulhu: Investigator’s Guide
Alternate worlds provide heady potential for gaming groups. With a little knowledge and a wealth of imagination, you can turn something commonplace in an extraordinary gaming experience. Sometimes, those experiences go to dark places, but then we need to show some respect and understand the difference between reality and the fictional world. When it comes […]
The Secret War: Achtung! Cthulhu gets a movie
When did you first hear about Modiphius Entertainment? The London-based publisher first got attention with promises of Achtung! Cthulhu, a setting that merged the horror of war with horrors from beyond time and space, and then smashed targets at Kickstarter. Then came Mutant Chroncies as Modiphius targeted the sleeping giant, promising enough new life to […]
5 ENnie award winners already announced as voting opens
5 ENnie award winners already announced as voting opens Team EN World opened the voting booth for the 2014 ENnie Awards this week. Voting started with 5 winners being announced for the 2014 Judges’ Spotlight award. So, who won? Hobomancer Companion from Hex Games Deep Magic from Kobold Press Rocket Age RPG from Cubicle 7 […]
A look inside: Cthulhu at War
The Cthulhu at War bundle from Pelgrane Press available at RPGNow is a little different from other bundles. It putss together Cthulhu adventures from two companies; Pelgrane Press and from Modiphius. Pelgrane has their award winning Trail of Cthulhu while Modiphius have their Kickstarter superstar success Achtung! Cthulhu series. The bundle offers a cash saving […]
Join the ice cream zombie head revolution?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/64881415/zombie-head-ice-cream-cups-and-beer-mugs/ [Back this Campaign] It’s been a day of zombies on Geek Native but it’s not over yet. Why not grab some zombie action for yourself? This project is a funded Kickstarter. At the time of posting it has over £18,000 for a £15,000 ask. There’s only two days left on the clock, though, so […]
Assault on the Mountains of Madness
The Achtung! Cthulhu – The WW2 Keeper’s & Investigator’s Guides is stomring it. It made its target in just 26 hours and has gone on to smash stretch goal after stretch goal. In response the British publisher Modiphius has announced a whole new campaign. If it’s full funded via the stretch goals then it’ll be […]
Modiphius takes the Kickstarter gamble for Achtung! Cthulhu
There’s no doubt that Modiphius was making an impact with Achtung! Cthulhu. The blend of World War II and the Cthulhu mythos was so horrible that it was right. The multi-system approach was modern and widened the appeal of the game. Geek Native intervied Chris Birch in July 2012 and dug a little deeper into […]
