As an artist (and even before I started my FAD course coming up for a year ago), Endless Paper caught my attention and my imagination in a big way. Okay, no, they didn’t. But the infinite zoom videos I watched did – I just didn’t realise then that all the amazing art videos I was […]
Marvin the sinister surgen: A review of B.V. Larson’s audio drama Starship Pandora
When the Ancients left behind a highway of interconnected rings across the galaxy, the Imperial starship Pandora is sent to explore new interstellar connection points.
The invisible war: A review of Null Faeries
We’re dealing with faeries here. Little creatures with cute wings, which adults cannot see and which hunt under pillows for teeth.
Codex of clarity – A review of Shadow World: Jaiman: Land of Twilight
Shadow World: Jaiman: Land of Twilight is a sourcebook for both HARP and Rolemaster. Rolemaster was first published back in 1980 by Iron Crown Enterprises, a publisher often credited for inventing such mechanics as critical hits and open-ended dice rolls. The most recent edition, the fourth, was published in 1999. Meanwhile, HARP, High Adventure Role […]
Yo ho ho: A review of Sea of Thieves comic book #1
I enjoyed watching people play Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves during the beta. It looked like a proper sailing simulator and the crew mechanic was nice. In fact, I can see Twitch and Patreon perks quickly being used in conjunction with populating a crew. Titan Comics has a comic book from writer Jeremy Whitley coming out […]
Fear the social media followers: A review of The Kill Screen
I looked at the first issue – ILOVEYOU – of The Kill Screen back in 2014 and really liked Mike Garley’s comic book project. This wasn’t a zombie end of the world. This was a weird apocalypse in which people had become infected by some weird digital virus. Those infected seem to manifest digital pixels […]
Geek in style: A review of Cross Marvel Tech2 Spider-Man pen
I was given some Green Lantern cufflinks as a gift and I still get a kick out of the secret geek they represent. It’s rare that I need to be suited and booted but when it happens I’m clearly out of my geeky comfort zone. Being able to smuggle in something that’s both classy and […]
A Strange End of Days: Review of Eschatology Code
With the still relatively recent release of The Strange, the new iteration of Monte Cook’s Cypher system first used in Numenera, Eschatology Code provides a quick and straight-forward adventure to get you started. Designed for running at conventions, and actually used by the Monte Cook Games team at Gen Con 2014 this summer, it offers […]
