Once the Kickstarter ends in June, this freebie goes away and will be replaced by a backers-only expanded version.
Ripped bodies and adventures in leather: A review of the John Carter of Mars RPG
I’m glad I made time for John Carter of Mars. Barsoom is a fantastic setting, and the Modiphius writing team have done it justice. The adaptation of 2d20 feels spot on too.
Short film: Three Alien 40th-anniversary sci-fi horrors
Alien Day is April the 26th, and it marks when Ridley Scott’s classic Alien turns 40.
Mongoose raises funds to bring back The Journal of the Traveller’s Aid Society
There will be new material in The Journal of the Traveller’s Aid Society, but Mongoose is also looking back through the archives to repurpose and revive old favourites and will hunt through popular fan publications to find the best of the best.
This mud and lasers RPG is doing something different; Lancer killing it on Kickstarter
What is it? It’s an RPG focused on the pilots of modular mechs in a futuristic world set long after the apocalypse.
Ancient snow and space: The art of Edvige Faini
There’s something about these illustrations that suggest great age; even in the sci-fi ones, as if Edvige awakens something ancient, wise and slightly scary.
GM prompt cards… in spaaace!
The concept is simple; draw a card and pick one prompt from the top and one from the bottom and you have a thing to tell your players about.
Sci-fi architecture from Wang Rui
He’s especially strong at illustrating Chinese architecture but what I see from this small sample gallery is wonders with light and shade.
Memories as mechanics: Nibiru RPG persuades Kickstarters to back its new approach
Nibiru isn’t shy about being a quirky game. It has inspiration drawn from Ancient Mesopotamia and a mechanics system which builds out PCs by retelling their past.
Escape this world with the art of Maciej Rebisz
Maciej Rebisz style merges sci-fi with a busy and sometimes baroque look. I’m reminded of Ghost in the Shell, especially Innocence at times.
