Today’s “wearable” talk seems to be all about smartwatches, fitness bands and the occasional VR headpiece. Haven’t we forgotten something important? Something incredible? Something like these wearable steampunk lanterns from Harlots and Angels. Steampunk Cthulhu warding lantern I want this one Steampunk kraken glowing lantern Show me moar Steampunk Elder Sign lantern I demand access […]
TradeCraft Bonus: The aLexLibris journal collection
The TradeCraft Bonus column last looked at in character notebooks back in 2013. It’s time to circle back and see what other great notepads and journals you can find for LARP, to document your RPG or even as NPC handouts. Step forward aLexLibris and their bookart. There’s some bold designs in here! Cthulhu leather journal […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Personalised Cthulhu chibi dice box
Fancy having your name inscribed on a wooden dice box? Sound cool? Pledged to Cthulhu, of course. I need this. These personalised wooden dice boxes ship from Kentucky to anywhere in the world and are just one of the many good looking items Etsy retailer Lacers Edge has on offer. The little box has enough […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Monster Boxes
Pro tip – all gaming households need a monster box to put stuff in. Stuff includes dice, character sheets, marker pens, meeple, counters and the souls of your enemies. This household has a Chester. You might want to check out Mellie Z’s Fineline Workshop on Etsy. If you’re luck there will some of these monster […]
TradeCraft Bonus: The Discombobulous Workshop
Where does Warhammer 40K meet Harry Potter and vampure slaying with steampunk added as a bonus? The answer is Ninian Marsh’s Discombobulous Workshop. It’s an impressive collection but Marsh argues the store has help and that there are many minions, the Automatons, clockwork robots that produce all the wonderful items that go on sale at […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Monsterously good RPG accessories
TradeCraft Bonus is all about geek designed and geek crafted items for gamers. Readers have used the column to find goodies for themselves and gifts for friends. I think Rawring Crafts challenges the format. You should buy gifts for friends but I suspect you’ll want to shop for yourself! The solution? Go for it; shop […]
TradeCraft Bonus: 5 favourite must see discoveries from 2014
TradeCraft Bonus is Geek Native’s column for sharing interesting creations made by geeks, for geeks and with geeky uses. It launched in 2013 and looked at clever ideas like dice towers. Ah yes, but what about 2014? There were over 60 different items discovered and shared in 2014. Here are just five that you can’t […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Gamer Glasses
Do you drink while you game? Could be cups of hot coffee to keep everyone alert? Could be glasses of brandy to keep things interesting? Or perhaps you go old school with flagons of ale for the tabletop encounters? This TradeCraft Bonus feature will take a look at some of the gamer grog friendly stores […]
TradeCraft Bonus: 7 sets of steampunk inspired shoes
Steampunk is as much a style as it is a genre. While I agree that you can’t just glue some gears on it and call it steampunk I think it highly likely that the gear, or cog, would likely be a fashion focus in many steampunk realities. Steampunk shoes, therefore, don’t need to have little […]
TradeCraft Bonus: 12 geeky Christmas cards
How’s the Christmas shopping going? I ask that question while being dreadfully behind with mine. I still have Xmas gift cards to buy. All of the card shopping needs to be done. I think there may be just enough time to order some from Etsy. If I’m wrong – they’re good for next year! Deck […]
