The Kickstarter for Torment: Tides of Numenera is still pulling in the funds. They made a promise that designer Colin McComb would apologise for The Complete Book of Elves if they crossed the $2.5 million stretch goal. I think this is a harsh thing to ask any author or game designer to do. However, some […]
Is there conflict between the ‘Gary Gygax Estate’ and new Gygax Magazine?
This may be a tricky story to cover and I suspect emotions are running high. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson created Dungeons & Dragons. Most people consider D&D to be the original tabletop RPG and Gary Gygax to be its father. Gary sadly passed away in 2008, he had suffered from strokes in 2004 but […]
Re-create Jeff Dee’s original Dungeons and Dragons art
Jeff Dee (and that’s a Wikipedia entry link) is a recognised RPG artist. He co-created the first superhero RPG (Villains and Vigilantes) and he worked for TSR to help illustrate a number of books for AD&D. He did covers for adventure modules and interior artwork. Wikipedia suggests he’s best known for his Deities & Demigods, […]
Sexy Dungeons and Dragons ad campaign from the 80s
I’d describe this as a blast from the past – but I’ve never seen it before. Geeks may well notice the ad for “Warlocks & Warriors” and “Dungeon!”. The TSR logo will leap off the page. What about the tag line; “Where The Action Is?” Do you agree? Via URLbits.
TSR’s DragonStrike video – 30 mins of D&D cheese
This video dates back to 1993 when TSR had created the board game DragonStrike. You’ll be familiar with the strategy here; TSR wanted to lower the bar for Dungeons and Dragons, making it easier to play to attract a wider audience. For this video they took 90s style special effects and 80s style writing to […]
