Monday, July 25, 2011

Free Campaign Map!


Need a map for your new campaign?  Use this one!  Like all of our Free Map Monday Maps, this map is 100% free for your personal use.  This map is devoid of city/town markers, mountains, forests, or anything else which leaves you free to add anything you want to the map with ease.  Please feel free to leave thoughts on this map or the series of free maps in general in the comments section or email us by clicking on the "Email Us" scroll in the far right hand column. 

Enjoy!

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

New Preview for KenzerCo's Hacklopedia of Beasts



If you're on the fence about picking up the newest offering from KenzerCo, check out this seven page preview of the Owlbeast that was recently posted on their website. I've already got my copy pre-ordered and will be posting an in-depth review of the book as soon as I get it in (or right after GenCon, depending on when it comes in).

Feel free to sound off in the comments section with your opinions of the preview!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Dark Tower Canceled

Movies based on Stephen King's books usually suck.  Not always, but it's a general rule.  I can't explain it and I certainly don't blame the source material.  

So with that being said I'm not sure how to feel now that plans to make Stephen King's epic Dark Tower series into three feature films and two miniseries have fallen through.  It seems that despite the promise of the project, the cost is simply too staggering and risky for Universal to commit to.  

If you are a fan of the Dark Tower series who hopes to one day see it appear on screen then not all hope is lost.  Howard's production company Imagine Entertainment is going to be pitching the idea to other studios.  We'll see if any of them feel that Dark Tower is worth a big (and expensive) leap of faith. 

Monday, July 18, 2011

Monday Map - Another Free Blank Map!


It's Monday so that means another free map!  As usual, this one is a free world map that is 100% free for your personal use.  This map is devoid of city/town markers, mountains, forests, or anything else which leaves you free to add anything you want to the map with ease.  Please feel free to leave thoughts on this map or the series of free maps in general in the comments section or email us by clicking on the "Email Us" scroll in the far right hand column. 

Enjoy!

Monday, July 11, 2011

Free Peninsula Map!



It's Monday so that means another free map!  We went in a different direction this week opting to focus on a single Peninsula.  As usual, this one is a free world map that is 100% free for your personal use.  This map is devoid of city/town markers, mountains, forests, or anything else which leaves you free to add anything you want to the map with ease.  Please feel free to leave thoughts on this map or the series of free maps in general in the comments section or email us by clicking on the "Email Us" scroll in the far right hand column. 


Enjoy!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Game of Thrones: Brienne of Tarth Cast


Writer George Martin announced recently that the part of Brienne of Tarth will be played by Gwendoline Christie.  Christie is a British actress of considerable size (6'3) which makes her a good fit for the Maid of Tarth.  According to Martin the casting of Christie was easy and he believes that she will thrive alongside the rest of the cast. 

Friday, July 08, 2011

Weird Board Games

Most people who like RPGs also enjoy board games.  I am big fan of Arkham Horror, Talisman, Battles of Westeros, and many others.  That having been said, those are normal board games.  I'm not sure that I would enjoy bizarre board games like Ghettopoly.  That is one of only five controversial games that yahoo recently listed on their plugged in feature.  Reading about some of these really made me wonder how they made it past the conception phase!


Thursday, July 07, 2011

Free World Map!






Normally we do these every Monday but today there is bonus free map!  This one is a free world map that is 100% free for your personal use.  This map is devoid of city/town markers, mountains, forests, or anything else which leaves you free to add anything you want to the map with ease.  Please feel free to leave thoughts on this map or the series of free maps in general in the comments section or email us by clicking on the "Email Us" scroll in the far right hand column. 


Enjoy! 


Tuesday, July 05, 2011

A Game of Thones is #1


A Game of Thones was not a number one best seller when it was released in 1996.  Fast forward to today, and not only will you find it atop the NY Times best seller list, you will find the sequels on the list as well.  I think we can be fairly confident that in a couple of weeks we will see a fifth book from the A Song of Ice and Fire series on that list as well!

Monday, July 04, 2011

Free Map - Independance Day Edition!


Another great blank map that is free for your personal use.  This is another free continent map and is devoid of city/town markers, mountains, forests, or anything else which leaves you free to add anything you want to the map with ease.  Please feel free to leave thoughts on this map or the series of free maps in general in the comments section or email us by clicking on the "Email Us" scroll in the far right hand column. 

Enjoy... and happy Independence Day!  



Friday, July 01, 2011

A Game of Thrones Combat Recreated

If you are a fan of the hit television show Game of Thrones then you will like this. 

An online series called Fight Class goes through and recreates the fight scene explaining it as they go.  For their second episode they decided to do one of the best scenes from the first season of A Game of Thrones, Tyrion's trial by combat.

Check it out!