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This Free New RPG Rockets Science and Magic to 1930s Venus (Where It Belongs)
Satirical in tone and tongue-in-cheek in its presentation, the absurdist science-fantasy Dr. Grordbort’s Scientific Adventure Violence is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure setting and sourcebook, first devolved by Greg Broadmore, an artist, writer, and director at Wētā Workshop of Lord of the Rings fame in Aotearoa. Full of pulpy, old-school, retro-fiction images and ideas, the…
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Weta’s High Tech Practical Effects Were The Best Part Of Ghost In The Shell
This year’s Ghost In The Shell adaptation was a visually stunning movie — helped in no small part by the gorgeous practical effects, props and costumes built by New Zealand’s Weta Workshop. In fact, far more of the film’s beautiful visuals were built physically than most people would expect. We went to Weta to find…