A new avatar!
We interrupt you regular blog reading with this important message. I just got a new avatar for the blog! Michael got one a few months ago and I was just so envious I...
July 31, 2012
2012
Under the Influence
In his article “The GM’s Influence on Character” in Kobold Quarterly #22, famous actor Monte Cook jumps right on out there and says: Past a certain point, the more influence a player has...
July 27, 2012
Gratisrollenspieltag
All of you probably know the Free RPG Day. Even though the official Free RPG Day website claims that “consumers worldwide will be able to grab brand new material for a variety of...
July 25, 2012
Summer Sale at the Kobold Store
It’s seems these are dire times for my wallet, because everyone is having those sweet sales right now and I am very tempted to buy more roleplaying game stuff! Yesterday I already mentioned...
July 24, 2012
Review: Kobold Quarterly #22
Summer marches onward, scorching us with unrelenting heat. My only relief is the Summer 2012 issue of Kobold Quarterly. It has a pretty wicked cover of a dragon and its rider, and has...
July 24, 2012
It’s Christmas in July again!
DriveThruRPG is celebrating Christmas in July again, which means a lot of cool products will be 25% off. The sale starts later today (In about 6 hours!) and ends on the 30th. For...
July 23, 2012
Tremulus Playtest Report
I’ve been following the development of Reality Blurs’ tremulus for quite a while now and the more I heard about it, the more excited I got. So, what is tremulus about? It’s a...
July 20, 2012
Everything you always wanted to know about “Into The Odd” but were afraid to ask
Into the Odd is definitely one of the coolest games I’ve played in a while and it’s the one game I exclusively played over Google+ Hangout. It has been designed by Chris McDowall...
July 19, 2012
Some thoughts on the ENnies nominations
Recently this year’s nominations to the ENnie Awards have been announced. I have to admit that even though I don’t usually agree with the ENnies judges’ decision I can’t argue that the annual...
July 18, 2012
Review: Dark Harvest Resistance
Almost exactly a year ago I wrote a review of Dark Harvest – Legacy of Frankenstein, one of the most impressive and unique games I’ve seen in 2011. It’s a horror roleplaying game...
July 17, 2012
Review: Midgard Bestiary (Pathfinder Edition)
As you may know from my review of Kobold Quarterly #21, I am out of the loop when it comes to Open Design. I’ve been asked to review the Pathfinder edition of the Midgard...
July 16, 2012
Selling off part of my RPG books collection
I decided to get rid of some roleplaying game books I don’t need anymore. Perhaps some people among you are interested: Midgard: Das Fantasy Rollenspiel Sold Midgard: Das Arkanum Sold Midgard: Das Kompendium...
July 15, 2012
The perfect soundtrack for your Airship Pirates game
Abney Park’s Airship Pirates is a unique roleplaying game that combines elements from Steampunk with a post-apocalyptic setting and is inspired by Abney Park’s music. In September last year I interviewed “Captain” Robert...
July 12, 2012
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CONcurrent is coming!
And just what is CONcurrent you ask? It’s an online convention parallel to the best four days in gaming taking place in Indie. CONcurrent is the brainchild of Daniel Pérez, aka Highmoon. Like...
July 9, 2012
More maps? Sure why not! A new Kickstarter
I have various game related addictions I need to keep in check. The first pre-painted plastic miniatures, since I have no talent as a miniature painter they are perfect for me. The second,...
July 6, 2012
Just my two cents / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / Reviews & First Looks / RPG
Catching up with the Kobold…
Real life has really taken a chunk of my blogging time, so my posts have been infrequent at best. I love sharing my thoughts on games and gaming with the wonderful readers of...
July 3, 2012
New “Fanworks” for Dungeonslayers
It’s a great time for Dungeonslayers fans right now. Just a few days ago the English version has been released as a free PDF and now there are already two new fan creations...
July 2, 2012