Taking a few days off
Freebie: Secrets of the Ancients for Traveller
While reading up on the Ancients on various Traveller forums and wikis I discovered that…
When You Realize that You’re the Baddy
I have always been interested in history and I always found it quite intriguing to…
I’ve Got Traveller On My Mind
For years I wanted to run a proper SciFi game. I’ve made plans for Stars…
First Look: Corporia
Today I was contacted by Mark Plemmons, designer of the urban fantasy RPG Corporia. He’s…
1st Kellercon in Limburg
Yesterday the first Kellercon has taken place in Limburg, Germany. We chose the name Kellercon…
My thoughts on “Chess is not an RPG”
Today I stumbled upon a blog post by John Wick about game balance, social skills,…
Traveller without Aliens?
I am not sure if I already wrote on the blog about it, but I…
More Thoughts on the Cypher System
Over the last few weeks I have posted several times about Numenera and praised the…
Mental Health in Roleplaying Games
Because of my personal and professional experience I know quite a lot about mental health…
Why do we play Roleplaying Games?
If you’ve followed discussions between roleplayers, read blogs, and played in different groups over the years,…
How to deal with “That Guy” or do we need a Social Contract?
During the years I have been active in the RPG scene (offline and online) the…
Kickstarter: Feng Shui 2
There are only a few games I enjoyed more than Robin D. Laws’ Feng Shui.…
Fuzion–Of unrealized Potential and being ahead of its Time
Back in 1998 I stumbled upon Fuzion, an universal roleplaying game which was available for…
Life and Times of a German Blogger Part 2
Reports of my unfortunate demise are highly exaggerated. Aside from being pretty tired all the…
D&D 5th Edition is much better than I anticipated
When I had a look at the first public playtest documents Wizards of the Coast…
My Thoughts on ICv2’s 2013 Hobby Survey Results and the Top 5 RPGs Spring 2014 List
A while ago, ICv2 has released the results of their 2013 hobby survey results. According…