Happy Ending
A couple of years ago I ran a handful of posts about creating a game based upon playing cards. At the time I just thrashed out the core rules. In the next update...
December 24, 2019
2019
Genesys and the End of the Year
Although I have been reading various roleplaying games during the last months, I irregularly direct my attention towards Genesys, FFG’s generic roleplaying game based on the mechanics popularized by their Star Wars RPGs....
December 18, 2019
Lazy Friday Video Post – Adam Koebel's First Look At Bastionland
Yesterday I watched Adam Koebel’s (of Dungeon World fame) video about Chris McDowall’s Electric Bastionland which is currently being kickstarted. Even though I was already quite excited about the game, I couldn’t help...
December 6, 2019
Secrets of Blackmoor
Yesterday evening I finally had the chance to watch “Secrets of Blackmoor“, the two-hour documentary film about the influence Dave Arneson and the Twin Cities wargaming community had on Dungeons & Dragons in...
December 3, 2019
FTL and Setting Design
As I am currently working on my own settings for use with Traveller or the Cepheus Engine, I’ve thought about faster-than-light (FTL) travel and its influence on the setting. A setting without FTL...
November 26, 2019
Cepheus Subsector Generator
About two and a half years ago I wrote a simple Python script which generates subsectors for me in the Cepheus Engine format. Why? Because I find rolling up a full subsector by...
November 22, 2019
In My Traveller Universe: Near Space
One of my favorite sourcebooks for Traveller and the Cepheus System is definitely Stellagama Publishing’s Near Space. It’s a small booklet containing maps and stats for the stellar systems in the vicinity of...
November 19, 2019
The Cepheus Engine As Multi-Genre RPG?
First and foremost the Cepheus Engine like the game it tries to emulate, Traveller, are science fiction roleplaying games. But instead of being limited to just sci-fi adventure stories, could Cepheus handle games...
November 18, 2019
Alternate Character Creation Rules For Cepheus
Traveller (and Cepheus for that matter) are (in)famous for their character creation. Being able to die during character creation is one of the quirks for which we love that game. But there are...
November 15, 2019
IN MY TRAVELLER UNIVERSE … Part 2
Yesterday I have put some more thought into my planned Traveller universe. The idea of using the Spinward Marches as a canvas for my … well … ideas. I also reached out to...
November 15, 2019
In My Traveller Universe …
My relationship to Traveller is … complicated. Classic Traveller was the first tabletop RPG I bought, but I was never really comfortable with its rules. I skipped MegaTraveller and eventually got Traveller New...
November 14, 2019
SKALD: Against the Black Priory
Way before I even knew what tabletop roleplaying games were, I was a fan of computer roleplaying games. But unfortunately modern CRPGs often seem to miss something. In the games of my youth,...
November 13, 2019
Kickstarter: Electric Bastionland
Into the Odd is one of the most unique and creative games I’ve played in the last years. It’s a weird mix between an ultra-light D&D clone and a unique, weird science meets...
November 11, 2019
Don’t Do As I Do – A Tale Of Depression, Anxiety And RPGs
Over the years I’ve posted a lot of GM advice here on the blog. I’ve also shared tips on how to be a better player. Unfortunately I sometimes get the impression that I...
November 4, 2019
Devil’s Staircase:Wild West Crowdfunding
Over two years ago I started knocking an idea around for a playing card-driven Wild West game. A year ago it was complete enough to go to playtesting. Today it is on Indiegogo...
October 18, 2019
Get “Tales From The Loop” For Free
In order to celebrate the release of their new campaign module “Out Of Time“, Fria Ligan is giving away the digital version of their award-winning roleplaying game Tales From The Loop today. If...
October 10, 2019
A Quick Glance at The New Cypher System Rulebook
A while back Monte Cook Games released a revised edition of their Cypher System Rulebook. While the system itself is mostly unchanged from the previous book, its better organized and they added some...
October 7, 2019
Quick and Easy Friends
I am all in favour of an easy life. Although I have never played 5e it [D&D] hasn’t changed that much in past 40+ years that I cannot look at a stat block...
October 4, 2019
Domains Horror
It is impossible to hang out with TTRPG designers, follow them on twitter or any social media and escape a near barrage of Kickstarter campaigns. Some are eagerly awaited and there is a...
September 14, 2019
Guest Post: Combat of the Thirty
Handling chivalry in RPGs is hard. Genre fiction loves chivalry and honor almost as much as it loves jaded pessimism – and it often shoves the two philosophies together in ways that seem...
September 10, 2019