Some thoughts on Rogue Space
First things first: this is not a review. I have bought a copy of this game a couple of days ago and I just wanted to share my thoughts on it. With this...
February 4, 2014
Stargazer
Review: Okult
A lot of horror stories begin with the protagonists returning to their hometown and end by them confronting the terrible secret lurking there. Think of Stephen King’s IT or the recent movie The...
January 27, 2014
The new Obsidian Portal: A first look
A while ago, Obsidian Portal has undergone a massive relaunch. The way the site looks and works has changed tremendously. Earlier this month I have been contacted by the people running Obsidian Portal...
January 22, 2014
Changing Spells
On the weekend I played the “Mansions of Madness” board game for the first time. In this Fantasy Flight Games’ board game each player takes control of an investigator exploring a mansion full...
January 20, 2014
Fallout Fudged is now on Obsidian Portal
Some people requested that I make the house rules I created for my Falloout Fudged game publically available on the net. TodayI just created an Obsidian Portal campaign for it. Setting up the campaign...
January 14, 2014
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!
Yesterday my vacation started and so I decided to take a few days off from the blog starting today. Christmas (and my girlfriend’s birthday) are only a few days away, and I am...
December 17, 2013
A New Look
When I checked my blog this morning, WordPress reminded me that I should upgrade to version 3.8. After doing so I noticed that a new theme called “Twenty Fourteen” has been released as...
December 13, 2013
Dust and Mirrors: A soundtrack for Night’s Black Agents
Over the last years Pelgrane Press have become one of my favorite publishers. Their games are written by my favorite game designers, the artwork and production quality is excellent, and they are one...
December 12, 2013
Shadowrun using Technoir? Might that work?
Yes, I am still looking for alternative ways to run a Shadowrun game. While I am still trying to find a good way to use the Over The Edge rules for it, I...
December 10, 2013
Designers & Dragons: Sneak Peek released
When I first encountered roleplaying games in the early 1990s, the hobby was already about 20 years old. The first games I’ve played were Games Workshop’s Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Edition, West End...
December 9, 2013
Why I prefer rules-light games
In a comment on one of my post someone told me that I am overanalyzing things. I have to admit he’s totally right. It’s something I noticed a while ago. Heck, I even...
December 3, 2013
Ask The Readers: Shadowrun WaRPed?
Over the last few weeks I have been thinking a lot about Shadowrun. A while back my players asked me to run Shadowrun for them, and since then I’ve looked into various editions...
December 2, 2013
Basic Roleplaying / Fluff/Inspiration / FUDGE / Open Quest / Other Systems / Random musings / RPG / Savage Worlds
Roleplaying in the world of The Elder Scrolls series
Recently I have started playing “The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim” again. The fifth game in the Elder Scrolls series is one of my favorite computer games and even though some people call it “dumbed...
November 27, 2013
Recommended Reading: The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
This morning I finished reading “The Atrocity Archive”, a short novel by author Charles Stross, which has been released in the book called “The Atrocity Archives” which also contains the short story “The...
November 22, 2013
Create your own font!
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could create your own TrueType fonts that you could use to create cool-looking handouts on your computer? I am pretty sure most of us have used handwritten...
November 20, 2013
A change of focus
Some of you may have noticed that I started to blog more regularly again, and that I’ve slightly changed the focus of the blog. Over the last year and a half – probably...
November 18, 2013
Leaving Twitter
Today I have made the decision to leave Twitter. I haven’t been properly using it for quite a long time, and I don’t want people to give the wrong impression that Twitter is...
November 15, 2013