Space 1889: Interview with Stefan Küppers
As a follow-up to my (p)review of Space 1889 I managed to get in touch with the people responsible for the popular roleplaying game and do an interview with one of the creators,...
August 15, 2013
Stargazer
Too many games, too little time…
We’re living in exciting times – especially when roleplaying games are concerned. At any given moment there are several exciting Kickstarter projects running, every other week new roleplaying games are announced. Especially in...
August 13, 2013
DUST Adventures
Modiphius Entertainment seems to have great plans for the future. The Achtung! Cthulhu Kickstarter was a huge success and they are currently also working on a new edition of the Mutant Chronicles RPG....
August 12, 2013
Space 1889 Soundtrack
In the latest update Angus Abranson mentioned that all backers at the Digital Rulebook Plus or Rulebook Plus levels get a Space 1889: Soundtrack for free (MP3 files) or for £11 if they...
August 12, 2013
Preview: Space 1889
As you might already know, Chronicle City’s Angus Abranson is currently running a fundraiser on Kickstarter for the English version of the new Space 1889 game which was released in 2012 in Germany....
August 7, 2013
Review: Psi-Punk
Psi-Punk is a 193-paged cyberpunk roleplaying game written by Accessible Games’ Jacob Wood powered by the Fudge System. Like many other recently released roleplaying games it has been funded over Kickstarter. Although it...
August 6, 2013
Kickstarters I recently backed
I have a kind of love-hate relationship with Kickstarter. One the one hand I am totally excited about all the cool new and amazing projects I can support there but on the other...
July 29, 2013
And Now For Something Completely Different
Things have been quiet on the blog last week. I was enjoying a few days off and actually found a new and exciting pastime: ComputerCraft. ComputerCraft is a modification for the highly popular...
July 29, 2013
Review: Edge Of Midnight
The first character I ever played in a roleplaying game – I was playing TORG at a con in ‘92 – was a hard-boiled detective from the Nile Empire. I love watching movies...
July 16, 2013
More Games I’m excited about
Last week I posted about three upcoming games I’m excited about. Today I want to add a couple more to that list. Number one on my list is Shadowrun 5th Edition. Yes, you...
July 15, 2013
Accursed: A Savage Worlds RPG Setting
Last night Jason Marker (check out the interview I did with him back in 2011) got in touch with me to tell me about his latest project: Accursed. Accursed is a Savage Worlds...
July 12, 2013
Games I’m excited about
After being sick last week I finally feel fine enough to write another blog post. Today I want to write about what games I’m currently excited about. Yeah, I know, I am easily...
July 8, 2013
Why is player advice so hard to come by?
Finding advice for GMs in roleplaying blogs or print publications is pretty easy. Almost every blog has posts with tips for the person running the game and almost every roleplaying game book has...
June 25, 2013
Pulp-O-Mizer
I am pretty sure some of you have already heard of Pulp-O-Mizer, the customizable pulp magazine cover generator. Up until now I haven’t played around with it that much, but for this post...
June 18, 2013
Is it just me or is the post-apocalypse much like a fantasy world?
Last week I’ve been playing the new Defiance MMO from Trion Worlds. It’s set into the same setting as the TV show of the same name. While it’s not really a post-apocalyptic setting,...
June 17, 2013
Fate Core and Fate Accelerated now available at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow
Evil Hat’s Fate Core and Fate Accelerated Edition are now available for purchase from RPGNow/DriveThruRPG using a “pay-what-you-want” model. The recommended prices for Fate Core and Fate Accelerated are $5 or $2.50 respectively,...
June 6, 2013
Tales of Promethea
Dark Harvest: The Legacy of Frankenstein is one of the most impressive games I’ve reviewed in the last years. Dark Harvest is a horror roleplaying game set in an alternative early 20th century....
June 5, 2013