The pressure of being GM
My thoughts on PDFs vs. printed books
Recently I noticed a discussion on Google+ about whether gamers prefer PDFs or printed books.…
Robots, Maps and Traveller: An interview with Rouven Weinbach
The first roleplaying game I ever bought was the German translation of Marc Miller's Traveller.…
Life Signs
Reports of the unfortunate and sudden demise of Stargazer's World are highly exaggerated. Even though…
SWN: Jumpstarting my Creativity
For the last few weeks I really struggled getting anything done. I don’t know what…
Kickstarter: Achtung! Cthulhu – Assault on the Mountains of Madness Confirmed!
On the weekend I received a press release by Modiphius that I just have to…
The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry
During the last weeks I posted about my plans for a Diaspora game using Mass…
Don’t ask what the GM can do for you
… ask what you can do for the GM. Or let it put me differently:…
My thoughts on the TableTop episode 19 “Dragon Age”
I love TableTop. It’s currently my favorite show on YouTube and I hope it will…
Review: Night’s Black Agents
Pelgrane Press’ Gumshoe roleplaying games usually don’t disappoint and Kenneth Hite’s Night’s Black Agents is…
Preparing for the Mass Effect game (Part 1)
Usually I don’t do much in the way of preparation and rely on my improvisation…
Kickstarter: Achtung! Cthulhu
We are breaking our regular schedule for some Kickstarter news. Two days ago Chris Birch…
A Mass Effect Diaspora
After a long hiatus I’ll finally be running a new roleplaying game campaign again. On…
Ask The Stargazer: What is the best Fantasy RPG?
Some of you may remember the column “Ask The Stargazer” that I introduced back in…
Gaming on the cheap – 2013 Edition (Part 2/2)
Last time I wrote about some highly recommended free games, this time I want to…
Gaming on the cheap – 2013 Edition (Part 1/2)
”Roleplaying games can be an expensive hobby, especially when you are the game master.” With…
The Top 5 posts of 2012
2012 has been a great year for the blog. According to the stats plugin I…