Do you remember Trinity?
Back in the late 1990s my favorite roleplaying game was definitely White Wolf’s Trinity. Trinity (which was initially called Aeon) was a game set into the 22nd century. Humanity is slowly recovering from...
October 15, 2012
Stargazer
Unified Rolemaster Playtest
I have to admit I still have fond memories of the long Rolemaster campaign a friend of mine has run back when I was at university. Rolemaster is one of those quite crunchy...
October 11, 2012
Ask The Readers: Gaming-related Android apps?
Since I own an iPhone (and later an iPad) I’ve looked for ways to use these devices at the gaming table. Over the last years a lot of gaming-related apps have been released...
October 11, 2012
Advice / Call of Cthulhu / D&D Next / D&D4e / D6 / Dungeonslayers / GURPS / Other Systems / Random musings / RPG / Savage Worlds / WHFRP / WR&M
Not excited about D&D Next? Then check out these cool alternatives…
This morning I had a conversation on Twitter about the fact that bloggers don’t really seem to be excited about D&D Next anymore and what alternatives to D&D I would recommend. Since 140...
October 10, 2012
Kickstarter: Nova Praxis
You probably remember Nova Praxis, the transhuman sci-fi tabletop roleplaying game I previewed a couple of days ago. A Kickstarter project has now been started to fund the release of that fine game....
October 2, 2012
Interview: Let’s Talk about Iron Kingdoms with Jason Soles
Back in 2001 a small company called Privateer Press released “The Witchfire Trilogy Book 1: The Longest Night” for D&D 3rd Edition. Today Privateer Press is probably best known for its tabletop miniature...
September 27, 2012
Kickstarter: “Dungeonlands: Tomb of the Lich Queen”
Savage Mojo’s Tommy Brownell contacted me a while ago and informed me about a Kickstarter they are running. They are raising money over Kickstarter in order to be able to create two books,...
September 24, 2012
Ask Th’ Readers: What’s Yer favorite Pirate RPG?
Hello, me heartys. As ye all may well know ’tis Talk Like A Pirate Day. That’s why I decided ‘t would be fun t’ talk about Seafarin’ hearty roleplayin’ games today. Arrrr! Even...
September 19, 2012
Preview: Nova Praxis
A while ago, Void Star’s Mike McConnell contacted me and asked me if I was interested in having a look at his upcoming sci-fi game Nova Praxis. I am a big fan of...
September 14, 2012
Review: Iron Kingdoms Core Rules
Back in 2008 I lamented the lack of Privateer Press’ support for the Iron Kingdoms roleplaying game and hoped that “Privateer Press will surprise us with their brand-new IK roleplaying game that perhaps...
September 11, 2012
Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary
A couple of days ago I was made aware of the D&D: A Documentary Kickstarter. What is the project all about? In a nutshell a group of people want to make a movie...
September 10, 2012
A look at BASH! Sci-Fi Edition
In my search for a roleplaying game system that I can use for that Perry Rhodan game that I have planned for ages now I stumbled upon Basic Action Games’ BASH! Sci-Fi Edition....
September 6, 2012
tremulus Sneak Peek
Earlier today Sean Preston of Reality Blurs released a sneak peek of tremulus with his latest Kickstarter update in the form of the The Heir playbook. The Heir is actually the character I...
September 5, 2012
Running Games in the Perry Rhodan universe? Possible or not?
Perry Rhodan is definitely my favorite SF series. Even though it’s pretty unknown in the US it is the world’s largest SF series. It has been started in the 1960s by two German...
September 4, 2012
Stuff for the travelling GM: Bluetooth Audio Cube
Even though I am currently going through a gaming dry spell, it doesn’t mean that I can’t share a few tricks from my GM toolbox. As I’ve mentioned before I love to use...
August 30, 2012
From The Mouth Of Madness: Sean Preston Talks About tremulus
During this blog’s history I’ve written several times about games Reality Blurs’ Sean Preston worked on. In 2010 during Gen Con I first had the opportunity to meet him in person. In 2011...
August 29, 2012