✦ Articles by Stargazer
A couple of days ago Stargazer Games fan and fellow amateur game designer Michael M. contacted me via email and asked me to share…
More details on my new campaign
On the weekend my girlfriend worked on the campaign world for our upcoming Shadow, Sword & Spell game. I am actually very happy with…
Sandbox games: A collection of links
When I had the idea of running a sandbox game I did some research first. Especially when you try a new game or a…
New Year, New Game
One of my goals for 2012 was to play more often and until now things are looking good. At the end of the month…
Our thoughts on D&D 5th Edition
I have to admit that I was totally oblivious to WotC’s big announcement (which was first published by the NY Times) until my team…
New Year’s Gaming Resolutions
Before talking about the plans for 2012 let’s have a look back at the last year. Back in January 2011 I set one goal…
Review: Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space
Roleplaying games based on licensed material are usually hit or miss. Either they are either utter crap or totally awesome. Luckily the game based…
Happy New Year
Even though I am still on vacation I wanted to give you a short update on what I’ve been up to lately. For the…
Taking a break
The holiday season is upon us and outside it’s already looking like the proverbial winter wonderland. Today will be my last day of work…
Ask the Stargazer: WTF Edition
Over the last few weeks I got a few really tricky questions that will force me to do some serious research in order to…
Krampusnacht
Some of you may have heard about Krampus, that mythical creature that somewhat resembles the devil that accompanies St. Nicholas during the Christmas season.…
mashupforge
Have you ever dreamed about creating a Google Maps style map of your campaign world? My friend and fellow RPG blogger Zakharov Sawyer recently…
First Look: Carcosa
I don’t remember when I first heard about Carcosa. I think someone mentioned it on Twitter or I discovered a link to some preview…
Holiday Hoopla at DriveThruRPG
As in the months before we can provide you with a discount code that gives you off 20% from selected products at DriveThruRPG. And…
A word on comments
Today I had to delete a comment on my blog. That’s something I don’t do that often and I actually don’t like doing so.…
Never. Stop. Making. Games.
Today I stumbled upon a blog post that basically asked all indie and amateur game designers to stop doing what they love. As the…
Freebies: Renaissance
Yay! I have been waiting for this since I first read about it: Renaissance is a free roleplaying system designed for historical and fantasy…
My take on “unfinished business”
In his latest post Roberto (aka Sunglar) shared his thoughts about “unfinished business”, campaigns that never came to a proper end. I have to…
Lazy Friday Video post: “John Carter of Mars – Full Trailer”
Yes, I know this is quite off-topic, but damn, this movie is looking better and better everytime they throw a few new scraps at…
Ask The Stargazer: “What is the one RPG that you have never run, but have always wanted to?”
Today’s question has been asked by a reader who calls himself Lon. And while it’s a perfect question, I am not sure how I…
