Running Legend
A while ago I decided to switch my fantasy campaign to a new rules system. The one that I have been using before is still one of my favorites but it didn’t quite...
June 12, 2012
Stargazer
Penumbra
Recently Javier Custa, a Spanish game designer, contacted me and let me know about his post-apocalyptic gothic roleplaying game called “Penumbra”. The game itself is available as a free PDF but the author...
June 11, 2012
More thoughts on D&D Next
The D&D playtest rules have been out for a while, and there are a lot of heated discussions everywhere on the internet. What didn’t surprise me at all is the fact that most...
June 5, 2012
Preview: Never Unprepared
Whenever someone asks me what system-neutral books I would recommend to any GM I come up with two books: Eureka and Masks, both by Engine Publishing. Today I add a third book to...
May 31, 2012
My thoughts on the D&D Next playtest rules
Yesterday the D&D Next playtest package has been made available – at least for the lucky few who were able to download them. It seems WotC’s bad luck streak when it comes to...
May 25, 2012
Warrior, Rogue & Mage to be translated into German
Some months ago someone contacted me and asked me for permission to translate WR&M into German. This wasn’t actually necessary, because the license I released the game under allows that anyway, but it...
May 23, 2012
Official Forums
I’ve decided to create a discussion forum for the Stargazer Games and Stargazer’s World communities. The forums are meant as a place where you can post your questions regarding our games, share your...
May 23, 2012
Weird West Miniatures
Stuart Robertson, the author of the excellent Weird West RPG is currently raising money on IndieGoGo in order to get started with their first set of 28 mm Weird West Miniatures. The end...
May 22, 2012
German Roleplaying Games
Repeatedly people have asked me to write an article about German roleplaying games. I have to admit I avoided to write this post for a long time, mainly because I don’t feel that...
May 22, 2012
Co-Op Gamers
A couple of days ago my girlfriend and I have started a new blog focused on cooperative PC and console games. If you are interested in these kind of games, why not check...
May 19, 2012
It’s DriveThruRPG discount time again!
I think you know the drill, so I won’t bore you with long introductions. You can use the discount code DriveThruApril at checkout to get 20% off the following products at DriveThruRPG until...
May 18, 2012
Over The Edge RPG rules now available under the OGL
When I heard about Atlas Games releasing the rules under the OGL I was mildly interested. I have never read nor played Over The Edge and I didn’t even have a clue what...
May 16, 2012
New Fire Interview
A couple of days ago I first heard about New Fire, a pen & paper RPG project on Kickstarter. That in itself is nothing special, because raising money on Kickstarter to fund your...
May 14, 2012
Blood of Morpheus
My good friend and former contributor to this blog, Michael Garcia of Occult Moon, has some serious medical issues and at this moment the medical bills are becoming a real problem. In order...
May 14, 2012
“Getting Ready For College” Sale at Reality Blurs
The daughter of my good friend Sean Preston of Reality Blurs is graduating from high school next week. To celebrate the event and raise some funds to help pay for college after summer,...
May 8, 2012
RPC Germany 2012
Yesterday I attended the Role Play Convention 2012 in Cologne. I actually didn’t intend to go there at all but then I had the opportunity to join Marcus Burggraf (aka ChaoticGM) and his...
May 7, 2012
Ask The Readers: Fancy dice? Yay or nay?
A lot of players shy away from certain games because they use “fancy” dice like Fudge dice, non-standard polyhedral dice, dice with funny symbols instead of regular numbers or something like that. In...
May 2, 2012