Free Stuff Friday: Vikings & Valkyries
Some of you probably know Mazes & Minotaurs the old-school game which is much younger than it claims and which is set into Mythica,…
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Roleplaying in the world of Star Trek
I still remember the late 70s, early 80s when I first watched Star Trek on TV. My parents actually introduced me to the series,…
Midgard
Recently Open Design LLC has started Midgard, their most ambitious Open Design project ever. Wolfgang Baur, Brandon Hodge and Jeff Grubb are co-authors of…
Gaming-related plans for 2011 … and a look back at 2010
Last year I posted a long list with things I wanted to do in 2010. And as expected I didn’t actually reach all the…
DriveThruRPG enters a Brave New World
Just a few days ago I posted about DriveThruRPG’s upcoming POD service. As participant in the preview program I ordered Brave New World, an…
STAR WARS license speculation
When Wizards of the Coast revealed that they won’t be renewing the STAR WARS license a lot of fans of their SW RPG and…
The Largest RPG Download Store introduces POD
A couple of days ago I have been invited into DriveThruRPG’s Print-On-Demand preview program. Yes, you read that correctly: In the near future you…
Roleplaying in the world of … Warcraft?!
Since D&D 4th Edition was released people have claimed it was WoW on paper. And while it’s probably true that D&D 4th Edition’s designers…
Lamentation of the Flame Princess Sale
You might have heard of Lamentation of the Flame Princess before. It’s a D&D retro-clone that does a few things differently than most others.…
Stargazer’s World is “Best Gaming Blog” according to RPG Blog 2
Every year RPG blogger, podcaster and ex-ENnie judge Zachary Houghton presents his picks for the best in gaming. Yesterday he posted his personal favorites…
Geeky Clean!
This post is a bit of a follow-up to what I posted yesterday. Finding a unique gift for a gamer is sometimes not that…
Ask Your Readers: Christmas Gifts for Roleplayers
Christmas is approaching quite fast and people all around the globe are getting ready to purchase gifts for their loved ones. Roleplayers are usually…
DriveThru discounts for the Holiday season
Again I can provide you with a coupon code that gives you a 20% discount on selected products at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow. The code Holiday2010BPCX which…
New Official Fudge Site launched
Last week Grey Ghost Press launched its new community-driven Fudge RPG site. It’s still a bit rough around the edges, and I am not…
What happened to the Girl Genius RPG?
I think I’ve mentioned it before that I just love Phil and Kaja Foglio’s webcomic Girl Genius. I actually started reading the comics back…
DISQUS
Earlier today I installed the DISQUS comment system on Stargazer’s World. At the same time I disabled the Janrain Engage plugin which allowed users…
Free Stuff Friday: Vampire The Requiem Demo
Back in the day I’ve played in a lot of World of Darkness campaigns. I think we almost played every White Wolf game we…
Let’s revive the Role Play Media Network
The RPMN, the social network for RPG bloggers, podcaster, vidcasters and their fans, which was created by Berin Kinsman, has seen quite a few…
Hellgate
If you are into computer and video games you might remember the action RPG Hellgate: London. It has been released 2007 by Flagship Studios.…
Staying in the “Sweet Spot”
In the latest episode of RPG Circus Jeff, Mark and Zach talked about low, mid and high level play in games like D&D. For…