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 this upcoming campaign setting for BOTH Pathfinder and D&D...
January 11, 2011
Stargazer
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 goals I’ve set myself. But that’s not necessary a...
January 3, 2011
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 alternative history superhero RPG from Pinnacle Entertainment which –...
December 16, 2010
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 miniatures line were quite disappointed. Especially the latest edition...
December 14, 2010
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 will be able to order hardcopies of the PDFs...
December 13, 2010
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 probably looked at MMOs for inspiration, I don’t think...
December 8, 2010
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. Instead of just being a close copy of 1974’s...
December 7, 2010
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 in the following categories: Best Supplement, Best Adventure, Best...
December 7, 2010
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 easy. And it gets worth if the gift should...
December 1, 2010
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 no exception here and quite a few of them...
November 30, 2010
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 expires on January 5th can be used with the...
November 26, 2010
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 that fond of the CMS they use, but it’s...
November 24, 2010
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 in the day, when they were only available in...
November 23, 2010
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 could get our hands on back then. In an...
November 19, 2010
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 ups and downs during its lifetime. When it was...
November 16, 2010
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. Alas the game was much too ambitious and the...
November 15, 2010
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 some reason a lot of people find the early...
November 10, 2010
Review: Fantasy Craft Adventure Companion
When you have read my blog for quite a while you probably noticed that I have a soft spot for Crafty Games‘ Fantasy Craft. But Fantasy Craft is a more complex game than...
November 9, 2010
Jim Ward in need of help
According to the Greyhawk Grognard, game design luminary Jim Ward, who is responsible for such classic games as Metamorphosis Alpha and Gamma World needs our help. Obviously he spent some time in the...
November 8, 2010