Beyond Ferelden
Back in December 2009 I professed my love for the Dragon Age RPG by Green Ronin. As someone who enjoyed (and still enjoys) the Dragon Age: Origins computer game it was no question...
February 17, 2011
Stargazer
Would a near-future science-based space exploration roleplaying game work?
Yesterday I stumbled upon this post at the famous BoingBoing blog which featured two pieces of awesome NASA artistic renderings of possible future space missions. I love science and space exploration. Even as...
February 16, 2011
Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century is back with a vengeance
Some of you might remember this game back from the ‘90s. Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century is a SF roleplaying game back from the “Golden Age”. I actually never played it back in...
February 15, 2011
Dragon Chow Dice Bags
Recently while looking for a geeky gift for my girlfriend I stumbled upon Dragon Chow Dice Bags. We both had leather dice bags for quite some time now, but this time I was...
February 9, 2011
Best of Stargazer’s World
The 1000th post at Stargazer’s World is approaching fast. A couple of months back I had the idea to release something special when this blog hits a thousand posts. The idea is to...
February 9, 2011
Get 20% discount at DriveThruRPG until March 8th
As participants in DriveThruRPG’s blog and podcast program we can again provide you with a 20% discount on several cool products at “the Ultimate Gaming Store”! This discount is valid for the following...
February 9, 2011
New theme and other changes
Today I decided it was the time for a few changes here at Stargazer’s World. The most obvious change is the new theme. Stargazer’s World now uses the Mystique theme by digitalnature. This...
February 8, 2011
Bits And Mortar
Bits And Mortar is a “pro-retailer, pro-brick-and-mortar, pro-PDF, pro-eBook initiative” backed by several small-press publishers like Evil Hat Productions, Cubicle 7, Pelgrane Press, Nevermet Press and Rogue Games among others. Usually when you...
February 8, 2011
Character advancement the hard way
Back in the day, when we still played games like Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Edition, character advancement was more than just picking new skills and talents, or improving the stats. Often the characters...
February 7, 2011
Wu Xing Giveaways for February
Third Eye Games’ Eloy Lasanta let me know that there will be a couple of Wu Xing-related giveaways this month. I have to admit I haven’t looked into Wu Xing myself, but I...
February 3, 2011
Interview with the authors of RAG
Resolute, Adventurer & Genius is a brand-new and exciting pulp roleplaying game powered by my own Wyrm System. Like WR&M it’s available for free on DriveThruRPG. The 36-paged PDF contains all the rules...
February 2, 2011
Review: The Book of Unremitting Horror
As a GM I love the horror genre. I think I have some talent for setting up a creepy atmosphere on the gaming table and I love confronting my players with unsettling mysteries....
January 25, 2011
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From the Kobold’s Lair
Recently I have posted about Open Design’s latest patronage project: Midgard! And while pondering if I should become patron myself, the plan to do an interview with the three designers formed in my...
January 24, 2011
Sandbox in Space
Last week I posted about my plans to run a Star Trek game sometime in the future. Focus of the campaign will be the adventures of the USS Daedalus (the first ship of...
January 18, 2011
Ask The Readers: Fighting Gamer ADD
Currently I am having a bad case of gamer ADD again. I start a gaming project, scrap it, think about running a game using system A, then I switch to system B while...
January 18, 2011
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, which is a mythic version of ancient Greece. Today...
January 14, 2011
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, since they were fans themselves back then. Luckily for...
January 12, 2011