Unusual dice
I recently got word of an interesting eBay shop, where Abraham Neddermann sells a couple of unusual and hand-crafted dice. He currently offers several odd dice (like a d3, d5, d7 and d9)...
January 19, 2010
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Review: Tunnels & Trolls v7.5 Boxed Set
Tunnels & Trolls is almost as old as D&D (it was released in 1975 – that was the year I was born) and surprisingly enough the latest version is almost unchanged from the...
January 18, 2010
Open Game Table Vol. 2: Nominations!
On Saturday Jonathan Jacobs posted the list of nominations for Open Game Table Vol. 2 on his blog “The Core Mechanic” and it seems a few of my posts made the list, too....
January 18, 2010
D&D 4th Edition – is it D&D?
There are people who believe D&D 4th Edition is not really worthy of the name Dungeons & Dragons while others say that 4th Edition is more D&D than it ever was. We’ve seen...
January 18, 2010
Lazy Saturday Video post: “Everything I need to know I learned from D&D”
Yes, I know. It’s usually the Lazy Friday Video Post, but yesterday I was so busy, I didn’t manage to find the perfect subject for the video post. But today I found this...
January 16, 2010
Torso Murders
Warning! This post may contain some minor spoilers for the Trail of Cthulhu introductory adventure . The Trail of Cthulhu introductory adventure which you can find in the back of the book is...
January 14, 2010
[German RPGs] 1w6 – Ein Würfel System
Recently Rob Lang of the Free RPG Blog asked me if I knew “1w6 – Ein Würfel System” (1d6 – One Die System). I had to admit that I’ve heard of it before,...
January 14, 2010
Some blogs you should be reading
My main source for inspiration are other people’s RPG blogs. The RPG blogosphere is extremely creative and there are quite a few talented people out there who share their ideas with everyone interested....
January 12, 2010
Communication is the key
I usually don’t rant on my blog and I although don’t post my thought on the industry that often either, but there’s something that got my blood boiling. Perhaps you remember the Open...
January 12, 2010
Dungeonslayers: New adventure and upcoming setting
Recently Christian Kennig released another one-page dungeon for his Dungeonslayers game: “The Queen of Blackriver” is the third adventure in the “Dungeon-2-Go” series and was written by Bob Bretz. Please note, that the...
January 11, 2010
Gaming-related plans for 2010
Here it is, the inevitable New Year Resolution’s Post! At first I thought I shouldn’t post about my plans this year, because I won’t probably be able to reach all the goals I’ve...
January 8, 2010
Review: Alpha Omega Core Rulebook
For quite some time I was interested in getting Alpha Omega for myself, but for some reason I never bought it. Then a few weeks ago, I had a chat with someone from...
January 7, 2010
Look at the shiny new theme!
I did a major redesign of “Stargazer’s World” yesterday and although not everything is working as it should, I am very happy with the result so far. Of course there are some minor...
January 7, 2010
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Best & Worst of Gaming 2009 [Part 4]
So, this is the last part of my look back at 2009. I won’t bore you with stories from the past from now on, because we live in the future now! 😉 Thanks...
January 6, 2010
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Best & Worst of Gaming 2009 [Part 3]
If you haven’t already, you should have a look at Part 1 and Part 2 of my Best & Worst of Gaming 2009 series. Best Adventure The best adventure of 2009 was not...
January 5, 2010
Open D6 Resurrection Wiki
The official Open D6 project may be dead (or at least of uncertain status), but there are still enough dedicated fans willing to resurrect the idea. One of those fans recently created a...
January 5, 2010