Video games can be great sources for inspiration. Everyone who played games like the classic Ultima series, the Elder Scroll series, the Fallout series, one of the Final Fantasy games or Mass Effect...
I am definately not a one-system person and when I run adventures in a setting for too long I tend to look for new things to try out. Of course it’s almost impossible...
Recently a lot of bloggers all over the network started to write about old-school gaming and how it differs from newer gaming styles. And although I got the impression that the discussion that...
When D&D 4th Edition was new, one of the first complaints was that it turned D&D into a miniature game. I disagreed and I remember that the post I wrote about 4E myths...
Today one of the new members of the english Dungeonslayers community called ur_hekau has posted an translation of the first Dungeon2Go adventure. You still need the german PDF to run the adventure and...
Today the second supplement for Dungeonslayers has been released. “Feuerwerk” is a 6-page PDF which include rules for firearms, bombs, cannons, firearms accessories and even a new class of spellcaster, the Arcane Pistoleer....
Wizards obviously has a new quiz that allows you to determine which class suits you best. And it seems I would make a good sorcerer. Hmm… D&D Home Page – What Class Are...
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last few months you have probably read about the upcoming “Open Game Table, The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs“. The 140-page book will...
There has been a renaissance of old-school games recently. Just think of all the retro-clones like OSRIC, Labyrinth Lord, Basic Fantasy Role Playing Game, which try to emulate legacy D&D. Some games like Mutant Future...
This morning I’ve read gamegrene’s review of D&D 5th Edition. 5th edition, are you kidding me? Yes, 5th Edition. It’s a joke of course, but the scary thing is that it’s not that...
Recently Privateer Press announced that they are going to release an updated version of their WARMACHINE and HORDE miniature games. But alas they haven’t decided what to do with their roleplaying game line...
I just found out that the full theatrical trailer of the upcoming Star Trek movie is available at YouTube. Enjoy! This is not really RPG related but I guess most of us are...
For quite some time people reported that my site crashes the Internet Explorer. At first I thought it was a problem related to the outdated IE6 but even people with brand-new installations of...
I added a new static page called “Legal information” to the site today. Aside from the notice that the content of my site is licensed under a Creative Commons license, I had no...
Only a few days after Wizards of the Coast has released the updated GSL, Paizo announced a Compatibility License for Pathfinder and a Community Use Policy. From what I’ve seen so far (and please bear with...
While the Dungeonslayers translation entered the edit and layout phase I worked on a second project for the free, old-fashioned roleplaying game: firearms! I started with a few stats for simple flintlock pistols and...
