The Lost Continent Illyria
Some time ago our fellow RPGBlogger Philippine Gamer has posted about a D&D 4th Edition campaign setting a member of his gaming group, R. Velasco, created: “The Lost Continent Illyria – A Renaissance...
October 21, 2008
Stargazer
Roleplaying music: Elyrion Soundtrack
Elyrion is an upcoming german steampunk fantasy roleplaying game. It will be released in the coming days, probably on SPIEL ’08 in Essen. There will also be an official soundtrack composed by Erdenstern....
October 20, 2008
Heroes’ Guild
The video game “Fable” featured a “Heroes’ Guild” that was a center of learning an training for Heroes for hire. In the game the player’s character entered the guild after his family was...
October 20, 2008
Some 4E myths
There’s a war going on the internet. In blogs, forums, chats etc. players all over the world are entrenched in their positions and untiringly attacking their enemies. The fight is about what edition...
October 20, 2008
Technical difficulties
I am currently having some trouble with my internet connection at home. From yesterday evening on, my ADSL and phone line are down. Stargazer’s World will return with some new posts when the...
October 17, 2008
Every GM needs this!
Every GM should play this when he leaves the game table to go to the bathroom or get some more soft-drinks and snacks from the fridge: You can get the original mp3 from...
October 15, 2008
Can Mutants & Masterminds replace d20 Modern?
In an earlier post I’ve written about the dead or undead status of d20 Modern. And so I was looking for an alternative. And at once Mutants & Masterminds comes to mind. But...
October 13, 2008
Niente mantelli!!!
Danilo Moretti, a fellow RPG blogger from Italy has asked my permission to translate some of my posts into Italian and post them onto his blogs. I accepted his request, of course, and...
October 12, 2008
Fluff and crunch
A lot of posts on the network are about fluff vs. crunch or at least use those words a lot. Even I have used both fluff and crunch several times in this blog....
October 9, 2008
No capes!
Capes, costumes, secret identities are the common tropes of the superhero genre. But there are people who think that adult men and women clad in skintight spandex suits with masks and fancy capes...
October 8, 2008
Feed the Reader
No, this post is not about RPGs, but about blogs, the RPG Bloggers Network and feed readers. I’ve noticed that the vast majority of my readers are referred to my blog by our...
October 8, 2008
Iron Kingdoms
The people who followed my Dungeoncraft articles may already have guessed that the Iron Kingdoms setting by Privateer Press was one of the major inspiration for Asecia. In the beginning IK started as...
October 7, 2008
Tales of Asecia
“Tales of Asecia” is a short story (or a start of something more, who knows…) set into the world of Asecia I wrote some time ago. Perhaps it helps to set the mood...
October 6, 2008
Dungeoncraft: Winds Of Change
The world of Asecia is a world constantly in the flux. That’s true in several ways. The campaign I am planning will start with a revelation that will change the world for years...
October 6, 2008
Roleplaying music: “Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures”
When I posted my first “Roleplaying music” article, fellow blogger Crom recommended the soundtrack of “Age of Conan – Hyborian Adventures” to me. So, I ordered the 2-CD set over the internet and...
October 5, 2008
D&D 4th Edition Firearms
There has always been D&D campaign settings that featured firearms, even the Forgotten Realms had their share of boomsticks with the gnomish smokepowder weapons. In 4th Edition Wizards has not only made Gnomes...
October 2, 2008
Hinterland
Yesterday Titled Mills released the computer game “Hinterland” over Steam. In that game you play a character that was tasked by the king to build a new town in the hinterlands of his...
October 1, 2008