Conan II
I have based this look at the Conan rpg on the quick start rules and the Conan Free RPG Day 2017 version Pit of Kutallu. When Michael reviewed the full rule book the...
November 26, 2017
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Exploring Modiphius
I have started to look at Mutant Year Zero as part of my following up on the suggestions I was given. The WEG d6 games are contenders but I can feel my house...
November 22, 2017
WEG D6 first play report
Following on from a couple of recent posts (https://www.stargazersworld.com/2017/10/28/looking-for-a-spiritual-home/ and https://www.stargazersworld.com/2017/11/10/first-impressions-of-west-end-games-d6/) I actually got to play over the weekend. We played the D6 Fantasy version and I played a thief. It was my original intention...
November 15, 2017
First Impressions of West End Games D6
I am one of those people who is an incredibly slow reader. If Mrs R is showing me an article on a webpage she is forever trying to scroll down long before I...
November 10, 2017
Let the Quest Begin!
In my recent post (‘Looking for a Spiritual Home’) Johnkzin made loads of constructive suggestions and asked a few questions. The problem with Pathfinder and 5e for that matter is that I have...
November 2, 2017
Looking for a spiritual home.
Excepting this past year, I have spent the last 25 years pretty much just playing the same game system, Rolemaster and its sci fi cousin Spacemaster. I have just recently started to look...
October 28, 2017
Good night to the Devil
This will be my last post on Devil’s Staircase for a while. It is not going away, quite the opposite, but I will tell you abut that later. This post is in two...
October 24, 2017
Devil’s Staircase Wrapping up the Jokers
I have used Jokers several times if different aspects of Devil’s Staircase so I thought a post to bring all of them together may be worthwhile. Jokers and Stats You cannot have a...
October 19, 2017
Devil’s Staircase Aces High
This time I want to get some ideas out about character progression. I am certainly not a fan of games that use levels and experience points. I suppose there are two reasons. I...
October 15, 2017
That’s kinda fancy gun work you got there Mister!
Before we start shooting guns out of the bad guy’s hand or put a bullet through a silver dollar tossed into the air I want to take a tiny peek as some of...
October 12, 2017
Devil’s Staircase Wild West Role Playing
I finally get to talk about my proposed combat system! First off, I have been trying to think of a decent working title for the game. Not just the game but the core...
October 9, 2017
Skill Resolution or playing the hand you are dealt
Someone used a phrase the other day and I quite like it. The phrase was “Going tactical”. In most RPGs if your character wants to do some thing and it is not life...
October 4, 2017
Character Creation, Poker Style
So I have been thinking about this wild west RPG based around a pack of playing cards. Characteristics I like the idea of five basic stats. Strength, Speed, Endurance, Empathy and Logic. I...
September 27, 2017
Dice or Cards?
I have had a bit of a fascination with card deck vs dice based rpgs for the last year. There is a rather strange game called ABS12 (A Basic System 12) which is...
September 24, 2017
Patreonage?
I have been thinking about Patreon recently. One of the questions in this years #RPGaDAY was about the kickstarters that you have supported and I have never supported any of them. I tend...
September 16, 2017
Eclipse Phase Second Edition Open Play Test
This game is currently in open play test and to me looks really good. I mean that both literally, the art and book layout of the quick start PDF is outstanding and as...
September 7, 2017
Mission Aborted!
It was my intention today to write about the new open play-test of Eclipse Phase 2nd Edition. As it happens on Saturday morning the play test files were updated the latest edition so...
September 3, 2017