Every RPG should have its own soundtrack!
On the weekend I started playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which is actually a prequel to the original Deus Ex that was released over a decade ago. I like the game a lot...
August 30, 2011
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From Weird West to Barbarians of the Future
Today I want to share a couple of things I stumbled upon during the last days. Tomb of the Overfiend Weird West is definitely one of coolest old-school games ever conceived. It’s extremely...
August 17, 2011
Review: Eternal Lies Suite
I love using music in roleplaying games since my first GM used the “Nightmare on Elm Street” soundtrack in a CHILL game he was running. Before that we had no background music but...
April 15, 2011
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Campaign Primer Ideas! Part 2
Now that I’ve started writing about this I can’t stop. Here is the thing, on a previous post I was musing about the “campaign primer”, the way to introduce your campaign to your...
April 13, 2011
New Erdenstern album in the works
If you have been following Stargazer’s World for some time now, you probably already read a few reviews of music suitable for roleplaying sessions. Aside from various soundtracks there are a few musicians...
May 31, 2010
Ask the Readers: What’s your favorite rock band?
As a lot of ideas these days, the idea to this post developed on Twitter. Zachary from RPG Blog 2 tweeted about being interested to find out more about gamers’ music tastes. The...
January 19, 2010
The end is nigh!
The end of the year that is. It’s mid-September now and fall is approaching fast (at least in the northern hemisphere). Perfect time to start a horror RPG campaign! So, why should you...
September 16, 2009
Review: Into the Grey
The German band Erdenstern is known for their “Fantastic music for the adventure in your mind”. Their albums were mainly created with the use at the game table in mind. Five of their...
May 28, 2009
Roleplaying music: Into the Grey
Erdenstern has recently announced the release of their sixth album of their “Into the …” series. This time they venture into the worlds of SF and Cyberpunk with “Into the Grey”. Here’s an...
March 22, 2009
Roleplaying music: Elyrion – Call of the Titans
In October I promised you a proper review of Erdenstern’s new CD “Elyrion – Call of Titans“. Their last work is not part of their usual “Into the …” line but it’s a...
February 4, 2009
Roleplaying music: “Dead Space”
Dead Space is a SF-horror-themed third person shooter for the PC and several gaming consoles. I had the opportunity to play the game for a couple of hours recently and the first thing...
December 30, 2008
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
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
Roleplaying music – “The Witcher”
Recently CDProjekt has released the Enhanced Edition of its roleplaying game “The Witcher”. The game uses a heavily modified Neverwinter Nights engine and it’s based on the novels by Andzrej Sapkowski. One part...
September 22, 2008
Roleplaying music – “Thief – Deadly Shadows”
When “Thief – Deadly Shadows” (aka Thief III) was released, Ion Storm also made the games’ soundtrack available for download. The games’ score consist of 16 atmospheric tracks that were composed by Eric...
September 18, 2008
Roleplaying music – Bioshock
The award-winning computer game Bioshock takes place in an underwater city called Rapture, where the dream of scientists and artists turned into nightmare. The soundtrack of Bioshock not only featured songs form the...
September 15, 2008
Roleplaying music – Five essential soundtrack albums
In my column “Roleplaying music” I want to write about the usage of music in tabletop roleplaying. If you start using music in your gaming sessions, there are five albums you should consider...
September 5, 2008