Free FATE
Recently I decided to switch to Free FATE for my current FATE games. This has mainly three reasons: It’s free. We used Starblazer Adventures…
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More Google+ Hangout musings
Yesterday I had my second game over Google+ Hangout (check out my post about my first game there) and again, everyone had a blast.…
Almost as good as the real deal: playing RPGs over Google+ Hangout
Yesterday I joined Chris McDowall and a group of three players I didn’t know before that in a game of “Into the Odd” over…
Teaching new games to an old group …
I think a lot of GMs love to try new stuff: new games, new rules, new campaigns. But more often than not players are…
Time to Speak Out with my Geek Out… Role-Playing Games in my case!
Well that should come as no surprise… Past post and the theme of the blog should be a dead giveaway. But this is supposed…
Victorian & Steampunk Name Generator
I am terrible when it comes to coming up names for my characters. So whenever possible I make use of random name generators. As…
Review: City Builder Generator Pack
I love random generators of all kinds. Especially when it comes to coming up with names for NPCs or creating all the small details…
Review: The World’s Greatest Screen
Recently I was looking for another customizable GM screen. While I was quite happy with the “Savage Worlds Customizable GM Screen” for a while,…
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…
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…
Converting the Spouse: An Ongoing Quest – Part 3
When last we left our valiant adventurers, they had climbed Mt. Doom and were about to toss the Ring into the giant Volcano… wait……
Converting the Spouse: An Ongoing Quest – Part 2
Last time, I talked about my plans for using L5R as our game system of choice, due to its relatively easy rules and also…
Converting the Spouse: An Ongoing Quest – Part 1
So my friends, I come to you in the very odd position of being married to a muggle. I don’t mean the non-magical kind,…
Puerco papers for better gaming!
This post needs a preamble. As I was finishing my weekly game in the wee hours of the night (more accurately really early in…
Superhero games are hard!
If you’ve read any of my posts in the recent past you probably know I am currently running a Mutants & Masterminds 3rd edition…
Twitter and me!
I was not keen on Twitter at first. Some may say I am not big on change, but let’s just say I did not…
Trust issues
Over the years I have talked with a lot of roleplaying game players about rules-light games. The older I get the more I gravitate…
RPG Blogging 101: You need to have a thick skin!
In light of recent events I thought it would be a good idea to come back to my RPG blogging advice series. Whenever you…
Review: Masks – 1000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game
It was almost a year ago when I had the chance to review Engine Publishing’s debut product: Eureka. Back then I called it “the…
Describing the Indescribable
For many creative people, a blank space is an inspiration, a key to unlock ideas. These people can take an empty page or fresh…