RPG a Day 2025 Day 3: Tavern
Well, thank you for dropping by the blog on Sunday. Here for day 3 of RPG a Day? Let’s get going. Let’s try something…
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RPG a Day 2025 Day 2: Prompt
Welcome back to day 2 of RPG a Day 2025. Happy Saturday! In a very meta way, the prompt for today is Prompt. Like…
RPG a Day 2025 Day 1: Patron
Here we go! Day 1 of RPG a Day 2025 The prompt for today is Patron. Merriam Webster’s definition is here, but of the…
RPG a Day 2025 Day -3: Are you ready for August?
Hello friends! Once again, August approaches, and I awaken from my slumber and return to Stargazer’s World to participate in RPG a Day 2025.…
Wondrous Variety!
I’m reading the new 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Player’s Handbook, let’s call it D&D 5.5 for convenience. This post is not a…
#RPGaDay2024, The other topics… Days 25 to 30
Here it is, the last speed round of the month. It’s time to catch up on days 25 to 30. The regular daily posts…
#RPGaDay2024, The other topics… Days 19 to 24
Welcome back to the speed round. It’s time to catch up on days 19 to 24. Regular daily posts have all been on the…
New Player Advice: Try To Learn The Rules
Last time in the series I wrote about the “Matt Mercer” effect and the misconception that every TTRPG session has to look like an…
New Player Advice: Curb Your Expectations!
So you have watched a season of Critical Role (or another high profile Actual Play series by professional actors/voice actors) and now your are…
We need more good player advice
A lot if not the vast majority of articles, blog posts, videos about roleplaying games are focused on giving advice to game masters. From…
More Alternatives to D&D 5th Edition
About a week ago I wrote a post about several tabletop RPGs you could check out if you want to turn your backs on…
Let’s talk about alternatives to D&D 5E
A lot of people are pretty unhappy with Wizards of the Coast at this point and are looking for other games to explore. Instead…
Preparing a D&D one-shot
In the last couple of years I had to cope with mental health issues, a world-wide pandemic, and other life events that seriously messed…
World in Progress
Yesterday I picked up a copy of Wonderdraft, a really easy-to-use fantasy map creation tool, and started playing around with it. Why did I…
Lazy Friday Video Post: “NO.”
Saying no to my players is something I’ve struggled with for years. In my early years I was actually pretty restrictive, which sometimes led…
We interrupt this blog for… #RPGaDay2020!
Like the Spanish Inquisition in a Monty Python sketch, nobody expects a post by Sunglar! If you search for my last post, it was…
“May you live in interesting times”
Even though this is not a traditional Chinese curse as often claimed, it makes for a perfect title when you intend to sum up…
Mental Health in Roleplaying Games
Please note that this post contains mentions of mental illnesses, ableism, and suicide. When it comes to the roleplaying games community there’s no shortage…
Cepheus Subsector Generator
About two and a half years ago I wrote a simple Python script which generates subsectors for me in the Cepheus Engine format. Why?…
Don’t Do As I Do – A Tale Of Depression, Anxiety And RPGs
Over the years I’ve posted a lot of GM advice here on the blog. I’ve also shared tips on how to be a better…