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Kickstarter: RPG Smith
This is just a quick update to let you folks know that the Kickstarter campaign to fund the RPGSmith (check out my article about it) GM features is now live. They need about...
March 25, 2019
Easy NPC Reactions
Michael recently posted about the 3hex style of starting a game off easily with minimal prep. I thought I would share a technique that makes for interesting and sophisticated ‘common’ NPCs but without...
March 23, 2019
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RPGSmith
A couple of days ago, David Sumner, co-founder of RPGSmith got in touch with me and told me about his free web application. RPGSmith is – in a nutshell – an interactive character...
March 19, 2019
All good things come in Threes…
If you have followed my blog for a while you surely must have noticed that there’s a certain white whale I am hunting for years now: an old-school D&D sandbox campaign. I’ve made...
March 15, 2019
Podcast Recommendation: The Dungeon Master’s Handbook
This is a quick follow-up to my last post. I got in touch with Michael Shorten aka ChicagoWiz and asked him for advice on how to run old-school sandbox games. He pointed me...
March 14, 2019
From my reading list: ChicagoWiz’s RPG Blog
I really, really want to run a new game for my friends, but I am still not sure if I am a) ready for it and b) what I should pick. You know,...
March 14, 2019
Lazy Tuesday Video Post: Rules Lawyers
We all know the kind of player who constantly gets into rules discussions with the GM. These players are often called rules lawyers. But I recently stumbled upon a YouTube video by a...
January 29, 2019
The Mercer Effect
Without a doubt, Matthew Mercer and the rest of the Critical Role team has had a huge impact on how many people perceive roleplaying games in general and Dungeons & Dragons in particular....
January 15, 2019
Confessions of a terrible GM
Ok, I am probably not that bad, but sometimes I feel that way. I’ve run games that were terribly boring, extremely formulaic, and I made every mistake at least twice. I remember game...
October 25, 2018
Organizing my tabletop RPG library
I have a huge collection of roleplaying games. Aside from a lot of books which are scattered all over my house (we even have a bookshelf with roleplaying games in the bathroom next...
October 18, 2018
Getting Back Into The Game
Everything is not rainbows and butterflies when it comes to roleplaying games in the house of the Stargazer – far from it. If you’ve followed my blog over the years you know about...
October 15, 2018
#RPGaDay2018 – Day 21 and 22: Which dice mechanic and non-dice mechanic appeal to you?
Hello everybody… although I posted my videos yesterday on my YouTube channel and the channel for Desde la Fosa, I neglected writing a post and sharing them with you. These two days are...
August 23, 2018
Quietly beavering away
Today’s RPGaDay2018 question is something like “Which non-dice systems appeal to you?” This made me think of a strange little RPG called ABS 12. I will say right from the start that I...
August 22, 2018
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#RPGaDay2018 – Day 19: Music that enhances your game
Today for day 19 of #RPGaDay2018 the blog is alive with the sound of gaming, specifically the sound of music that enhances my games! In the two videos below I discuss the topic....
August 19, 2018
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#RPGaDay2018 – Playing catch up for Days 11, 12 & 13
I mention that I plan on not falling behind on my #RPGaDay2018 posts, and I miss two days… jinx! To be sincere, getting ready for the upcoming baby (Yes, I am going to...
August 13, 2018
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#RPGaDay2018 Catch up! Videos for days 8 & 9
Sorry everyone… I missed a day of #RPGaDay2018! So, we’re covering two topics in one blog post. Let’s start with day 8, the question for the day was: How can we get more...
August 10, 2018
#RPGaDay2018 – Day 7: How can a GM make the stakes important?
Welcome to Day 7 of #RPGaDay2018. Week 2, day 2 of How… week. The question for today is: How can a GM make the stakes important? To me this is the flipside of...
August 7, 2018
#RPGaDay2018 – Day 6: How can players make a world seem real?
Welcome to Day 6 of #RPGaDay2018. It’s Monday, week 2, and we are venturing into the How… week. I’m sharing this post almost before day 6 ends, RL and all that. Still I’m...
August 7, 2018