#RPGaDay2017 Day 7: An impactful session
The 7th day of #RPGaDay2017 is here, we’ve finished the first week. Thanks for coming back every day to read these posts, and to…
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Even Stranger Things Are Coming
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you probably have heard about Stranger Things, a Netflix series, which came basically out of nowhere,…
Player Advice
One thing I’ve noticed over the years is that while there are a lot of posts about how to be a better GM, there…
Taking another break
The roleplaying games hobby can be pretty frustrating at times, especially if you’re a game master. One issue I’ve had all my life is…
Sunglar’s Savage House Rules, Part 2!
Hello dear reader! This is a follow up to a previous post where I shared a Savage Worlds House Rules document I was working…
Actual Play Report: Shadowrun Anarchy
Yesterday I ran Shadowrun Anarchy for my friends. Six of my “Stargazer’s Irregulars” showed up at 2 pm and after chatting, making jokes, and…
My Thoughts on Shadowrun: Anarchy
Shadowrun: Anarchy is the game I have been waiting for since I first played Shadowrun 1st Edition back in the 1990s. Anarchy is an…
Fixing XXVc
First things first: XXVc is not necessarily a broken system. I am sure there are GMs and players who are perfectly fine with the…
Traveller on CD-ROM
Even though Traveller is almost as old as D&D it never had something similar as the Old School Revolution/Revival community. I guess one of…
Buck Rogers XXVc: Gear Quality
Before I even knew that pen & paper RPGs existed I was a fan of computer RPGs like SSI’s Gold Box Series. My two…
RPG Blog Carnival: Technology in my Games
Greetings dear readers! Michael recently wrote about our efforts to revitalize the blog, and I think we’re off to a good start. He invited…
More Prep–More Props
I am a terribly lazy GM. If possible I try not to do any prep at all and usually rely on my improvisational skills…
RPG a Day 2016: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff – Day 31
To quote Morrison, “this is the end, beautiful friend; this is the end, my only friend, the end…” And that sound ominous, but don’t take…
RPG a Day 2016: RPG Cribs – Day 30
So we come to this, day 30, the penultimate day of #RPGaDay 2016. So much fun! As I’ve said before, August has been a…
RPG a Day 2016: “I find your lack of good taste disturbing” – Day 28
And here we are just three days away from the end of #RPGaDay 2016. Ok so I cheated by covering days 1, 2 and…
RPG a Day 2016: Hobby Mix & Match – Day 26
After today there are only five days to go on this year’s #RPGaDay 2016! August has paradoxically seemed to fly by in some ways…
RPG a Day 2016: A Matter of Character – Day 25
Back to our regular schedule! We’re on the home stretch. As August draws to a close, #RPG a Day 2016 is near its end…
RPG a Day 2016: “Shall play a game?”- Day 19
Friday at last! What a week… If you’ve been following my #RPGaDay 2016 posts you’ll notice my posting times have been all over the…
RPG a Day 2016: Favorite Inspiration for your Game Part 2 – Day 15
Another week begins, and a new set of posts for #RPGaDay 2016 challenge. Here’s hoping everyone had a great weekend. Let’s get going with…
RPG a Day 2016: The KICK! Principle – Day 13
Saturday once more, we’re almost done with week two, and today we touch on a topic near and dear to my heart, campaigns. It’s…