RPG a Day 2016: Parts greater than the whole – Day 9
Continuing the second week of the #RPGaDay 2016 challenge, let’s tackle today’s topic, which to me seemed very similar to the topic for day…
✦ Category: Advice
Music for your game: No Man’s Sky
I love using music in my games. Nothing sets the mood better than a fitting soundtrack playing in the background. This means I am…
Why are some games so hard to understand?
Over the years I’ve encountered dozens of games which are highly popular, are supposedly easy to learn, but I just can’t wrap my head…
Making Stuff up As We Go Along
My favorite GMing style has always been “making stuff up as we go along” which means I basically improvised from start to finish instead…
Mindjammer Kickstarter final 48 hours!
The Mindjammer Kickstarter has been pretty strong so far and has now entered itslast 48 hours. If you haven’t decided to back it yet,…
Inkarnate Entertainment Team Interview
If you’re like me, your love for RPGs goes hand in hand with a love for maps. From the first time I read The…
So You Want to Run A Hard SciFi Campaign?
A friend of mine is currently working on a scifi campaign set into our solar system. Instead of a campaign spanning lightyears he plans…
Carrot on a stick! Rewarding players for creating character background.
Motivating characters to create a background for their characters has always been a goal for me as a Game Master. I typically reward extra…
Don’t Think Too Big!
For a while I have been struggling with a long-time dream of mine: a homebrew cyberpunk setting. I always loved the genre but I…
RPG a Day 2015 Challenge – Day 22
As #RPGaDay2015 continues we venture today into a topic I thought I could write about endlessly, and then I couldn’t. If I just allowed…
I suck at running campaigns
Recently I looked back at my gaming career and I realized that my campaigns usually end up being a mess. More often then not,…
RPG Blogging 101
Back in 2011 I wrote a series of posts about how to set up and run your own RPG blog. I guess most of…
Hell Froze Over: There will be a non-palladium-System RIFTS Game
Two days ago, Palladium Books revealed in its Weekly Update that there will be a new roleplaying game set in Rifts Earth (including a…
Freebie: Ultima X Odyssey Soundtrack
I love using music in my games. A well-chosen soundtrack can massively improve the atmosphere in most games. Especially horror roleplaying games benefit a…
Review: Traveller Spinward Marches – Excellent Maps for Explorers and Merchants
I don’t think I need to tell you about the importance of maps in roleplaying games. Even the most crudest of maps can still…
Mental Health in Roleplaying Games
Because of my personal and professional experience I know quite a lot about mental health issues. As you may well know I suffer from…
Sci-Fi Fridays! Part 22 – A review! What about Obsidian Portal?
You might be wondering… Did he miss a week? Yes I did! Sorry dear reader… Personal matters kept me away from the blog last…
Sci-Fi Fridays! Wanderers of the Outlands Part XV
Week 15… I’ve written a lot for my sci-fi Savage Worlds campaign, as these Sci-Fi Fridays! post prove. This time around the information is immediately…
First Look: Character Artist 3
Character Artist 3 by ProFantasy Software is their latest Campaign Cartographer addon. It allows you to create impressive character portraits with ease even if…
The new Obsidian Portal: A first look
A while ago, Obsidian Portal has undergone a massive relaunch. The way the site looks and works has changed tremendously. Earlier this month I…