The pressure of being GM
Being the game master, dungeon master, referee, storyteller, or whatever you may call that special position can be a lot of fun. But it also carries with it a certain amount of pressure,...
May 8, 2013
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Ask The Readers / FATE / Fluff/Inspiration / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / RPG / Star Wars Saga Edition
Wanderers of the Outlands, a sci-fi setting!
Almost two years ago I wrote my first post about a sci-fi setting I had in mind. I plan ahead for my campaign so I knew I wanted to run some sci-fi and...
April 5, 2013
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Star Wars Infinities – The Gathering Storm (Part 9 of 9)
Well here we are at the end of this weekly series! It’s been a great experience for me. For a long time I had wanted to try my hand at doing a series...
March 21, 2013
Game Master Support Group
“Hello, my name is Roberto and I’m a Game Master…” Now everybody goes: “Hello Roberto!” Game Mastering is a special burden, a badge of honor to some, a constant headache for others. Despite...
February 25, 2013
Ask The Readers! Input on a BareBones Fantasy sci-fi hack… (First draft)
Seems like we are on a sci-fi roll here in the blog in 2013! So keeping with the theme, I’ve decided to share with Stargazer’s World readers a sci-fi hack I’ve been working on for the last...
February 20, 2013
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How about a trio of reviews? Books from Kobold Press!
I haven’t done one of these in a while! Between work and classes I’ve been away from the blog and not been as effective at getting to review some books provided to the...
January 21, 2013
Ask The Readers: What are your Holiday gaming plans?
Over the last couple of years I have regularly meet with my gaming group on New Year’s Eve to play a one-shot game – usually something from the horror genre like Call of...
December 10, 2012
Ask The Readers: Have you played Arcane Heroes?
In November 2010 I released a 5-paged rules-light RPG called Arcane Heroes. In Arcane Heroes the player characters are members of ancient bloodlines during an industrial revolution. It uses a simple dice pool...
October 22, 2012
Ask The Readers: Gaming-related Android apps?
Since I own an iPhone (and later an iPad) I’ve looked for ways to use these devices at the gaming table. Over the last years a lot of gaming-related apps have been released...
October 11, 2012
Ask Th’ Readers: What’s Yer favorite Pirate RPG?
Hello, me heartys. As ye all may well know ’tis Talk Like A Pirate Day. That’s why I decided ‘t would be fun t’ talk about Seafarin’ hearty roleplayin’ games today. Arrrr! Even...
September 19, 2012
Gaming Etiquette 101
It seems like gaming dry spells are contagious. Well I can identify the reason for mine. Last week Puerto Rico (where I live in case you did not know) was under Tropical Storm...
August 31, 2012
Ask The Readers: Gaming dry spell
I am currently going through another of my gaming dry spells. Since I have cancelled my Legend campaign a while ago, I haven’t run any RPG. At least I played tremulus once, but...
August 28, 2012
Ask The Readers: What is your favorite Cyberpunk RPG and why?
Yesterday night I resumed playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution after a long hiatus. As it is often the case with me and computer games I began thinking about how I could recreate the...
August 6, 2012
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Mass Transit IV Unpacking!
Some time ago I wrote about a Kickstarter I was backing Mass Transit IV Maps and More. I was really excited following the project, seeing him reach his goal and the stretch goals....
June 26, 2012
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Turn! Turn! Turn! To Everything There is a Season
Recent events have me thinking about time; time keeping in games, the effects on pacing and the meaning for players. As I turn a year older soon and I prepare to return to...
June 19, 2012
Ask The Readers: Fancy dice? Yay or nay?
A lot of players shy away from certain games because they use “fancy” dice like Fudge dice, non-standard polyhedral dice, dice with funny symbols instead of regular numbers or something like that. In...
May 2, 2012
Ask The Readers: FUDGE Roll Call!
Recently when I was looking for an idea for a blog post, #stargazersworld regular and Fudge enthusiast Jonas “fudgebob dicepants” Susara came up with the idea of the “Fudge Roll Call”. Fudge is...
March 19, 2012