Learning is good for you! And gaming too…
To say that role-playing games have been good for me is an understatement. Besides the countless hours of fun they’ve provided, the lasting friendships…
✦ Category: Ask The Readers
Food at the table (or other designated gaming area) what to do… Ask the readers!
I am a portly fellow, I’ll admit it. Or you may say pleasantly plumpy. Ok I am overweight. I guess it is something that…
My take on “unfinished business”
In his latest post Roberto (aka Sunglar) shared his thoughts about “unfinished business”, campaigns that never came to a proper end. I have to…
A dearth of ideas…
As I sit here pondering about role-playing games, in my turkey fuelled semi-conscious state of mind, the mind wanders to all those unused campaign…
Searching For The Best RPG
I have been on an epic quest these last few months tirelessly searching for what could be considered the very best table top pen…
Ask The Readers: Tell me about Gamma World!
Let me start by saying that I didn’t particularly enjoy playing D&D 4th Edition. Over the course of about half a dozen game sessions…
Ask The Stargazer!
For a while now I have been thinking about starting a new hopefully regular feature on Stargazer’s World called “Ask The Stargazer!”. So what’s…
Character Concepts: The old hero…
Just as I am more of a lover than a fighter (and no I’m not giving you any references so you can confirm this,…
Long drives and Podcasts…
Podcasts and me, it’s a relatively new affair. Despite being an avid radio listener (and I listen to AM talk radio so I’m used…
Ask the Readers: What’s your favorite Call of Cthulhu adventure?
On Saturday I have started making plans for New Year’s Eve. Like in the years before a few friends will come over, we will…
Caught unaware…
I am not a closet gamer! By that I mean I do not hide my love for role-playing games. If you follow me on…
Ask the Readers: One campaign, several GMs
Regularly I hear or read about campaigns in which the gamemaster is not a permanent position held by just one person, but everyone from…
Starblazer Adventures meets the Mass Effect Universe
Some time ago I wrote about my plans to run a Starblazer Adventures game. As always things didn’t went as planned and I had…
Gen Con here I go!
I realize it maybe a little premature to be so excited about it, Gen Con Indy is still over a month and a half…
The sword is mightier than the laser gun – or is it?
My love for everything SF started back when I was still in elementary school. For a while I had been admiring the silver hardcover…
Putting my (hypothetical) money where my mouth is!
It’s an old adage (and yes I do love that word, I’ve used it often enough) that it’s not the system; it’s the Game…
Follow up Castles & Crusades Unboxing (Now with Moving Pictures!)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sgyh6I35rE] The above video and this post are a follow up to a post I wrote titled: Castles & Crusades Unboxing. It…
“Spanish, Spanish, Spanish saving throw, Spanish”: Role-Playing in different languages
Recently I had a tweet exchange with Shaun and Michael about which language we role-played in, and Shaun wrote an excellent post about languages…
My thoughts on PDF pricing and print + PDF bundles
In Youseph’s recent unboxing post the subject of PDF pricing came up again. He criticized that Troll Lord Games doesn’t provide free (or at…
Ask The Readers: What is your favorite “noir” RPG?
Last weekend I have played L.A. Noire the latest video game created by Rockstar Games and Team Bondi. The game tells the story of…