Let’s talk about alternatives to D&D 5E
A lot of people are pretty unhappy with Wizards of the Coast at this point and are looking for other games to explore. Instead of pointing at some obvious choices like switching to...
January 14, 2023
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My thoughts on the OGL scandal
If you haven’t been living under a rock these past few days, you surely have heard about the scandal surrounding the leak of Wizards of the Coast’s OGL 1.1. The Open Game License...
January 12, 2023
The Alt-Right in Tabletop Gaming
I highly recommend anyone watching the latest video from YouTuber John Battle in which he looks closer at some of the more toxic elements in our hobby. If you watch only one YouTube...
January 28, 2022
A look at the Traveller Core Rulebook Update 2022
When I first read about Mongoose Publishing releasing a rather expensive update to their Traveller 2nd Edition core rulebook I expected a cash grab. Over the years I have often criticised Mongoose for...
December 28, 2021
WEG Star Wars: An Almost Perfect Roleplaying Game?
I think it’s not the first time that I’ve mentioned my love for West End Games’ original Star Wars Roleplaying game from 1987. It’s one of the first roleplaying games I’ve played and...
January 20, 2021
The Misogyny At The Core Of Our Hobby
I consider myself a tabletop roleplaying games fan. I have enjoyed playing RPGs for most of my life, I’ve run games myself for over 25 years and I have introduced quite a few...
August 26, 2020
A Look At Mörk Borg
For me Mörk Borg (Dark Castle) came totally out of the blue. I don’t remember where I first read about it, but I was immediately intrigued. It is published by Free League Publishing...
June 17, 2020
A Look At Old-School Essentials
Let me start by giving you some context. Even though I have enjoyed the roleplaying game hobby for almost 30 years now, I started playing at an older age than most of you....
June 4, 2020
Mental Health in Roleplaying Games
Please note that this post contains mentions of mental illnesses, ableism, and suicide. When it comes to the roleplaying games community there’s no shortage of scandals and constant drama. The latest controversy is...
February 5, 2020
Thoughts On Night's Black Agents Solo-Ops
I’ve played countless tabletop roleplaying games over the years, but only a few experiences come close to what Night’s Black Agents Solo-Ops by Pelgrane Press offers. What sets NBA Solo-Ops apart is, that...
January 20, 2020
Kickstarter: Electric Bastionland
Into the Odd is one of the most unique and creative games I’ve played in the last years. It’s a weird mix between an ultra-light D&D clone and a unique, weird science meets...
November 11, 2019
A first look at the Unity RPG–Part One
Unity is a roleplaying game by Zensara Studios distributed by Modiphius which was crowdfunded on Kickstarter back in 2016. I really haven’t had it on my radar until Panny from Modiphius asked me...
May 10, 2019
Alien RPG coming from Free League
It’s no secret that I love everything Free League Publishing (aka Fria Ligan) has released so far. Mutant: Year Zero (see my review here) is definitely my favorite game at the monent (including...
April 29, 2019
Critical Role KS Criticism
I have to admit I haven’t really followed the discussions surrounding the Critical Role Kickstarter project. Heck, I haven’t even checked out the project itself until recently. So what is all the fuzz...
March 12, 2019
ZWEIHÄNDER
I have spent the past seven weeks reading the Zweihänder core rules cover to cover.At nearly 700 pages this was not a small task. The reason for this was purely for review purposes....
February 25, 2019
Happy New Year–Plans for 2019 and A Look Back
After taking an extensive break over the holidays I am back at work. This is also a good opportunity to give you an update what I have been up to lately. Without further...
January 7, 2019