Remembering A Legend
Gary Gygax, was a writer and game designer. In the 1960s Gygax founded Gen Con. In 1971 he help develop the war game Chainmail. He co-founded the company Tactical Studies Rules (TSR), and...
July 27, 2010
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DM Rewards: Tomb of Horrors Review
I got something very unexpected in the mail last Friday when I went to check my PO box. Wizards of the Coast sent me my second DM Rewards package of the year. I...
July 21, 2010
Interview with Andrew Modro aka Corvus
When you’ve been following Stargazer’s World for a while you probably read a couple of the guest posts written by Corvus aka Andrew Modro. But what you probably don’t know is that he...
July 19, 2010
An ICONic interview: Steve Kenson!
As part of my love for all things ICONS I recently contacted the author, Steve Kenson for an interview about the game and superhero role playing games in general. Steve was kind enough...
July 15, 2010
Preparing for Gen Con: Geek Wear
When I finally decided to attend Gen Con this year, I also decided that I wanted to have at least one t-shirt with my blog’s logo made. Why? Because it makes it much...
July 15, 2010
RPGNow/DriveThruRPG discounts for July
Like last months readers of blogs participating in One Book Shelf’s blog support program get a 20% discount on a large number of PDF products! This time the coupon is good for the...
July 7, 2010
Other sources of inspiration for RPGs: Comics
It’s easy to list off the inspiration and influences from literature and movies on role playing games. Historically there are lists and appendixes dedicated just to this. The newly released (and excellent by...
July 6, 2010
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My Orcus & Me!
Today I got my Orcus, Prince of Undeath Gargantuan Figure. I was so excited to get the news that my FLGS had received it that I spent all day daydreaming about it. To...
July 2, 2010
Realms of Cthulhu Giveaway Contest
UPDATE: The contest is now closed. The winner will announced next week! I promised you another giveaway contest and here it is! I still have one PDF copy of Reality Blurs’ excellent “Realms...
July 1, 2010
Free Stuff Friday: Swords & Wizardry
It’s Friday and it’s time to give you some more free stuff! This weeks Free Stuff is: Swords & Wizardry Want to see what all this Role Playing Game stuff is all about...
June 25, 2010
Review: The Kobold Guide to Game Design Volume I
Recently a lot of RPG blogs have posted reviews of the third volume of the Kobold Guide, so it seems I am a bit late to the party. In the long run I...
June 23, 2010
Deconstructing Metaplots
I have a confession to make (another one you say)! As a Game Master I really don’t like pre-published adventures. Don’t get me wrong I know WHY they exist, and I’ve read my share and...
June 22, 2010
June Solstice Giveaway contest
To celebrate the first day of summer (or winter if you are living on the southern hemisphere) we’re giving away more RPG PDFs in collaboration with the nice guys at RPGNow/DriveThruRPG! This time...
June 21, 2010
What about Champions Universe? A review…
This is a short review about a PDF product we recently received a review copy of, Champions Universe by Hero Games. This is the default Hero System superhero universe. A rich, detailed campaign...
June 17, 2010
You want to get a free copy of Fantasy Craft? Here’s your chance!
UPDATE: Contest is now closed. I will announce the lucky winner next week! As you probably already know we joined OneBookShelf’s Blog/Podcast Support Program recently. And if you haven’t already done so, you...
June 9, 2010
What’s better than RPG PDFs? RPG PDFs with a discount!
Some time ago Stargazer’s world joined One Book Shelf’s blog/podcast support program. That means we can provide you with some discount codes and freebies on a regular basis. This month we’ll start with...
June 6, 2010
BBQ and D&D
Over this past Memorial Day weekend my gaming group and I got together for a barbecue and some Dungeons & Dragons. Normally the games are at my and my fiancé’s place, but with...
June 3, 2010