NaGa DeMon: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
In the last post I revealed a few details about the rules system (which I dubbed Galaxy Core). One aspect I was not really…
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NaGa Demon: A look at the layout
Yesterday I spent several hours to work on the layout of my NaGa DeMon project Galaxy Rising. It’s already November 21 and when I…
NaGa DeMon: A question of character
Due to some unforeseen family crisis progress on my NaGa DeMon project is much slower than I anticipated. Luckily it hasn’t come to a…
NaGa DeMon: The Slipstream Drive
A couple of days ago I wrote down a few notes on how FTL travel and communication is supposed to work in my Galaxy…
NaGa DeMon: The League
Today I want to share my notes about the League with you. The League The League of Free Worlds was formed shortly after discovery…
NaGa DeMon: What’s In a Name?
One important part of any game design is coming up with fitting terms, names, et cetera. Alas I have to admit I am really…
NaGa DeMon: The first step is always the hardest
Sometimes it’s really hard to come up with a good idea if you need one. For the last few days I’ve tried really hard…
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…
Running Games in the Perry Rhodan universe? Possible or not?
Perry Rhodan is definitely my favorite SF series. Even though it’s pretty unknown in the US it is the world’s largest SF series. It…
The man behind the Stargazer! An interview with Michael Wolf…
I’ve been fortunate enough to be contributing for this blog for two and a half years now… How time flies! Through this time I…
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…
Crafting at the Tabletop
A lot of computer roleplaying games and especially MMOs often feature crafting. In games like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim or World of Warcraft players…
Tactical combat in WR&M (or any other Wyrm System game)
Earlier today Christopher Brind contacted me today and let me know about a cool ruleset for tactical games he has designed for WR&M. It’s…
Starflight
Yesterday I mused about roleplaying in the SF genre and in the evening I remembered some of the computer games I enjoyed tremendously in…
Ask the readers: Original alien races for your RPG?
If you read my post here in the blog regularly you’ll know I have been planning a sci-fi game for the longest time. I’ve written…
Ask The Readers: Do RPGs necessarily need a unified core mechanic?
Back in the early days of roleplaying games there were often different roll mechanics for the various aspects of the game. In some games…
Strategy game meets RPG
On the weekend I downloaded a game called “Rebuild” onto my iPad. In this game you reclaim a city one square at a time…
Dinner with Gamers
Recently I sat down for dinner with friends at the Golden Place Buffet in Guaynabo. They happen to be gamers, most of them being…
NaGa DeMon: I surrender!
As I’ve written last week, I doubt I will get my NaGa DeMon project done. Today is November 28th and Astronauts is far from…
My NaGa DeMon diary #2
My project is progressing much slower than I anticipated. But I actually made some progress and slowly, very slowly the crunch part of the…