Campaign Inspiration
Growing up I was never interested in fantasy books. I could not stand them. To this day I still find them difficult to read. In my minds eye I know what a dragon...
May 14, 2010
Guest Post
When Players Are Missing In Action
There are just a couple of mottos I try to stick to when playing a roll playing game. When I am DMing, one of those mottos is: “Treat your players how you would...
May 12, 2010
Chessex Battlemat Review
One of the most important things as a Dungeon Master that you can have at your Dungeons and Dragons game is a battlemat. It’s one of the items I struggled with for the...
May 11, 2010
Gaming In Remote Locations: The U.S. Navy
As someone who only got into Dungeons & Dragons a year ago I found it difficult to find anyone else in Juneau Alaska who had experience playing D&D. Checking the internet was little...
April 8, 2010
Gaming In Remote Locations: Juneau Alaska
A little over 4 years ago I moved to Juneau Alaska. I was leaving behind Seattle Washington for a better job. I went from living in a city with a population of around...
March 30, 2010
Fearsome Floors
After your great welcome, I am really eager to get my first article out of the door. Therefore I have decided to give you a short review of one of my favorite light...
February 26, 2010
Castlemolds Review
Ever since I started playing Dungeons & Dragons fourth edition early last year I have read all I can about the game to try and make the gaming experience as fun and enjoyable...
February 22, 2010
Sven – that boardgame guy
I am Sven and I am one of the new contributors that Stargazer took aboard. I feel that it is only appropriate, that I tell you a little about myself. Let’s start with...
February 18, 2010
Youseph Tanha
Well my name is Youseph Tanha. I am a 29-year-old working as a facility manager in Juneau, Alaska. In the past I have worked in the tech industry for web hosting and Internet...
February 17, 2010
Just Say Yes
Posted by Viriatha, the Bard of Valiant Saying yes to players is something we all know we should do, whether it be a hard skill challenge or finding that unique cool item in...
September 14, 2009
A Gamer in Japan Pt 2 – Location, Location, Location
In my last post in this series, I talked about who you will probably be spending a lot of your time gaming with in Japan; this time, I’ll talk about the where. I...
July 15, 2009
A Gamer In Japan Part 1: The Group
So, this is the first in my series on “A Gamer in Japan.” This week, I will be focusing on who you’ll actually be gaming with if you bring your hobby with you...
June 25, 2009
Pleased to Meet you! I’m Shinobicow
Hey Everyone! It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance. My name is Shinobicow from http://thedumpstat.blogspot.com . I’ll be doing a guest column or two for Stargazer’s World and I wanted to properly introduce myself to everyone.
June 17, 2009
Guest post: Use Your Weaknesses
Stargazer and I chat regularly on Google Talk. He’s a pretty cool guy to talk to and our conversations almost always spur me to think about something new. Earlier this week, we were...
April 29, 2009
Guest post: Five Intelligent Magic Items for the Connoisseur
Over on my own blog, Exchange of Realities, I’ve been working on advice for creation, personality, interaction and plot hazards of intelligent magic items. But it can be hard to make a magic item from whole cloth, so...
March 31, 2009