Love the setting, hate the game!
I think we’ve all gone through it. We hear about it and we are intrigued… We finally get it to it and we love the concept… But, when we get to actually doing...
September 30, 2010
Humor
Lazy Friday Video Post: JourneyQuest trailer
Recently my friend CK told me about a new and upcoming fantasy comedy web series by Dead Gentlemen Production: Journey Quest! Following a group of dysfunctional adventurers on a quest to discover and...
September 24, 2010
Are we DMs really that weird?
Yesterday, my friend Christian Kennig, sent me the link to this excerpt from the documentary film “The Dungeon Masters”. Do you think your dice need punishing, too?
September 16, 2010
The Role Playing Game Museum…
The idea of a museum dedicated to role playing games sounds intriguing. I had never even considered the idea until I found this website, The Museum of Role Playing Games. The idea, while...
September 14, 2010
For all your Star Wars fans out there …
This video is not really RPG-related but too awesome not to be shared! Enjoy!
September 6, 2010
Lazy Friday Video Post: “John Madden: Dungeon Master”
I am probably not as familiar with the exploits of John Madden as some of my American readers, but I found this video funny nevertheless. Please enjoy! By the way, have you ever...
August 27, 2010
What’s in a name?
I’ll admit it, naming non-player characters and places in role playing game is HARD! If you are not careful you’ll end up with names your players will make fun of for years to...
August 26, 2010
So what about a Book Club?
Those of you that follow me on Twitter (and if you are interested you can find me as @sunglar, but be forewarned I do ramble on) will know that besides RPGs I work...
August 20, 2010
Electronic Tools for Gaming – The iPhone
I’ll admit it, I was a holdover. I didn’t make the switch to an iPhone until last winter. Before that I had an ancient Palm Treo that worked perfectly well for years. I...
August 12, 2010
Character Death, woe or wow?
Last night I played a particularly long session of my weekly Pathfinder RPG game. During this game I killed a player character. Well that’s not quiet accurate. I wasn’t gunning out for him;...
July 29, 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
Does the GM Screen deserve to go the way of the Dodo?
I always tell myself I’m not going to buy it. But I always do and I’m consistently underwhelmed or outright disappointed! There was a time when I had a use for Game Master...
June 25, 2010
Lazy Friday Video Post: Roleplaying
Enjoy some “Roleplaying” Family Guy style! It’s pretty Safe For Work, so don’t worry and have fun!
June 11, 2010
HERO System / Humor / Just my two cents / Mutants & Masterminds / Other Systems / Random musings / RPG
I’ve got supers on my mind…
In my years as a Game Master I’ve run a lot of campaigns, fantasy, sci-fi, modern, space opera, but no genre has proven as difficult as the superhero game. Sometimes I muse about...
May 20, 2010
Lazy Friday Video Post: The Adventures of Lil Cthulhu
When this week hasn’t been mind-shattering enough, this video will definitely give you a gentle push over the edge! Muhahahahaha! Enjoy while Cthulhu feasts on your soul with his cuddly cuteness!
April 30, 2010
Lazy Thursday Video Post: PSA for Cthulhu
Do you want to join the cult of Cthulhu? If so, let Chuck and Dexter give you the basics! Now let’s return to our regular program…
April 29, 2010