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
Just my two cents
Every Icon(ic) superhero needs a super villain!
Let it never be said that I am a fickle fan! The superhero fever steamroller plows on unabated… Recently I tried out the ICONS RPG random generation method and wrote a post about...
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
Field Report (part 2): Alien Survivor (via Lady Blackbird)
That is the most convoluted title to any of my posts… But I digress! When we last left out intrepid heroes (i.e. my players) we were about to play Alien Survivor. Let me...
June 10, 2010
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What about ICONS? A review…
ICONS RPG is a new superhero role-playing game by Adamant Entertainment. It has been enthusiastically received by the role-playing community, if blog posts and sales at RPG Now/Drive Thru RPG are any indication....
June 9, 2010
Rolling up an Icon(ic) Superhero!
Ever since I began reading the ICONS RPG I’ve been itching to roll up a character. However I wanted to finish readying it before I did this. Don’t ask me why, it’s and...
June 8, 2010
Field Report: Lady Blackbird
Just to get some expectations out of the way, this is NOT a review of the Lady Blackbird adventure module by One.Seven Design! There are plenty of those out on the Web. This...
June 3, 2010
Supers, supers everywhere!
With the release yesterday of the new superhero game ICONS from Adamant Entertainment my superhero fever has reached new heights. I’m getting my copy today after missing out on the pre-order due to...
June 2, 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
Lovecraft, how do I love thee? Let me count with my tentacles… – My Top 5 Favorite Lovecraftian Stories
I’ve gushed about Lovecraft on my previous post for Stargazer’s World Lovecraftian Week. Through my love for role-playing I discovered one of the masters of the genre and have enjoyed his work and...
April 30, 2010
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Old McWhateley had a cult… Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn! – My Top 5 Lovecraftian gaming products
In keeping with the theme of Lovecraftian Week here in Stargazer’s World I want to do a series of mythos themed top five lists inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. And since...
April 27, 2010
WEG: This is the end
I never thought this would happen, but it seems Eric Gibson, owner of West End Games, will be selling TORG (and probably other properties of West End Games as well). According to an...
April 20, 2010
No elves, now free on PDF!
I was fourteen when I first saw that add. It proclaimed no elves in big bold letters and offered a different fantasy game, not your dad’s, well older brother’s, fantasy world. No hobbits...
April 16, 2010
Maps, maps, maps! A trio of reviews… Part 1 – Flip Mats
As an avid player of D20 games maps have become an integral part of my games. On a previous post I talked about cheap battlemats and what I use for most of my...
April 8, 2010
Cheap battlemats!
For the longest time I gamed without minis or a battlemat. Despite beginning to play AD&D with 1st edition, I never had a war gaming background and for the longest time my combats...
March 30, 2010
D&D before I even knew what role-playing was!
I may go on an on about how long I’ve been playing but it’s not empty boasting, I actually played D&D before ever picking up any polyhedral dice! I don’t know how many...
March 25, 2010
Ordo Draconis, a review…
Apparently as a result of my previous review of the Pathfinder RPG (Which many of you seem to have liked, thank you!); I received a review copy of Ordo Draconis #2. What is...
March 18, 2010