The “Belated” German Free RPG Day–A Retrospective
Things have been a bit quieter than usual on Stargazer’s World lately. One reason for this is my involvement with a local con which was one of the events that celebrated the German...
March 26, 2014
News & Reviews
First Look: Mindjammer The Roleplaying game by Sarah Newton
Some of you might be a bit confused right now. Wasn’t Mindjammer a novel? And what about that Starblazer Adventures setting from 2009? Mindjammer – The Roleplaying Game is basically the stand-alone 2nd...
March 4, 2014
News of the World #1
Don’t worry, I don’t want to write about the British news paper scandal here. But I thought that “News of the World” would be a great title for a column about news from...
March 3, 2014
Lamentations of the Flame Princess–A few thoughts
Recently I picked up the new hardcover version of Lamentation of the Flame Princess’ Rules and Magic book. Even though I have read the rules several times over the last few years, I...
February 26, 2014
The Banner Saga
It doesn’t happen often that I cover computer games on this blog, but there are a few exceptions to the rule. Today I want to make such an exception for The Banner Saga,...
February 24, 2014
Kickstarter: Mutant Chronicles 3rd Edition
Some of you might actually already have heard about this, but I thought I’d share it anyway. Modiphius, the publisher who has brought us the excellent Achtung! Cthulhu setting for Savage Worlds and...
February 12, 2014
Some thoughts on Rogue Space
First things first: this is not a review. I have bought a copy of this game a couple of days ago and I just wanted to share my thoughts on it. With this...
February 4, 2014
Review: Okult
A lot of horror stories begin with the protagonists returning to their hometown and end by them confronting the terrible secret lurking there. Think of Stephen King’s IT or the recent movie The...
January 27, 2014
The new Obsidian Portal: A first look
A while ago, Obsidian Portal has undergone a massive relaunch. The way the site looks and works has changed tremendously. Earlier this month I have been contacted by the people running Obsidian Portal...
January 22, 2014
Dust and Mirrors: A soundtrack for Night’s Black Agents
Over the last years Pelgrane Press have become one of my favorite publishers. Their games are written by my favorite game designers, the artwork and production quality is excellent, and they are one...
December 12, 2013
Designers & Dragons: Sneak Peek released
When I first encountered roleplaying games in the early 1990s, the hobby was already about 20 years old. The first games I’ve played were Games Workshop’s Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Edition, West End...
December 9, 2013
Recommended Reading: The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
This morning I finished reading “The Atrocity Archive”, a short novel by author Charles Stross, which has been released in the book called “The Atrocity Archives” which also contains the short story “The...
November 22, 2013
Hero System Bundle
Yesterday I picked up the latest Bundle of Holding containing 6 Hero System products, namely Champions Complete, The Hero System Equipment Guide, the Hero System Resource Kit, Fantasy Hero, Pulp Hero, and Star...
November 13, 2013
Preview: Covert Ops by DwD Studios
It’s no secret that I love rules-light roleplaying games. I also have a soft spot for d% mechanics, so it’s no surprise I fell in love with DwD Studios’ Barebones Fantasy. Just 84...
October 30, 2013
My thoughts on Feng Shui
Last Friday I had the chance to play in a game of Feng Shui. Feng Shui is a roleplaying game from the mid-1990s inspired by Hong Kong action movies. If you enjoy watching...
October 21, 2013
WHITEHACK
It feels like every time I turn a corner, I am bearing witness to yet another Old School Renaissance (OSR) role playing game being released into the world. A world that already has...
October 2, 2013
The 5th Edition
The latest version of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), currently known has D&D Next, is Wizards of the Coast’s (WotC) latest attempt to reboot the worlds most popular tabletop role playing game. The game...
September 12, 2013
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Numenera is here!
Little over a year ago Monte Cook launched a Kickstarter for his “science fantasy rpg set in the distant future”. Back then he was looking for $20,000 to fund his project. Thirty nine...
August 14, 2013
DUST Adventures
Modiphius Entertainment seems to have great plans for the future. The Achtung! Cthulhu Kickstarter was a huge success and they are currently also working on a new edition of the Mutant Chronicles RPG....
August 12, 2013
Preview: Space 1889
As you might already know, Chronicle City’s Angus Abranson is currently running a fundraiser on Kickstarter for the English version of the new Space 1889 game which was released in 2012 in Germany....
August 7, 2013