The future of D&D
This morning I’ve read gamegrene’s review of D&D 5th Edition. 5th edition, are you kidding me? Yes, 5th Edition. It’s a joke of course, but the scary thing is that it’s not that...
March 10, 2009
News & Reviews
Future of the Iron Kingdoms RPG line still unclear
Recently Privateer Press announced that they are going to release an updated version of their WARMACHINE and HORDE miniature games. But alas they haven’t decided what to do with their roleplaying game line...
March 9, 2009
Star Trek Trailer
I just found out that the full theatrical trailer of the upcoming Star Trek movie is available at YouTube. Enjoy! This is not really RPG related but I guess most of us are...
March 9, 2009
Some thoughts on Paizo’s new licenses
Only a few days after Wizards of the Coast has released the updated GSL, Paizo announced a Compatibility License for Pathfinder and a Community Use Policy. From what I’ve seen so far (and please bear with...
March 6, 2009
Kurt Wiegel rants on …
… and it’s not pretty. I still don’t understand why he is doing this. I had a lot respect for him in the past but his D&D 4th Edition “review” is one of...
March 5, 2009
Review: Microlite20 purest essence
I am always interested in roleplaying games I haven’t played before and especially when they are free. One of the free roleplaying games that grabbed my attention recently was Microlite20. What is Microlite20?...
March 5, 2009
Dungeonslayers: The deed is done!
Today the english edition of Dungeonslayers was finally released! Only 22 days ago, a small party of fearless adventurers including Michael “Stargazer” Wolf, Fabian “Sir Slayalot” Maruschat and Moritz “Glngnfz” Mehlem started out...
March 4, 2009
The GM is not the enemy, or is he?
Today Penny Arcade posted another comic with a roleplaying theme called “The Old Ways“. I have been running roleplaying games as a GM for many years now and especially in my early years...
March 4, 2009
History of West End Games
The newly created WEG Wiki features an interesting article about the history of West End Games. Here’s an excerpt for your convenience: Previously a producer of board wargames, the company began producing roleplaying...
March 4, 2009
Gary Gygax, I never knew thee
Today it’s the first anniversary of the Gary Gygax’ passing. UncleBear is hosting a one-day Blog Memorial dedicated to Gary Gygax today, and this is my contribution. I have to admit that I never...
March 4, 2009
Ye Olde Map Maker
You are in dire need of a dungeon map for your next adventure but you lack the artistic abilities to draw one by hand?Then you should have a look at “Ye Olde Map...
March 4, 2009
The WEG Fan Forums are back online
Some of you may have noticed that the West End Games Fan Forums have been down for several hours while they were transferred to a new server. But it seems the forum is...
March 3, 2009
Wizards’ new GSL
The word spread like wildfire: the new GSL is out. When I checked the latest posts at the RPG Bloggers Network this morning, I noticed several posts about this topic already. So far...
March 3, 2009
Dungeonslayers.com
The english edition of Dungeonslayers is nearing completion and today Dungeonslayers.com, the english version of the official DS website went online. If you want to learn more about Dungeonslayers check out the site...
February 27, 2009
Kurt Wiegel really doesn’t like D&D 4th Edition
As you probably already know I greatly enjoy Kurt Wiegels regular RPG reviews on YouTube. He usually doesn’t do bad reviews and today I found out why this is a good thing. After...
February 27, 2009
Sneak peek: Dungeonslayers character sheet
The translation of the free, old-fashioned roleplaying game Dungeonslayers is finally nearing completion. I’ve finished translating the rules yesterday and the editing and layout process will probably done this week. An english site...
February 25, 2009
So, you want to play a pulp genre game?
One of the genres that have seen quite a lot of renewed interest in recent times is the pulp genre. That statement is true and not true at the same time. Why? It’s...
February 24, 2009