D&D 4th Edition without miniatures
When D&D 4th Edition was new, one of the first complaints was that it turned D&D into a miniature game. I disagreed and I remember that the post I wrote about 4E myths...
March 13, 2009
News & Reviews
Dungeonslayers: The Thieves of Lyrkenfenn
Today one of the new members of the english Dungeonslayers community called ur_hekau has posted an translation of the first Dungeon2Go adventure. You still need the german PDF to run the adventure and...
March 13, 2009
“Feuerwerk” released
Today the second supplement for Dungeonslayers has been released. “Feuerwerk” is a 6-page PDF which include rules for firearms, bombs, cannons, firearms accessories and even a new class of spellcaster, the Arcane Pistoleer....
March 12, 2009
Preview: “Open Game Table, The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs”
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last few months you have probably read about the upcoming “Open Game Table, The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs“. The 140-page book will...
March 11, 2009
Old-school renaissance
There has been a renaissance of old-school games recently. Just think of all the retro-clones like OSRIC, Labyrinth Lord, Basic Fantasy Role Playing Game, which try to emulate legacy D&D. Some games like Mutant Future...
March 10, 2009
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
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