Pirates are playing in the sandbox
This saturday, we concluded our first Pirates of the Spanish Main adventure. I used the adventure that was printed in the back of the book, added some things and made some minor changes...
September 15, 2008
News & Reviews
It’s the end of the world as we know it…
We are still there! LHC has not killed us (yet), so we still have some time left to play post-apocalyptic roleplaying games! There are probably dozens of interesting roleplaying games featuring the end...
September 11, 2008
Post/page ratings and iPhone support
This morning I installed two plugins that will make reading this blog even more enjoyable! WP-PostRatings You’ve probably already noticed the small star icons below the post titles. You can now rate posts...
September 11, 2008
Is D&D Insider worth up to 8$ per month?
Recently WotC’s Randy Buehler has revealed the plans for the future of DDI. In the near future we’ll no longer get Dungeon and Dragon for free, but we’ll have to pay to be...
September 10, 2008
Elementary, dear Watson!
I love RPG and I love murder mysteries. When I am not blogging, gaming or drinking coffee, I am probably listening to a Sherlock Holmes audiobook or watch the latest CSI episode. I...
September 9, 2008
Drinking from the firehose
The RPG Bloggers Network is awesome. It helped new or virtually unknown blogs like mine to get an instant readership almost over night and usually you get a lot of helpful comments. The...
September 9, 2008
“Savage Worlds Explorer’s Edition” Review
Savage Worlds is a multi-genre roleplaying game created by Pinnacle Entertainment. So it’s no coincidence that the Savage Worlds rules have some similarities with the classic Deadlands rules. But other than Deadlands which...
September 5, 2008
Roleplaying music – “WoW: Taverns of Azeroth”
Recently Blizzard Entertainment has released a new game soundtrack album over Apple’s iTunes Store: “World of Warcraft: Taverns of Azeroth” composed by David Arkenstone, who has composed several great albums with Celtic music....
September 3, 2008
Superhero campaigns
Although I am no avid fan I like superhero comics, movies and computer games. I also own “Mutants & Masterminds“, the superhero RPG by Green Ronin. But I’ve never actually played in or...
September 2, 2008
EuRoSoc
When Wizards of the Coast started Gleemax I was hoping for something just like Facebook but for gamers. I don’t think I have to tell what a major disappointment this site was. So...
September 1, 2008
Five things I’ve learned about RPGs from “Mazes & Monsters”
Roleplaying is all about the treasure you get at the end (and coping with your personal problems) Level 10 is where the fun is Improving the game means leaving your comfy room and...
September 1, 2008
Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide – A first look
When I first opened the brand-new FR campaign guide, I was disappointed. I was hoping for new races, new classes but the book did contain almost no crunch, only fluff. Then I remembered...
August 27, 2008
Tiny Adventures
Some time ago I stumbled upon “Tiny Adventures“, a Facebook application created by Wizards of the Coast. In Tiny Adentures you choose from a set of different adventurers (the iconic D&D 4E characters),...
August 26, 2008
RPG Bloggers Network
As you may have noticed, the “Stargazer’s World” blog is now part of the RPG Bloggers Network. What is this? Let me give an excerpt from the Network’s site: I’m glad you asked....
August 26, 2008
Savage Worlds
Last Saturday some friends came over to my place to play some board games. When we couldn’t decide what game to play I offered to run “Pirates of the Spanish Main” for them....
August 25, 2008
Why I fear the Forgotten Realms …
…and why I have high hopes for the 4E version I always feared the Forgotten Realms. There were instances when I really hated them. And if you are a gamemaster there a lot...
August 22, 2008
D&D 4th Edition: First Impressions
In June Wizards of the Coast released the three new core books of D&D 4th Edition. Even before the release it was certain that the 4th iteration of the classic roleplaying game isn’t...
August 7, 2008