ZWEIHÄNDER
I have spent the past seven weeks reading the Zweihänder core rules cover to cover.At nearly 700 pages this was not a small task. The reason for this was purely for review purposes....
February 25, 2019
Reviews & First Looks
Finishing A Project, Looking Back
Back in September I wrote a couple of posts about long running reviews. Well it is now 28th of December and I have just finished my series on HARP, High Adventure Role Playing....
December 28, 2018
Blast from the Past: D&D Rules Cyclopedia from 1991
Over the past few years, when I was looking more closely into old-school D&D, the OSR, the various retro-clones etc. numerous people recommended the Rules Cyclopedia to me. It’s basically a compilation of...
November 20, 2018
Adventurers! Event Zero
I have been given a copies of Adventurers! the game and Adventurers! Event Zero, the Supers setting for Adventurers! I think this is a great game and setting combo. The feel I have...
November 11, 2018
First Impressions Against The Darkmaster
So I came across Against the Darkmaster this week and it peaked my interest. The game is, according to its website, vsdarkmaster.com a fan developed game derived from the original Iron Crown Enterprises...
September 27, 2018
First Look: Stellar Adventures
I was looking for a simple science fiction roleplaying game on DTRPG when I stumbled upon Stellar Adventures. It especially piqued my interest since one of the authors listed in the credits is...
September 19, 2018
Is reading enough to review?
Michael recently republished his post on review writing. I have come to review writing rather recently, particularly compared to the experienced hands of Michael and Sunglar. I thought I would share a few...
September 10, 2018
Judging a book by its content
I recently wrote a couple of reviews for this very blog without having playtested it. That kind of review is pretty much common for most RPG reviewers, but also criticized by some readers...
August 30, 2018
Review: Tales From The Loop–Our Friends the Machines & Other Mysteries
Tales From The Loop has been one of my favorite roleplaying games of 2017. Funded in a highly successful Kickstarter campaign it quickly took gamers’ hearts by storm. Amazon even acquired the license...
August 29, 2018
Review: Warhammer 40,000 Wrath & Glory – Part 2
In the previous part of the review we looked closely at the core mechanics and the game’s elaborate character creation. This time we start with a look at combat in W&G , which...
August 28, 2018
Review: Warhammer 40,000 Wrath & Glory – Part 1
The Warhammer 40,000 universe is probably the best example of a “grimdark” setting. It is set into the far future of the 41st millenium, the Imperium of Man is besieged from all sides...
August 27, 2018
The Princess Bride RPG
OK, so to be fair I gave The Princess Bride Role Playing Game the fastest of once overs before discarding it. Remember that I am a Rolemaster GM at heart and it was...
July 5, 2018
ANCIENT WORLDS: ATISI
Well, my weekend plans went slightly sideways, but in a good way, when I was offered the advance review copy of ANCIENT WORLDS: ATISI. There are details of the crowd funding campaign for this...
June 24, 2018
Long Silence!
It is a long time since I have posted anything here or even commented for that matter. I have not abandoned Stargazer’s World, I have just been exceptionally busy. Several weeks ago I...
June 18, 2018
First Look Ghost Ops RPG
Ghost Ops RPG by FeralGamersInc is available as a free quick start document. You get an overview of the fudge system, five pregen characters (called Operators) , and overview of the combat system,...
March 31, 2018
Star Fighter – Fourth Wish Games
Star Fighter by Lucas Jones, Forth Wish Games, is a fast and loose Sci Fi role playing game released in February this year. I am a fan of games that define characters through...
March 8, 2018
Review: Mutant Year Zero: Gen Lab Alpha
I was never very fond of anthropomorphic animals. That’s one of the reasons why I never actually played Gamma World. I just found it too childish. When my Mutant: Year Zero GM approached...
March 5, 2018