About Me: Tabletop RPG – Stargazer Edition
In May my friend and fellow contributor to this blog, Sunglar, posted about how he discovered Awkward GM Corbin‘s “About Me: Tabletop” template and…
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Shadowdark
In the last few years Shadowdark has conquered the hearts and minds of many TTRPG fans by storm. I am pretty sure it even…
An Interview with Axel6748: Gamer and Shadowdark Content Designer
You meet new people every day! The efforts to re-engage with the gaming community—both locally in Puerto Rico and the larger online sphere—for my…
An Interview with Julio: A Puerto Rican Game Designer
As I mentioned last week, the community that has grown around Puerto Rico Role Players is wonderful. This series of interviews has allowed me…
Running Shadowdark for Free RPG Day 2026 (and some introspection!)
I will be running a game for Free RPG Day this year, and I’m excited! Last year, I was not in Puerto Rico for…
Want to Roleplay Masters of the Universe?
You just watched the new Masters of the Universe (MotU) movie and are excited about the possibility of playing a tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG)…
An Interview with Kevin Montijo: A Puerto Rican Artist, Gamer, and Self-Professed Nerd!
Social media is often criticized for the problems it causes for society, and there are certainly many valid concerns. BUT it also has many…
Happy Pride: Rolling Initiative for Inclusion
Happy Pride! June is a month to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Especially in the times we live in, when kindness, respect, and inclusion seem…
An Interview with Angel Miranda: Puerto Rican Game Designer and YouTuber
Like last Sunday’s post, today’s feature focuses on someone I met through the Puerto Rico Role Players community. Angel and I have crossed paths…
An Interview with Enrique Velez – A Puerto Rican Game Designer
I’m thrilled about today’s interview. I’ve known the subject almost as long as the Puerto Rico Role Players group has existed. I’m sure we…
About Me: Tabletop RPG
An admission, dear readers: I had no idea who Awkward GM Corbin was until I started writing this post. Now I’ve discovered his YouTube…
An Interview with Carbo_Creates, Puerto Rican artist and game designer
An Interview with Carbo_Creates, Puerto Rican Artist and Game Designer Happy Sunday, dear reader! We are back for another interview with a Boricua creator.…
40 Years a Gamer – ‘Cause we’re living in a world of thieves, shaking us down!
I’ve written about the first TTRPG books I ever got at a garage sale a couple of times here on the blog over the…
An Interview with Lala Mágica, a Sorceress with a Needle
Hello again, reader! Welcome back to my continuing series highlighting the art of incredibly talented Puerto Rican creators. This week I’m talking to Laura,…
Knights of the Celestial Canticle – The Indomitable Order: Rules for the Original Alternity Game
Let me start by saying that I blame Michael (aka the Stargazer) for this! He recently started writing about the original Alternity game here…
40 Years a Gamer: The Artists Who Inspired Me – Early Artistic Luminaries of TSR
I began playing D&D during the heyday of the artists known as the “Four Horsemen” of TSR—Elmore, Easley, Caldwell, and Parkinson—which I discussed in my previous post…
Is there a chance of bringing Alternity back?
As I’ve wrote in one of my recent posts I am currently rereading all of my Alternity books. Alternity is a roleplaying game I’ve…
May 4th Be With Your Gaming!
It’s May 4th, Star Wars Day! “May 4th be with you” and all that. Today, I wanted to reminisce about Star Wars TTRPG gaming…
Mayday! Mayday! Happy Traveller Day
“Mayday! Mayday! This is Free Trader Beowulf! Calling anyone! Our ship has suffered a catastrophic systems failure and is drifting in space. We are…
An Interview with Elias “Gambit” Meléndez
Today’s post is a fortuitous confluence of two topics I’ve been writing about recently: comics as TTRPG inspiration and talented Puerto Rican creators. Gambit…