Fated to play FATE
During the last weeks I have felt the pull towards Evil Hat’s FATE system getting continuously stronger. I have always thought that FATE was one of the most elegant and ingenious RPG systems...
June 29, 2011
Other Systems
Describing the Indescribable
For many creative people, a blank space is an inspiration, a key to unlock ideas. These people can take an empty page or fresh canvas and fill it with wonders, unleashing their imaginations....
June 28, 2011
What I am working on right now
I recently had a couple of long weekends that allowed me to work on several projects. One of these projects has been Jay Steven Anyong’s BADASS which we released some time ago. Now...
June 27, 2011
What about Street of Zobeck and Alleys of Zobeck? A pair of reviews…
The folk at Open Design are kind enough to keep sending review copies of their excellent products, and I just cannot stop reading them. Are they trying to get me to read nothing...
June 27, 2011
Technoir Dice Mechanics
I have no idea how I could have missed this, but Jeremy Keller actually recorded a short video that gives an overview of how the dice mechanics of Technoir work. If you’re interested...
June 24, 2011
Tag Team Review: Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century
Battlelords of the 23rd Century is one of the game I always wanted to check out back in the 1990s. The name alone aroused my interest in that game, but alas I was...
June 23, 2011
Savage (Worlds) Excitement!
Around these parts the big proponent of Savage Worlds has always been Michael. I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned this, but I discovered this blog doing a Google search for information about...
June 23, 2011
Gaming Disappointments: “Perry Rhodan – Das Rollenspiel”
With the majority of games I bought over the years I was quite happy with. Of course not every game was up to my expectations but in most I didn’t feel totally disappointed....
June 22, 2011
My gift to the Fudge community
As I mentioned a while ago I had some plans to run a Fudge Day event this year. Alas several things went wrong and so this never happened. So I was looking for...
June 21, 2011
What about The Complete Advanced Feats? A review…
When I read the author’s preface to The Complete Advanced Feats by Sigfried Trent and the author said that the compilation and publication in print was borne of the request of fans I...
June 21, 2011
Airship Pirates preview
I was really surprised when I read on the German blog Rollenspiel Almanach that there’s already a PDF preview of Abney Park’s Airship Pirates RPG. When I first heard about the game, I...
June 20, 2011
Privateer Press announces Iron Kingdoms RPG
Yesterday Privateer Press finally announced an Iron Kingdoms Roleplaying Game. As already guessed by many fans and hinted at in an interview some time ago, it will share mechanical similarities with both the...
June 20, 2011
Just my two cents / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / Reviews & First Looks / RPG
What about Faces of the Tarnished Souk: The Ghost Light That Dreamed, Gozutozawa? A review…
With a name that long, that title pretty much takes care of the review. It’s certainly a mouthful! This is a short book in PDF format detailing one of the many strange inhabitants...
June 16, 2011
The sword is mightier than the laser gun – or is it?
My love for everything SF started back when I was still in elementary school. For a while I had been admiring the silver hardcover books with those fancy covers that my father had...
June 15, 2011
Putting my (hypothetical) money where my mouth is!
It’s an old adage (and yes I do love that word, I’ve used it often enough) that it’s not the system; it’s the Game Master that makes the role playing experience enjoyable. As...
June 14, 2011
What about The Gift: Curse of the Golden Spear Part 1? A review…
The Gift is part one of a three part series (they call it a campaign arc at the Rite Publishing website) of adventures for the Pathfinder RPG system, this installment is for four...
June 10, 2011
Ready to become the BADASS you always dreamed to be?
Stargazer Games and Jay Steven Anyong, the Philippine Gamer, are proud to announce the release of BADASS, the game that kicks logic in the face, twists its arm behind its back and makes...
June 8, 2011