Free Stuff Friday: Vikings & Valkyries
Some of you probably know Mazes & Minotaurs the old-school game which is much younger than it claims and which is set into Mythica, which is a mythic version of ancient Greece. Today...
January 14, 2011
Other Systems
What about Kobold Quarterly, specifically the winter issue, number 16? A review…
The publishers of Kobold Quarterly, Open Design Publishing, provided us with a review copy of their latest issue, the winter edition of their excellent publication, number 16. Michael has written about the magazine...
January 13, 2011
Roleplaying in the world of Star Trek
I still remember the late 70s, early 80s when I first watched Star Trek on TV. My parents actually introduced me to the series, since they were fans themselves back then. Luckily for...
January 12, 2011
D&D4e / Humor / Just my two cents / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / RPG
Fortune Cards, my two cents…
There’s been a storm in the Twitterverse and the Blogosphere, a storm of FORTUNE! (Fate would have sounded much cooler, thanks designers at WotC for ruining my opening line; you are the cause...
January 11, 2011
Midgard
Recently Open Design LLC has started Midgard, their most ambitious Open Design project ever. Wolfgang Baur, Brandon Hodge and Jeff Grubb are co-authors of this upcoming campaign setting for BOTH Pathfinder and D&D...
January 11, 2011
Bridging the Gap
There is a lot of animosity between the old-school and new-school gaming groups. A lot of this I think is unnecessary. I mentioned briefly in my introduction that I am more of an...
January 10, 2011
[Horror] Take Your World and Break It
One of the most powerful ways to run a modern day horror campaign is to take the familiar and start blending in a little bit of strange. The differences don’t have to be...
January 5, 2011
Fluff/Inspiration / Just my two cents / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Props / Random musings / Reviews & First Looks / RPG / RPG tools
What about the GameMastery Plot Twist Cards? A review… (And slight ramble!)
With such a convoluted title to this post, I better make some sense out of this! What is this post? First and foremost a review of the GameMastery Plot Twist Cards… What are...
January 4, 2011
Ask the Readers: Do you know of any gaming supplements where Puerto Rico is mentioned?
This is a purely personal question, but I figure with the worldly and well read audience of this blog (flattery goes a long way, I know), you out there may know of other...
December 30, 2010
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Post Christmas Gaming Loot!
I’m currently on holiday (I love using that term, I feel so refined!) in central Florida, and despite having tickets to various parks the weather has been too cold (I blame my tropical...
December 29, 2010
Just my two cents / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / Reviews & First Looks / RPG
What about Advanced Feats: The Cavalier’s Creed? A review…
Ok let me say it outright, I love the cover! After complaining about previous covers in the Advanced Feats series, with the exception of The Witch’s Brew, I must say this is my...
December 28, 2010
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New game, new tools!
This past weekend I began a new campaign. We reached a natural lull in the ongoing Pathfinder RPG campaign, which has run for 65 (almost) weekly sessions and decided to put the game...
December 23, 2010
What about In the Company of Minotaurs? A review…
“I know they accuse me of arrogance, and perhaps misanthropy, and perhaps of madness. Such accusations (for which I shall exact punishment in due time) are derisory” The House of Asterion (tranlsation), by...
December 21, 2010
The Pathfinder Role Playing Game Reference Document UPDATE!
My love for Pathfinder is well known around these parts. It is my poison of choice for fantasy gaming and the rule system I use for my homebrew campaign. Over the last few...
December 17, 2010
STAR WARS license speculation
When Wizards of the Coast revealed that they won’t be renewing the STAR WARS license a lot of fans of their SW RPG and miniatures line were quite disappointed. Especially the latest edition...
December 14, 2010
Hit me Magus one more time! (With apologies to Ms. Spears…)
Following the round 2 playtest for the Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic supplement, a few days ago Paizo released round 3, a revised version of the Magus class they had released in round 1....
December 9, 2010
Words of Power, part two of the Ultimate magic playtest…
I’ve been a little quiet these past few days, real life, a bad cold and all that, but the blog must go on! This came out a couple of days ago and I...
December 6, 2010
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Learning to say no…
It’s hard. There I said it! What? No, no get your head out of the gutter. What I meant was saying no when people want to play at my table. And why should...
November 29, 2010
New Official Fudge Site launched
Last week Grey Ghost Press launched its new community-driven Fudge RPG site. It’s still a bit rough around the edges, and I am not that fond of the CMS they use, but it’s...
November 24, 2010
What happened to the Girl Genius RPG?
I think I’ve mentioned it before that I just love Phil and Kaja Foglio’s webcomic Girl Genius. I actually started reading the comics back in the day, when they were only available in...
November 23, 2010