Some Thoughts on Fantasy AGE
I like Fantasy AGE a lot. I tremendously enjoyed the original game using the AGE system, the Dragon Age Roleplaying Game. It even was one of the inspirations for my own fantasy RPG...
August 8, 2017
Random musings
#RPGaDay2017 Day 8: 2 Hours Service!
Let the 2nd week of #RPGaDay2017 begin! Yesterday was all about impact, now we switch gears over to time management for the next two days. The topic today is: August 8: What is...
August 8, 2017
#RPGaDay2017 Day 7: An impactful session
The 7th day of #RPGaDay2017 is here, we’ve finished the first week. Thanks for coming back every day to read these posts, and to those of you who have watched our videos at...
August 7, 2017
#RPGaDay2017 Day 6: Eight days a week (minus 1)
Are you here for #RPGaDay2017 day 6? Sorry it’s a Sunday we’re closed… Just kidding! We’re in for the long haul. 6 days down, 25 to go! Ok yesterday’s question was about book...
August 6, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 5: You CAN judge a book by its cover!
Thank you everyone for coming back for #RPGaDay2017 day 5, and very special thanks to those of you that left a comment yesterday on yesterday’s post. Today is the first of our Saturday...
August 5, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 3: Inquiring minds want to know
Thank you for coming back dear reader. I hope you are all having fun with #RPGaDay207. If you missed yesterday’s post you can find it right here. Now, on to today’s topic: August...
August 3, 2017
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 2: The Publisher’s Chair
Welcome to day 2 of #RPGaDay2017. After the opening post, this second question really stumped me… August 2: What is an RPG you would like to see published? You’d think that the opportunity...
August 2, 2017
#RPGaDay2017 Day 1: When you wish upon a die!
Here we go! If you read yesterday’s post you know all about #RPGaDay2017 and my plan to blog about it here and to vlog about it at Desde la Fosa. So, let’s get...
August 1, 2017
Pre-#RPGaDay2017 Post… Get your motors running!
Like Peter Fonda driving down the road to the Steppenwolf’s classic it’s time to get ready. Like Jack Nicholson breaking through a door at the Overlook Hotel… here’s Roberto! Just as for the...
July 31, 2017
Even Stranger Things Are Coming
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you probably have heard about Stranger Things, a Netflix series, which came basically out of nowhere, but thrilled its audiences. It’s also the only TV...
July 27, 2017
No love for WaRP?
In May 2012 I wrote a short blog post about the then recent release of the Wanton Roleplaying System (aka WaRP) under the OGL. Most gamers probably never heard of said system before....
July 24, 2017
Plans For After The Pause
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am currently taking a break from GMing. I hung my GM’s mantle on the hanger and for the next few weeks at least I’ll just...
July 19, 2017
Player Advice
One thing I’ve noticed over the years is that while there are a lot of posts about how to be a better GM, there are way less about how to be a better...
July 18, 2017
Games I’m excited about: Genesys
Fantasy Flight Games recently announced a new genre-agnostic roleplaying game powered by the Narrative Dice System, which is of course the system used in their popular Star Wars roleplaying games. I’ve been playing Edge...
July 12, 2017
Taking another break
The roleplaying games hobby can be pretty frustrating at times, especially if you’re a game master. One issue I’ve had all my life is that I quickly burn out on the games I...
June 28, 2017
Still alive …
Usually I avoid this kind of posts, but since I haven’t really written anything since May, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to send a few life signs… In May I returned to work...
June 21, 2017
New Traveller Starter Set
Sometimes I don’t know what’s going on in the minds of the people working at Mongoose. Recently they released the digital version of a Starter Set for their 2nd Edition Traveller game –...
May 31, 2017