Pulp-O-Mizer
I am pretty sure some of you have already heard of Pulp-O-Mizer, the customizable pulp magazine cover generator. Up until now I haven’t played around with it that much, but for this post...
June 18, 2013
Random musings
Is it just me or is the post-apocalypse much like a fantasy world?
Last week I’ve been playing the new Defiance MMO from Trion Worlds. It’s set into the same setting as the TV show of the same name. While it’s not really a post-apocalyptic setting,...
June 17, 2013
More thoughts on Fate Accelerated Edition
For the last couple of days I have been thinking a lot about Fate Accelerated Edition. Fate has always been a game I was quite excited about, but it’s definitely not what you...
June 4, 2013
My thoughts on Call Of Cthulhu 7th Edition
It’s no secret that I have enjoyed playing Call of Cthulhu for many years now. Even though the rules are a bit dated and somewhat clunky, Call of Cthulhu feels like an old...
May 29, 2013
Ask The Readers: Can games built around a huge twist work?
Over the last few years I have had quite a few ideas for campaigns that develop around a pretty strong twist early in the campaign. Think of twists like in the Matrix. The...
May 27, 2013
My thoughts on Fate Accelerated Edition
As one of the backers of Fate Core, I got the final electronic copy of both Fate Core and Fate Accelerated Edition a couple of days ago. Fate Core is a massive tome...
May 23, 2013
What could go wrong with published adventure modules? A lot!
I don’t that often rely on adventures written by others, usually I try to come up with my own stuff. But once in a while, especially when I am not feeling particular creative...
May 21, 2013
Three computer RPGs every tabletop RPG fan should play
In the first post on this blog I actually said that I won’t be writing about computer games here. Today I want to make an exception from this rule. I have been an...
May 14, 2013
The pressure of being GM
Being the game master, dungeon master, referee, storyteller, or whatever you may call that special position can be a lot of fun. But it also carries with it a certain amount of pressure,...
May 8, 2013
My thoughts on PDFs vs. printed books
Recently I noticed a discussion on Google+ about whether gamers prefer PDFs or printed books. This subject crops up from time to time and I noticed that with the greater availability of tablet...
May 6, 2013
Life Signs
Reports of the unfortunate and sudden demise of Stargazer’s World are highly exaggerated. Even though I haven’t posted in the last few weeks doesn’t mean I plan to shut down the blog for...
April 22, 2013
Ask The Readers / FATE / Fluff/Inspiration / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / RPG / Star Wars Saga Edition
Wanderers of the Outlands, a sci-fi setting!
Almost two years ago I wrote my first post about a sci-fi setting I had in mind. I plan ahead for my campaign so I knew I wanted to run some sci-fi and...
April 5, 2013
SWN: Jumpstarting my Creativity
For the last few weeks I really struggled getting anything done. I don’t know what caused it – perhaps it’s this long, cold and dark winter – but my mental health issues have...
March 27, 2013
Geeknic XI: There and back again!
I’ve blogged at length about Puerto Rico Role Players, a local group of role-playing game enthusiasts dedicated to promoting tabletop RPG games in Puerto Rico. Besides running demos a cons, something that’s become...
March 25, 2013
Ask The Readers / Fluff/Inspiration / Non-RPG / Other Systems / Random musings / RPG / Star Wars Saga Edition
Star Wars Infinities – The Gathering Storm (Part 9 of 9)
Well here we are at the end of this weekly series! It’s been a great experience for me. For a long time I had wanted to try my hand at doing a series...
March 21, 2013
Blogging / Fluff/Inspiration / Non-RPG / Other Systems / Random musings / RPG / Star Wars Saga Edition
Star Wars Infinities – The Gathering Storm (Part 8 of 9)
Yes you read that right! This was supposed to be the 8th installment of the weekly series of posts based on my old Star Wars Infinities campaign. Organizing the information for these posts...
March 15, 2013
Just my two cents / Mutants & Masterminds / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / Reviews & First Looks / RPG / Swords & Wizardry
What about Open Gaming Monthly? A short review…
After my review of Gygax Magazine and my bemoaning of the loss of Kobold Quarterly, I discovered another magazine that was recently released in digital form Open Gaming Monthly, a digital only magazine...
March 13, 2013