Alternity memories…
The recent post by HyenaSpotz about the Alternity RPG really struck home! I was a big fan of the game when it came out and his terrific review of the game brought back...
March 10, 2011
Random musings
[Dungeonslayers] Caera map created with CC3
It’s always amazing what talented people can do with tools like Campaign Cartographer 3. And undoubtedly ProFantasy’s Ralf Schemmann is no amateur when it comes to map making. He recently created this beautiful...
March 9, 2011
Here is to 1,000 more!
Yesterday Stargazer’s World had its 1,000th post. I’m pretty new to the world of blogging, having only joined the team little over a year ago, but I think many endeavors such as this...
March 8, 2011
Player Advice: Make your character come alive!
This post came out of a conversation I was having with Michael over IM about my nick, Sunglar. I actually came up with the name for a story I wrote in 8th grade,...
March 7, 2011
Dying Earth is back with a vengeance!
Some time ago Pelgrane Press lost the license to produce the Dying Earth RPG based on Jack Vance’s classic novels. Recently they reacquired the license and to celebrate this, the Complete Dying Earth...
March 4, 2011
Crazy Campaign Chronicles: Defenders of the Earth Redux or a Very Pulpy Future!
Introductory note: As Game Master I constantly get ideas for new campaigns. I take notes and file them away on the hopes of one day retaking them. But since I don’t role-play 24/7...
March 2, 2011
Attributes? We need no stinking attributes! Or do we?
For the last few days I have pondered about attributes in roleplaying game. Most of them use a set of attributes that describe the basic physical and mental capabilities of a character. Basically...
March 1, 2011
Classy move…
It’s always sad, often frustrating, to see the things we love increase in price. In the current economic environment increases in price seem inevitable, from foodstuffs and other necessities, to the leisure items...
February 24, 2011
Fighting the good fight…
I’ve written about Puerto Rico Role Players before, many times, and probably will some more. This is one such instance, so humor me if you please (if not there are some excellent posts...
February 22, 2011
The time I almost quit gaming!
I guess we’ve all had it. That time where you get frustrated with gaming, throw your arms up and say forget this, I’m not playing anymore… Especially if you’ve been playing for a...
February 21, 2011
Beyond Ferelden
Back in December 2009 I professed my love for the Dragon Age RPG by Green Ronin. As someone who enjoyed (and still enjoys) the Dragon Age: Origins computer game it was no question...
February 17, 2011
Would a near-future science-based space exploration roleplaying game work?
Yesterday I stumbled upon this post at the famous BoingBoing blog which featured two pieces of awesome NASA artistic renderings of possible future space missions. I love science and space exploration. Even as...
February 16, 2011
Bits And Mortar
Bits And Mortar is a “pro-retailer, pro-brick-and-mortar, pro-PDF, pro-eBook initiative” backed by several small-press publishers like Evil Hat Productions, Cubicle 7, Pelgrane Press, Nevermet Press and Rogue Games among others. Usually when you...
February 8, 2011
Character advancement the hard way
Back in the day, when we still played games like Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Edition, character advancement was more than just picking new skills and talents, or improving the stats. Often the characters...
February 7, 2011
World Building Part 8 – Kicking Off Your Homebrew Setting Campaign
Today I want to take a little bit of a break from talking about creating your world and shift a little bit towards the actual use of that campaign setting for gaming (that...
February 4, 2011
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It’s a good time to be a supers fan!
Warning: This post is a mixed bag, part reflection on my current campaign and the lessons I’ve learned from it, part an overview of recent sources of inspiration and sharing a handout I’ve...
February 3, 2011
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Kobold adoptions going on right now! Free Kobold Quarterly #11…
Kobolds! Some of those little humanoids, that went from being the pesky scaled doglike bane of 1st level PCs to dragon blooded opponents of the modern adventurer, so renowned that they have a...
February 1, 2011