Why I ordered the D&D Essentials “Red Box” after all
As you all know I am not that fond of D&D 4th Edition. While I loved a lot of the changes from D&D 3.5 when I first read the new core books, I...
August 23, 2010
Random musings
So what about a Book Club?
Those of you that follow me on Twitter (and if you are interested you can find me as @sunglar, but be forewarned I do ramble on) will know that besides RPGs I work...
August 20, 2010
25 years later… 24 years later!
The nonsensical title to this posts is actually a reference to my first ever attempt at designing a game. From that attempt I learned that designing a game is hard, a mixture of...
August 17, 2010
Gen Con: A Happy Gamer!
Daniel M. Perez from Highmoon Games just sent me this photo of a very happy gamer. If you are at Gen Con and not smiling like that guy, you’re doing it wrong. 😉...
August 16, 2010
Electronic Tools for Gaming – The iPhone
I’ll admit it, I was a holdover. I didn’t make the switch to an iPhone until last winter. Before that I had an ancient Palm Treo that worked perfectly well for years. I...
August 12, 2010
Gen Con: Second Day
Gen Con is a bit like the Matrix. You can’t be told about Gen Con, you have to experience it to understand it. And guys, I am enjoying myself over here. It’s great...
August 6, 2010
Off to Gen Con
Today is the great day – first day of the four best days in gaming! As you can probably imagine, I am very excited, my bag is packed with all the stuff I...
August 5, 2010
Stargazer’s World: Many Happy Returns!
I asked Michael Wolf if he’d mind if I could have the privilege of officially congratulating him on the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of Stargazer’s World. It’s a difficult achievement for any...
August 4, 2010
How I traveled to another world… A Stargazer’s World!
I know I’ve been a contributor to Stargazer’s World for a short time, but it already feels like home. Friends had asked me why I wasn’t blogging before and I usually answered that...
August 4, 2010
Preparing for Gen Con: Almost There!
I can’t believe it’s just a few days to Gen Con! To say I am excited would be an utter understatement. Currently the emotional state I am in can only be described as...
August 2, 2010
Warrior, Rogue & Mage is “Free Product of the Week” at DriveThruRPG and other updates
Wow, it has been just a few days since release but it seem I’ve hit a nerve with my free fantasy game “Warrior, Rogue & Mage”. Yesterday’s newsletter by DriveThruRPG lists WR&M as...
July 30, 2010
Character Death, woe or wow?
Last night I played a particularly long session of my weekly Pathfinder RPG game. During this game I killed a player character. Well that’s not quiet accurate. I wasn’t gunning out for him;...
July 29, 2010
Sci-Fi Setting, looking for some feedback…
Unlike some of my fellow writers here in Stargazer’s World I haven’t tried my hand at designing an RPG for some years now. I must admit that meeting so many great and creative...
July 28, 2010
It’s hard to be a reviewer
Sometimes it’s not easy to be a reviewer of RPG products. If you’ve followed my blog for some time now, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve written quite a few of those in my...
July 28, 2010
Dungeon Master Burnout… My cure!
Some context… I read a post by Chatty DM on twitter this past Sunday about him possibly taking a D&D sabbatical and ended up briefly tweeting with Greywulf about D20 burnout and how...
July 26, 2010
Preview: Warrior, Rogue & Mage Revised Edition Part 1
For the last weeks I have been working hard to get the revised edition of WR&M done. The revised edition is currently 38-pages long, contains a lot of small fixes and clarifications and...
July 26, 2010
The Most Unread Blog on the Internet. Ever.
Tommy Brownell’s blog has a very interesting mix of topics: roleplaying games and wrestling. I have to admit that I know almost nothing about wrestling and so I won’t comment on his wrestling...
July 20, 2010