Lazy Thursday Video Post: PSA for Cthulhu
Do you want to join the cult of Cthulhu? If so, let Chuck and Dexter give you the basics! Now let’s return to our regular program…
April 29, 2010
Random musings
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Lovecraftian posts from the archives
I gathered all my mental strength and delved deep into the dusty archives of this blog to bring back some of the unspeakable truths about the Mythos. Behold! All the posts listed here...
April 28, 2010
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Old McWhateley had a cult… Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn! – My Top 5 Lovecraftian gaming products
In keeping with the theme of Lovecraftian Week here in Stargazer’s World I want to do a series of mythos themed top five lists inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. And since...
April 27, 2010
H.P. Lovecraft and his works
This week at Stargazer’s World is dedicated to gaming inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s works. So, who was this H.P. Lovecraft anyway? Lovecraft’s life Howard Philips Lovecraft was born August 20, 1890 in Providence,...
April 26, 2010
What about Don’t Rest Your Head? A review…
Two weeks ago I got to play a new game. It’s not something I do as often as I would like, so when a friend wanted to try a new RPG I jumped...
April 23, 2010
Help me find a new name for “Warrior, Rogue & Mage”
As you probably already know, “Warrior, Rogue & Mage” is a rules-light fantasy RPG created by me. The whole design process was under 24 hours, so I didn’t really bother with finding a...
April 23, 2010
Lazy Friday Video Post: ETA
Another Friday, another lazy video post. ETA by Junk is a very-well done and funny short film. I am sure fans of Science Fiction movies will very much enjoy the story of Marvin,...
April 23, 2010
Warrior, Rogue & Mage: Playtest
This morning, Will Hopkins from Creative Anomalies has posted his playtest report of my WR&M game. Since I haven’t had the time to playtest the game myself, I am always overjoyed when other...
April 21, 2010
Lazy Friday Video Post: The Wild Hunt
I found this trailer on io9 yesterday and thought I should share it with you. The movie, that is currently playing in a few Canadian cities this week, is about what happens when...
April 16, 2010
Ask The Readers: What is the highest prize you are willing to pay for a PDF product?
The pricing of RPG products is always a highly debated topic. Some game designers and publishers believe that the prices for roleplaying games are already too low for most companies to survive, while...
April 15, 2010
Hacking in Cyberpunk games
As I’ve written two weeks ago I am thinking about developing a Cyberpunk game powered by my Gears system. But there’s one thing that I don’t like about most Cyberpunk games: Hacking. Usually...
April 13, 2010
Failure and complications
I think we all agree that a game without any chance of failure would be extremely boring. If you always succeed things tend to get uninteresting after a while. But on the other...
April 12, 2010
My GenCon plans
This year will be the first time I attend to GenCon in Indianapolis. For quite some time, fellow RPG bloggers like Zachary from RPG Blog II and Michael from Mad Brew Labs have...
April 6, 2010
Lazy Easter Monday Video Post: Elder Sign
If you suffer from an overwhelming sense of dread brought on by the realization of your own insignificance in the universe, then you need Elder Sign. Check out this video to learn more:...
April 5, 2010
Lazy Friday Video Post: PAX East 2010 Keynote
Check out this video from Wil Wheaton’s PAX East 2010 keynote: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlh7_608KUs You can watch the rest of his awesome keynote here.
April 2, 2010
Gears: The only constant is change!
I finally made up my mind about Gears, my roleplaying game in development. Thanks to the comments I got during the last weeks I was finally able to decide what I should focus...
March 31, 2010
Cheap battlemats!
For the longest time I gamed without minis or a battlemat. Despite beginning to play AD&D with 1st edition, I never had a war gaming background and for the longest time my combats...
March 30, 2010