Let’s talk Minecraft
Yes, I know. This is a tabletop roleplaying game blog, not a computer game one. But it’s also still my personal blog, so I…
✦ Category: Random musings
Podcast Recommendation: The Dungeon Master’s Handbook
This is a quick follow-up to my last post. I got in touch with Michael Shorten aka ChicagoWiz and asked him for advice on…
From my reading list: ChicagoWiz’s RPG Blog
I really, really want to run a new game for my friends, but I am still not sure if I am a) ready for…
F*ck the ENnies
Please excuse the click-baity nature of the title, but I thought it was the best way to get your attention. So what is the…
Critical Role KS Criticism
I have to admit I haven’t really followed the discussions surrounding the Critical Role Kickstarter project. Heck, I haven’t even checked out the project…
Achtung! Cthulhu for 7th Edition Call of Cthulhu
A few days ago I was surprised to find emails from DriveThruRPG in my inbox with links to free copies of three new products.…
Some thoughts on Invisible Sun
A couple of days ago Monte Cook Games finally released their roleplaying game Invisible Sun in digital form. Until then the PDF version of…
Games I’m excited about: Android – Shadow of the Beanstalk
Android: Shadow of the Beanstalk is a new and upcoming setting for FFG’s Genesys Roleplaying Game. Like Realms of Terrinoth it’s based on one…
The Mercer Effect
Without a doubt, Matthew Mercer and the rest of the Critical Role team has had a huge impact on how many people perceive roleplaying…
Happy New Year–Plans for 2019 and A Look Back
After taking an extensive break over the holidays I am back at work. This is also a good opportunity to give you an update…
CYOA – My Plans and My Dead Ends
So I said in my post back on December 22nrd (Terrible Habits) that I wanted to write a Fighting Fantasy style book. In truth…
Finishing A Project, Looking Back
Back in September I wrote a couple of posts about long running reviews. Well it is now 28th of December and I have just…
Terrible Habits
Amongst other things I am an indie game developer and a hobbiest programmer. This means that I often find that if I cannot find…
Strongholds, Towers, and Hideouts
I am currently reading through the D&D Rules Cyclopedia from 1991 and I’m constantly discovering game aspects that the later editions lack or which…
No OSR for me!
I have never really paid much attention to the OSR movement. Firstly, I didn’t really understand if it was Old School Revival or Old…
Blast from the Past: D&D Rules Cyclopedia from 1991
Over the past few years, when I was looking more closely into old-school D&D, the OSR, the various retro-clones etc. numerous people recommended the…
Stargazer’s thoughts on the OSR
What is the OSR? If you ask several gamers you’ll likely get different answers. The acronym usually stands for old-school revolution or old-school renaissance.…
A Message From White Wolf
Three days ago the interim manager at White Wolf Publishing posted the following on their official website: Hello everyone, My name is Shams Jorjani,…
Confessions of a terrible GM
Ok, I am probably not that bad, but sometimes I feel that way. I’ve run games that were terribly boring, extremely formulaic, and I…
I’ve got Genesys on my mind
After I decided to cancel my D&D game, one of the players immediately offered to run a “Realms of Terrinoth” game for us. “Realms…