Looking after the pennys
I kind of suspect that most GMs harbour some kind of desire, however small, to make a living from gaming. After all if you…
✦ Category: Random musings
What’s New with the Stargazer?
I have to start with an apology. A couple of weeks back I promised to post more often, but unfortunately life had other plans.…
Setting Yourself Up For Failure
Over the 20+ years of my gaming career I noticed something which has led to the premature demise of many campaigns. It usually starts…
Relativity!
Today I finished reading “Time for the Stars”, a classic young-adult science-fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. You might be asking yourselves now why…
Rise of the Eurogame
I read an article this week about the rising popularity of European and particularly German board games, the so-called Eurogame. The core difference apparently…
Are you sitting comfortably?
I think I mentioned this before but when my group get together and game it happens two or three times a year. We rent…
Games I am excited about: 2018 Edition
Yes, I am easily excited. There are a lot of gamers who are wary of new things, who stick to their old and well-tread…
Happy New Year
While I am still enjoying a few days off from work (and blogging) I thought it would be nice to wish you all a…
Sunglar’s Year in Review!
Hello one and all, and welcome to my look back at 2017, and a look at what may be in store for 2018. I…
Gaming All Day, Gaming All Night
Today I thought I would do a bit of an opinion piece just to break up the number of game read throughs I have…
Fate Accelerated And Fallout
Last weekend I wanted to give Fate another chance. Even though I have given up on Fate several times before, I wasn’t happy with…
When is a table not a table?
Where I game has a huge impact on how I game. For example, I have a group of players that I have gamed with…
Mobs and Brutes
Two games I have looked at recently have had a very similar concept. 7th Sea uses Brutes as the low level treat. Up to…
Interim Report Mutant: Year Zero
I don’t like long periods of radio silence and I know that a few of you are following my explorations. Not only am I…
Ending The Break–Or How To Deal With GM Anxiety
Back in June I decided to take a break from running roleplaying games. I have been wearing the GM’s mantle for many, many years…
A Look At Shadow of the Demon Lord
This morning, when I thought about writing about Shadow of the Demon Lord, I was totally amazed that I haven’t actually mentioned it on…
Looking for a spiritual home.
Excepting this past year, I have spent the last 25 years pretty much just playing the same game system, Rolemaster and its sci fi…
Contagious Excitement
I have to admit that I am easily excitable. When someone comes up with a roleplaying game which tries to tread new ground, makes…
More Thoughts On The Index Card RPG
Last Saturday I finally had the chance to give the Index Card RPG by Runehammer Games a try. My players were interested in a…
Thoughts on the Index Card RPG
I don’t actually remember how I stumbled upon the Index Card RPG CORE by Runehammer Games. It could be someone mentioned it in a…