Lazy Friday Video Post: 1-900-NERD-GIRL
I recently stumbled upon this video and I thought I share it with my readers! Have a nice weekend! And don’t try to call that number … đ
September 18, 2009
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Home-made GM screens @ System matters
The German RPG blog/podcast System matters has posted photos of some home-made GM screens. If you ever thought about creating your own custom GM screen instead of buying one, check out what other...
September 17, 2009
The end is nigh!
The end of the year that is. Itâs mid-September now and fall is approaching fast (at least in the northern hemisphere). Perfect time to start a horror RPG campaign! So, why should you...
September 16, 2009
RPG Bloggers Network Forums are back
Some of you may have noticed that the RPG Bloggers Network forums had some technical issues yesterday. Obviously the forum has been hacked over the weekend and Graham Poole and I worked all...
September 15, 2009
Just Say Yes
Posted by Viriatha, the Bard of Valiant Saying yes to players is something we all know we should do, whether it be a hard skill challenge or finding that unique cool item in...
September 14, 2009
“Roleplaying games as a teaching tool” @ Musings of a ChattyDM
As announced some days ago, my first guest post at Philippe MĂ©nardâs blog has gone live! Hereâs a short excerpt: Some time ago, Barb, a homeschooling mom from California contacted me. She had...
September 14, 2009
Follow-up: D&D 4th Edition Firearms
In last October I created some rules for simple firearms for D&D 4th Edition that are still very popular. Some days ago the reader Perfidius posted an interesting comment that I think is...
September 14, 2009
Being Berin Kinsman
Yesterday I decided to have a look at Berin Kinsmanâs autobiographic roleplaying game âBeing Berin Kinsmanâ. The 45th anniversary edition is available at Lulu as Paperback and PDF. On 26 pages you not...
September 11, 2009
Don’t take yourself too seriously!
The ROLPUNK manifesto has â at least in my humble opinion â an underlying message: donât take yourself to seriously, and remember itâs just a game! Since I have started following RPG blogs...
September 10, 2009
House rules for Swords & Wizardry
One reasons why I picked up S&W was that itâs very easy to modify. In most modern games, making a small change on one end can lead to catastrophic results. Not so with...
September 10, 2009
Thrilling Noir Stories needs some more love
Some weeks ago I posted about âThrilling Noir Storiesâ, my roleplaying game inspired by the film noir genre. The latest playtest version codenamed âBogartâ is already pretty good, but still needs more testing....
September 9, 2009
Don’t drink the Kool-Aid, man!
UncleBear, father figure of RPG Bloggers has started a new movement: ROLPUNK! So, whatâs this all about? Let the man speak for himself: Rolpunk (one L, no E) is about pure, stripped down,...
September 9, 2009
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What’s on the horizon?
Today I want to give you an update on what’s brewing at Stargazer’s World right now. Just today I finished the first draft of a rather long post (1771 words so far) that...
September 9, 2009
Confessions of a Gamer: Dungeon Mastering
I canât exactly remember when I decided to run my own games as game master. When I am not mistaken I have been playing roleplaying games for some time already when I read...
September 8, 2009
RPG Circus Episode 6
The latest episode of RPG Circus has been released a few days ago, but I just now managed to listen to it. As always I enjoyed it very much and a highlight of...
September 7, 2009
Ask The Readers: Running a Ultima campaign in S&W
Inspired by Chgowizâs Siege Perilous project I am tempted to run my own Ultima campaign using Swords & Wizardry rules. Alas he only covered the early parts of the series (Ultima I â...
September 4, 2009
My stance on D&D 4th Edition
When you read some of my older post youâll notice that I praised D&D 4th Edition on numerous occasions and recently I have become more of a critic. For quite some time I...
September 3, 2009