A Gamer In Japan Part 1: The Group
So, this is the first in my series on “A Gamer in Japan.” This week, I will be focusing on who you’ll actually be gaming with if you bring your hobby with you...
June 25, 2009
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Doctor Who RPG comes in October
According to an announcement of the Cubicle 7 site and this forum post, the Doctro Who RPG is finally coming in October. Why any mention of that game had been removed from the...
June 25, 2009
Quick & Dirty Games website launched
Today the website of the new roleplaying game publisher and design studio Quick & Dirty Games launched. Q&D Games is the brain-child of Michael Garcia, who some of you probably know from his...
June 24, 2009
Gaming on the cheap
Roleplaying games can be an expensive hobby, especially when you are the game master. Imagine you want to run games using everyone’s favorite fantasy game. You usually need at least one copy of...
June 22, 2009
Using Savage Worlds for an Eberron campaign
Inspired by Berin Kinsman’s post “Why Savage Worlds is Heir to 3rd Edition” I am thinking about running an Eberron Campaign using Savage World rules. Some of you are probably asking why someone...
June 18, 2009
Five Great Blogs About Role-Playing Games @ GeekDad
Robert Sandlan has posted an article on WIRED GeekDad that will hopefully spawn an entire series: There is a world of endless information out there on the net but when it comes to...
June 18, 2009
Pleased to Meet you! I’m Shinobicow
Hey Everyone! It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance. My name is Shinobicow from http://thedumpstat.blogspot.com . I’ll be doing a guest column or two for Stargazer’s World and I wanted to properly introduce myself to everyone.
June 17, 2009
RPG Bloggers are fans of Weird Al Yankovic
There was some talk on Twitter about whether RPG Bloggers are fans of Weird Al or not. I know that I always enjoyed listening to his songs and watching his awesome music videos....
June 16, 2009
OpenD6 logo revealed
Recently the web developer who is working for Eric Gibson to create the OpenD6 website revealed not only the OpenD6 logo but also posted an early screenshot of the OpenD6 website. The logo...
June 16, 2009
Get a discount at 6d6 Fireball!
Thanks for your help testing the 6d6 Fireball Affiliate System! I just got word from Chris Tregenza that the test was a success. To show their gratitude, the guys from 6d6 Fireball are...
June 16, 2009
When your campaign has jumped the shark
Sometimes I get the feeling that my love for epic stories has got the best of me. And usually when I push my roleplaying campaigns to epic extremes I shortly thereafter notice that...
June 16, 2009
Help the guys from 6d6 Fireball test their Affiliate system!
The nice guys from 6d6 Fireball need your help. They are currently testing their Affilitate systems. What can you do to help? Helping as a blogger/site owner: Let them know via twitter (send...
June 15, 2009
Crimefighters!
Did you know that TSR released a 22-page pulp RPG in Dragon magazine #42 back in 1981? Back in 1981 I didn’t even know what TSR was and I think I read my...
June 15, 2009
Good advice for all RPG bloggers
Yesterday fellow blogger Trask posted an article with advice for aspiring RPG bloggers over at Living Dice. Even if you are already a RPG blogger you should check out this post. It’s an...
June 15, 2009
Ad Astra: And so it begins… (Part 2)
The first part of my first Ad Astra adventure started a bit slow but that will soon change. The adventurers, new recruits of the Twilight Star, were ordered to investigate an archeological dig...
June 11, 2009
Dungeons & Dragons Online goes free to play
Ok, in my first post I told everyone that this blog is about pen & paper RPGs and not MMORPGs or even LARP. But sometime you just have to break your own rules...
June 10, 2009
Earthdawn Third Edition
After FASA closed its doors, I lost track of what has happened to the Earthdawn franchise. So I was pretty surprised that the current license holder, RedBrick Ltd., is actually releasing a 3rd...
June 8, 2009