Roleplaying music – Bioshock
The award-winning computer game Bioshock takes place in an underwater city called Rapture, where the dream of scientists and artists turned into nightmare. The…
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Pirates are playing in the sandbox
This saturday, we concluded our first Pirates of the Spanish Main adventure. I used the adventure that was printed in the back of the…
It’s the end of the world as we know it…
We are still there! LHC has not killed us (yet), so we still have some time left to play post-apocalyptic roleplaying games! There are…
Post/page ratings and iPhone support
This morning I installed two plugins that will make reading this blog even more enjoyable! WP-PostRatings You’ve probably already noticed the small star icons…
Is D&D Insider worth up to 8$ per month?
Recently WotC’s Randy Buehler has revealed the plans for the future of DDI. In the near future we’ll no longer get Dungeon and Dragon…
Elementary, dear Watson!
I love RPG and I love murder mysteries. When I am not blogging, gaming or drinking coffee, I am probably listening to a Sherlock…
Drinking from the firehose
The RPG Bloggers Network is awesome. It helped new or virtually unknown blogs like mine to get an instant readership almost over night and…
Dungeoncraft: The World of Asecia
Last time I showed you the original map that started it all. Today I want to explain you what I’ve changed and why I…
Roleplaying music – Five essential soundtrack albums
In my column “Roleplaying music” I want to write about the usage of music in tabletop roleplaying. If you start using music in your…
“Savage Worlds Explorer’s Edition” Review
Savage Worlds is a multi-genre roleplaying game created by Pinnacle Entertainment. So it’s no coincidence that the Savage Worlds rules have some similarities with…
Canned Monstrosities
While checking some websites this morning I stumbled upon some great tutorials for Halloween props. These props could make excellent props for use at…
Roleplaying music – “WoW: Taverns of Azeroth”
Recently Blizzard Entertainment has released a new game soundtrack album over Apple’s iTunes Store: “World of Warcraft: Taverns of Azeroth” composed by David Arkenstone,…
Superhero campaigns
Although I am no avid fan I like superhero comics, movies and computer games. I also own “Mutants & Masterminds“, the superhero RPG by…
EuRoSoc
When Wizards of the Coast started Gleemax I was hoping for something just like Facebook but for gamers. I don’t think I have to…
Dungeoncraft: The map
I am still working on my next episode of “Dungeoncraft” but I wanted to give you a small gift that should make waiting easier:…
Five things I’ve learned about RPGs from “Mazes & Monsters”
Roleplaying is all about the treasure you get at the end (and coping with your personal problems) Level 10 is where the fun is…
Horror Improved!
Running a horror campaign is very hard work. Imagine a scene where the players should be in horror, frightened, excited and then someone tells…
Dungeoncraft: “It all started with a map”
This article is the first part of an series of articles in which I want to talk about the development of a campaign setting.…
Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide – A first look
When I first opened the brand-new FR campaign guide, I was disappointed. I was hoping for new races, new classes but the book did…
Music for the adventure in your mind
I am pretty sure that a lot of GMs are using music to set the mood during their gaming sessions. I prefer epic soundtracks…