iPhone app “Mach Dice”
Since the AppStore opened its doors, hundreds of applications where released for the iPhone and the iPod touch. There are a lot of dice applications that simulate dice rolls on the iPhone but...
August 25, 2008
RPG
Savage Worlds
Last Saturday some friends came over to my place to play some board games. When we couldn’t decide what game to play I offered to run “Pirates of the Spanish Main” for them....
August 25, 2008
Why I fear the Forgotten Realms …
…and why I have high hopes for the 4E version I always feared the Forgotten Realms. There were instances when I really hated them. And if you are a gamemaster there a lot...
August 22, 2008
TenFootWiki 2.0 – the ten foot pole for GMs
When planning a new campaign or even a whole new setting a wiki can really come in handy. But usually you need a web server (or hosted webspace) with support for PHP/Python/whatever and...
August 15, 2008
The HPLHS Props & Fonts CD
Some days ago I stumbled upon the website of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. I have already heard of this group before because they made that awesome “Call of the Cthulhu” silent movie....
August 13, 2008
D&D 4th Edition: First Impressions
In June Wizards of the Coast released the three new core books of D&D 4th Edition. Even before the release it was certain that the 4th iteration of the classic roleplaying game isn’t...
August 7, 2008
Beyond Azeroth
"World of Warcraft" is a very popular and successful MMORPG, a Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game. Around 10 Million people play the game more or less regularly. And I am pretty sure a...
August 4, 2008