Let the Quest Begin!
In my recent post (‘Looking for a Spiritual Home’) Johnkzin made loads of constructive suggestions and asked a few questions. The problem with Pathfinder and 5e for that matter is that I have...
November 2, 2017
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Orctober 2017 – Days 13 to 31
Happy Halloween dear readers! This month I’ve been participating in #Orctober, writing short, or not so short pieces, on the topics shared by the talented artist Claudio Pozas on the promotion below that...
October 31, 2017
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 cousin Spacemaster. I have just recently started to look...
October 28, 2017
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 things a little different, or just has inspiring artwork,...
October 27, 2017
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 space opera/space fantasy game, so I thought Warp Shell...
October 26, 2017
Good night to the Devil
This will be my last post on Devil’s Staircase for a while. It is not going away, quite the opposite, but I will tell you abut that later. This post is in two...
October 24, 2017
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What about Starfinder? A review….
In early 2010 one of my first posts on this blog was a review of Pathfinder. It is only fitting that seven years and a few months later I review Paizo’s newest hit...
October 21, 2017
Devil’s Staircase Wrapping up the Jokers
I have used Jokers several times if different aspects of Devil’s Staircase so I thought a post to bring all of them together may be worthwhile. Jokers and Stats You cannot have a...
October 19, 2017
FrontierSpace Actual Play Report
On September 27th DwD Studios released their space opera RPG FrontierSpace. Stargazer’s World already reviewed it. I had the opportunity to use the playtest rules for a one shot session during ZeltCon 2017,...
October 18, 2017
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 chat, or I just saw it on sale at...
October 17, 2017
Preview: FrontierSpace Referee’s Handbook
As I stated in my recent review of the FrontierSpace PHB, FrontierSpace is one of the most exciting releases this year. Even though I have played and even written fantasy roleplaying games before,...
October 16, 2017
Devil’s Staircase Aces High
This time I want to get some ideas out about character progression. I am certainly not a fan of games that use levels and experience points. I suppose there are two reasons. I...
October 15, 2017
Orctober 2017 – Days 7 to 12
Welcome back to my second post for October 2017. Like on my previous post, This is a collection of my posts on social media celebrating all things orc in the month of October....
October 13, 2017
That’s kinda fancy gun work you got there Mister!
Before we start shooting guns out of the bad guy’s hand or put a bullet through a silver dollar tossed into the air I want to take a tiny peek as some of...
October 12, 2017
Devil’s Staircase Wild West Role Playing
I finally get to talk about my proposed combat system! First off, I have been trying to think of a decent working title for the game. Not just the game but the core...
October 9, 2017
Orctober 2017 – Week 1 (Almost!)
Just what is Orctober? I asked myself that very same question! The Urban dictionary defines it as a celebration of all things orc in October. I honestly have no idea of its origins...
October 7, 2017
I’m still here…
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports that Hurricane Maria blew me off the blogosphere were greatly exaggerated. I am alive, and well. Puerto Rico not so much. Most of you know, but just...
October 6, 2017