A Look Back on 2021
The new year is in its second week now and I thought looking back on 2021 might be a fun and perhaps even interesting exercise. Instead of commenting on all of 2021, let’s...
January 12, 2022
RPG
Valda’s Spire of Secrets – A quick look
In the last days I’ve been browsing the internet with the goal of finding interesting D&D-related material. Eventually I stumbled upon Valda’s Spire of Secrets, an expansion for D&D 5th Edition by Mage...
January 12, 2022
I have a plan!
Yesterday I asked the question whether I should give D&D 5th Edition another chance. After giving it some thought, talking to a couple of people and getting some feedback on Twitter, I decided...
December 31, 2021
Should I give D&D 5th Edition another chance?
In the last few days I have been thinking long and hard about my current gaming struggles and my obvious inability to make up my mind. In the last months I have considered...
December 30, 2021
Option Paralysis and the Urge to Create Something Myself
As you may well know I own a lot of roleplaying games. At this point I can’t even say how many. My “Pen & Paper RPGs” folder which contains all the PDFs I...
December 30, 2021
Freebies: Castles & Crusades
Castles & Crusades by Troll Lord Games has been around for quite some time now. It was first released in 2004 as a simplified version of WotC’s d20 System inspired by old-school D&D....
December 30, 2021
We finally killed Strahd!
For the last three years or so I was playing in an online Curse of Strahd game with a few friends. After having played Traveller for a while we were open for a...
December 28, 2021
A look at the Traveller Core Rulebook Update 2022
When I first read about Mongoose Publishing releasing a rather expensive update to their Traveller 2nd Edition core rulebook I expected a cash grab. Over the years I have often criticised Mongoose for...
December 28, 2021
Upcoming Kickstarter: Into The Odd Remastered
Into the Odd by Chris McDowall has always been a game close to my heart. I helped him playtest the game back in the day and without a doubt these were among the...
September 2, 2021
Getting Back Into The Game
It has been quite some time since I last posted on this blog. For me writing about the hobby always is easiest when I actually play in or run games. Something comes up...
July 1, 2021
Tales of Xadia Playtest
The Dragon Prince is a Netflix show which took me a bit by surprise. Even though it’s obviously targeted towards teenagers, I found it extremely enjoyable to watch. A while back FANDOM, which...
February 5, 2021
WEG Star Wars: An Almost Perfect Roleplaying Game?
I think it’s not the first time that I’ve mentioned my love for West End Games’ original Star Wars Roleplaying game from 1987. It’s one of the first roleplaying games I’ve played and...
January 20, 2021
Cyberpunk 2077 – Is it Worth It?
Usually I don’t write about video games here on Stargazer’s World. But Cyberpunk 2077 is an exceptional game and I am sure it might appeal to many fans of tabletop roleplaying games like...
December 14, 2020
I Don’t Feel Like Writing
Ok, I guess it’s ironic to start a new blog post with a title like this, but I wanted to keep you folks informed about what’s brewing behind the scenes at Stargazer’s World....
November 11, 2020
The Crux With Established Settings From Movies, Games And Novels
Who doesn’t know this? You’ve just played through a video game, watched a movie or read a novel thinking this might make great source material for a roleplaying game. In fact some of...
October 7, 2020
Bundle Of Holding: Fudge
I have had a soft spot for the Fudge roleplaying game system for quite some time now. Unfortunately several classic Fudge games including the 10th anniversary edition have never been released in digital...
September 8, 2020