Happy Birthday Stargazersworld!
Ok, it has been a couple of days since the blog’s actual birthday, but I just noticed this today. Wow, the blog is now officially 8 (in words: eight!) years old. That’s quite...
August 8, 2016
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Monte Cook’s New Game will be Weird – With a Capital W.
Earlier today my friend and fellow blogger Roberto Micheri told me about the next Monte Cook game called Invisible Sun. While his company is still busy releasing new stuff for their various Cypher...
August 8, 2016
RPG a Day 2016: Better living through gaming! – Day 7
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! It’s and #RPGaDay 2016 post here at Stargazer’s World. Welcome back dear reader, as the first week of this year’s challenge comes to a close; let’s tackle a very interesting...
August 7, 2016
RPG a Day 2016: Giving back to the community – Day 6
We don’t usually post on Saturdays here in the blog, unless something special happens, like #RPGaDay 2016! Welcome back; let’s get to what you’re here for. August 6: What is the most amazing thing...
August 6, 2016
RPG a Day 2016 Character stories… Day 5
Welcome back dear reader. It’s Friday! And we’re on day 5 of #RPGaDay 2016. The question for today is… August 5: What story does your group of players tell about your character? Again, like...
August 5, 2016
RPG a Day 2016 Impressive, most impressive! Day 4
Allow me to quote the Dark Lord of the Sith… August 4: What is the most impressive thing that you can remember another player’s character doing in a session? There have been many impressive...
August 4, 2016
RPG a Day 2016, Triple Threat! Days 1, 2 & 3
Like a phoenix from the ashes, or a hungover party goer on Monday morning, I arise once more, after months of not posting here at Stargazer’s World, to participate in RPG a Day...
August 3, 2016
Hell froze over: There will be a new Alternity RPG
Wow! I actually haven’t believed this day would come, but Sasquatch Game Studio (veteran game designers Richard Baker, David Noonan and Stephen Schubert) is releasing a new Alternity RPG in 2017. What is...
July 29, 2016
I Think I’m Done With Fate
I’m finally back from being in the hospital for over 5 weeks where they treated me for my depression and anxiety issues. Now I feel a bit better than before and hopefully I...
July 27, 2016
Of Hermits, Snakes and Near-TPKs
Recently I started a Titansgrave campaign using the Fantasy AGE rules. If you haven’t heard of Titansgrave before, I wholeheartedly recommend you to check it out. It’s a Sci-fantasy setting conceived by Wil...
May 30, 2016
Giving Savage Worlds Another Chance
Yes, it has been quite a long time since my last post. I don’t want to go into much detail here, but my mental health issues have been rearing their ugly head again....
May 11, 2016
Harassment and the Gaming Community – A few thoughts
Recently I was made aware of this article and was shocked and appalled by what I read. What the author of this post has endured is terrible and it’s a shame that all...
April 7, 2016
Why are some games so hard to understand?
Over the years I’ve encountered dozens of games which are highly popular, are supposedly easy to learn, but I just can’t wrap my head around them. One reason was probably that I grew...
March 3, 2016
Making Stuff up As We Go Along
My favorite GMing style has always been “making stuff up as we go along” which means I basically improvised from start to finish instead of doing some prep work before the game. Depending...
March 2, 2016
Ask The Readers: Can You Recommend Any GM-Less Games?
In my last post I talked about my plan to take a break from running games. But this doesn’t mean I want to stop playing. but taking on the GM’s mantle feels like...
February 21, 2016
Taking A Break
Today I have decided to take a break when it comes to roleplaying games. Over the last few years I’ve been mostly the GM, which a few opportunities where I was actually able...
February 20, 2016
[Kickstarter] Starguild: Space Opera Noir tabletop RPG
Let me start by giving a shout-out to author Alex White for providing me with a preview copy of his roleplaying game Starguild. I had it on my harddrive for a while when...
February 6, 2016