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I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather lately but today I pulled myself together to work on this post. Phew! A lot has…
✦ Category: RPG
First Look: Apocalypse Prevention Inc. 2nd Edition
Back in 2011 Eloy Lasanta of Third Eye Games graciously provided me with a review copy of his roleplaying game Apocalypse Prevention Inc. Recently…
Where No Man Has Gone Before
These six words immediately conjure up one image: the starship USS Enterprise NCC-1701. It’s also the name of an excellent fan-made Star Trek roleplaying…
Preview: Cypher System Rulebook
Recently a couple of fellow bloggers had the opportunity to look at Monte Cook Games upcoming Cypher System Rulebook. Since I wasn’t among the…
D&D 5th Edition: A Few Thoughts
After having played and run D&D 5th Edition for a couple of months I think it’s time to have a look on what worked…
I suck at running campaigns
Recently I looked back at my gaming career and I realized that my campaigns usually end up being a mess. More often then not,…
Three Upcoming Games I’m Excited about
Although I already own quite a few roleplaying games (I stopped counting a while ago), I am usually excited about at least one or…
First Look: Strange Stars
Strange Stars by Armchair Planet is a game setting book of a kind you don’t see that often nowadays – it’s system-less. The 32-paged…
An Elegant System For A More Civilized Age
Most of you probably remember the line “An elegant weapon for a more civilized age” from 1977’s Star Wars. So it’s probably no surprise…
Freebies: Heavy Gear d6
One of my favorite roleplaying games has always been the Star Wars RPG by West End Games. One of the reason why I enjoyed…
RPG Blogging 101
Back in 2011 I wrote a series of posts about how to set up and run your own RPG blog. I guess most of…
The RPGBA is Dead! Long Live The RPGBA!
A couple of years ago, Jeff Brissette and me (actually mostly Jeff), started the RPG Blog Alliance as an alternative to the RPG Bloggers…
Some Thoughts on the Dragon Age RPG
On Saturday I had the chance to play the Dragon Age RPG by Green Ronin at a local convention. Initially I planned to run…
Reports of my unfortunate Demise have been greatly exaggerated!
Yes, I am still alive. I haven’t posted in a while because I was busy with other stuff and not feeling particularly inspired to…
Gen Con’s Letter to the Indiana Governor
Just two days ago Gen Con’s owner and CEO Adrian Swartout sent a letter to Indiana’s governor Mike Pence and basically threatened that Gen…
Interview: Chris Birch
Recently I had the chance to do a short interview with Chris Birch from Modiphius. Modiphius is a pretty young company but is already…
Some Thoughts on Technoir
Technoir, Jeremy Keller’s cyberpunk roleplaying game, was one of the first Kickstarter projects I supported back in 2011. The video he created to promote…
First Impressions: Beyond The Wall
Yesterday evening I had the chance to create my first character for Beyond The Wall by Flatland Games. I have a digital copy of…
Freebie: Ultima X Odyssey Soundtrack
I love using music in my games. A well-chosen soundtrack can massively improve the atmosphere in most games. Especially horror roleplaying games benefit a…
Musings of a D&D 5th Edition DM
Last year I started playing D&D 5th Edition with one of my regular groups. Actually we just created characters and did a short introductory…