RPG Blogging 101: You need to have a thick skin!
In light of recent events I thought it would be a good idea to come back to my RPG blogging advice series. Whenever you post something on the internet you risk that someone...
July 7, 2011
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A Non-Review of Mutants & Masterminds/DC Adventures
This is not going to be an official review of Mutants & Masterminds 3rd Edition/DC ADVENTURES (M&M/DCA). It’s not going to be a review because after recently gamemastering my first game of M&M/DCA...
July 6, 2011
Review: Masks – 1000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game
It was almost a year ago when I had the chance to review Engine Publishing’s debut product: Eureka. Back then I called it “the most useful tool a gamemaster could probably have”. And...
July 5, 2011
Oh look, the Magus… and more!
The new class for the Pathfinder RPG keeps catching me unaware. As I wrote when the play test began, I had no idea that Paizo added the open content of the recently released...
July 4, 2011
Come one, come all, to the greatest geeknic on earth!
I try (I really do) not to toot my own horn, or try to use the blog (too much) to promote another project I’m involved with, Puerto Rico Role Players. I guess there...
July 1, 2011
The Kobolds launched a new patronage project: Dark Roads and Golden Hells
I just learned about a new patronage project over at Open Design: Dark Roads and Golden Hells. It will led by Northlands’ designer Dan Voyce. So what will the new book be about?...
June 30, 2011
A Wanderer’s Romance now available
SoogaGames and Stargazer Games are proud to announce that Christopher McDowall’s game “A Wanderer’s Romance” is finally available for free from DriveThruRPG. So what’s this game about? The world began as nothing but...
June 30, 2011
Fated to play FATE
During the last weeks I have felt the pull towards Evil Hat’s FATE system getting continuously stronger. I have always thought that FATE was one of the most elegant and ingenious RPG systems...
June 29, 2011
Describing the Indescribable
For many creative people, a blank space is an inspiration, a key to unlock ideas. These people can take an empty page or fresh canvas and fill it with wonders, unleashing their imaginations....
June 28, 2011
What I am working on right now
I recently had a couple of long weekends that allowed me to work on several projects. One of these projects has been Jay Steven Anyong’s BADASS which we released some time ago. Now...
June 27, 2011
What about Street of Zobeck and Alleys of Zobeck? A pair of reviews…
The folk at Open Design are kind enough to keep sending review copies of their excellent products, and I just cannot stop reading them. Are they trying to get me to read nothing...
June 27, 2011
Get your Free RPG Day swag today!
As you you may already know last Saturday was Free RPG Day. Alas not all of us had the opportunity to go to a participating FLGS to pick up some nice freebies, socialize...
June 24, 2011
Technoir Dice Mechanics
I have no idea how I could have missed this, but Jeremy Keller actually recorded a short video that gives an overview of how the dice mechanics of Technoir work. If you’re interested...
June 24, 2011
Tag Team Review: Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century
Battlelords of the 23rd Century is one of the game I always wanted to check out back in the 1990s. The name alone aroused my interest in that game, but alas I was...
June 23, 2011
Savage (Worlds) Excitement!
Around these parts the big proponent of Savage Worlds has always been Michael. I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned this, but I discovered this blog doing a Google search for information about...
June 23, 2011
Gaming Disappointments: “Perry Rhodan – Das Rollenspiel”
With the majority of games I bought over the years I was quite happy with. Of course not every game was up to my expectations but in most I didn’t feel totally disappointed....
June 22, 2011
My gift to the Fudge community
As I mentioned a while ago I had some plans to run a Fudge Day event this year. Alas several things went wrong and so this never happened. So I was looking for...
June 21, 2011