D&D Essentials “Red Box” Unboxing
Youseph got his review copy of the new D&D Red Box today and recorded a short unboxing video. He told me that there will be a review coming soon, so stay tuned! In...
August 27, 2010
RPG
The one RPG I wholeheartedly recommend to any gamer is …
In my case it’s Savage Worlds. Savage Worlds is a generic roleplaying game that allows you to run games in any genre, the rules are easy to learn but have a certain complexity...
August 26, 2010
What’s in a name?
I’ll admit it, naming non-player characters and places in role playing game is HARD! If you are not careful you’ll end up with names your players will make fun of for years to...
August 26, 2010
Eureka!
Some time ago, Martin Ralya of GnomeStew.com and Engine Publishing asked me if I was interested in reviewing Eureka. I’ve read about Eureka before and since I am chronically under-prepared for my games,...
August 25, 2010
Trying something new…
I’ve never been particularly handy. I’ll write, talk in public, and I can tell a pretty good yarn (or so I’ve been told), but I’m not great with cars or home repair. I’ll...
August 25, 2010
Review: The Savage World of Solomon Kane
I can’t deny it, I am an avid Savage Worlds fan. I like the rules-light system and the original settings released for it. I think the first time I heard about Solomon Kane...
August 24, 2010
Food & Games
Don’t worry; this has NOTHING to do with all the electronic cooking games out there. This is about gamers and the food they eat when they game. Junk food and role-playing games are...
August 24, 2010
WR&M review by Wyatt Salazar
Wyatt Salazar is somewhat like a RPG blog nephew to me. Back in the day, when he wasn’t one of the more popular D&D 4th Edition bloggers out there, I was one of...
August 23, 2010
Why I ordered the D&D Essentials “Red Box” after all
As you all know I am not that fond of D&D 4th Edition. While I loved a lot of the changes from D&D 3.5 when I first read the new core books, I...
August 23, 2010
Dicebook review
Some time ago I had the opportunity to give away a free copy of Dicebook, a PDF reader and dice rolling app for the Apple iPad. But since I haven’t had an iPad...
August 23, 2010
Lazy Sunday Video Post: Dungeon Master Gurls Music Video
I found this and I had to share it.
August 22, 2010
Free Stuff Friday: Sword and Sorcery Saga
It’s Friday and it’s time to give you some more free stuff! This week’s Free Stuff is: Sword and Sorcery Saga Swords and Sorcery Saga is a free website containing information, links, and...
August 20, 2010
Writing A Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Adventure
Over the last few years I have been reading books on management and starting a business. I really enjoy reading books on these topics and I have benefited greatly from reading them. One...
August 19, 2010
Pathfinder RPG Spellcards, for free!
I know free stuff is usually Youseph’s topic but I discovered this website this week and I’m thrilled. As you doubtlessly know I’m a Pathfinder RPG fan and have run a weekly game...
August 19, 2010
GameScience Dice Review
Last March I wrote a post titled The Importance of Dice where I talked about how important dice are to both players and game masters alike. It seems like everywhere I look every...
August 18, 2010
Interview with the AntiPaladins: Mini Six Bare Bones Edition
Ray Nolan and Phil Morris of AntiPaladin Games recently released a drastically revised and expanded version of their Open d6-based microlite, Mini Six. This new "Bare Bones Edition" comes in a beautiful, easy-to-use...
August 18, 2010
25 years later… 24 years later!
The nonsensical title to this posts is actually a reference to my first ever attempt at designing a game. From that attempt I learned that designing a game is hard, a mixture of...
August 17, 2010
Gen Con: A Happy Gamer!
Daniel M. Perez from Highmoon Games just sent me this photo of a very happy gamer. If you are at Gen Con and not smiling like that guy, you’re doing it wrong. 😉...
August 16, 2010