Breaking News: Roleplaying finally possible in D&D 4th Edition
When D&D 4th Edition was released a lot of people argued that it wasn’t not D&D anymore, that it was more like a boardgame…
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Iron Kingdoms RPG source books now available in PDF
When I first read about this, I thought “Hell, it’s about time!”. The Iron Kingdoms campaign setting is still one of my favorite setting,…
Swords & Wizardry Reference Sheets now available at RPGNow
I am one of the people who got infected by the “old-school” bug by Michael Shorten’s Swords & Wizardry Quick Start. Today his latest…
First Look: The SKETCH System
Imagine the following situation: it’s your weekly roleplaying session, everyone has gathered at the game table but one player. Alas this player’s character will…
Ask The Readers: What are your thoughts on the GUMSHOE system?
Recently I have thought about running another horror campaign this fall/winter and two of the games I am currently considering are Esoterrorists and Trail…
Lazy Friday Video Post: 1-900-NERD-GIRL
I recently stumbled upon this video and I thought I share it with my readers! Have a nice weekend! And don’t try to call…
Home-made GM screens @ System matters
The German RPG blog/podcast System matters has posted photos of some home-made GM screens. If you ever thought about creating your own custom GM…
The end is nigh!
The end of the year that is. It’s mid-September now and fall is approaching fast (at least in the northern hemisphere). Perfect time to…
RPG Bloggers Network Forums are back
Some of you may have noticed that the RPG Bloggers Network forums had some technical issues yesterday. Obviously the forum has been hacked over…
Just Say Yes
Posted by Viriatha, the Bard of Valiant Saying yes to players is something we all know we should do, whether it be a hard…
“Roleplaying games as a teaching tool” @ Musings of a ChattyDM
As announced some days ago, my first guest post at Philippe Ménard’s blog has gone live! Here’s a short excerpt: Some time ago, Barb,…
Follow-up: D&D 4th Edition Firearms
In last October I created some rules for simple firearms for D&D 4th Edition that are still very popular. Some days ago the reader…
Being Berin Kinsman
Yesterday I decided to have a look at Berin Kinsman’s autobiographic roleplaying game “Being Berin Kinsman”. The 45th anniversary edition is available at Lulu…
Don’t take yourself too seriously!
The ROLPUNK manifesto has – at least in my humble opinion – an underlying message: don’t take yourself to seriously, and remember it’s just…
House rules for Swords & Wizardry
One reasons why I picked up S&W was that it’s very easy to modify. In most modern games, making a small change on one…
Thrilling Noir Stories needs some more love
Some weeks ago I posted about “Thrilling Noir Stories”, my roleplaying game inspired by the film noir genre. The latest playtest version codenamed “Bogart”…
Don’t drink the Kool-Aid, man!
UncleBear, father figure of RPG Bloggers has started a new movement: ROLPUNK! So, what’s this all about? Let the man speak for himself: Rolpunk…
What’s on the horizon?
Today I want to give you an update on what’s brewing at Stargazer’s World right now. Just today I finished the first draft of…
Confessions of a Gamer: Dungeon Mastering
I can’t exactly remember when I decided to run my own games as game master. When I am not mistaken I have been playing…
RPG Circus Episode 6
The latest episode of RPG Circus has been released a few days ago, but I just now managed to listen to it. As always…