Review: Open Versatile Anime RPG
Some time ago I purchased the OVA RPG on Lulu. Much like the better known “Big Eyes, Small Mouth” it’s a multi-genre roleplaying game meant to bring the tropes of Japanese anime to...
Warrior, Rogue & Mage: Playtest
This morning, Will Hopkins from Creative Anomalies has posted his playtest report of my WR&M game. Since I haven’t had the time to playtest the game myself, I am always overjoyed when other...
WEG: This is the end
I never thought this would happen, but it seems Eric Gibson, owner of West End Games, will be selling TORG (and probably other properties of West End Games as well). According to an...
One Page Dungeon Contest 2010 Winners
This year’s One Page Dungeon Contest (organized by fellow RPG blogger Alex Schröder) is over and the winners have been announced! I have to admit, I am amazed by the high quality of...
Cataclysm
This is a rerun, it was originally posted on August 28th, 2009. From Wikipedia: The cataclysm is the Greek expression for the Deluge, from the Greek kataklysmos, to ‘wash down’ (kluzein “wash” +...
Lazy Friday Video Post: The Wild Hunt
I found this trailer on io9 yesterday and thought I should share it with you. The movie, that is currently playing in a few Canadian cities this week, is about what happens when...
No elves, now free on PDF!
I was fourteen when I first saw that add. It proclaimed no elves in big bold letters and offered a different fantasy game, not your dad’s, well older brother’s, fantasy world. No hobbits...
Ask The Readers: What is the highest prize you are willing to pay for a PDF product?
The pricing of RPG products is always a highly debated topic. Some game designers and publishers believe that the prices for roleplaying games are already too low for most companies to survive, while...
The Dungeon Master Guys
Today, on my daily commute, I listened to episode 1 of the new “Dungeon Master Guys” podcast. In this episode the three hosts, ChattyDM, DaveTheGame, and NewbieDM talk about how they prepare their...
Maps, maps, maps! A trio of reviews… Part 3 – Map Packs
On the last leg of this review of mapping aides and tools I use for my D20 games lets talk about Maps Packs. This little shrink wrapped treasure throve may look unassuming in...
Google Friend Connect integration
Today I added Google friend connect to the blog, which not only allows people to show their support for Stargazer’s World in the sidebar widget to the right, but also makes commenting easier....
Hacking in Cyberpunk games
As I’ve written two weeks ago I am thinking about developing a Cyberpunk game powered by my Gears system. But there’s one thing that I don’t like about most Cyberpunk games: Hacking. Usually...
Failure and complications
I think we all agree that a game without any chance of failure would be extremely boring. If you always succeed things tend to get uninteresting after a while. But on the other...
Maps, maps, maps! A trio of reviews… Part 2 – Dungeon Tiles
Continuing my reviews of the map aides I use for my games. On my previous post I talked about Flip Mats. Another great tool is Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeon Tiles. What can...
Jess Hartley interview
I recently had the chance to ask a couple of questions to prolific novelist and game designer Jess Hartley. If you are interested to learn more about her works check out her website...
Maps, maps, maps! A trio of reviews… Part 1 – Flip Mats
As an avid player of D20 games maps have become an integral part of my games. On a previous post I talked about cheap battlemats and what I use for most of my...
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