Monday Bonus: More SotU-Related Content
As I was gathering information on Searchers of the Unknown, I came across a comment that there was more floating about on the internet related to the game than just Swashbucklers of Mars....
February 22, 2010
Gears: Skills
This time I want to talk about skills in Gears. In my last post about Gears I explained how the core mechanic works. Usually you roll 3d6 (add some modifiers) and compare the...
February 22, 2010
Castlemolds Review
Ever since I started playing Dungeons & Dragons fourth edition early last year I have read all I can about the game to try and make the gaming experience as fun and enjoyable...
February 22, 2010
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Weekend Doubleshot Review
So far in my exploration of microlite gaming, I have stuck with games that have taken a single particular approach — taking an existing game and attempting to condense the rules while still...
February 21, 2010
Lazy Friday Video Post: “How To Play Dungeons and Dragons”
While looking for interesting RPG-related videos I stumbled upon this one: And I don’t really know what the creators intended this to be: a parody or serious advice. If it’s a parody, it’s...
February 19, 2010
“You had me at hello…”
Hello all! Since I’m part of the new team of contributors around here, I thought my first post should be about something related to the idea of “new” and I settled upon this:...
February 19, 2010
Dragoons20 Review
While I was bopping about the internet the other day, I tripped over a new Microlite20-based fantasy game called Dragoons20. Written by Randy Angle, the game document can be found at Hoppsbusch.com along...
February 19, 2010
Sven – that boardgame guy
I am Sven and I am one of the new contributors that Stargazer took aboard. I feel that it is only appropriate, that I tell you a little about myself. Let’s start with...
February 18, 2010
Dungeonslayers: Dungeon2Go #4 released
The Dungeonslayers community is still hard working to provide fans all around the world with new one-page adventures. Recently a team of five dedicated fans has translated Christian Kennig’s “Night of the Damned”...
February 18, 2010
Youseph Tanha
Well my name is Youseph Tanha. I am a 29-year-old working as a facility manager in Juneau, Alaska. In the past I have worked in the tech industry for web hosting and Internet...
February 17, 2010
Gears: the core mechanic
I promised you more posts about my upcoming Gears roleplaying game system and this time I want to share some thoughts on the core mechanic. When I started the project I was still...
February 17, 2010
Five Hundred!
Wow! Who would have guessed that I hit the 500 posts milestone that fast. It was in November 2009 when Stargazer’s World reached it’s 400th post. I don’t think I ever had a...
February 16, 2010
Microlite Storyteller
This morning, Andrew Modro and I where talking about the old Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Quickstart rules on #rpmn. In his opinion the mechanics used in these old quickstart games are even better...
February 16, 2010
Review: CthulhuTech Damnation View
Recently I was given the opportunity to review Damnation View (RPGNow Affiliate Link), the first storybook for CthulhuTech. Some of you may remember that I reviewed the CthulhuTech core rulebook in October 2008....
February 15, 2010
Preview: Kingdom Builder by Chaotic Shiny Productions
I love all kind of random generators, especially random name generators, since I usually have a hard time coming up with cool-sounding character names. When some time ago Hannah Lipsky of Chaotic Shiny...
February 15, 2010
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