Just my two cents January 27, 2009 • 2 min read RPG Blog Anthology When I was sitting in front of my computer this morning, drinking a cup of hot coffee, one email by Jonathan Jacobs grabbed my…
Advice January 26, 2009 • 4 min read Five tips to improve your roleplaying In my opinion there are a lot of people who mistake roleplaying games for miniature combat games. But what makes RPGs so much fun…
Just my two cents January 22, 2009 • 3 min read A look back on 100 posts! Behold the 101st post on Stargazer’s World. When I started that blog in August 2008 I had great plans and much greater hopes but…
Humor January 20, 2009 • 1 min read Dead Alewives – Dungeons & Dragons The Dead Alewives were a comedy troupe from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Although the troupe stopped performing in the late 1990’s they will always be recognized…
Advice January 20, 2009 • 2 min read “The pungent smell of mildew emanates from the wet dungeon walls…” This posts’ title is a quote from the Dead Alewives’ famous “Dungeons & Dragons” sketch. When I recently listened to the sketch again this…
Non-RPG January 20, 2009 • 1 min read Please wear your helmet! After several months looking at the same old theme I got tired of the look of my blog and so I decided to give…
Just my two cents January 19, 2009 • 6 min read Five favourite RPGs that I never played I have quite a few roleplaying books including dozens of rulebooks, a plethora of sourcebooks, campaigns and even a few adventures. There are some…
Dungeoncraft January 16, 2009 • 3 min read Dungeoncraft: Ad Astra #2 In my last Dungeoncraft post I promised some details on the history of the “Ad Astra!” universe. My initial idea was to present my…
Just my two cents January 13, 2009 • 3 min read Doctor Who RPG – Could this really work? Some time ago I heard that Cubicle 7 Entertainment is working on a new Doctor Who RPG. Since I am a great fan of…
Dungeoncraft January 12, 2009 • 2 min read Dungeoncraft: Ad Astra! Although Asecia is still on hiatus, my Dungeoncraft column is back. And this time we venture into the great void aka outer space. I…
Just my two cents January 9, 2009 • 5 min read Goals for 2009 I wish all my readers a (belated) happy new year 2009! Currently it’s pretty cold outside (around -9°C) and I am still fighting with…
Music December 30, 2008 • 2 min read Roleplaying music: “Dead Space” Dead Space is a SF-horror-themed third person shooter for the PC and several gaming consoles. I had the opportunity to play the game for…
Dark Heresy December 30, 2008 • 1 min read Plans for New Year’s Eve Christmas is over and it’s time to make plans for New Year’s Eve. This year we are not having a big party (if I…
News & Reviews December 19, 2008 • 1 min read Alpha Omega review @ Gnome Stew A few minutes ago I noticed a new post at Gnome Stew that at once grabbed my attention. It was the review of an…
Non-RPG December 19, 2008 • 1 min read Forum You probably already know that I love to try out new features for my blog. Some time ago I read about Simple:Press forum and…
Just my two cents December 19, 2008 • 2 min read Ratings! As you may have noticed these blog uses a ratings plugin that allows readers to rate each post from 1 to 5 stars. I…
Other Systems December 18, 2008 • 4 min read Retro review: Traveller I have to admit I own a lot of different roleplaying games. Some I haven’t even completely read, some I haven’t even tried out…
Just my two cents December 18, 2008 • 2 min read My thoughts on the RPGBloggers Network Stargazer’s World has been a member of the RPGBloggers Network for quite some time now. And since the last weeks of the year are…
Call of Cthulhu December 15, 2008 • 2 min read A Colder War While looking for some inspiration for a Call of Cthulhu adventure I stumbled upon Charles Stross’ short story “A Colder War“. The story is…
Non-RPG December 12, 2008 • 1 min read WordPress 2.7 I’ve successfully updated to WordPress 2.7 this morning. The update process was even easier than I expected and it seems everything is working fine…