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 attention. He’s currently working hard to get the RPG...
January 27, 2009
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 is the roleplaying part. When you do your job...
January 26, 2009
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 of course nothing happens exactly as planned. There were...
January 22, 2009
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 by roleplaying game fans all over the world for...
January 20, 2009
“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 line made me think. Usually when I run a...
January 20, 2009
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 it an overhaul. I’ve already found a new theme...
January 20, 2009
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 games I am very fond of, although I haven’t...
January 19, 2009
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 players with a world not much different from we...
January 16, 2009
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 Doctor Who and Torchwood I was of course very...
January 13, 2009
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 thought about changing the title of the column to...
January 12, 2009
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 a severe case of writer’s block. But I finally...
January 9, 2009
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 a couple of hours recently and the first thing...
December 30, 2008
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 ever had a big party at New Year’s Eve)...
December 30, 2008
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 awesome looking game called “Alpha Omega” and a handy...
December 19, 2008
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 added this feature to give my readers another opportunity...
December 19, 2008
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 and there are a few that have very fond...
December 18, 2008
