A Look At Old-School Essentials
Let me start by giving you some context. Even though I have enjoyed the roleplaying game hobby for almost 30 years now, I started…
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Some of you might have been wondering what I’ve been up to lately. There hasn’t been that much activity at the blog and one…
More Thoughts on Racism in RPGs
As I anticipated, yesterdays article proved to be controversial, much like the social media discussion which inspired me to write it. I also want…
Racism in Role-Playing Games
Recently there was a discussion on social media about whether the depiction of orcs in some (if not most) tabletop roleplaying games was racist.…
“May you live in interesting times”
Even though this is not a traditional Chinese curse as often claimed, it makes for a perfect title when you intend to sum up…
A Look At The Latest Humble RPG Book Bundle
At the time of this writing the Humble RPG Book Bundle: Cypher System and The Strange (quite the mouth-full) is available for another 33…
Lazy Monday Video post: Tales From The Loop
A few days ago a trailer for the new Amazon Prime Video series “Tales From The Loop” has gone life. It is based –…
Mental Health in Roleplaying Games
Please note that this post contains mentions of mental illnesses, ableism, and suicide. When it comes to the roleplaying games community there’s no shortage…
Let's Have A Look At Everywhen
Everywhen by Filigree Forge is a 145-paged genre-agnostic roleplaying game using a modified version of the Barbarians of Lemuria mechanics created by Simon Washbourne.…
Star Trek Adventures: Gamma Quadrant – A First look
A while back Modiphius offered me a review copy of their latest Star Trek Adventures sourcebook, Star Trek Adventures: Gamma Quadrant. Since I haven’t…
Thoughts On Night's Black Agents Solo-Ops
I’ve played countless tabletop roleplaying games over the years, but only a few experiences come close to what Night’s Black Agents Solo-Ops by Pelgrane…
Happy New Year
The new year is now about a week old and I’m enjoying the last days of my winter vacation. I used the last weeks…
Getting Children into Gaming
There are a few popular games for getting younger children into gaming. The most successful is probably Hero Kids by Justin Halliday, with Amazing…
Happy Ending
A couple of years ago I ran a handful of posts about creating a game based upon playing cards. At the time I just…
Genesys and the End of the Year
Although I have been reading various roleplaying games during the last months, I irregularly direct my attention towards Genesys, FFG’s generic roleplaying game based…
Lazy Friday Video Post – Adam Koebel's First Look At Bastionland
Yesterday I watched Adam Koebel’s (of Dungeon World fame) video about Chris McDowall’s Electric Bastionland which is currently being kickstarted. Even though I was…
Secrets of Blackmoor
Yesterday evening I finally had the chance to watch “Secrets of Blackmoor“, the two-hour documentary film about the influence Dave Arneson and the Twin…
FTL and Setting Design
As I am currently working on my own settings for use with Traveller or the Cepheus Engine, I’ve thought about faster-than-light (FTL) travel and…
Cepheus Subsector Generator
About two and a half years ago I wrote a simple Python script which generates subsectors for me in the Cepheus Engine format. Why?…
In My Traveller Universe: Near Space
One of my favorite sourcebooks for Traveller and the Cepheus System is definitely Stellagama Publishing’s Near Space. It’s a small booklet containing maps and…