Confessions of a terrible GM
Ok, I am probably not that bad, but sometimes I feel that way. I’ve run games that were terribly boring, extremely formulaic, and I made every mistake at least twice. I remember game...
October 25, 2018
Podcast recommendation: Grumpy Old Gamers
I have to admit I am not an avid listener to podcasts. I always found it hard to include listening to them into my daily routine. Usually I have some free time during...
October 24, 2018
Remember that Wild West game?
Some of you will remember me playing around with the idea of a wild west game using playing cards in place of dice and jokers for all the fun stuff you can do...
October 23, 2018
I’ve got Genesys on my mind
After I decided to cancel my D&D game, one of the players immediately offered to run a “Realms of Terrinoth” game for us. “Realms of Terrinoth” is the first in the line of...
October 22, 2018
Looking at FUDGE again
So this week I read the rules for Hack-n-Slash and they are pretty close to what I have been looking for. The deficiency is in the skills system primarily and the setting. The...
October 19, 2018
Organizing my tabletop RPG library
I have a huge collection of roleplaying games. Aside from a lot of books which are scattered all over my house (we even have a bookshelf with roleplaying games in the bathroom next...
October 18, 2018
Getting Back Into The Game
Everything is not rainbows and butterflies when it comes to roleplaying games in the house of the Stargazer – far from it. If you’ve followed my blog over the years you know about...
October 15, 2018
The Great Google+ to Mewe Migration of 2018
A couple of days ago Google announced that they will shutdown Google+ in 2019. This was a shock especially to many tabletop RPG fans which have used the platform basically from day one...
October 11, 2018
First Impressions Against The Darkmaster
So I came across Against the Darkmaster this week and it peaked my interest. The game is, according to its website, vsdarkmaster.com a fan developed game derived from the original Iron Crown Enterprises...
September 27, 2018
A Missed Opportunity
A while ago I read about the new Endless Quest books by Candlewick Press. They have been written by Matt Forbeck, are set into the Forgotten Realms, and in each book you can...
September 26, 2018
Long Running Reviews
In my last post, here, I discussed serialising reviews. So in a ‘putting your money where your mouth is’ move I tried this for myself. Over on my own blog I have started...
September 22, 2018
First Look: Stellar Adventures
I was looking for a simple science fiction roleplaying game on DTRPG when I stumbled upon Stellar Adventures. It especially piqued my interest since one of the authors listed in the credits is...
September 19, 2018
Is reading enough to review?
Michael recently republished his post on review writing. I have come to review writing rather recently, particularly compared to the experienced hands of Michael and Sunglar. I thought I would share a few...
September 10, 2018
Fallout Wasteland Warfare Q&A with Designer James Sheahan
Stargazer’s World is first and foremost a roleplaying games blog, but that doesn’t mean we can’t cover board or tabletop miniature games from time to time. One game I am very excited about...
September 3, 2018
#RPGaDay2018 – Days 28 to 31: The Final Video!
¡We are here! At the end of #RPGaDay2018… This last week was incredibly busy for me. Work, work, work! Mind you I love my job. I’m lucky to do something I love, but...
September 1, 2018
Judging a book by its content
I recently wrote a couple of reviews for this very blog without having playtested it. That kind of review is pretty much common for most RPG reviewers, but also criticized by some readers...
August 30, 2018
Review: Tales From The Loop–Our Friends the Machines & Other Mysteries
Tales From The Loop has been one of my favorite roleplaying games of 2017. Funded in a highly successful Kickstarter campaign it quickly took gamers’ hearts by storm. Amazon even acquired the license...
August 29, 2018
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