Lazy Tuesday Video Post: Nuka Break
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Traveller: 3rd Party Settings
Michael has already shed some light on the various incarnations of the Traveller rules. The sheer number of different versions can be somewhat overwhelming.…
A Look at the Cepheus Engine
My current series of Traveller-related posts would not be complete without having a look at the Cepheus Engine SRD. Many people have called “Traveller…
First Look: CONTACT – Tactical Alien Defense RPG
Contact is one of the few roleplaying games created in Germany who eventually were released in English language. I have to admit I totally…
Some Thoughts on Mongoose Traveller
In one of my recent posts I was looking into the various Traveller editions out there. But there were two editions which I left…
Fixing XXVc
First things first: XXVc is not necessarily a broken system. I am sure there are GMs and players who are perfectly fine with the…
XXVc: It’s Complicated …
I have been running TSR’s Buck Rogers XXVc for a while now and slowly the problems inherent with the system start to show. At…
Traveller: OTU, MTU, or something completely different?
When running Traveller you basically have these options: You can run a game set into the Official Traveller Universe (OTU), which is the so-called…
Kickstarter: CONTACT – Tactical Alien Defense RPG
Do you like computer games like XCOM – Enemy Unknown? Do you like roleplaying games with deep tactical combat, base building, high tech, and…
Is SWN The Better Traveller?
Yes, the title is a bit clickbait-y, but this is actually a pretty good question. In my recent Traveller post I was looking at…
Traveller on CD-ROM
Even though Traveller is almost as old as D&D it never had something similar as the Old School Revolution/Revival community. I guess one of…
Traveller Troubles
Recently my interest in all things Traveller got a huge boost since we finally managed to get a long-planned Traveller campaign off the starting…
Falling in Love with White Box
I never thought I might say this, but I have fallen in love with White Box D&D or more precisely with the retro-clones inspired…
Buck Rogers XXVc: A Few Thoughts
This week I will run the third session of our Buck Rogers XXVc campaign and I think it’s time to share a few thoughts.…
Garesia: Land of Broken Shackles, Part 2
Dear reader, thank you for coming back! This is part 2 (although technically it is the third post) of the Garesia campaign. This all…
Garesia: Land of Broken Shackles, Part 1
Welcome back! Building upon last Friday’s post, I plan to continue detailing the campaign I inadvertently came up with wile creating an adventure for…
Buck Rogers XXVc: Gear Quality
Before I even knew that pen & paper RPGs existed I was a fan of computer RPGs like SSI’s Gold Box Series. My two…
Buck Rogers In The 25th Century – Character Sheet
After playing a couple of one-shots and my players yearned for a longer campaign, so I retreated into my GM cave and thought long…
Out of a game, a campaign!
This past Sunday, Puerto Rico Role Players held its 20th Geeknic. The name of this latest edition was: Make Geeknics Great Again! (No relation…
Kickstarter: Shadow, Sword & Spell
Shadow, Sword & Spell by Rogue Games is a game very dear to me. I still have fond memories of the game Zachary Houghton…