Freebies: Heavy Gear d6
One of my favorite roleplaying games has always been the Star Wars RPG by West End Games. One of the reason why I enjoyed…
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RPG Blogging 101
Back in 2011 I wrote a series of posts about how to set up and run your own RPG blog. I guess most of…
The RPGBA is Dead! Long Live The RPGBA!
A couple of years ago, Jeff Brissette and me (actually mostly Jeff), started the RPG Blog Alliance as an alternative to the RPG Bloggers…
Hell Froze Over: There will be a non-palladium-System RIFTS Game
Two days ago, Palladium Books revealed in its Weekly Update that there will be a new roleplaying game set in Rifts Earth (including a…
Some Thoughts on the Dragon Age RPG
On Saturday I had the chance to play the Dragon Age RPG by Green Ronin at a local convention. Initially I planned to run…
Reports of my unfortunate Demise have been greatly exaggerated!
Yes, I am still alive. I haven’t posted in a while because I was busy with other stuff and not feeling particularly inspired to…
Gen Con’s Letter to the Indiana Governor
Just two days ago Gen Con’s owner and CEO Adrian Swartout sent a letter to Indiana’s governor Mike Pence and basically threatened that Gen…
Deus Ex Machina
Next month I’ll be running two games at a local con. Initially I planned to run D&D 5th Edition and perhaps even Traveller, but…
Interview: Chris Birch
Recently I had the chance to do a short interview with Chris Birch from Modiphius. Modiphius is a pretty young company but is already…
Some Thoughts on Technoir
Technoir, Jeremy Keller’s cyberpunk roleplaying game, was one of the first Kickstarter projects I supported back in 2011. The video he created to promote…
First Impressions: Beyond The Wall
Yesterday evening I had the chance to create my first character for Beyond The Wall by Flatland Games. I have a digital copy of…
Freebie: Ultima X Odyssey Soundtrack
I love using music in my games. A well-chosen soundtrack can massively improve the atmosphere in most games. Especially horror roleplaying games benefit a…
Musings of a D&D 5th Edition DM
Last year I started playing D&D 5th Edition with one of my regular groups. Actually we just created characters and did a short introductory…
Kickstarter: Packs!
Today I want to point out to you the Packs! Kickstarter campaign. Packs! is the English-language version of the German indie RPG Ratten! (engl.:…
Why there will be no 2nd Edition of WR&M
Over the last years I have thought several times about creating a 2nd Edition of Warrior, Rogue & Mage. No game is perfect and…
The “Dane of War” Mystery
This article is probably not 100% RPG-related but it’s about someone from our community. A couple of years back a blogger called Brian Pedersen…
Review: Mutant Year Zero
Mutant Year Zero is one of the games that took me completely by surprise. I faintly remember that I read that Modiphius was running…
What am I Reading at the Moment?
I am a collector of roleplaying games. While most people only buy what they intend to use I buy roleplaying games for a lot…
Proto-Traveller
On the Citizens of the Imperium forums I stumbled upon a thread about a very cool idea how to run Traveller. It’s called Proto-Traveller…
Kickstarter and Support for Multiple Systems
I’ve seen a disturbing trend in RPG-related Kickstarters for a while. A lot of stretch goals include support for multiple systems. There are quite…