Why is player advice so hard to come by?
Finding advice for GMs in roleplaying blogs or print publications is pretty easy. Almost every blog has posts with tips for the person running…
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Pulp-O-Mizer
I am pretty sure some of you have already heard of Pulp-O-Mizer, the customizable pulp magazine cover generator. Up until now I haven’t played…
Is it just me or is the post-apocalypse much like a fantasy world?
Last week I’ve been playing the new Defiance MMO from Trion Worlds. It’s set into the same setting as the TV show of the…
Fate Core and Fate Accelerated now available at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow
Evil Hat’s Fate Core and Fate Accelerated Edition are now available for purchase from RPGNow/DriveThruRPG using a “pay-what-you-want” model. The recommended prices for Fate…
Tales of Promethea
Dark Harvest: The Legacy of Frankenstein is one of the most impressive games I’ve reviewed in the last years. Dark Harvest is a horror…
More thoughts on Fate Accelerated Edition
For the last couple of days I have been thinking a lot about Fate Accelerated Edition. Fate has always been a game I was…
Preview: Odyssey–The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Campaign Management
Odyssey is the latest book in Engine Publishing’s series of GM advice books. Engine Publishing was founded in 2009 by the people behind the…
My thoughts on Call Of Cthulhu 7th Edition
It’s no secret that I have enjoyed playing Call of Cthulhu for many years now. Even though the rules are a bit dated and…
Ask The Readers: Can games built around a huge twist work?
Over the last few years I have had quite a few ideas for campaigns that develop around a pretty strong twist early in the…
My thoughts on Fate Accelerated Edition
As one of the backers of Fate Core, I got the final electronic copy of both Fate Core and Fate Accelerated Edition a couple…
What could go wrong with published adventure modules? A lot!
I don’t that often rely on adventures written by others, usually I try to come up with my own stuff. But once in a…
Three computer RPGs every tabletop RPG fan should play
In the first post on this blog I actually said that I won’t be writing about computer games here. Today I want to make…
The pressure of being GM
Being the game master, dungeon master, referee, storyteller, or whatever you may call that special position can be a lot of fun. But it…
My thoughts on PDFs vs. printed books
Recently I noticed a discussion on Google+ about whether gamers prefer PDFs or printed books. This subject crops up from time to time and…
Robots, Maps and Traveller: An interview with Rouven Weinbach
The first roleplaying game I ever bought was the German translation of Marc Miller’s Traveller. I have been a huge fan of science fiction…
Life Signs
Reports of the unfortunate and sudden demise of Stargazer’s World are highly exaggerated. Even though I haven’t posted in the last few weeks doesn’t…
Wanderers of the Outlands, a sci-fi setting!
Almost two years ago I wrote my first post about a sci-fi setting I had in mind. I plan ahead for my campaign so…
SWN: Jumpstarting my Creativity
For the last few weeks I really struggled getting anything done. I don’t know what caused it – perhaps it’s this long, cold and…
Geeknic XI: There and back again!
I’ve blogged at length about Puerto Rico Role Players, a local group of role-playing game enthusiasts dedicated to promoting tabletop RPG games in Puerto…
Star Wars Infinities – The Gathering Storm (Part 9 of 9)
Well here we are at the end of this weekly series! It’s been a great experience for me. For a long time I had…