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[Freebies] FU: the Free, Universal Roleplaying Game
Recently I discovered FU, the free, universal roleplaying game by Nathan Russel. At the core of FU are Descriptors. Descriptors are adjectives or short…
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Teaching new games to an old group …
I think a lot of GMs love to try new stuff: new games, new rules, new campaigns. But more often than not players are…
Starblazer Adventures: First session
On Saturday I finally ran my first Starblazer Adventures session. As I’ve detailed in a couple of posts here on the blog we used…
Time to Speak Out with my Geek Out… Role-Playing Games in my case!
Well that should come as no surprise… Past post and the theme of the blog should be a dead giveaway. But this is supposed…
Lazy Friday Video Post: Aurora
A couple of days ago Ken Walton, one of the creators of the upcoming “Abney Park’s Airship Pirates”, posted a link to this short…
New Airship Pirates downloads
There’s now new Airship Pirates material available at the Cakebread & Walton website: deck plans of the Pirate Ship Cordelia, as well as maps…
Victorian & Steampunk Name Generator
I am terrible when it comes to coming up names for my characters. So whenever possible I make use of random name generators. As…
Review: Legends of Anglerre
It’s hardly a secret that I have a soft spot for the FATE system. I think over the last months I have acquired and…
Caught unaware…
I am not a closet gamer! By that I mean I do not hide my love for role-playing games. If you follow me on…
Review: City Builder Generator Pack
I love random generators of all kinds. Especially when it comes to coming up with names for NPCs or creating all the small details…
Call of Cthulhu Anniversary Edition
When Chaosium announced the 30th anniversary edition of Call of Cthulhu I wasn’t actually that thrilled. Sure it looked nice enough, but I already…
Freebies: Who Watches the Watch Fires (AGE System)
I am truly amazed how much third-party support Green Ronin’s AGE system has been getting lately. There are of course numerous fan supplements, adventures…
Review: The World’s Greatest Screen
Recently I was looking for another customizable GM screen. While I was quite happy with the “Savage Worlds Customizable GM Screen” for a while,…
Every RPG should have its own soundtrack!
On the weekend I started playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which is actually a prequel to the original Deus Ex that was released over…
The Cold War and the Cthulhu Mythos
In December 2008 I first read about Charles Stross’ short story “A Colder War”. Imagine an alternative timeline where the cold war ends in…
Ask The Readers: What’s your favorite Steampunk RPG?
My recently-discovered love for the music of Abney Park and their upcoming roleplaying game Airship Pirates has made me quite excited for all things…
Ashen Stars!
Today when I came home from work I found my copy of Ashen Stars in my mailbox! Finally! I have been waiting for this…
Role-Player’s Cant
Tell me if this has even happened to you. You sit down to play for the first time with a group of gamers who’ve…
“Iron Dynasty: Way of the Ronin” Giveaway Contest
Today I am going to give away a free PDF copy of RealityBlurs’ awesome Savage Worlds setting “Iron Dynasty: Way of the Ronin”. If…
Gen Con 2011, a retrospective… Part 4!
I fear this whole Gen Con retrospective might be getting a little old, after all Gen Con ended 2 weeks ago. With all the…