Bridging the Gap
There is a lot of animosity between the old-school and new-school gaming groups. A lot of this I think is unnecessary. I mentioned briefly in my introduction that I am more of an...
January 10, 2011
World Building Part 4 – Campaign Setting Genre
Last week, I took a short break from this series because of travel and the holidays, but I am back this week to talk about the genre that your game world is going...
January 7, 2011
Wile E. Coyote at your service!
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wile E. Coyote, genius. I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college. Wrong cartoon? My name is Michael Garcia from all...
January 6, 2011
[Horror] Take Your World and Break It
One of the most powerful ways to run a modern day horror campaign is to take the familiar and start blending in a little bit of strange. The differences don’t have to be...
January 5, 2011
Fluff/Inspiration / Just my two cents / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Props / Random musings / Reviews & First Looks / RPG / RPG tools
What about the GameMastery Plot Twist Cards? A review… (And slight ramble!)
With such a convoluted title to this post, I better make some sense out of this! What is this post? First and foremost a review of the GameMastery Plot Twist Cards… What are...
January 4, 2011
Gaming-related plans for 2011 … and a look back at 2010
Last year I posted a long list with things I wanted to do in 2010. And as expected I didn’t actually reach all the goals I’ve set myself. But that’s not necessary a...
January 3, 2011
World Building Part 3 – Getting Started with World Tone
Last time, we talked about making sure to keep it at least a little bit “old school” when it comes to world building by never leaving your handy notebook behind. Today, we are...
December 31, 2010
Ask the Readers: Do you know of any gaming supplements where Puerto Rico is mentioned?
This is a purely personal question, but I figure with the worldly and well read audience of this blog (flattery goes a long way, I know), you out there may know of other...
December 30, 2010
Ask The Readers / Boardgames / D&D4e / FATE / Non-RPG / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / RPG / Savage Worlds
Post Christmas Gaming Loot!
I’m currently on holiday (I love using that term, I feel so refined!) in central Florida, and despite having tickets to various parks the weather has been too cold (I blame my tropical...
December 29, 2010
Just my two cents / News & Reviews / Other Systems / Pathfinder / Random musings / Reviews & First Looks / RPG
What about Advanced Feats: The Cavalier’s Creed? A review…
Ok let me say it outright, I love the cover! After complaining about previous covers in the Advanced Feats series, with the exception of The Witch’s Brew, I must say this is my...
December 28, 2010
The wonderful world of gaming!
I was too young to see the original Wonderful World of Disney on TV. I did catch reruns on local TV, in Spanish too, but that fact did not diminish my enthusiasm. I...
December 27, 2010
Happy Holidays from Stargazer’s World!
Michael asked me to write a holiday message for the blog and I was happy to oblige, in fact I was honored! This blog has become my digital home away from home that...
December 24, 2010
Advice / Ask The Readers / Fluff/Inspiration / Improve Your Game / Mutants & Masterminds / Other Systems / RPG / RPG tools
New game, new tools!
This past weekend I began a new campaign. We reached a natural lull in the ongoing Pathfinder RPG campaign, which has run for 65 (almost) weekly sessions and decided to put the game...
December 23, 2010
Greetings from the Philippine Gamer
Hey guys! Pointyman2000 here from Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer here reporting in as a contributor to Stargazer’s World. I’ve been gaming since 1989 with Star Frontiers, a game that I...
December 23, 2010
Revisiting the new D&D comic book
I hate being wrong, but not this time! Let me elaborate… I wrote a previous post about the new Dungeons & Dragons comic published by IDW. I was less than impressed by their...
December 22, 2010
What about In the Company of Minotaurs? A review…
“I know they accuse me of arrogance, and perhaps misanthropy, and perhaps of madness. Such accusations (for which I shall exact punishment in due time) are derisory” The House of Asterion (tranlsation), by...
December 21, 2010
World Building Part 2 – First Things First
So, you have officially decided that you are no longer satisfied with the many worlds that exist for role-playing and that you want to build your own. OK. Your world building journey begins...
December 20, 2010
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