I laugh and I cry at Knights…
Besides being a longtime gamer I have other hobbies. For the longest time I’ve been a comic book fan, I’ve written about it before…
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The End of The Forge
Recently Ron Edwards announced that the famous indie RPG forum The Forge will enter into its “winter stage” by the end of the year.…
My rant on WotC’s new Character Builder
Yesterday WotC has announced a new, web-based Character Builder for DDI subscribes. While a web-based solution may have some advantages and the screenshots look…
Death & Traps
As a Dungeon Master (DM) I have a confession to make. I want to kill a player character at my table. Just one. Not…
New RPG forum
Today the “RPG Table Talk” forums went life, a new forum for roleplaying game discussions hosted by Jeff Uurtamo of RPG Circus fame. Currently…
Freebie: Arcane Heroes
Yesterday I finished my first play-through of Fable III, the latest game by Lionhead Studios. For some reason this game inspired me to create…
Chimera Basic is out! Get it now for free!
The Welsh Piper just released his latest RPG: Chimera Basic. Like Chimera 2.0 it’s a rules-lite RPG that can be used in any genre.…
Free Stuff Friday: DinoPirates of Ninja Island
It’s Friday and it’s time to give you some more free stuff! This week’s Free Stuff is: DinoPirates of Ninja Island Need a game?…
Zombiepocalypse the SpyLite route…
At a recent local convention the Puerto Rico Role Players group set up a table to spread the love for pen and paper rpgs.…
The dice are falling!
RANT WARNING! The following post contains hyperbole, conjecture and unfounded opinions. Read at your own peril. These days there is a lot of speculation…
Eclipse Phase – A Study in Philanthropy
If you are even remotely interested in Science Fiction roleplaying games, you might have heard about Eclipse Phase by Posthuman Studios. It’s set in…
The State of the Industry and SPIEL
On last Saturday I attended SPIEL, the international game and toy fair in Essen, Germany. It’s the largest consumer fair of its kind with…
Infinities
Roleplaying game settings based on an existing book, movie or computer game franchise can be either a boon or a curse. On the one…
Iron Dynasty – Way of the Ronin
It’s been months since Gen Con and I still haven’t read all the books I’ve picked up there, let alone reviewed them. One of…
Wolfgang Baur, Chris Pramas, and Michael Furlanetto to work on new patronage project
I just got word from Open Design that they’ll be launching a new adventure design project called “Dark Deeds in Freeport”. As already revealed…
Some thoughts on SPIEL ‘10
On Saturday my girlfriend and I accompanied some friends to the world’s biggest consumer fair for gaming, the SPIEL in Essen, Germany. On over…
Free Stuff Friday: Mad Irishman Productions
It’s Friday and it’s time to give you some more free stuff! This week’s Free Stuff is: Mad Irishman Productions – Character Sheets Good…
Guillotine
Generally my Dungeons & Dragons game starts at 1:30pm on Saturdays. Sometimes not everyone can make it. Sometimes enough people can’t make it that…
Fudge SRD TiddlyWiki
What’s better than the Fudge SRD? The Fudge SRD in TiddlyWiki format! One of the regulars of the #stargazersworld IRC channel on sorcery.net who…
Going to Essen tomorrow!
Tomorrow is a big day in my gaming-calendar: The Spiel 2010 in Essen starts! I assume, that “Spiel” or “Essen” don’t ring any bells…