When Players Are Missing In Action
There are just a couple of mottos I try to stick to when playing a roll playing game. When I am DMing, one of those mottos is: “Treat your players how you would...
May 12, 2010
My deepest condolences
Today Virginia Nibbelink, wife of fellow RPG blogger Steve Nibbelink and mother of three kids, lost her fight against cancer. My deepest condolences go to Steve and all of his family. I wish...
May 12, 2010
Chessex Battlemat Review
One of the most important things as a Dungeon Master that you can have at your Dungeons and Dragons game is a battlemat. It’s one of the items I struggled with for the...
May 11, 2010
Check out Signs & Portents #80
I have to admit that I haven’t read Signs & Portents before, although I’ve heard it’s quite a good magazine, especially if you are into the games made by Mongoose Publishing. But issue...
May 10, 2010
Ask The Readers: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition anyone?
When the first details about the 3rd edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay were leaked to the internet I wasn’t that happy. Action and ability cards? Custom dice? Dice pool system? This was not...
May 10, 2010
Blue Hex: My Free Games Site
Recently, inspired in a raven-see-raven-do fashion by Stargazer’s creation of Stargazer Games, I decided to throw together a simple site for my own modest creations. Blue Hex is where I will be posting...
May 7, 2010
Reading Recommendation: Satanic Panic by Allen Varney
Today I finally had the time to read Allen Varney’s excellent article “Days of High Adventure: Satanic Panic” that was published at The Escapist just a few days ago. It’s an in-depth look...
May 6, 2010
Ask the Readers: What do you eat at the gaming table?
Back when I started roleplaying we usually ate a lot of snacks at the game table (mostly potato chips in various flavors), drank gallons of soft drinks and coffee and in the evening...
May 5, 2010
The Dresden Files RPG now available at RPGNow!
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last few years, you probably heard about the Dresden Files Roleplaying Game which has been under development for quite a few years at...
May 4, 2010
Gears v0.5 released
This morning I decided to release an early version of my Gears RPG to the public. Although it’s still missing a couple of features, you should be able to run at least a...
May 4, 2010
Six Hundred!
Some time ago the 600th post has been published on Stargazer’s World. Considering that we reached the 500 posts milestone in February, this is quite an achievement! And this time I had a...
May 4, 2010
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TrollsZine Issue 2
Issue 2 of TrollsZine, the new Tunnels & Trolls magazine has been recently released on Lulu. The free magazine is available at Lulu and this issue not only features a full-color cover but...
May 3, 2010
Interview: Evil Hat Productions
Some time ago I asked Fred Hicks and Rob Donoghue from Evil Hat Productions for an interview. Since Rob is super busy at the moment, Leonard Balsera was willing to take his place...
May 3, 2010
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Lovecraftian Week: Roundup post
Last week we brought you several post on gaming inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. But all good things have to come to an end, and so the “Lovecraftian Week” concluded with...
May 3, 2010
Lazy Friday Video Post: The Adventures of Lil Cthulhu
When this week hasn’t been mind-shattering enough, this video will definitely give you a gentle push over the edge! Muhahahahaha! Enjoy while Cthulhu feasts on your soul with his cuddly cuteness!
April 30, 2010
Lovecraft, how do I love thee? Let me count with my tentacles… – My Top 5 Favorite Lovecraftian Stories
I’ve gushed about Lovecraft on my previous post for Stargazer’s World Lovecraftian Week. Through my love for role-playing I discovered one of the masters of the genre and have enjoyed his work and...
April 30, 2010
Lazy Thursday Video Post: PSA for Cthulhu
Do you want to join the cult of Cthulhu? If so, let Chuck and Dexter give you the basics! Now let’s return to our regular program…
April 29, 2010
Review: The Armitage Files
When I first heard about “The Armitage Files” I was intrigued at once (Robin Laws actually mentioned it in the interview I did with him last September)! The 152-paged softcover book is a...
April 29, 2010
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Lovecraftian posts from the archives
I gathered all my mental strength and delved deep into the dusty archives of this blog to bring back some of the unspeakable truths about the Mythos. Behold! All the posts listed here...
April 28, 2010
The Mythos Is Everywhere
When Michael announced he wanted to do a “Mythos Week”, I initially didn’t have any idea what I could contribute to such an effort. The chilling answer — that you can find the...
April 28, 2010
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