Hunting the Beast: The Real Reason I Left D&D (Only To Return)
When a person leaves anything that he or she loves doing, deep-seeded reasons have to be involved. What follows is an attempt, after a 15-year hiatus from TTRPG, to delve...Visit the original post, Hunting the Beast: The[...]Read on >>
Review: Thunderstone (Base Set)
Game Night Blog Carnival Greetings readers! I’ve recently become part of the Game Night Blog Carnival, wherein once a month some of us RPG bloggers sit down and talk about the board, card, and other miscellaneous g[...]Read on >>
No Assembly Required: Wobet
Welcome to the January 2012 Edition of No Assembly Required, a monthly column that provides DMs with a ready-to-use monster for a Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition campaign. The monster can... Read more »[...]Read on >>
Carcosa Review
So I was able to acquire a hard copy of Carcosa and give it a look through in all of its Sci-fi, Post-Apocalyptic, Cthulhoid and Dinosaurian glory.First off the book itself. It is a pretty nice hard cover, s[...]Read on >>
Firefly: Hurtlin’ Through the ‘Verse- Massive Update!!… Finally
Holy shit this has been quite a long time coming. I actually did this update a few months ago but I wanted to edit it before putting it up on the blog.. Other projects came into prominence and Firefly just kind of we[...]Read on >>
Jean Wells 1955-2012
Jean Wells, one of the early pioneers of gaming and long time TSR developer has passed.Here are some of the links that can better explain her contributions than I can.http://poleandrope.blogspot.com/2012/01/jean-wells-19[...]Read on >>
Green & Unpleasant Land
Ian Edginton is no stranger to the Cosmic Horror that is the hallmark of the Cthulhu Mythos, his most notable contribution (with artist I.N.J. Culbard), being the graphic novel adaptation of Lovecraft’s At the Mountain[...]Read on >>
Google+ & RPGs: Are You Missing Out?
Over on Google+ there is a thriving role playing scene for writers, artists and gamers chatting, sharing and playing together. All of it happening off many people’s radar. While media pundits have claimed Google+ i[...]Read on >>
[L5R 4e: Never a Dull Blade] Musing on Clan Virtues
January 31, 2012 from Life and Times of a Philippine Gamer
Filed under: Legend of the Five Rings, RPG Hub
The one thing about being able to refer to multiple Actual Play reports is the fact that you can look back and think about how you’re doing. I’ve been rereading my reports for “Never a Dull Blade̶[...] Filed under: Legend of the Five Rings, RPG Hub
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Sick or Not, the Game Must Go On
Well, not my game. I Cancelled last night's game and tonight's game. Feeling better, going to work, but that's about all the strength I can manage, plus with the Whisk down I need to find her weird shows to watch. [...]Read on >>
RPGs for Kids: The Savage Peanuts
January 31, 2012 from Troll In The Corner
Filed under: dungeons & dragons, RPG, RPG Hub, Savage Worlds
The Savage Peanuts is a role-playing scenario for kids, in which the players must rescue a boy who has been kidnapped by feral peanut people. I use the term scenario deliberately. This is not an adventure; the story is n[...] Filed under: dungeons & dragons, RPG, RPG Hub, Savage Worlds
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Eminent Domain – A strategy Deck-building Game
By Dale Medhurst By Seth Jaffee and Tasty Minstrel Games First there was Dominion, and it was good….if a little dry. Then, the pretenders attempted to take the deck-building crown from Dominion. Some came close and[...]Read on >>
Game Night: Thunderstone
Welcome to the Game Night Blog Carnival for December! You can get more information about the carnival at the main Game Night site. Thunderstone is a deck-building game from Alderac Entertainment Group where players cont[...]Read on >>
Game Night: Thunderstone
This month, we’ll be doing something special with Game Night. All the bloggers will be reviewing the same game. If you want to see what the other participants thought, you can check out our list of bloggers from th[...]Read on >>
Scope and Scale
4E has taken the time to explain the Scope and Scale of a campaign and detailed this as Tiers: Heroic, Paragon and Epic. Personally I like this method as it helps define a campaign and make sure it progresses. Howeve[...]Read on >>
ALBION – The Roleplaying Game
By Dale Medhurst Author: Tim Gray Published by Silver Branch Games Centuries ago, the years of ecological abuse came to a head. Stories say that Gaia,Mother Earth, caused the sea to rise, the ground tremble and the clima[...]Read on >>
Wild West Logo Design, Part I
Mad Brew shows you how to create a custom Wild West Logo for your campaign using Illustrator and Photoshop.[...]Read on >>
How to write a free RPG – Chapter 8: Publish
Finish your game. Finish your game. Finish your game. Stop procrastinating and finish it. The act of creation can be exciting and a struggle but if you don't finish it, you'll never know if it was any fun to play. Publis[...]Read on >>
Book Review: Unusual Suspects: Guide to an Interrogation Session by Robert Oglodzinski from Library of Ancient Scroll
January 31, 2012 from Game Knight Reviews
Filed under: Game Design, GM, Inspiration, Reviews, roleplaying, RPG, RPG Hub, Tools
When I started working with Robert Oglodzinski a few months ago, I reviewed Walls Can Talk, which collects a few “legends and adventure ideas” for fantasy and horror games. The layout, done by Michael Wolf (S[...] Filed under: Game Design, GM, Inspiration, Reviews, roleplaying, RPG, RPG Hub, Tools
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Port Loren Travel Agency! Star Frontiers Virtual Con 2012
I am a longtime fan of Star Frontiers, I’ve written about it before, and every now I then I visit the fan sites still supporting the game. Imagine my surprise when I discovered this, the Star Frontiers Virtual Con 2012[...]Read on >>
Loviatar
I've never bought a zine before. It always seemed silly to drop cash on something someone typed up, copied, and stapled in their basement, especially when I could just pick up an issue of Dragon magazine where I could ge[...]Read on >>
Learning from Video Games: Zelda and the Art of the Game Shepherd
Yesterday, I wrote about the game shepherd NPC. What got me thinking about that character type (or at least, what got me thinking this time) was that one feature that all of the 3D Zelda titles share—their local equiva[...]Read on >>
Reverb Gamers #31 – What If I Had Never Gotten Into Gaming?
This post is part of a series of answers to the Reverb Gamers 2012 blogging prompts (full list in PDF format here). REVERB GAMERS 2012, #31: How would your life be different if you’d never gotten into gaming? I [...]Read on >>
Game Night Blog Carnival: Thunderstone
Welcome to the new Game Night Blog Carnival! This is a feature we’re doing once a month with a few other RPG blogs. If you have an RPG blog, and would like to participate, check out the FAQ at the main Game Night p[...]Read on >>
Sleepless Dreams
Can't sleep. Feeling a bit down lately. Thinking of games.Space:2012 - Homebrew hybrid of InSpace and Carnage Amongst The Stars Set in the Solar System of Earth and it's various colonies 13 years after mysterious circums[...]Read on >>
The Developers Talk About Next D&D Part 2 – on Ability Scores and Themes
This past weekend, Wizards of the Coast hosted a Dungeons and Dragons Experience convention in Indiana, as they have for the past few years. This year was special because they announced a new edition of Dungeons and Drag[...]Read on >>
Did World of Warcraft Corrupt Tabletop Game Design?
You've probably heard people who do not like D&D 4e say that it feels like playing World of Warcraft more than a tabletop RPG. How true you feel this is probably depends on how much you like or dislike 4e. There is a[...]Read on >>
Really Kick Ass Idea From a Role-Playing Blogger Near You
This is a really cool deal! Jez over at Giblet Blizzard is offering to spruce up your RPG products to a professional level for a pittance. Basically you decide what the value is worth after he is finished (and don&#[...]Read on >>
The Developers Talk About Next D&D Part 1 – on Character Classes
This past weekend, Wizards of the Coast hosted a Dungeons and Dragons Experience convention in Indiana, as they have for the past few years. This year was special because they announced a new edition of Dungeons and Drag[...]Read on >>
Balance and Complexity in the New D&D
As tidbits of news are released by Wizards of the Coast about their D&D Next playtesting and the ideas behind the design, I can't help but be excited. D&D was, after all, the game that got me into gaming. I've pl[...]Read on >>
Divination
Amusingly enough the spell pictured isn't from the divination school but conjuration. Which just goes to show that conjuration gets all the good tricks.LooneyDM out[...]Read on >>
Barrowmaze Homage: Merlin is Dead…and Yet He Lives
You may have read the story that Scottish actor Nicol Williamson is dead.He played the wonderful role of Merlin in the movie Excalibur.This is strangely serendipitous.There are a number of both literary and aesthetic hom[...]Read on >>
Eric Orchard: The Situation, Springwinder and Sci FI
Artist, Eric Orchard may best be known for his work on children’s books such as The Terrible, Horrible Smelly Pirate and A Forest for Christmas, but his latest project is much more adult. No, he does not break form and[...]Read on >>
So…why aren’t you playing Risus right now?
So…why aren’t you playing Risus right now?[...]Read on >>
RIP Jean Wells
The original Sage has passed.[...]Read on >>
Some Fantasy Prisons
Mike Monaco on writes: Dear Satan Claws, I’ve been trying to be a good DM. Sorry ’bout that hell mouth thing. For Xmas could I please has a list of things the bad guys are doing with human and/or demihuman &#[...]Read on >>
The G*M*S Magazine Podcast – Episode 28
In this episode Dale and I talk about Conception and the state of affairs for the indie conventions in the UK. Also talk about art direction and looks in RPG books. The conversation will take a more thorough and professi[...]Read on >>
Answering My Own Damn Questions
It would seem that either the questions I posed weren't interesting enough or people were just feeling a tad lazy this weekend, as literally dozens and dozens of views result in only three real responses. What's a furry[...]Read on >>
DDXP 2012: “Charting the Course: An Edition for All Editions” and “New Products” Seminars
This past weekend was DDXP, and since this the new edition of D&D was announced recently, this was both the first chance the public would both find out directly from the mouths of the people making the game what it [...]Read on >>
Tips for writing romance adventures – just in time for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, it seems prudent to examine the role romance can play in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Let’s begin by viewing a highly informative video clip about how not to i[...]Read on >>
Tumble 4 Ya Blogfest
Yeah it is that time of year. While looking up some sites on the new A to Z blogfest I found one coming up that would be fun to do.So with out further ado.The I'll Tumble 4 Ya, the 80's crush blog fest.As a child of the [...]Read on >>
Skullport Tales: Interlude
Zeebo had watched the world burn. He had seen nations laid waste by dragons. He had watched the dwarves become enslaved as their cantons were overrun by orcs. He had walked through cities ruled over by demons. He had wat[...]Read on >>
Pitfighter
:Requirements: Porcine ancestry:Primes: STR, CON:Max Level: 9:Hit Die: d6+2:Combat: Great To Hit Progression, Med Armor, Small Shield:Saves: as Fighter"To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to h[...]Read on >>
Review: Thunderstone – Dragonspire
Periodically I’ll be participating in the game night blog carnival, which gives me a chance to review some board games that might be a good break from your typical RPG session nights. This month I’ll be reviewing th[...]Read on >>
One on One
This is a post about gaming – and tennis – but mostly about gaming. I promise. Here’s the thing. I’ve been thinking a lot (too much, it’s become an obsession) about gaming as math problem. Or, I suppose, more s[...]Read on >>
Caves of Myrddin con session #3
Man, I don't remember all the details to yesterday's end-of-the-con run and I can't find my notes at the moment, so I'm just going to hit some bullet points.The head of the Spaniard now sits atop a stake outside Castle B[...]Read on >>
Game-time expectations
My previous post about expectation on a game has generated a couple of great comments and got me thinking some more about when joining a posted game, how realistic can I set my expectations? Here are two comments (edited[...]Read on >>
Inspiration Viewing – A Bad Day at Black Rock
A Bad Day at Black Rock is fascinating movie set in 1946 in the small, isolated California town of Black Rock. The train stops and a man gets off, a stranger to the town. This is notable as this is the first time the[...]Read on >>
Stonepick Crossing from Expeditious Retreat Press
Joe Browning just announced the latest Expeditious Retreat Press Advanced Adventure: Stonepick Crossing. I had a lot of fun doing the illustration work for that one. Here's a look at the work I did for [...]Read on >>
The hit and miss list {Comics}
I'm introducing comic books to Trollish Delver as they're a big part of my life, making up a large chunk of my weekly entertainment. I probably spend more time reading comics than watching TV; I really love them. Ev[...]Read on >>
