Here in Colorado, the snow started to fly last night and we are in the first real winter storm in 2012. What does that mean for yours truly? Not much really… I work from home. But it will hopefully give me some time to work on a few side . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 3-FEB-2012]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/02/news-from-around-the-net-3-feb-2012/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/DtyaC6gnSt0/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-8-publish.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/DtyaC6gnSt0/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-8-publish.html#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000 The Free RPG Blog http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=3dfca3dc21d202f98703e7c1387a74a7 http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/feeds/1198693389880821531/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/BSTxBpyFBJI/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/BSTxBpyFBJI/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:54 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=2135 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 (Stargazer of Stargazer’s World), was simple and effective to put the focus on the stories at hand. I thought . . . → Read More: Book Review: Unusual Suspects: Guide to an Interrogation Session by Robert Oglodzinski from Library of Ancient Scroll]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/01/book-review-unusual-suspects-guide-to-an-interrogation-session-by-robert-oglodzinski-from-library-of-ancient-scroll/feed/ 0 http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2012/01/sunday-inspirational-image-spell-books.html http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2012/01/sunday-inspirational-image-spell-books.html#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:01:00 +0000 Tower of the Archmage http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=f803cd5c2033d43d929a8cd4883b3784 http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/feeds/4468840103151550895/comments/default 0 http://www.heropress.net/2012/01/ladies-gentlemen-please-excuse-sniffles.html http://www.heropress.net/2012/01/ladies-gentlemen-please-excuse-sniffles.html#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000 HeroPress http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=d4920cd6fc4d52902d83a0925981031c http://www.heropress.net/feeds/4715537355891694507/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/5UGdZ34njGY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/5UGdZ34njGY/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:17 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=2113 Hope everyone has had a good week! Mine has been interesting… We’ve been dealing with getting some water damage assessed and fixed in our house after a small overflow in an upstairs bathroom resulted in a family room waterfall through a spinning ceiling fan. Who needs Vegas and the Bellagio fountains? I had one . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 27-JAN-12]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/01/news-from-around-the-net-27-jan-12/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/Zwe4GJQJhGo/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-7-testing.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/Zwe4GJQJhGo/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-7-testing.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000 The Free RPG Blog http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=1a65f63dd3fdd82a22eecb50d29c93a8 http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/feeds/5246212390638818872/comments/default 0 http://www.livingdice.com/6704/secrets-to-getting-a-free-20-gig-dropbox-account/ http://www.livingdice.com/6704/secrets-to-getting-a-free-20-gig-dropbox-account/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:45:36 +0000 LivingDice http://www.livingdice.com/?p=6704 http://www.livingdice.com/6704/secrets-to-getting-a-free-20-gig-dropbox-account/feed/ 0 http://www.risusmonkey.com/2012/01/subsystems-as-gamer-toys.html http://www.risusmonkey.com/2012/01/subsystems-as-gamer-toys.html#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:55:00 +0000 Risus Monkey http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=9cf06f9bb4b0732db3e870942876b187 http://www.rpgbloggers.com/2012/01/subsystems-as-gamer-toys/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/XM2tEXO2FPQ/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-6.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/XM2tEXO2FPQ/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-6.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000 The Free RPG Blog http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=64b4aafb0eb8307bb785421932beeb41 http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/feeds/6581767009863263374/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/mHy-bWbPriM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/mHy-bWbPriM/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:00:01 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=2050 Games. We all play them. It’s what makes us “gamers,” right? Whether you enjoy the occasional card, board, or roleplaying game, the one constant for me has been the “fun factor.” If I’m not having fun playing a game, it’s probably not worth playing. But until I started writing my own game materials more . . . → Read More: Book Review: The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design by Mike Selinker and Others from Open Design]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/01/book-review-the-kobold-guide-to-board-game-design-by-mike-selinker-and-others-from-open-design/feed/ 0 http://drchris.me/d20/?p=2051 http://drchris.me/d20/?p=2051#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:17:04 +0000 Icosahedrophilia http://drchris.me/d20/?p=2051 http://drchris.me/d20/?feed=rss2&p=2051 0 http://drchris.me/d20/?p=2049 http://drchris.me/d20/?p=2049#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:40:47 +0000 Icosahedrophilia http://drchris.me/d20/?p=2049 http://drchris.me/d20/?feed=rss2&p=2049 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/lNjAehAf3QQ/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/lNjAehAf3QQ/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:08 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=2031 Welcome to the first triskaidekaphobic edition of GKR’s News frrom Around the Net for 2012… (Apparently there are three in 2012, two in 2013, and one in 2014. Since we’re on a downward trend let’s hope the Mayans are off on their whole calendar snafu…) At any rate, this week (as you might imagine) . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 13-JAN-12 (Triskaidekaphobic Edition)]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/01/news-from-around-the-net-13-jan-12-triskaidekaphobic-edition/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/z2T6wXPv2vc/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/z2T6wXPv2vc/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:00:36 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=2003 Right before the holidays, Rory Madden from Game Table Online dropped me a note wondering if I’d like to check out the D&D Virtual Table they’ve had under development for Wizards of the Coast. It’s been in beta testing for Dungeons & Dragons Interactive (DDI) users for a while now it seems and includes . . . → Read More: Tools Review: Dungeons & Dragons Virtual Table Beta]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/01/tools-review-dungeons-dragons-virtual-table-beta/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/S8RLqF5Cf9c/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-5-system.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/S8RLqF5Cf9c/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-5-system.html#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000 The Free RPG Blog http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=63a9f050ea82985c3a4a57846a8aba6e http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/feeds/7629153914501867912/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/SgX_P6lppt8/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/SgX_P6lppt8/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:25 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1992 Here’s a first for Game Knight Reviews… I’m reviewing a WordPress plug-in!

Last week I was contacted by Brian Wood from Awesome Dice, who asked me to take a look at a new plug-in for WP that adds a die roller to the sidebar of your blog. And recently I’ve found myself hunting for . . . → Read More: Tools Review: Awesome Dice Die Rollers For Your Blog]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/01/tools-review-awesome-dice-die-rollers-for-your-blog/feed/ 0 http://barkingalien.blogspot.com/2012/01/you-remind-me-of-babe.html http://barkingalien.blogspot.com/2012/01/you-remind-me-of-babe.html#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:43:00 +0000 Barking Alien http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=c85be3945a74f8fff21d736ac3d4107f http://www.rpgbloggers.com/2012/01/you-remind-me-of-the-babe/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/YRu_tY0YRrY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/YRu_tY0YRrY/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:43 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1970 That’s right, it’s 2012… The year we see if the Mayans were right or if they were too cheap to buy a new calendar at the office supply store.

Hopefully everyone had a happy and safe New Years’ celebration! Let’s hope this year is full of plenty of gaming goodness!

Now on to the . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 6-JAN-12]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/01/news-from-around-the-net-6-jan-12/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/2OctA5gJUwM/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-4-setting.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/2OctA5gJUwM/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-4-setting.html#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000 The Free RPG Blog http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=a4486239b46a9c0c254b0a86241e1667 http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/feeds/4346812308903180967/comments/default 0 http://drchris.me/d20/?p=2045 http://drchris.me/d20/?p=2045#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:11:25 +0000 Icosahedrophilia http://drchris.me/d20/?p=2045 http://drchris.me/d20/?feed=rss2&p=2045 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/E5qxlkjEXuI/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/E5qxlkjEXuI/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:00:28 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1931 “It’s the end of the year as we know it and I feel fine…” (apologies to Michael Stipe and the rest of REM for paraphrasing the lyrics to “It’s The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”)

This is the last news round-up for 2011, which means 2012 is . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 30-DEC-11]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/12/news-from-around-the-net-30-dec-11/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/CiTfMbuwDfY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/CiTfMbuwDfY/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:00:55 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1921 Have you ever noticed how adventurers always seem to get the glamorous jobs and only rarely get the dirty jobs nobody really wants to do?

Let’s take a simple example. A new group of PCs gets hired to kill some rats or bugs in a cellar somewhere. Usually the NPC hiring them fails to . . . → Read More: The Gassy Gnoll: The Circle of Trust (or The Power of Odd Jobs and Beginnings)]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/12/the-gassy-gnoll-the-circle-of-trust-or-the-power-of-odd-jobs-and-beginnings/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/j-OgReLexhQ/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-3-writing.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/j-OgReLexhQ/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-3-writing.html#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000 The Free RPG Blog http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=ce587f6712c7e8a899c1f73286a28db6 http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/feeds/7671935369777188563/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/k9YIOQQUnbo/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/k9YIOQQUnbo/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:00:50 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1904 When I first heard about the whole geomorph mapping paradigm in early 2011, it was at Dyson Logos’ blog – A Character For Every Game – but I came to discover only recently that they are a very old idea originally created by Gary Gygax himself. There was a series of books from TSR . . . → Read More: Product Review: Dungeonmorph Dice and Cards from Inkwell Ideas]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/12/product-review-dungeonmorph-dice-and-cards-from-inkwell-ideas/feed/ 0 http://www.heropress.net/2011/12/musical-monday-monster-manual-by-mixel.html http://www.heropress.net/2011/12/musical-monday-monster-manual-by-mixel.html#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000 HeroPress http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=f4ef2e7063a033c7cde00a79e7a84b27 http://www.heropress.net/feeds/2538723990498996760/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/3xzIKs_skBs/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/3xzIKs_skBs/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:00:47 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1898 This must be the “It’s nearly Christmas” edition of “Around the Net”! If I haven’t mentioned it enough already, I wish everyone reading a very happy holidays – from Cthulmas and Christmas to the Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa! May everyone have a safe, warm holidays in the company of family and friends.

There . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 23-DEC-2011]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/12/news-from-around-the-net-23-dec-2011/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/n3McwuxESIQ/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-2.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/n3McwuxESIQ/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-2.html#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000 The Free RPG Blog http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=bffa43f1a5184a651abee641bf4c8e30 http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/feeds/6542995135005627957/comments/default 0 http://www.heropress.net/2011/12/dragonborn-comes.html http://www.heropress.net/2011/12/dragonborn-comes.html#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000 HeroPress http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=a837f1677e1f84bcdf23eac310cae299 http://www.heropress.net/feeds/131535004835678801/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StargazersWorld/~3/rOkWPUduqXo/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StargazersWorld/~3/rOkWPUduqXo/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:48:23 +0000 Stargazer's World http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=cdc62471ea23a067ff6232d70a69c34b http://www.rpgbloggers.com/2011/12/mashupforge/feed/ 0 http://inkwellideas.com/2011/12/customizable-superhero-miniatures/ http://inkwellideas.com/2011/12/customizable-superhero-miniatures/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:41:30 +0000 Inkwell Ideas http://inkwellideas.com/?p=1480 http://inkwellideas.com/2011/12/customizable-superhero-miniatures/feed/ 0 http://berinkinsman.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/radio-free-tanelorn-music-to-read-moorcock-by/ http://berinkinsman.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/radio-free-tanelorn-music-to-read-moorcock-by/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:00:24 +0000 Berin Kinsman http://berinkinsman.wordpress.com/?p=7691 http://berinkinsman.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/radio-free-tanelorn-music-to-read-moorcock-by/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/OeXAivIt0FI/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/OeXAivIt0FI/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:00:34 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1856 Beware… The holidays are fast approaching!

For those of you keeping track, it’s 9 days until St. Nick slides down chimneys worldwide and shares joy with good little girls and boys. And apparently Krampus is by him side, ying to Santa‘s yang, delivering warnings and coal to that *other* list. It’s amazing that sled . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 16-DEC-2011]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/12/news-from-around-the-net-16-dec-2011/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/i68y4oI8-uo/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheFreeRpgBlog/~3/i68y4oI8-uo/how-to-write-free-rpg-chapter-1.html#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:29:00 +0000 The Free RPG Blog http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=53698fceb73134228aae0e1a6caa0e12 http://www.thefreerpgblog.com/feeds/7681201140793689147/comments/default 0 http://newbiedm.com/2011/12/12/dungeon-tiles-shadowghast-manor/ http://newbiedm.com/2011/12/12/dungeon-tiles-shadowghast-manor/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:10:45 +0000 Newbie DM http://newbiedm.com/?p=3578 ]]> http://newbiedm.com/2011/12/12/dungeon-tiles-shadowghast-manor/feed/ 0 http://inkwellideas.com/2011/12/new-kickstarter-monster-stand-ins-plastic-card-miniatures/ http://inkwellideas.com/2011/12/new-kickstarter-monster-stand-ins-plastic-card-miniatures/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:20:55 +0000 Inkwell Ideas http://inkwellideas.com/?p=1473 http://inkwellideas.com/2011/12/new-kickstarter-monster-stand-ins-plastic-card-miniatures/feed/ 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/xAucUv-nDmo/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/xAucUv-nDmo/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:00:27 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1819 I don’t know about you… But as the holidays get closer to closer and my gift shopping doesn’t get done, my blood pressure starts to rise. So imagine my surprise when I started hearing about “Krampus” – a demonic creature who apparently accompanies good old St. Nick during the Christmas season in Alpine countries. . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 09-DEC-2011]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/12/news-from-around-the-net-09-dec-2011/feed/ 0 http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/2011/12/easing-into-mondayenjoy.html http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/2011/12/easing-into-mondayenjoy.html#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:10:00 +0000 Gothridge Manor http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=87c97a6078f11bb887e93af37499a787 http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/feeds/9003505223540833629/comments/default 0 http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/2011/12/wow-very-cool-vid.html http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/2011/12/wow-very-cool-vid.html#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:06:00 +0000 Gothridge Manor http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=6570f42e13ec06a13646af91090a5bfa http://gothridgemanor.blogspot.com/feeds/4318378677110364548/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/j5HHlc4EseE/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/j5HHlc4EseE/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:00:33 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1778 Did December sneak up on anybody else? Now I’m suddenly behind on my gift shopping and I never even think November waved as it zipped by…

We have a ton of news today, so let’s dive right in, shall we?

That said, . . . → Read More: Tools Review: Dingle’s Games Generators]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/tools-review-dingles-games-generators/feed/ 0 http://www.heropress.net/2011/11/musical-monday-ode-to-dungeons-and.html http://www.heropress.net/2011/11/musical-monday-ode-to-dungeons-and.html#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000 HeroPress http://www.rpgbloggers.com/?guid=bde7d44b62be592db866fd3b7bd5a850 http://www.heropress.net/feeds/6988933217238880906/comments/default 0 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/IpeFPgYGTqA/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GameKnightReviews/~3/IpeFPgYGTqA/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:00:43 +0000 Game Knight Reviews http://www.gameknightreviews.com/?p=1613 Today is an auspicious day… Not because it’s Friday… Not because it’s fun to see a numerically repetitive date like 11-11-11… Not because it’s the 11th Doctor’s Day (in honor of the 11th Dr. Who)…

So why? Because Bethesda Game Studios is releasing Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim which may prevent me from writing any . . . → Read More: News from Around the Net: 11-NOV-2011]]> http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2011/11/news-from-around-the-net-11-nov-2011/feed/ 0