Linearity of Games

In the recent games in which I had the joyful part of dungeon mastering, I’ve had feedback of too many choices, too many opportunities and not enough direct linear goals (milestones) to achieve. Giving this a little thought it turns out to be a very basic necessity for many gaming…

Latizan and Zord – one world and a lot of adventures

A nice concept you might want to try… With Roman and Thomas we got two dungeon masters that started working on a greater plan, the three of us decided to start a few simultaneous story-lines interwoven with each other, some characters knowing a few from the other group, maybe interchanging…

Leaving Rashemen Session 9 (4 with me as DM)

If you missed part 1 & 2 of this story, I recommend reading it – after all it’s an adventure writeup. Rashemen and beyond (Session 6 / 1) Rashemen and beyond (Session 7/ 2) Rashemen and beyond (Session 8/ 3) Rashemen and beyond (Session 9/ 4) – you’re reading it…

[N]PC – Izegel Warspurth – Hailstorm of the North

Opposing the forces of fiery demons isn’t always a task for heroes or to put it right: villains and heroes depend just on the right perspective. Raised in the harsh lands of the northern icelands in a small, mostly human settlement, Izegel Warspurth was close to end as sacrifice to…

Leaving Rashemen, RPG Session 8 (Session 3 with me as DM)

If you missed part 1 & 2 of this story, I recommend reading it – after all it’s an adventure writeup. Rashemen and beyond (Session 6 / 1) Rashemen and beyond (Session 7/ 2) Rashemen and beyond (Session 8/ 3) – you’re reading it right now. After entering the ship…

Butterfly’s Contest Closing Today

Just a short reminder, if you’re a regular reader of one of the best rpg blogs out there, you might want to use the contest to get some of your feedback  taken into account for future changes. Even without the contest it’s the chance to steer a great blog into…

Happy Easter

to all roleplaying gamers, music lovers, and everyone else out there. I hope you all find some time to spend with you loved ones. As you might have figured, Easter is the part of the year when our cats have their Larp Equipment ready and play (no cats were harmed…

Habits and Roleplaying

So you’re interested in Habits? Go ahead, I try to share something that’s hopefully of real interest – though the style of presentation is merely a list of things how I’m (or better – how we are) used to run a gaming round. Let me give you a short idea…

Top 25 RPG Vote @ rpg blog ii

Share your favorites – Top25 vote A nice idea has Zachary over at RPGBlog II – he’s collecting votes for the top 25 rankings of blogger’s favorites. I’ll post you my personal ranking. It’s not including every rpg I’ve played or read, but lists those I liked in front and…

Causa WotC – Paizo and White Wolf Reactions

Happily I had a nice newsletter this morning in my inbox, the Paizo one (once again), this time with a lot better news, Paizo is offering a limited time (very) special prices on their pdf’s. On the other side White Wolf have a similiar offer, they offer their Exalted Second…