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Numenera is here!
Little over a year ago Monte Cook launched a Kickstarter for his “science fantasy rpg set in the distant future”. Back then he was looking for $20,000 to fund his project. Thirty nine days over...
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Good bye 2013… Hello 2014!
Year in review posts, they’ve been done before… And I’ll do one gain! 2013 was a great year for me! I finished my MA in Education accomplishing an important personal goal. It did take some sacrifices;...
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I’ve got Numenera on my Mind
Last Friday the Fallout campaign I was running came to an end. So we started thinking about what I could run next. For a while we thought about another Fate game, perhaps even Atomic Robo, but then I...
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Countdown to Numenera
Tomorrow I’ll run my first game of Numenera. In addition to being the first time I run this game it will be the first time that I run a game for such a large group. When everyone shows up as planned,...
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Numenera: One of the best Games I ever ran!
On Saturday six of my friends and I met to play Numenera. None of us had played the game before but we all were pretty excited about it. We all had high hopes and especially I feared things might not...
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More Thoughts on the Cypher System
Over the last few weeks I have posted several times about Numenera and praised the so-called Cypher system which powers the game. The same rules have also been used in The Strange, Monte Cook latest...
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1st Kellercon in Limburg
Yesterday the first Kellercon has taken place in Limburg, Germany. We chose the name Kellercon because the location was the Villa Konthor, a local whisky pub, which has an excellent vaulted cellar we...
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NaGaDeMon: It’s Full Of Stars!
One thing which makes NaGaDeMon so hard for me is that I tend to read a lot of roleplaying games especially the ones I like while I should be focusing on writing stuff myself. There are a couple of...
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Cypher System
Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Just when I finished writing my post about generic rules systems, I stumbled upon the news that Monte Cook Games has announced the Cyper System Rulebook. The...
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Three Upcoming Games I’m Excited about
Although I already own quite a few roleplaying games (I stopped counting a while ago), I am usually excited about at least one or two upcoming games. At the moment there are three games which should be...
View ArticleD&D 5th Edition: A Few Thoughts
After having played and run D&D 5th Edition for a couple of months I think it’s time to have a look on what worked and what didn’t work quite as well. Overall D&D 5th Edition is a very good...
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Preview: Cypher System Rulebook
Recently a couple of fellow bloggers had the opportunity to look at Monte Cook Games upcoming Cypher System Rulebook. Since I wasn’t among the lucky ones, I got in touch with Shanna Germain and she was...
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RPG a Day 2016: What to play next? – Day 12
00It’s Friday, and I’m in love… with #RPGaDay 2016! Let’s ponder about the future. August 12: What game is your group most likely to play next? Why? I haven’t talked about this with my players… I keep...
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Survey Says!
00The RPG Rule System Preference Survey Results (a non-scientific study) Twenty days ago I was having a conversation with friends over game complexity. The specifics of the conversation are...
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Video Game Recommendation: Torment–Tides Of Numenera
10Yesterday InXile Entertainment released Torment: Tides of Numenera, the long-awaited computer role-playing game set into Monte Cook’s Ninth World. In a way it’s also a spiritual successor to...
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Plans For After The Pause
00As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am currently taking a break from GMing. I hung my GM’s mantle on the hanger and for the next few weeks at least I’ll just lean back and be a player for a while....
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#RPGaDay2017 Day 3: Inquiring minds want to know
00Thank you for coming back dear reader. I hope you are all having fun with #RPGaDay207. If you missed yesterday’s post you can find it right here. Now, on to today’s topic: August 3: How do you find...
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What Am I Playing Right Now?
Since my GM hiatus started back in June 2017, I used the opportunity to play in as many games as possible. For a very long time I was basically the go-to GM for many of my friends, but I didn’t get to...
View ArticleHumble RPG Book Bundle: Numenera
If you always wanted to check out Monte Cook’s Numenera, but shunned the investment, now’s your chance. Monte Cook Games and Humble Bundle have teamed up to bring you a bundle containing $260 worth of...
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