Today, I received a package in the mail. The contents revealed the following: The Dark Eye Kickstarter Contents Yes, it's my physical copy of The Dark Eye from the recent, highly successful, Kickstarter for the English translation of the game's 5th edition. I figured I'd take this opportunity to kick off the "RPGs I've played" series I've been meaning to write....

I know not everyone likes them, but I'm a sucker for GM screens. At the same time, official GM screens usually don't include the exact information I need. Too often, they include obscure random tables that I rarely (if ever) need, while omitting critical information that I need to reference all the time....

I recently got back into tabletop RPGs after taking a 16+ year break from this hobby. In this post, I'll share my experience. I first started playing RPGs in the mid-80s. Growing up in Germany, my first system was naturally Das Schwarze Auge (The Dark Eye) - the most popular German RPG, easily beating out D&D. The Dark Eye just kickstarted an English translation of the 5th edition, BTW....

Last weekend, I attended my first KublaCon. This was only the second gaming convention I attended in the US, the first one being last year's DunDraCon. The Good The mix of events was great. I mainly played RPGs, but there were tons of options for board games, elaborate war games, collectible card games, LARPs, and more. They also had a dedicated kids and teens room....

In addition to my dormant personal blog and my music blog, I decided to start a blog centered around tabletop RPG gaming. Over the next few posts, I'll share my childhood RPG history, as well as my journey back into this fun hobby after a 16+ year break.