[Review] Strange, Dead Love for Vampire: the Requiem

Love isn’t exactly the first thing people think about when they consider a topic for a supplement for the World of Darkness, but it actually makes perfect sense especially for Vampire: the Requiem. Vampires have long been associated with the forbidden romance, as they were dangerous beings to have as lovers. Add the allure of [...]

[L5R 4e - Never a Dull Blade] Planning for Season 2

While my players are off on their respective vacations for the holidays, my Legend of the Five Rings campaign is on hiatus for a couple of weekends, giving me time to think.  This has been a longer campaign than most, which leads to interesting new opportunities and challenges that I’ve not had a chance to [...]

Looking Forward to the New Year and Looking Back at the Old One

Well, 2011 is coming to a close, and with all the changes happening in my life, blogging has been getting much more difficult as of late.  I’ve switched jobs, and I’m looking to get married sometime in 2012, so there’s a lot of little things that have been buzzing around the background.  That said, change [...]

Merry Christmas from the Philippine Gamer!

I know this isn’t exactly an RPG related post, but in the spirit of celebrating the holidays, I’d like to greet everyone a Merry Christmas!  May you all have fun during the holidays, and stay safe while having a great time!  For those who received gaming-related gifts, enjoy them, and I hope that you all [...]

[Semi-Rant] Having More Fun By Relinquishing Control

I was talking about character generation the other day with a friend of mine when he said something that struck me as very odd.  He mentioned that he enjoys character creation and the accompanying min-maxing because once he’s done with all of the tweaks and the loophole exploitation, there’s a sense of achievement involved.  His [...]