Bone Cicadas – a new creature for Earthdawn

Logo RSP Karneval 250pxOur recent pledge in regards to the collective German rpg blogging efforts this month (after all, someone had the nerve to claim, that all of our October articles would follow the “From the Grave” motto given out by Teilzeithelden…) starts to bear fruit:

In our third article a horrifically useful creature for Earthdawn creeps – or rather crawls – through Barsaive: Continue reading

Editorial: Five Times Ten

d6ideas dice 4Norbert Matausch asked in his German blog the question: which ten printed RPG books would you keep, if you had to go into exile. Hasran, blut_und_glas, Dave, yandere and yennico present their Top 10. An overview of the Top 10 of other player could you find in the German Rollenspiel Almanach and in German forum Tanelorn.
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The Long Dark Tea Time of Barsaive – nethermancer treasures for Earthdawn

Of many a beautiful thing in the background and realisation of Earthdawn, the concept of the karma ritual has always struck me as one of the more incredible. And among the host of karma rituals, that of the nethermancer has to be my favourite by far.

A quick reminder: To (re-)generate their karma nethermancers sit down for a nice cuppa with some otherworldly entitities and chit chat about the great beyond. Continue reading

Editorial: Conversions

d6ideas dice1Conversions seem to be the fashion right now – way more than ever before. Don’t misunderstand me here, GURPS & co provided an opportunity to do so for quite some time now, but in the last years they pop up more often than before. Savage Worlds, FATE and Pathfinder are probably the big favorites for recycling settings, even if these are of course not the only systems available! Continue reading