Allesandro Sacco put up a great new interview with Larry Elmore on the Acaeum forums. “Larry Elmore is purely and simply one of the best fantasy artists ever and surely one of my favourites. Many, many gamers remember him for the great covers and artwork done for TSR Inc and, especially in Italy, for his amazing work on the Classic Dungeons & Dragons game (from Basic to Immortal boxed sets): his appearances in our country are always packed events and there is a very…

Gamers love puzzles. Even better – gamers like challenging puzzles. In my far out alternate modern world of cyberpunk, the gaming PCs became engrossed in their first “real” puzzle of the campaign. The best thing about it was that not only was it a “real” challenge – but it used real modern technology…

RPG Atmosphere is the most intriguing RPG sound utility I have reviewed to date. The program comes with a large number of preconfigured sound scenarios you can drop into your game without having to spend hours preparing. Once you are ready to create your own scenarios, the interface is easy to understand. RPG Atmosphere also has a number of features not seen in other RPG sound mixers…

This has to be the greatest game room I’ve ever seen. From the builder:
“I have been working on and off for about 2 years building our “D&D ROOM” to hold most of our collection and give us a cool place to play. I did 99.9% of the work myself with just a bit of help in the attic from my brother Shawn. All lighting is controlled by the DM via a dimmer/control box mounted under the table. When you walk in the lights…

Today, I logged into a forum I haven’t visited in quite a long time and received a nice surprise. The Acaeum, the comprehensive repository of information on Dungeons & Dragons collectibles, commissioned a work by famed artist Erol Otus and organized a limited print run for forum members. I put my name in many months ago, but I ended up on the waiting list. I forgot all about it until today. When I logged in…

Newflash: RPG blogging generates negative income. To cover my hosting costs and pay the rent, I need to hold down a day job. My current job periodically requires me to travel overseas. During my last excursion, I learned there are countries outside of the United States where the people speak languages other than English. I went to the Google maps and discovered that searching for “game store” near …

Not sure how I missed this awesome little article over at Kobold Quarterly from yesterday. Wolfgang Bauer got a chance to see the D&D on Surface demo in person. There’s even some video. Check it out if you haven’t already.

Softrope is yet another sound effects program geared towards use in tabletop roleplaying games. It was first released over seven months ago, but somehow I had not run across it until very recently. When I went to the website, I was impressed by the clean, simple of the look of the interface. A truly versatile program lies behind the unassuming…

Everyone knows what metagaming is, but what the hell is metagamemastering? When I use the term, I am referring to the technical elements you employ to enhance the gaming experience outside of the rules. This could be custom handouts or maps, a prop, dimming the light or using a sound effects board. It is completely rules agnostic. Think of it as gaming with production values.

I recently became aware of SceneSound when it was a featured on EN World. SceneSound is a new sound effects application specifically built for use in tabletop gaming. I’m always looking for new tools to complement my multimedia-heavy gamemastering style. The website was spartan, but I was intrigued enough by the screenshots to register an account and take this little sound program for a spin.