RPG Geek just posted the following: Okay, the push is on! Virtuacon, the Best Three Days in Virtual Gaming, takes place October 23-25th, 2015. This is the full-blown RPG convention you attend from the comfort of you own home. Technology has made it easy to create virtual tabletops and it really is the next best…
Category: VoIP
ANTIGEN CON GM Submissions Are Open
The other day I talked about this free online RPG event for those of that can’t for one reason or another attend GENCON. The event organizer Jez Gordon has opened up a thread for interested GMs to submit their games. If you’re a VoIP gamer, I would encourage you to run a game and/or play…
ANTIGEN CON 2 is Coming!
This is an online RPG event for those that cannot make it to the real GENCON. I participated last year and had a blast. It’s small, but still very fun. You should check it out! The event is facilitated and organized over on G+ so, all you Facebookers will need to head over there to…
Fun Weekend – 3 Games Played
Yesterday, at Contessa’s Spring Break gaming weekend, I got the chance to finally play two games I had been wanting to try for a very long time. In fact, I owned both of the core rulebooks for these games for quite a long time. First up was Night’s Black Agent followed by Trail of Cthulhu,…
Contessa – Promoting Visibility of Women in Tabletop Gaming
I’m excited to be playing two demo games this weekend during the Contessa Spring Break event! I am finally going to get to try Night’s Black Agents and Trail of Cthulhu; two games that have been on my “to try” list for a very long time. I was looking over their schedule and while there…
Bitten by the Call of Cthulhu Bug
Yesterday, while killing time waiting for a doctors appointment to start and I finally got a chance to read the Call of Cthulhu 7th edition quick start rules. While I have owned the 6th edition core rulebook for a long time, I never actually sat down to read it (nor played CoC). I think that…
Contessa Spring Break – 16 & 17 May
The ladies over at Contessa are up to it again! They’re hosting another game weekend on the 16th and 17th of this month. If you’re not in the know, Contessa is an organization run by women that promotes women in gaming and gender equality. Each of the game sessions in their events are organized and…
Contest Time – Finding Inspiration in Unlikely Places
Sitting here in Barnes and Noble, on the outskirts of the cafe area. There are tables of books all around me. Looking over at some of the titles, I see some interesting titles that have me thinking of gaming themes inspired by the titles. I see titles like The Forever Girl, this one give me…
Actual Play Games – Are You a Voyeur?
Is it voyeuristic to enjoy watching actually play VoIP RPG games? For quite some time, I have enjoyed listening to audio-only recordings of actual play RPGs. Now, I am really digging the video/audio presentations of actual play sessions. I am considering doing some actually play (video/audio) games this year. Would you watch these if I…
Difficult to Maintain Online Gaming Groups?
I am curious, do you find it easier or more difficult to maintain a long term VoIP online gaming group? I have been seeing an increase of posts on Facebook and G+ about players and GMs alike showing up for an online game and not enough players show up to run the game. Ultimately the…