Submissions
Here is the list of our running submissions for the 2012 SOTY (RPG Site of the Year contest):
GEEK NATIVE
Online since: August 2009
A great post: D&D Virtual Table Review
Geek Native is a blog for gamers who are interested in a breadth of geeky news. The blog’s audience are gamers with a high perception score. The site reports on new games, updates from conventions, free to download species and other RPG goodness but it also posts about interesting gadgets, anime, movies that gamers might be interested in and tracks the big news from the world of comic books. Posts range from in-depth reviews, to interviews with famous authors and game designers all the way through to quirky pictures, gossip and videos.
THE OTHER SIDE
Online since: 2008
A great post: Reflecting on D&D: Sometimes You Can’t Go Back
Hello! Welcome to the Other Side! This blog is the “reincarnation” of my old The Other Side website from the dawn of the Web. I like to write about role-playing games, particularly old-school ones, D&D and horror games. I post a lot of character write-ups and I love witches and magic. I have been working as an RPG freelancer for nearly 12 years and I had been writing my own material since I first opened that Monster Manual back in 1979. I post daily and there is always something I am working on, so plenty of free goodies for all sorts of games.
CHEESE SHOP
Online since: June 2011
A great post: “For the last time, you can’t play a Ninja!”
I am an old school gamer who has missed playing RPG’s. During the creation of this site and the subsequent posts I have reinvigorated my obsession. GURPS is my system of choice but I have played many and will continue to do so. This blog has helped me get back to the table.
QUIRKY DM
Online since: July 2011
A great post: NPCs are idiots
Quirky DM – A Quirky View into Running 4E Games – I’m not a perfect DM. These are the wild ideas in my head to get myself and my game closer and closer. Some are fairly normal. Others … not so much. Is it madness? Genius? The transcripts of a gibbering mouther? You decide. It’s not all insanity. I’m not crazy. Yet. For now, my ideas and I are just a little offbeat. A little quirky. And this is the Quirky DM.
BIG BALL OF NO FUN
Online since: October 2009
A great post: How to write an EPIC! adventure
This small, one-man operation is meant to provide new insight and material for table-top rpgs. It runs the gamut of crunchy bits (rituals, monsters, systems, etc) to advice (for DMs and Players) to opinions on the nature of rpgs. It also runs a wide spectrum of game systems, reflecting my personal history, though D&D is the predominant system discussed. I like to pose questions of interest and then try and answer them; instead of simply showcasing a problem I feel a writer should try to fix them as well. In the end, I try to make every article of use for another gamer.
GAMEMASTERS.COM
Online since: 1995
A great post: Getting Characters Together: A Dungeon Master’s Nightmare
GameMasters.com has been around since 1995, by far among the oldest RPG sites on the web. It started out as a simple site for a retail location and has evolved into a “catch-all” for gamers. We highly support the local mom-and-pop game and hobby shops and encourage gamers to buy from those locations as opposed to the larger chain stores. We also work with several publishers and distributors to help bring new game information to the masses. If it’s a game that been out there, chances are we have played it, we aren’t called GameMasters for nothing!
GNOME STEW
Online since: 2008
A great post: Deep as a Puddle: Character Development with a Tarot
Written by a team of veteran GMs, Gnome Stew is the most widely read game mastering blog on the planet. We started Gnome Stew because we believe that game masters are under-served in the RPG community. There are few websites and even fewer books dedicated to game mastering — GMs usually get one chapter in a larger work, and that often doesn’t address a lot of what we actually do at the gaming table. Since May 2008, we’ve served up over a thousand system-neutral articles for GMs. Our mission is to help GMs have more fun at the gaming table, regardless of their system of choice, their experience level, or their play style.
GLIMM’S WORKSHOP
Online since: Sept 2010
A great post: Dungeon Delver
Glimm’s Workshop focuses on advice for game masters, discussions of game mechanics, and free material. I use it as a place to share gaming ideas with others people who love games.
NEARLY ENOUGH DICE
Online since: June 2011
A great podcast: Episode 6 – with Cam Banks
Our blog (and podcast) is all chat and content and less murky other stuff. We talk about systems, settings, hints and tips, discussions about topics which affect gamers in a myriad of ways and generally have a laugh while we are at it! No topic is out of bounds and we make it our goal to get the cool and interesting people of the RPG world onto our podcast to have a good chat with them! Throw a load of rambling about old vs new and competitions and you have Nearly Enough Dice!
KOBOLD QUARTERLY BLOG
Online since: January 2008
A great post: Your Whispering Homunculus: 30 Unsettling Moments
Kobold Quarterly blog is all about inspiration for gamers: articles cover crazed wizardry but also historical weapons and real-world bladesmithing. Kobold Quarterly runs heavy on monsters, NPCs, encounters, magic items, and crunch rather than news and opinion; it’s playable first and foremost.
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