Check out the following 4 RPG blogs, then cast a vote for your favorite!

This is day 1 of 4 for Reader Voting of the 2013 RPG Site of the Year contest. Monday – Thursday we’ll have a new group of sites for you to check out and vote on. We’ll post the four finalists on April 22nd, and then the winner on April 29th. So, after you vote (below), come back tomorrow to vote again, then to see the finalists, and then the 2013 RPG Site of the Year winner!

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HERETICWERKS
– Online since: August, 2011
– Must read #1:  Monsters: An Index of Our Monsters (A pdf Bestiary is in the works)
– Must read #2: Space-Age Sorcery Now Available For Download
We are the online home for Bujilli, Wermspittle, Lithus Sector, and an ever-growing assortment of Classic Table-Top RPG stuff that you can use for whatever system/edition you like.

AGE OF RAVENS
– Online since: January, 2009
– Must read #1:  The Best in Horror RPGs: Unfair Verdicts
– Must read #2: Thanes of Whiterun: Skyrim via Hollowpoint
I run a lot of campaigns, probably too many. I’ve used Age of Ravens to talk about how I’ve run, what I’ve seen in games, and tactics I’ve used successfully (and unsuccessfully). That means a combination of articles on GM tricks (making stronger NPCs, speeding combat), reviews with a focus on the GM side (examining early L5R products for use with the new edition, reassessing classic campaigns), actual play (write ups and videos), and analysis of particular topics (the history of horror RPGs, inventorying superhero cities). We’ve recently added a podcast as well, Play on Target. I enjoy reading gaming blogs that talk about the craft of running games. Reviews and play discussions work best when they have value-added commentary. With Age of Ravens, I try to talk about my process- offering post-mortems for campaigns and showing how a group’s handled ideas like collaborative world building.

GLIMM’S WORKSHOP
– Online since: September/2010
– Must read #1: Black & White: A Dice Mechanic
– Must read #2: The Last Child of Io
Glimm’s Workshop is a blog that focuses on game mechanics, free material, and gamemastering advice. It originally featured mostly D&D content, but has since expanded to include posts on a wide range of tabletop games including Dragon Age, Warmachine, and Marvel Heroic Roleplaying.

CHEESE SHOP
– Online since: June/2011
– Must read #1: Creating a GURPS Character
– Must read #2: The Adventure Creation Process
I am an old school gamer who had 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. I have played many other systems over the years and will continue to do so. This blog has helped me get back to the table. My idea for the site is to provide my RPG experience and views. Though some may not agree I respect all opinions. I want to be someone that grows the hobby and encourages all kinds of discussion about RPG’s.

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This is it!  This is the last day you can enter the 2013 RPG SOTY contest.  Have an RPG blog?  Want to win cool prizes?  Submit your site now!

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All right, now is the time to submit your site for the 2013 RPG Site of the Year contest. You have a blog, right? You want people to know about it, right? Well, then enter it into the contest (for free!) before it’s too late!

There’s plenty of gaming blogs out there, but there’s so many more gamers out there looking for gaming blogs to read. This contest is simply a way of connecting those readers to a blog that fits their style. AND, it’s an opportunity to hand out tons of cool prizes!

p.s. If you don’t have an RPG blog, but you do have one that you visit often, ask them to enter the contest (if they haven’t already).  Hey, if it’s your favorite blog, chances are good that others will like it as well.

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Beer Star Games is sponsoring the RPG SOTY with a package of their latest products. First up is Pulp! Fantasty: Estia the Isle of Giants. We’re going to send you a physical copy of the book from the first print run on Lulu (it’s got nice paper).

Estia is a wild land filled with undiscovered creatures and hidden dangers. The given goal of this adventure is a simple one: acquire an artifact of the Old Ones for study. Players control powerful heroes from the very beginning, but death always lurks only a few bad rolls away. The players have the freedom to pursue their goals in any style they see fit: aggressive combat, silver-tongued diplomacy, or elaborate scheming. The Pulp! system supports these modes of play with ease, allowing you to switch from one of these tactics to another without stopping the scene to reference a separate set of rules.

Includes:

• The Pulp! Core rules
• Background on the Gamer Assembly’s Shattered Seas World
• Hooks for grabbing players
• Instructions for Adventure Play and a Random Encounter mode using the Estia Card Deck
• A preconstructed adventure “Remnants of the Old Gods”
• A Bonus Bestiary

It’s everything you need and more to get started playing Pulp!

However, there is something else. Something that you don’t need but you’re sure to love. The new Estia Card Deck! (coming soon for purchase).

The Estia Card Deck contains 50 beautiful black & white cards featuring the gloriously condensed Pulp! mechanics. This deck has every PC, NPC, Hazard and treasure contained with Estia the Isle of Giants plus more. Each card has it’s own art and  their rules (or suggestions for cards like locations).

With the deck in hand, and an understanding of the core rules, Estia becomes the quintessential portable RPG. Just grab the deck, deal out some characters and keep the rest for your greedy GM self. You can flip through the deck and pick out exactly which elements you want to use. If you’re mad as a hatter like me, you’d rather just shuffle the deck and see what comes out on top!

Perhaps my favorite part of the cards is that they are dry erasable. Grab a few, thin, white board markers and you don’t need to waste any scrap paper. Keep track of changing attributes, assets and complications right on the cards!

Find these and more on the Pulp! website.

Roving Band of Misfits is sponsoring the RPG SOTY contest again this year, and they’ve included another cool prize! It’s an actual Deck of Many Things for Gamma World…

Artwork was done by Wes Hall, and the original project was created by Michael Robles.

If you have a gaming blog or gaming podcast, submit your site now for the 2013 RPG Site of the Year contest.  The one winner will receive all of the prizes, the RPG SOTY Shield, and (of course) the bragging rights!  Open submission lasts for exactly ten more days, so do it now before time runs out!

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A friend of mine bought a set of Alea Tools a while ago and raved about them.  However, I’d never seen them in person until a few days ago – and WOW!  They’re amazingly cool!  Talk about having useful gaming accessories…

With Alea Tools celebrating 10 successful and awesome years of business, they’ve sponsored the 2013 RPG Site of the Year contest.  If you have an RPG blog, sign up now to get in.  We only have two short weeks left for submissions.

Here is what you get from Alea Tools
for winning the contest!

12 Two-Inch Magnetic Markers

• 2 Red
• 2 Medium Green
• 2 Orange
• 2 Medium Blue
• 2 Yellow
• 2 White

24 One-Inch Magnetic Markers

• 4 Red
• 4 Medium Green
• 4 Orange
• 4 Medium Blue
• 4 Yellow
• 4 White

6 Status Bands

• 1  Red – Bloodied
• 1 Yellow – Flesh Wound
• 1 Black – Unconscious
• 1 Green – Poisoned
• 1 White – Invisible
• 1 Blue – Flying

1 Alea Tools 24 0z. Water Bottle

• Food-safe
• Top rack dishwasher-safe
• BPA-free Tritan

If you haven’t been to their website, please check it out.  I’ve wanted to get my hands on some Alea Tools accessories for quite a while, and I’ll be surely be sad to see them go (but happy for the winner!).

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“Nova Praxis is a post-singularity sci-fi setting that explores transhumanism and post-scarcity societies against a backdrop of action, adventure, conspiracy and intrigue…

The types of scenarios Nova Praxis is designed for revolve around shady back room deals, corporate espionage, conspiracy and intrigue. The default assumption of the setting is that the characters are members of a crew of specialists who are able to sort of slip between the cracks in society.”

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I’ve been looking forward to this hardcover for quite a while.  It’s got two of my favorite things: (1) Sci-fi and (2) Fate.  Voidstar has been gracious to award both the hardcover and PDF of NOVA PRAXis, their latest RPG book.  Not only that, but they are also giving PDFs of their first two books (Stands of Fate and Stands of Power) to all five of the finalists!

“Strands of Fate contains everything you need to tell stories of adventure, action, horror, and intrigue set in any genre. Whether it’s classic fantasy, urban mystery, dashing super heroes, or far future action, this book is your guide.”

The book and PDFs have been donated for our 2013 SOTY contest. Thank you, Voidstar!  They’re a great gaming product, and will make an awesome addition to our contest winner’s collection.

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The 2013 RPG SOTY is fast upon us!  If you haven’t heard, this is the third annual contest dedicated to roleplaying blogs.  The first two years were awesome…  plenty of sites entered both years, both prize packages were worth hundreds of dollars, and two very awesome RPG sites took the titles: Critical-Hits in 2011, and The Id DM in 2012.  Who will take it all this year?  I don’t know, but I do know that (among other things) they’ll be winning a $50 gift certificate from DriveThruRPG.

This download store is amazing.  It took me awhile, but I finally came around to the power of downloadable products, and DriveThruRPG has that in spades.  They have the largest and best selection, great prices, awesome sales and plenty of freebies.  What’s not to love?

If you haven’t been there (or haven’t been there in a while), go check it out!

Also, if you haven’t signed up for the contest yet, do it!  The deadline for Open Submissions is only a few weeks away!  [see below]

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It’s the RPG Site of the Year Contest!

The RPG Site of the Year Award, or SOTY, celebrates gamers and their table-top gaming blogs. It’s a contest for all kinds of table-top gaming blogs (traditional, podcast, and vidcast), and offers tons of prizes from awesome sponsors.  Between our many visitors, readers and judges, we’ll narrow the entries down until we come up with the one RPG blog to take the title, the SOTY Shield, and all of the prizes.

So, hit the link below to submit your site, or ask your favorite RPG site to enter!  This is our third year running the SOTY contest, and I dare say it will be the best…

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Twitter contests are great – they’re simple, easy, and fun!  Our first real Twitter contest required tweeters to follow @stuffershack and retweet about the contest!  The winner wins a $25 DriveThruRPG gift certificate (lots of well-priced RPG downloads).

James Martinez – @Jarza_Quinntes – you’re the winner, and you’ve won our $25 DriveThruRPG gift certificate!

The outcome was determined by a couple of random and fair die rolls.  Thank you to everyone who participated!

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