Bucket O’Links

This weeks round-up of the best RPG blogs on the net.

• Saying goodbye to GURPS in The RPG Corner’s GURPS I hardly knew ye
• The Core Mechanic not only spots a case of bad timing but also has the best headline of the week: Does firing people make you a better manager?
• What Day Is It? is not only a question I frequently ask myself but an article on fantasy calendars from The Bone Scroll.
• Part 2 of Common Roleplaying Mistakes That Players Make by Roleplaying Pro is as good as last week’s part 1.
• Kingspoom looks at RPG firewalls that have nothing to with computers.
• Purple Pawn picks up on the The Use of Board Games in Child Psychotherapy
• D&D Miniatures may be dead but WoW Miniatures look good according to Stargazer’s World’s Playtest: WoW Miniatures Game. Whilst you are there, check the post on Boardgames and Roleplaying
• RPG Blog II looks are the ancestry of wargames and role-playing games in The Origins of Gaming: Floor Games
• Greyhawk Grognard monkeys around in Reflections on the Planet of the Apes
• A great bit of reporting as Jeff’s Gameblog digs deeper in the question of dice: The Diceman Cometh
• True to his name, Chatty DM cannot resist knocking out a first class article even when he is taking a break from blogging – Adventure Design: The Importance of Choices
• Uncle Bear ponders on D&D, Fantasy and the Written Word
• Maestro’s Adventures in RPG Land points out a Gaming table extraordinaire!!
• Miniatures are a subject close to 6d6 Fireball’s heart so The Recursion King’s account of his gaming session using figures is fascinating: Experimenting with miniatures
• Greywulf’s Lair has the Best RPG flowchart. Ever., well the best Call of Cthulhu flowchart anyway.