So, I have one again sworn off politics, like an alcoholic swears off drink. No more editorials, no more articles, no more blogs.
So, I want to replace the hole in my RSS reader with some gaming blogs.
Sell me on your favorites. (Or maybe yours.)
Quote from: Daddy Warpig;632620So, I have one again sworn off politics, like an alcoholic swears off drink. No more editorials, no more articles, no more blogs.
So, I want to replace the hole in my RSS reader with some gaming blogs.
Sell me on your favorites. (Or maybe yours.)
Define gaming blogs. RPGs only, boardgames, video games?
RPG blogs, or blogs that focus mainly on RPG's.
(Mine does, though I've analyzed movies, TV shows, webcomics, and such.)
Ok, I'll go [strike]first[/strike] second.
http://jaspersrantings.blogspot.com/ (http://jaspersrantings.blogspot.com/)
This is my blog that I use to follow about 100 or so that lean towards the GM and Old-School sides. There are some more random blogs like "The CRPG addict" that covers computer role-playing games from the beginning. My political blog roll has been reduced to just Theo Spark.
http://jaspersrantings.wordpress.com/ (http://jaspersrantings.wordpress.com/)
This is my blog that I post to on an inconsistent basis. I have a lot of things I want to put up but just can't seem to get motivated for one reason or another, but at least it has the weather where I live.
Well, I don't really read RPG and boardgame blogs, since I've got here and The Geek for those two. I do read MMO blogs, however.
Quote from: flyerfan1991;632630Define gaming blogs. RPGs only, boardgames, video games?
This is the Traditional RPG Main Forum. It should be about just that.
Quote from: flyerfan1991;632645Well, I don't really read RPG and boardgame blogs, since I've got here and The Geek for those two. I do read MMO blogs, however.
Pity, blogs are generally better because you don't have threadcappers running amonk on them and the writer can actually lay out his thoughts in some detail without being derailed by passing idiots.
That said, most of the ones I used to follow like like Zachary's RPG Blog II (http://www.rpgblog2.com/) have shutdown (or nearly shutdown) over the years. You can't enter the blog space and swing a cat without hitting a dozen OSR blogs, but anything else is rather rare.
So my first paragraph is somewhat dated, and I have nothing to recommend.
Not a blog, but a free online Fanzine from the days when those were a thing, and its not recent at all, but everyone should read through Paul Mason's IMAZINE (http://www.firedrake.org/panurge/imaz.htm) at least once. Especially if immersive gaming is your thing.
I read:
Aos' http://themetalearth.blogspot.com/
Tommy's http://mostunreadblogever.blogspot.com/
Clash's http://iflybynight.blogspot.com/
A.C http://earth-alpha.blogspot.com/
Rotwang's http://xbowvsbuddha.blogspot.com/
If anyone can tell me how to set them up as feeds. I'd appreciate (a link is alright.)
It would give me something to read on my phone.
Quote from: Silverlion;632656I read:
Aos' http://themetalearth.blogspot.com/
Tommy's http://mostunreadblogever.blogspot.com/
Clash's http://iflybynight.blogspot.com/
A.C http://earth-alpha.blogspot.com/
Rotwang's http://xbowvsbuddha.blogspot.com/
If anyone can tell me how to set them up as feeds. I'd appreciate (a link is alright.)
It would give me something to read on my phone.
What kind if phone so you have?
http://www.google.com/reader
I like the following:
Howling Tower (http://www.howlingtower.com/)
Monsters and Manuals (http://monstersandmanuals.blogspot.com/)
Playing D&D with Porn Stars (http://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/?zx=6c2abeb1ebbce3e9)
Raven Crowking's Nest (http://ravencrowking.blogspot.com/)
Really Bad Eggs (http://black-vulmea.blogspot.com/)
The Hydra's Grotto (http://steamtunnel.blogspot.com/)
The Sandbox of Doom (http://sandboxofdoom.blogspot.com/)
The Tao of D&D (http://tao-dnd.blogspot.com/)
Dyson's Dodecahedron (http://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/)
Incidentally, many of these blogs are written by regular posters here.
Quote from: Piestrio;632658What kind if phone so you have?
http://www.google.com/reader
Droid Razr M. It is new and I'm struggling trying to figure out the new widgits.
Quote from: Silverlion;632666Droid Razr M. It is new and I'm struggling trying to figure out the new widgits.
Google currents is a good app that will collect RSS feeds for you.
Pulse and flipboard are also nice.
Tenkar's Tavern is good for OSR news and such, especially Kickstarter
http://www.tenkarstavern.com/
I also like his blog roll.
OTOH, the best blog for gaming content is John Stater's Nod
http://matt-landofnod.blogspot.com/
Quote from: gleichman;632647Pity, blogs are generally better because you don't have threadcappers running amonk on them and the writer can actually lay out his thoughts in some detail without being derailed by passing idiots.
That said, most of the ones I used to follow like like Zachary's RPG Blog II (http://www.rpgblog2.com/) have shutdown (or nearly shutdown) over the years. You can't enter the blog space and swing a cat without hitting a dozen OSR blogs, but anything else is rather rare.
So my first paragraph is somewhat dated, and I have nothing to recommend.
Yeah, my site isn't dead, but it is updated much less. I try to write as I have time, which has been especially at a premium as of late. Heck, I wasn't even posting here for a long while.
I think Clash has the prettiest blog so far.
Quote from: Silverlion;632656If anyone can tell me how to set them up as feeds. I'd appreciate (a link is alright.)
(These instructions assume only basic familiarity with RSS. Adjust expectations as needed.)
RSS requires two things: A Reader program and an RSS Feed. The second can only be provided by the site — if they haven't set one up, you can't RSS it.
Google Reader, linked to by Piestrio, is a free online RSS Reader. It allows you to add feeds, organize them, update them, and so forth. It is also used as a de-facto syncing service for several other RSS programs. (It has the virtue of being accessible via any web browser. Unfortunately, it's being sidelined by Google and may be EOL'd some day.)
RSS Feeds all have a URL. You just have to find it (assuming the site has it, and it's discoverable).
I'll take your first linked blog, "Metal Earth". If we scroll way, way, way down to the bottom, we find "Subscribe to Posts (Atom)". That link is a RSS feed:
http://themetalearth.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
The vast majority of RSS programs will work like the following: There's a button marked "Add", "Subscribe", or something similar. When you click "Add", it'll ask you for the feed URL. Just paste in the link, click "OK", and the Reader should begin syncing the posts.
For iOS, I've found Reeder (https://itunes.apple.com/app/reeder/id325502379?mt=8) to be a great program for iPhone and iPad. It syncs with Google Reader, and has a nice, clean interface. (I do all my reading on the iPad, as phones have tiny little screens. Reeder is better on the iPad (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reeder-for-ipad/id375661689?mt=8).)
I have no idea what programs are available for Android, so Piestrio's suggestions are probably a good starting point. In any case, you can access Google Reader via the built in Web Browser.
One way or the other, no matter what program you get (or even if you get none at all), you're probably going to end up at Google Reader: http://www.google.com/reader/
Good luck, and let me know if any of the above instructions are poorly written or just wrong. (I don't think so, but you never know.)
Quote from: The Traveller;632725I think Clash has the prettiest blog so far.
My jaw just hit the floor. No one has ever said that about anything I do. Thank you! :D
-clash
Thanks DW. That helps.
Quote from: Silverlion;633047Thanks DW. That helps.
You're welcome. Glad I could help.
Well, there's always the Pundit's Blog. (http://rpgpundit.xanga.com/)
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