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About Samuel Van Der WallMy name is Samuel Van Der Wall. I’m an avid roleplayer who has been gaming since I was a kid. I started with games like Battletech, Shadowrun (1st Edition), Star Wars (d6), and of course, Dungeons & Dragons. I even played a little Magic: The Gathering right when it came out. Over the years I’ve played a lot of different games with quite a few different players and gamemasters. I’ve seen a lot of the more popular roleplaying games evolve over time, and I always seem to have strong opinions about it. That is where the idea for this blog was born. Oh, and don’t think I’m arrogant or conceited with the website title, RoleplayingPro. I just liked the name…

Latest Posts by Samuel Van Der Wall

  • Vote For Lando Calrissian!
    Written by Samuel Van Der Wall 4 Comments
    Last Updated:: November 15, 2008
    Vote For Lando Calrissian!  A video from the team at Funny or Die. ...
  • Shadowrun – Great Game, Great Problems
    Written by Samuel Van Der Wall 3 Comments
    Last Updated:: November 13, 2008
    In 1989, FASA came out with a game that is in my personal Top 5 roleplaying games of all time, Shadowrun. The world is great, the art is great, and the game is great. But the current setup in 4th Edition contains so many issues, I have had to force myself to even try and GM it for my players. So I ...
  • World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King
    Written by Samuel Van Der Wall No Comments
    Last Updated:: November 12, 2008
    The massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) king, World of Warcraft, is releasing their new expansion on 11/13/08. Wrath of the Lich King is arguably one of the most anticipated MMORPG expansions in history. Millions of gamers will get their first crack at the expansion tonight, st...
  • Desolation – High Fantasy, Brought Low
    Written by Samuel Van Der Wall 1 Comment
    Last Updated:: November 12, 2008
    Desolation is a post-apocalyptic fantasy roleplaying game from Graymalkin Designs. The concept (a more original one, I might add) is a post-apocalyptic fantasy setting in a high fantasy world, set eighteen months after the world was nearly brought to an end. Like modern day post-apocalyptic settings...
  • Twilight 2013
    Written by Samuel Van Der Wall No Comments
    Last Updated:: November 11, 2008
    93 Games Studio has acquired the license to produce the official Twilight 2000 Version 3.0, called Twilight 2013. Twilight 2000 is a post-apocalyptic roleplaying game set in the aftermath of World War III. It was originally published in 1984 under the idea that the United States and Soviet Union hav...
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