[Adventure] The Necropolis of Nuromen v1 (2015) Justin Becker (Dreamscape Design) Level 1 Necropolis of Nuromen is the expanded edition of an adventure that came out in 2013 for the Blueholme retroclone, based on the holmes basic set. It was made on the trail end of the imitative period of the OSR and thus, by … More [Review] The Necropolis of Nuromen (Blueholme); Successor
[Anthology] Castle Caldwell and Beyond (1985) Harry W. Nuckols (TSR) Levels 1 – 3 Summary: Mind = Blown! B9 is the best module I have ever read. Do you ever have a moment in your life when you are just walking and suddenly BOOM! you realize earth is just a tiny speck of dust in … More [Review] B9 Castle Caldwell and Beyond (DnD Basic); Awesome
Continuing where we last left off, the Second Part of Elves concerns the Ice Elf. Aah the Ice Elf. Bereft of a suitable tolkinian analog, or perhaps written by an altogether more talented designer, this part is far superior to the Wood Elf in terms of both creativity and execution. The Ice Elf lives in … More [Review] Elves Pt. II; Ice & Sword
[Campaign Setting] Wormwitch – The Life and Death of Belinda Blood (2019) Amhisa Kerp & Wind Lothamer (Knight Owl Publishing) Disclaimer: Sponsored content. The sponsored reviews continue. Knight Owl Publishing is a quixotic little OSR publisher operating out of distant Portland Oregon and responsible for the genesis of such products as Invasion of the Tuber … More [Review] Wormwitch – The Life and Death of Belinda Blood (OSE); New Weird
[Adventure] Barbarians of Orange Boiling Seas (2019) Zzarchov Kowolski (Lamentations of the Flame Princess) Levels ??? (1 – 3) Whelp, It had to happen sometime. Kowolski made a bad adventure. The last son of Raggi, the Golden Boy, the Man Who Can Do No Wrong, finally shit the bed. Happy 2020 kids. All your dreams … More [Review] Barbarians of Orange Boiling Seas (Lotfp); Kowolski shits the Bed
Far away from the fields where the Titan had fallen laid the valley of Lord Rients. Once a sprawling domain, now much diminished, the men of the OSR would still visit it on occasion to breathe its fragrant air, admire the fine architecture of its tidy townships and bask in the general goodness of Lord … More Of the Adventures of Lord Rients and his Journey into the Accursed Valley of the Titan
[Adventure/Sourcebook] Elves (1983) C. Fitzgerald Carr & D. Carr Jr. Levels 4 – 7 Elves for Role Aids represents an early stab at a supplement that would become almost synonymous with late Silver Age DnD; the Splatbook! Complete books of Elves, Complete books of Dwarves, Complete Books of Mexicans; no species, class or part-time job … More [Review] Elves (AD&D 3PP); Tolkien Wept
It’s good to be back. I am pleased to report that my three week Business course in Ohio Athens was a rip-roaring success. My already keenly-edged self-presentation tendencies were elevated to Supra-genius levels and whatever lingering vestiges of autism still remained after long hard years of elfgaming were stripped away in a 12-hour workday blitzkrieg … More Back From the States; A Meeting of the Holy Synod
This is Prince. Real life: As some of you might be aware, I got a new job recently which involves an intensive 3 week training in America. That means my posting during this time will likely be non-existent but I will occasionally check to respond to comments. Be advised that response time will be slow. … More Update + Hiatus
A sequel to a previous post. The Awful Weapon – Upon the plains of Sriatus the divine host did come to terms with the nightmare legions of Tzyan. A shrieking tide of flesh, living and dead and in between, did cast itself upon the unbreakable ranks of the Sial-Atrementar and was rent asunder by spears of … More [Age of Dusk] Meditations on the importance of a Timeline for a Last Age Pt. II
