[Review] D1 Into the Depths of the Earth (AD&D 1e); Seeds of Wonder and Horror

March 2, 2021

[Adventure]D1 Into the Depths of the Earth (1978)E.G.G. Gygax (TSR Games)Lvl 9 – 10 In G3 you discovered that beyond the highest mountain tops, beyond the realms of Fire Giant Kings that make slaves of all the most fearsome of the world’s monsters, lies a subterrene realm of wonder and horror the likes of which … More [Review] D1 Into the Depths of the Earth (AD&D 1e); Seeds of Wonder and Horror

[Review] The Dark Heart of Space (3PP SWN); In the void, the distant gleam of sulfur

March 1, 2021

Requested content Thief of Whispers, a longtime fan of the blog, has requested I review his homebrew SWN adventure. I don’t normally take requests for free stuff, or blog posts or whatever [1], but I am making a rare exception. SF gaming and especially SF adventure writing is different from the regular OSR material. The … More [Review] The Dark Heart of Space (3PP SWN); In the void, the distant gleam of sulfur

[Actual play] Swords Against Chaos 28 (B/X Mystara); The Siege of Suskisyn

February 26, 2021

They bound their wounds and lay in wait, the Lame Ones and the ranchers, and awaited the promise of salvation that dawn would bring. At 5 past midnight all the drums had ceased, and they heard a great angry howling from the east, soon replaced by eerie chants. Shing, still in the tower, kept careful … More [Actual play] Swords Against Chaos 28 (B/X Mystara); The Siege of Suskisyn

Mörk Borg 3rd party product crawl; Fuck Hitler

February 21, 2021

Artpunk (ÄarT-PoonK). An abbreviation of the so-called Einsatzschwerpunkt genre of roleplaying games, originally conceived in the trenches of the Somne in fall 1915. After an equilibrium had been reached on the western front, both sides sought desperately for any advantage that could give a decisive edge to break the stalemate. German High command under Chief … More Mörk Borg 3rd party product crawl; Fuck Hitler

[Review] Mörk Borg (Core Game): Tünnels & Trölls

February 17, 2021

[Core Game]Mörk Borg (2019)Pelle Nilson (art by Johan Nohr)Creative Consulation by Patrick Stuart If your favorite game is Mörk Borg, I like you, but I do not respect you. Mörk Borg is the latest ultra-lite Nu-SR game to contend for the throne of the Artpunk OSR in the wake of the fall of Lotfp. Dragged … More [Review] Mörk Borg (Core Game): Tünnels & Trölls

[Actual Play] Swords Against Chaos 27 (B/X Mystara); The Long Night

February 3, 2021

Well do the ranchers and hunters of Northern Karameikos remember the 13th of the Ambyrmont, 1000 A.C. Few can recall precisely why they had come, or what they had fought for, but men well remembered the prowess of Balan’s Lame Ones, and so too did the Goblin remember, and when he remembered he remembered the … More [Actual Play] Swords Against Chaos 27 (B/X Mystara); The Long Night