Character creation in Zweihander is more involved then that of its predecessors, but the number of steps do not widely exceed that of something like Dark Heresy (and in the case of games like Rogue Trader and Only War, might actually be less). If you like your characters fully fleshed out with an abundance of … More [Review] Zweihander (WFRP retroclone) Pt. II; The anatomy of grim heroics
[Core Rules] Zweihander (2017) Daniel Fox & Tanner Yea (Grim & Perilous Studios) It is no secret among manly men with giant beards and skull tattoos that Warhammer Fantasy kicks ass. Between its goofy and messily designed but flavorful 1st edition and its stripped down lean-and-mean-but-fuck-you-buy-the-bestiary 2nd edition (and an unnameable 3rd edition where conflict … More [Review] Zweihander (WFRP retroclone) Pt. I; Introducing…
[Adventure] A Question of Gravity (1982) Jerome Mooney (Mayfair Games) Level 3 – 6 A Question of Gravity is an old 3rd party adventure for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons published by Mayfair games under the Role Aids brand, and by semi-clever palette swapping of the rules they were able to publish material was obviously for … More [Review] A Question of Gravity (AD&D 3pp); A Stunt Dungeon
[Campaign setting supplement/Adventure] Doom of Odin – Tales of the Norse Gods (2002) John R. Phythyon, Jr. (Avalanche Press LTD) Level 7 – 9 Summary; Pure, unadulterated Nordic awesomeness Ragnarok was a pretty neat concept but only had about 48 pages. In my previous review I griped that it was, in essence, only a seed of … More [Review] Doom of Odin – Tales of the Norse Gods (3pp d20); Riddle me this Heimdall…
[Campaign Setting] Ragnarok (2001) Mike Benninghof (Avalanche Press LTD) Summary; Thor² It is the end of the week, a big review is coming up, but before that happens, let’s take a break from rpgs based on the idea of a desperate struggle against an inevitable doom set in a pseudo-historical fantasy setting to review Ragnarok, … More PrinceofNothingReviews: Ragnarok (d20 3pp); Raise your Horns
[Core Game] Polaris (2005) Ben Lehman (Nostalgia Studios) Summary: The Once and Future King + Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night There is a theory rpg-players have used to describe the different ways an rpg interacts with the human mind. It posits that any rpg has a game component (composed of abstract rules … More [Review] Polaris (All Men are Brothers edition); And if I were gay…
In this last installment of this interminable series I will cover the Setting, Bestiary and the sample Adventure in the back of the book so you do not accidentally stumble upon it whilst idly flipping through rulebooks in the rpg-section at the ABC and throw up all over the tabletop section. The setting has not … More PrinceofNothingReviews: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying 2e Pt. VII; Setting & Conclusion.
Age of Dusk 