A continuation from the previous post. We begin with something of a leftover from the previous post. Cultures of the Veins. Veins somewhat sensibly assumes you are already in possession of one if not several different versions of statts for the various stereotypical underdark cultures and instead just hits you with the re-interpretation, fluff only. … More Veins of the Earth Pt. II (Lotfp); Praxis
And so it was that our heroes paused over the ragged remnants of the Iron Band and helped themselves to their enchanted apparel, for they had plundered many from sunken crags and ancient vaults, built when the world was young. A devil-headed mace of stone [1], a bronze shield with nine plates [2], a serpent … More [Actual Play] Swords Against Chaos 09 (B/X Mystara); Queen of Chaos
[Campaign Setting] Veins of the Earth (2017) Patrick Stuart & Scrapprincess (Lamentations of the Flame Princess) Here we are at last. The ultimate craft meets its ultimate practitioner. For years I have waded through all the creations, terrible and sublime, that Lotfp could throw at me. I have seen wonders that would not believe. I … More [Review] Veins of the Earth (Lotfp) Pt.I; Final Boss
[Adventure] Tomb of the Lovelorn (2018) M.Greis (Greis Games) Lvls 3 – 4 Greis does it again. A massively underrated module writer. The tomb format is a popular one in D&D and as a result there are dozens upon dozens of entries. It is a rare attempt that rises above the muck of its fellows … More [Review] Tomb of the Lovelorn (LL); Thanatos
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I can’t dramatize the recent developments with any level of thematic fealty so I will simply be covering them one by one and providing commentary, feel free to comment, give your own two cents etc. etc. Kiel Chenier disowns Blood in the Chocolate after Ennie-nominated Lancer RPG publisher starts crying: What I unintentionally helped to … More Breaking News: A fresh wind blowing
[Adventure] Grave of the Heartless (2017) M.Greis (Greis Games) Lvl 3 – 4 We are on a role. Greis made a bunch of adventures, almost all tombs, all of them good to excellent. Grave of the Heartless is the third installment in a nominal trilogy of adventures, set in the vaguely defined Hinterlands, where adventurers … More [Review] Grave of the Heartless (LL); Boundary
And so it was on the 8th of the Felmont, that our heroes ventured deeper into the cellars of the Wizard Kavorquian, and found therein many perils but many riches also. Through cramped corridors they crawled and tapped until they found a hidden entrance. Ioric in the front and the rest followed. They opened the … More [Actual Play] Swords Against Chaos 08 (Mystara/BX); Remember Me
[Adventure] Tomb of the Dragon’s Heart (2017) M. Greis (Greis Games) Lvl 1 – 3 There’s hope for high fantasy. Few things did as much damage to high fantasy DnD as published 2e. A deluge of supplements, modules and campaign settings of sub standard quality and focus and before you know it your players start … More [Review] Tomb of the Dragon’s Heart (LL); Legacy
It’s time for yet another Booktalk. Since we already covered the Illiad, it is only just we cover the Odyssey as well. If the Illiad served to introduce us to the outlook, cosmology, personages and culture of Mythic Greece, the Odyssey takes us down the rabbit hole, condensing a vast conflict that spans both heaven … More [Booktalk] A literary Appendix N; The Odyssey
Age of Dusk 