[Adventure]EX1 Dungeonland (1983)Gary Gygax (TSR)Lvl 9 – 12 Great news gang. It turns out some hack fraud had already written a module for Red & Pleasant Land before it even came out! A little known OSR author by the name of E. Gary Gygax introduced such a venture in his original Castle Greyhawk campaign, and … More [Review] EX1 Dungeonland (AD&D 1e); The world’s first Artpunk module
On the 24th of the Ambyrmont our heroes did cross the great plain of Eastern Karameikos in search of the Lake of Lost Dreams and the promise of reward. They came upon a grisly massacre halfway through the day, a man and goblin, both perished from their injuries, leaving a lone mule behind laden with … More [Actual Play] Swords Against Chaos 31/32 (B/X Mystara): Lake of Lost Dreams
…And despair, for you must know that the time of the Prince is at hand. Thanks to everyone for reviewing, purchasing, playing and spreading the word, Palace is now a Copper bestseller for all systems, from DCC to LL to OSE. It has already surpassed, in sheer power, the performance of Red Prophet Rises in … More Gaze upon my works ye mighty…
The Outsider’s Doom (2021)Ben Gibson (Coldlight Press)D&D 5e (w. Conversions for Pathfinder & OSR)Lvl 1 – 5 Disclaimer: Sponsored Content I am very hard on 5e adventures. Dungeon Age is doing god’s work in bringing oldschool sensibilities to the starving catgirl masses, but I think his work lacks gravitas and is too arcadey. Stephen made … More [Review] The Outsider’s Doom (5e); Now Wakes the Sea
It was the time of the Two Thrones when the Artpunkman first came to our lands. The OSRmen were few, living lives of pious observance to the Appendix N, and would only occasionally look upon the great purple monolith that had been erected alongside the twenty-sided throne with wary disgust. Even then the ways of … More [Review] Red and Pleasant Land (Lotfp); Once more Unto the Breach…
The harvest was a good one this time around. Early White Dwarf seems to trump Dragon/Dungeon when it comes to adventures as well as supplementary material. Everything, even the core classes that no one uses, seem more considered and sophisticated and certainly more fantastical. Dungeon only started in 1986, has the rise of the more … More [Review] White Dwarf 39/40; A tale of two modules
It was the 15th of the Ambyrmont when the Lame Ones met Miss Fyodorl a days hard riding from the homestead of Susikyn. As evening fell, Miss Fyodorl asked that they spend the night here, and they would discuss in the morning. Niffa responded by casting the Sleep spell. The Lame Ones were lucky. The … More [Actual Play] Swords Against Mystara 29 + 30 (B/X Mystara); Detour
[Adventure]In the Name of the Principle (2016)Gabor Lux (E.M.D.T. 22)Lvl 5 – 7 Gabor Lux is probably the best kept secret in the OSR. A Fight On! Contributor, Rappan Athuk afficianado, early Castles & Crusades homebrewer and now the purveyor of the excellent Echoes from Fomalhaut Magazine and the spectacular Xyntillian, his every appearance is … More [Review] In the Name of the Principle! (Swords & Magic); Science Fantasy Done Right
Once upon a time there was an old man named Prince who was travelling back to his home after the evening sermons. Tall, statuesque, old before his years, a leonine neck of hair, calamity had only tempered him, for above all he loved the OSR.When he approached his home through his back yard he paused. … More Mörk Borg Cult review: The Artpunk Crusade Continues
[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
Age of Dusk 