Skalbak Sneer The Stronghold of Snow or The SNow Dwarves & The Seven WightsJ.Blasso Gieseke (21st Centaury Games)OSE Lvl 5 – 715 pages This one is going in the collection. For a while now I have been banging on about the return of D&D as a game first. The point is to shake the OSR … More [No-Artpunk] #12 Skalbak Sneer
Crypt Under Nightwatch TowerBosman BosB/XLvl 1 – 33 Pages A minimalist entry by Bosman Bos, describing the cellars under a ruined tower. One page dungeons suck, but there is a weird sweet spot around the 3-4 page limit occupied by the likes of Lichway. The current entry doesn’t quite live up to those stratospheric heights. … More [No-Artpunk] #11 Crypt Under Nightwatch Tower
Shrine of the Small GodBen GibsonB/XLvl 3 – 5 (uh…)11 Pages Another NAP 1 contender and general all around solid module cobbler, Ben Gibson delivers a thrilling tomb crawl in the mode of Hidden Shrine of Taomachan. He gave me a caveat that there might be some minor editing mistakes because of the dreaded CONTEST … More [No-Artpunk] #10 Shrine of the Small God
Perlammo Salt MinesTrent FosterAD&D 1e (w. UA, Monsters of Myth and Heroic Legendarium add-ons)Lvl ??? (2-4 is probably a good sweet spot to star with)48 pages Once upon a time a man named Prince hosted the world’s best dog show. It was such a good show that people from all over the world would bring … More [No-Artpunk] #9 Perlammo Salt Mines
And so it was our heroes came to repose in the vaults of Thar Azak, the domain of King Gripli Longbeard. And for days on end they rested, and supped on the strange fungal brews and heavy stews of the dwarves, and by day wandered its vaulted halls and beheld great miracles of stone, iron … More [Actual Play] B2 Keep on the Borderlands (LL) Pt. XIX; Within the Halls of King Berelas
The Lost Academy of Temporal Arts Kristijan KauzlarićB/X and B/X compatible systems (Actually OSE Advanced Fantasy edition)Lvl 1 – 3 18 pages An entry that explicitly thanks Two-time NAP veteran Jeffe Simpson and the lovely lads of the /osrg/ discord server. We shall see how much their tutelage has helped them. Almost a page of … More [No-Artpunk] #8 The Lost Academy of Temporal Arts
The Carcass of HopeZherbusAD&D 1eLvl 3 – 425 Pages An affluent family crypt turned defunct in the idyllic town of Hope that was destroyed. In those crypts, riches are buried with the dead tempt adventurers. As the evils that have made the ruins of Hope its home, a cult has turned its eye toward the … More [No-Artpunk] #7 The Carcass of Hope
Temple of the Flame LordShockTohp (Flooded realms adventure press)OSELvl ??? (sweet spot is somewhere between 2-4)9 pages A novice effort with some praiseworthy flourishes. As I remarked previously, one of the many fine features of No Artpunk is to help people improve their craft, and contributions like these are fertile ground for doing so. The … More [No-Artpunk] #6 Temple of the Flame Lord
Spears of the NorthmenThief of WhispersWorlds Without NumberLvl 3 – 420 pages Thief of Whispers is a long-time reader, commenter and friend of the blog, having participated in the previous No Artpunk among other things. His current effort is his greatest yet, and I am delighted to review it, even if it does start dragging … More [No-Artpunk] #5 Spears of the Northmen
The Lair of the Brain EatersD.M. RitzlinAD&D 1eLvl 1 – 313 pages A contribution by none other then the esteemed owner of DMR books himself and based on the short story of the same name [1], The Lair of the Brain Eaters reads like a spiritual successor of Sleeping Place of the Feathered Swine, pitting … More [No-Artpunk] #4 The Lair of the Brain Eaters
Age of Dusk 