Once again our heroes had gathered, this time to pick over the remains of The Necropolis, and to perform one last delve into the Caves of the Unknown. See then Snorri the Dragon-helmed, a stranger in this land of men. With him Nortein, a rugged hunter from the West and veteran of many battles, see … More [Actual Play] B2 Beyond the Borderlands (LL) Pt. XXXI; Loose change
The goal for NAP III will be to push people to explore an area of oldschool D&D that is not often touched upon. Despite having a progression that goes up to and beyond 20 (or 14 if you play B/X), actual adventures suitable for the higher ranges were present but scarce in the TSR era … More On High Level
[Adventure]Praise the Fallen (2018)Graphite Prime (Graphite Prime Studios)OSR Lvl ??? (4-6) Prince prince prince review actual OSR. You can’t do magazines and interminable magical kung fu game reviews all year. Fine. Graphite prime has been on my radar for a while so now might be a good time to check him out. There’s only one … More [Review] Praise the Fallen (OSR); Aspiring Champion
We’ve past the halfway marker boys. Very fresh issue. The covers keep improving. Rolling NPCs: Curious table for the generation of NPCs for classes with ability score minimums using only d100s. In an age of abundant random generation methodology this is quaint but one can imagine this would have saved some GMs a couple of … More [Review] The Beholder #15; Fresh Air in the Tunnels
Written under the spell of the bard. By now there are few surprises, you know what you are getting into. The gameable bits are very solid this issue. Consistently good tricks, items and monsters. Amazons: A fighter sub-class. The idea of creating a seperate always chaotic warrior-woman class is awesome, and bravo for recognizing the … More [Review] The Beholder #14; Holding Pattern
And so it was that our heroes set out to ransack the domain of Nuromen. Snorri was conspicuously absent, as was Zoltan, and Isildoro was lost in his cups, alongside Gaius Manus. It fell to Beorn, Son of Dalric, to lead the expedition. With him were the wizard Barrin, the priest Dereck, the savage hunter … More [Actual Play] B2 Beyond the Borderlands (LL) Pt. XXX; Nuroman
Last time we covered the intricate world of martial arts in WhoOG. At the end of it we had created the following character. Race: Human Combat Leg Strikes – 3Grapple – 2Throw – 1Arm Strikes – 1 DefencesHardiness – 3Parry – 2Evade – 1Stealth – 1Resolve – 1 SpecialistMeditation – 3Survival (Wilderness) – 1Talent (Snake … More [Review] Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate Pt. IV; Finishing Touches
Beholder is starting to stabilize but shows no signs of stagnation. Innovation is attempted and articles and topics remain fresh. Unfortunately for us, the fruits of innovation are failure, more often then success. Life After Death (Graham Staplehurst): An intriguing concept that is really much broader then its allotted 3 pages allows for. The possibility … More [Review] The Beholder #13; Traders Row
After the razing of the Shrine of Evil Chaos, our heroes turned to the Necropolis of Nuromen. Beorn the northron had returned from a wedding of his kinsmen, and took with him Gaius Manlius, a heartland colonist turned fighting man. They met up with Nicodemus and Dereck, and enlisted also the aid of Zoltan the … More [Actual Play] B2 Keep on the Borderlands Pt. XXIX (LL); Elfin Crown
The gods are kind and have provided. The missing issue is here. It is fitting irony that it is not that good. Many of the articles are haphazard. The adventure itself is very interesting. Sounds. An article on generic sounds you might find in a dungeon, with occasional effects for such things as the terrifying … More [Review] The Beholder #6; New Year’s Gift
Age of Dusk 