Month: March 2024

[Review] The Mausolean Maze of Mondulac the Mad (OSE); Minor Restoration

March 31, 2024

[Adventure]The Mausolean Maze of Mondulac the Mad (2023)Eric Hoffman (Castellan Publishing)Lvl 1 – 5 Taking a break from the great work to check out some modern OSE. I was enticed by the promise of good vanilla fantasy and a reference to Melan’s probably foundational blog post for the new and improved actual/traditionalist OSR. I am … More [Review] The Mausolean Maze of Mondulac the Mad (OSE); Minor Restoration

[Ludoarcheology] Casus Belli #010; L’Auberge du Joyeux Troll Farceur

March 12, 2024

Habitual disclaimer: I do not own any of this, I have neither asked nor received official permission and this translation and critique is done for educational and entertainment purposes only. Occasionally some liberties have been taken with the translation to improve legibility and trim some of the fat but in all cases effort has been expended … More [Ludoarcheology] Casus Belli #010; L’Auberge du Joyeux Troll Farceur

The Conundrum of the Giant’s Tread and the Wheel of Ludosamsara

March 11, 2024

The OSR (or rather Post-OSR) is currently undergoing dissolution into disparate camps. This is fine, don’t panic. The causes are myriad. An influx of casuals. The ever-expanding definition of the OSR. 2 years of self-congratulatory mid-witted theorycrafting on G+. The sociopathic politicization of the hobby to further petty personal gain. Mops, geeks and sociopaths. But … More The Conundrum of the Giant’s Tread and the Wheel of Ludosamsara

[No-Artpunk] Announcing the Winners of the No-Artpunk III Competition

March 9, 2024

It took a while but the entries are in, the dust is settled. Victory belongs only to the chosen few. The objective of this competition was to illustrate by example that the game of D&D is far richer then the narrow brackets of level 1-3 that predominate the fallen and co-opted OSR. In order to … More [No-Artpunk] Announcing the Winners of the No-Artpunk III Competition

[No-Artpunk] #21 The Garden of Prosimya (AD&D 1e)

March 7, 2024

The Garden of ProsimyaNick Alexander AD&D 1eLvl 9 – 15 Pages: 49 + 5 mapsClassification: Super Dreadnought The last, titanic entry in what has been the most formidable, impressive and daring NAP since its inception. If someone had wanted to usher in the rebirth of high level D&D, I can’t see him do it with … More [No-Artpunk] #21 The Garden of Prosimya (AD&D 1e)