As part of this years No Artpunk, it is required that each entry be accompanied by a set of pregenerated characters. It is extremely recommended you these are the same characters you playtest with. While anyone can generate himself a level 1 and assign him the abilities he is due at that level a recent … More Generating High Level Characters for NAP (and other places)
An important, but in this day and age overlooked part of every game is not just its ruleset but its library of Gygaxian Building Blocks (the term was originally coined by Settembrini in a now defunct RPGsite post), meaning the monsters, items and arguably spells that exist as instantiations of the games rules. There is … More [Review] Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate Pt. VII (Core Game); Building Blocks
While on the surface, Vaus called upon the might of the gods to mend the broken spirit of the Five, and they were soon made whole, though the spell exacted a toll, and they were aged several years. Vaus, harrowed by the strange ways of the Labyrinth, stayed behind for a day, to mend his … More [Actual Play] Like Unto Gods Session IX; Gaze of the Medusa
[Adventure]Baphomet’s Son (2023)Markus Schauta (Gazerpress)Lvl 3-4 Disclaimer: Sponsored content There is an interesting dichotomy between the american and european Lotfp fanbase in how the stated premise of grimdark historical weird adventure is approached. To the american the loud, garish, blood-splattered spectacle is best served with a half-ironic horned-salute and a wink so it and the … More [Review] Baphomet’s Son (Lotfp 3PP); Hostile Takeover
Let us herald in the third installment of the endeavor to revitalize the hobby by considering a statement by the well-known Bryce Lynch of Tenfootpole, the Hunter S. Thompson-like champion of the OSR orthodoxy, the most charitable, most artpunk friendly review blog imaginable, dedicated to usability, layout and short, evocative description. One of the many … More [Hype] Announcing No Artpunk III
[Anthology]13 Weird One-Shots (2022)Joseph R. Lewis (Dungeon Age)Lvl “around level 3” Disclaimer: Sponsored Content There have been a handful of module writers that have made the leap from 5e to the OSR and Joseph R. Lewis has been one of the more succesfull ones. A frequent beneficiary of the coveted tenfootpole ‘The Best’ award, his … More [Review] 13 Weird One-Shots (OSE/5e); Transplant
[Adventure]Curse of the Daughterbrides (2022)King James Edward Raggi IV (Lamentations of the Flame Princess)Lvls ??? (Because fuck you etc. etc.) If the OSR has one artist it is James Raggi. Not an artist in the sense of being able to paint a pretty picture with perspective or to write a poetic turn of phrase to … More [Review] Curse of the Daughterbrides (Lotfp); Catharsis
And so it was the Six rested for a day, and with magic healed their wounds, and using divinations once more asked the gods to reveal the mysteries of the strange Glyphs. The answer was that they indeed formed the key to further unravelling the secrets of the Labyrinth of Madness. Brandoch stayed behind this … More [Actual Play] Like Unto Gods Pt. VIII (2e); Serpents Brood
The last five issues of the Beholder are in sight. #21 has a surfeit of gameable content but something of the freshness of the earlier days has departed. Most of the material is on par. The increased amount of Traveller articles and even a Chivalry & Sorcery article is an interesting data point in the … More [Review] The Beholder #21; Christmas Issue
[Adventure]Dreams of Ruin (2014)Geoffrey C. Grabowski (TG Ventures Opportunity Vehicle I LLC)Lvl 12-18 (hah!) Good high level adventures are hard to come by. AD&D 1e has a clear goldilocks zone of 8-12, with a few entries going above it, most of them by Gygax, that are at least decent. 2e has Bruce Cordell, and a … More [Review] Dreams of Ruin (LL); Wayward Son
Age of Dusk 