[Actual Play] Like Unto Gods Pt. IV (2e); Men of Iron

And thus began the Fourth venture onto the Sanctum of Azureax Silverhawk. Calling on the Dukes of Law, and the Monarchs of the Seven Winds, and offering up one of the Slaadi blades of sharpness, Vaus Agrul received the wisdom of the Heavens, and thus discerned the command word for the Mirror of Mental Prowess. … More [Actual Play] Like Unto Gods Pt. IV (2e); Men of Iron

Official NAP Tournament Reference Bible

Salutations NAPsters. With NAP II outperforming its predecessor by a considerable margin and NAP III on the horizon (after which I will get the companion volume out I promise), I wanted to compile a comprehensive list of permitted retroclones and sourcebooks for the NAP tournament format, to reduce attrition by technical knockout in any future … More Official NAP Tournament Reference Bible

[Actual Play] B2 Beyond the Borderlands (LL) Pt. XXXI; Loose change

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

[Review] Praise the Fallen (OSR); Aspiring Champion

[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

[Actual Play] B2 Keep on the Borderlands (LL) Pt. XXVII; Against the Bandits of the Forsaken Wilderness

And so it was our heroes set out against the gang of Lothar Kingsblade. Snorri the Stout, accompanied by Siriroco the Halfling, Beorn the Northron and Clint, an easterling who joined them on their sojourn. After hiring the services of the linkboy Toto and Sarchus the porter, they set out by dawn’s light. They set … More [Actual Play] B2 Keep on the Borderlands (LL) Pt. XXVII; Against the Bandits of the Forsaken Wilderness

[Actual play] B2 Keep on the Borderlands Pt. XXIII (LL); Shrine of Evil Chaos

At long last, our heroes began their war against the Cult of Chaos, who formed the beating heart of the throngs of beastmen who had gathered in the Caverns, and sought to bend them to their malign will. Snorri, recovered from his wounds, set out to cleanse these in the Castellan’s honor, bringing with him … More [Actual play] B2 Keep on the Borderlands Pt. XXIII (LL); Shrine of Evil Chaos

[Actual Play] B2 Keep on the Borderlands (LL) Pt. XIX; Within the Halls of King Berelas

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

[No-Artpunk] #2 The Arcane Font of Hranadd-Zuul

The Arcane Font of Hranadd-ZuulDaedalusAD&D 1eLvl 1 – 325 pages With the dropping out of some of the stronger combatants [1] from the previous No Artpunk I had some trepidations that for NAP 2, the selection would be unable to match the breadth, quality and ingenuity of the original contest but after this second entry … More [No-Artpunk] #2 The Arcane Font of Hranadd-Zuul

[Review] Chartreuse Shadows Pt. II (CDS); Anthologies, Anthologies, Anthologies

Part II of Chartreuse Shadows is the compilation Cha’alt After Dark and concerns yet more short adventures. Premise, then branching series of events, or premise, then 6 room dungeon with entries that do not form any sort of coherent whole. It feels, frankly, overdone at this point, and it makes me wish Venger had made … More [Review] Chartreuse Shadows Pt. II (CDS); Anthologies, Anthologies, Anthologies