Once upon a time there was an old man named Prince who was travelling back to his home after the evening sermons. Tall, statuesque, old before his years, a leonine neck of hair, calamity had only tempered him, for above all he loved the OSR.When he approached his home through his back yard he paused. … More Mörk Borg Cult review: The Artpunk Crusade Continues
[Adventure]D1 Into the Depths of the Earth (1978)E.G.G. Gygax (TSR Games)Lvl 9 – 10 In G3 you discovered that beyond the highest mountain tops, beyond the realms of Fire Giant Kings that make slaves of all the most fearsome of the world’s monsters, lies a subterrene realm of wonder and horror the likes of which … More [Review] D1 Into the Depths of the Earth (AD&D 1e); Seeds of Wonder and Horror
Requested content Thief of Whispers, a longtime fan of the blog, has requested I review his homebrew SWN adventure. I don’t normally take requests for free stuff, or blog posts or whatever [1], but I am making a rare exception. SF gaming and especially SF adventure writing is different from the regular OSR material. The … More [Review] The Dark Heart of Space (3PP SWN); In the void, the distant gleam of sulfur
They bound their wounds and lay in wait, the Lame Ones and the ranchers, and awaited the promise of salvation that dawn would bring. At 5 past midnight all the drums had ceased, and they heard a great angry howling from the east, soon replaced by eerie chants. Shing, still in the tower, kept careful … More [Actual play] Swords Against Chaos 28 (B/X Mystara); The Siege of Suskisyn
Location: Dhagestan, South-russian border, February 2021Winter’s last traces leave a lingering cold in the bones that no fire or khef will abate. I get up from under the tarp I have been using as a makeshift blanket and reach for a cigarette from the last crumpled pack of Marlboros next to my battered Swedish AK5 … More MOGSR V; The Phantom Raggi
Artpunk (ÄarT-PoonK). An abbreviation of the so-called Einsatzschwerpunkt genre of roleplaying games, originally conceived in the trenches of the Somne in fall 1915. After an equilibrium had been reached on the western front, both sides sought desperately for any advantage that could give a decisive edge to break the stalemate. German High command under Chief … More Mörk Borg 3rd party product crawl; Fuck Hitler
[Core Game]Mörk Borg (2019)Pelle Nilson (art by Johan Nohr)Creative Consulation by Patrick Stuart If your favorite game is Mörk Borg, I like you, but I do not respect you. Mörk Borg is the latest ultra-lite Nu-SR game to contend for the throne of the Artpunk OSR in the wake of the fall of Lotfp. Dragged … More [Review] Mörk Borg (Core Game): Tünnels & Trölls
[Toolkit]Vornheim (2011)Zak S. (Lamentations of the Flame Princess) There once was a boy named Timmy. For his 13th birthday Little Timmy could pick one gift from the hobby store. His family was poor but because he had been a good boy his father gave him their one cow to trade in the city and buy … More [Review] Vornheim (Lotfp); Artpunk Ground Zero
Get it here. Or if you want another version just click on it you will be okay. To all of you readers, kickstarters, gangbangers and road warriors, I salute you. The past couple of months have been pretty damn wild, and I am blown away by the postivity, generosity, patience and support that we have … More Palace of Unquiet Repose Now For Sale!
[Adventure]The City in the Swamp (1983)Graeme Davis (White Dwarf 37)Lvl 5 – 7 An early AD&D effort from the creator of Warhammer Fantasy RPG. An almost perfectly average module, it makes zero errors but never excels in anything. The theme of the damn thing is Frogs. A Grey Slaad was sent to assassinate an emperor … More [Review] White Dwarf 37/38 (AD&D);
