[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
[Adventure]Fever Swamp (2017)Luke Gearing (Melsonian Arts Council)??? (mid-level) It is at this point pretty clear that me, Artpunk and the rest of the hobby are not going to get along. So why keep doing it? Sheer bloody-mindedness? BDSM? The sweet promise of government heroin? The Will of St. Gary? I enjoy seeing my predictions confirmed. … More [Review] Fever Swamp (Lotfp 3PP); Surface Mimicry
[Adventure]H4 Throne of Bloodstone (1988)Douglas Niles & Michael DobsonAD&D 1eLvl 18-100 SPOILERS: If you are a player in my high-level game do not read this on the chance I might run it. In our delve into high level adventures, there is one entry travels far beyond any of its peers, that stands as a legendary … More [Review] H4 Throne of Bloodstone (AD&D 1e); Icarus drowns contentedly with molten wings
[Adventure]The Seven Shrines of Nav’Qar (2008)James C. BoneyOSRICLvl 8 – 12 High level crawl continues. I’m beginning to see the aversion to Tombs for high level games, and arguably Tombs in general. Seven shrines by James Boney is inoffensive, playable, reasonably laid out, even does a bit of atmospheric tinkering and has some new treasure … More [Review] AA #8 The Seven Shrines of Nav’Qar (OSRIC); Tomb Fatigue
[Adventure]AA11 The Conqueror Worm (2009)Alphonso Warden (Expeditious Retreat Press)Lvl 10-14 I did a bit of research and allegedly Alphonso Warden is something of a notoriety among oldschoolers, a cobbler of ill-repute who practiced his trade not for love of the game, which he had not played, but to shore up a resume so he could … More [Review] AA11 The Conqueror Worm (OSRIC); Displacement Activity
Happy newyear boys. Another year another review. All, or maybe some, issues of Beholder magazine carry a terrible curse. They must either have good articles or good adventures but never both at the same time, for the awesomeness would be too much for a mere mortal to endure. Monster Summoning: 5 entries of Fiend Folio … More [Review] Beholder #12; Funhouse
The landmark ‘Monster Monster’ issue, containing not only the results of the monster design contest but also a review of the 1e Dungeon Master Guide. Interesting features are slowly starting to creep into the published adventures. Super Monster competition. An eclectic collection of beasties in the image of White Dwarf Magazine. Low on gygaxian naturalism, … More [Review] The Beholder #7 (AD&D): Changing of the Guard
A short note from the management while we get under way: Another short review while NAP 2 is ongoing. I have a cover, I have figured out how to splice together everything. I’ll probably want to throw up about 5 short notes in between the adventures and then it’s off to the boutiques of Itch.io … More [Review] The Beholder #5 (OD&D): Routine
[Adventure]The Queen of Spades (2022)Artem Serebrennikov (DM’s Guild)Lvl 7 Disclaimer: Sponsored content. After what was apparently a sound thrashing on tenfootpole [1], mr. Serebrennikov contacted me and asked me if I would be willing to take a look at his doorstopper 5e high level murder mystery adventure. I’ll say this much, you’ve got guts. I’m … More [Review] The Queen of Spades (5e): Ren-Faire Prime
While I’m trying to polish off some long donations Beholder Magazine affords bite-sized chunks of RPG material for consideration. This issue is once again worse then the last, mainly because of the writings of a guest contributor, setting up a trend that I hope will be broken with their upcoming “super-monster issue”. Magic System. Spell … More [Review] Beholder Magazine #3 (OD&D); Momentum
Age of Dusk 