Tag: Ranting

That is why you fail – An analysis of the corrosive effect of Artpunkmanry in the essay ‘Never As Written’ by Luka Rejec

May 2, 2022

A reader linked me to a recent article by UVG author, 3rd generation Artpunkman and indie darling Luka Rejec, wherein he attempts to cope with what appears to be a perfectly reasonable if subjective and very negative commentary on his latest game by outlining his philosophy: It appears no one runs games as written! This … More That is why you fail – An analysis of the corrosive effect of Artpunkmanry in the essay ‘Never As Written’ by Luka Rejec

TRVSR

March 20, 2022

The OSR is sliding into an age of darkness. The titans of old, who have snatched away the embers of the Promethean flame from the hoary clutches of Hasbro and kindled it until it is become a roaring bonfire, have perished or are reduced to shadows of their former glory. Few of the olden guard … More TRVSR

On No-Artpunk

December 26, 2021

Merry Christmas to all my readers. I hope these days bring you joy, contentment, allow you to visit family and rekindle relationships with absent friends and make your resolutions for the coming year. A commentary by the noble Edgewise, a long-time reader and commenter, remarked on the perils of overt negativity and the importance of … More On No-Artpunk

ONLY 20 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE NO-ARTPUNK CONTEST

August 10, 2021

Submissions are pouring in. I can barely hold the floodgates. I have spent what remains of my trust fund on a diverse team of midgets of all religions, genders and races, pouring through the slush of submissions, waiting to gather only the FINEST of No-Artpunk. On August the 31st 2021 we will drive back the … More ONLY 20 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE NO-ARTPUNK CONTEST

So it begins…

January 28, 2021

Gradually the reviews have started to trinkle in. Initial feedback was overwhelmingly positive, which fills my blackened heart with joy, and criticism was helpful and useful. But how does Palace stand up when scrutinized by those more sage, more versed in the ways of D&D then even myself? EOTB, steely-eyed veteran of ages of gaming … More So it begins…

Of the Adventures of Lord Rients and his Journey into the Accursed Valley of the Titan

January 7, 2020

Far away from the fields where the Titan had fallen laid the valley of Lord Rients. Once a sprawling domain, now much diminished, the men of the OSR would still visit it on occasion to breathe its fragrant air, admire the fine architecture of its tidy townships and bask in the general goodness of Lord … More Of the Adventures of Lord Rients and his Journey into the Accursed Valley of the Titan

[Interview] The Merciless Merchants Vermillion Kickstarter Interview a.k.a. A Genius Interviews A Genius

September 1, 2019

Bleeding and slime-covered I made my way from that accursed place, with no memory of what had transpired, nor what dark bargains were struck under alien stars. When finally I returned to my abode I glanced at the calendar to find that months had passed, and on some distant, alien rock a black pyramid had … More [Interview] The Merciless Merchants Vermillion Kickstarter Interview a.k.a. A Genius Interviews A Genius