This is the last part of my review of Imperial Matchmaker. In previous parts I have tried, often in vain, to scratch at the surface of this bulky, horrendously organized but laudably ambitious sandbox, only to be driven back, time and again, by layered bulwarks of flavortext and impenetrable references. We arrive at the last … More Imperial Matchmaker III (5e 3PP); Disorganization Monogatori
[Adventure]Imperial Matchmaker (2020)Mike Myler (StormBunny Studios)Lvls 3 – 12 Disclaimer: I’m three beers into a review. Also sponsored content. A wise man once said Victory is its own defeat. The long years in the muck, living on hate, pall malls and water, doing 10 part reviews of Avalanche products for an audience of ghosts seem … More [Review] Imperial Matchmaker (D&D 5e) Pt. I; Hills are for dying on
Some time needs to be spent mentioning the overly elaborate and almost Byzantine random encounter tables for both inside and outside. It is regretable that most of them are just creatures, with no other details added, but to Chandler’s credit, a FUCKING RANDOM TABLE is added so you can generate complex encounters between multiple parties … More PrinceofNothingReviews: World of the Lost (lotfp) Pt. III; Barrier Peaks Redux
Amid a cluster of fifty-foot sapele trees with bright yellow petals, there is a contamination. Anyone moving through this area will experience a bright flash of light, followed by a moment of disorientation. All characters must save versus Magic. Failure means that there is a moment of darkness, and when the characters open their eyes … More PrinceofNothingReviews: World of the Lost (Lotfp) Pt. II; Sandbox-ah-la-roi
[Adventure/Sandbox] World of the Lost (2016) Rafael Chandler (Lamentations of the Flame Princess) Level 1 – 4 The last review before I commence another megareview. Had to finish with an Lotfp entry by none other then Rafael Chandler, veteran weird horror tabletop designer, novelist, video game story writer and newly converted Lotfp heavyweight. World of … More PrinceofNothingReviews: World of the Lost (Lotfp) Pt.I; XXL Glorious Pulp Sandbox
[Sandbox] Isle of the Unknown (2011) Geoffry McKinney (Lamentations of the Flame Princess) Levels 4 – 10 (est.) I have an odd attitude towards the works of Geoffry Mckinney. I think they are creative and that there is vision behind them but they tend to be implemented poorly. Carcosa had a great premise and wonderful imagination … More PrinceofNothingReviews: Isle of the Unknown (Lotfp); Creative but frustrating
[Hex crawl/campaign setting] Wilderlands of High Fantasy (1977) Bob Bledsaw & Bill Owen (Judges Guild) Levels 1 – 9 (estimated) HEX NO. 0229 Isle of Greysend- A shipwrecked squadron of charmed knights who have married all of the goblin women Before I start off, I can almost hear you people thinking: PRINCE WHAT THE FUCK … More [Old shit] PrinceofNothingReviews: Wilderlands of High Fantasy (D&D 3PP); The Grandfather of Sandboxes
[Adventure/Sandbox] England Upturned (2016) Barry Blatt (Lamentations of the Flame Princess) Level 1 – 2 Hah! The reviewing blitzkrieg continues unabated. Ever onward. England Upturned is an English Civil War sandbox taking place in 1642, after the Thirty Years War. Tensions are mounting but the shit has not yet hit the fan. The author is … More PrinceofNothingReviews: England Upturned (Lotfp); Ambitious historical weird fantasy
Age of Dusk 