There’s an ancient monastery, or there was, and the locals can’t quite account for it. In truth, most of them look too fearful to want to even think about it. The temple of the Iron God once served as the final resting place for anyone in the area, whether noble or peasant. Now, the temple […]
Kickin’ it Old School: A Review of How to Game Master Like a Fucking Boss
In the wonderful world of tabletop role-playing games, there are two separate yet equally-important schools of thought: the “old-school” style of play perpetrated from classic editions of Dungeons & Dragons through the 80s, and the “new-school” style of play coming from the rising indie RPG movement of the late 90s through now. How to Game Master Like a […]
Bastion is Full of Lies: A Review of Into The Odd
The business of roleplaying can be a tough sell to people who have been exposed to the experience previously in an uncontrolled or raw form. Speaking from experience, I have seen people enthused by the prospect turned sour when they saw the size of the average core rule book. The Player Handbook for 4th Edition […]
Was OSR just a scarecrow? A review of D&D 5e Player’s Handbook
This is a review of the Player’s Handbook for the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. It’s taken me a while get my sweaty fingers on the book… a long while. In the meantime there have been plenty of reviews and the great majority are overwhelmingly positive. But what does this mean? I’m a roleplayer […]
The Secret Machines of the Star Spawn hunt Kickstarter cash
Mark Taormino’s second Kickstarter is going well. It’s rated “T” for Terrifying, 17+, with the promise/offer of violence, blood, gor, adult language and situations, extreme fun and for bad ass players only. There are 18 days still to collect funds and with $2,130 donated towards a mere $500 goal this Kickstarter will fund. [Back this […]
Forewarned Is Forearmed: A Review of Thulian Echoes
Does anyone give a second thought to the impact an adventuring party has on their environment? As they rampage through a monster’s lair or rampage through invaded territory, they make changes, slay doers and makers, and leave carnage in their wake – so, what happens next? Oddly, this is something I have considered before as […]
New Year, New Game: Dungeon Crawl Classics
It’s a brand new year. As D&D turns 40 this year perhaps you’re in the mood for a new game… that is also a classic game? There’s some good news for you this week as DriveThruRPG are running a 50% sale in the theme of “New Year, New Game”. In the sale is Goodman Games’ […]
OSR, Monsters & Magic: Sarah Newton discusses her new RPG and the state of RPG
Mindjammer Press operator Sarah Newton has a new RPG about to land. Monsters & Magic promises to be an OSR game that’s backwards compatible with those mighty old school adventures you already own. It’s a new game but it’s old school. Sarah kindly agreed to an interview with Geek Native in which we talked about […]
A look inside Sojourner’s Quest, is it an AD&D retro-clone?
Sojourner’s Quest is an RPG by Randall C Ellis. The 168-paged PDF, illustrated by Agnieszka Miroslaw-Kalinowska, is on sale at DriveThru RPG for $4.95. The game, along with the free to download character sheets, was the first upload to Sojourner Games’ home in the electronic retailer and has been followed by Module SQ1: Wynold Forest, […]
Thousands of free RPGs, sales and updates at DriveThru RPG
It’s a busy time at DriveThru RPG. I flashed past a banner on the site that suggested something about having lots of free products. A few days later, I decided to check it out. They do; 2940 free products according to their advanced search today. That’s great news for gamers. Go download stuff. I can […]