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Blood and Graph Paper: a review of Tomb of the Iron God

April 30, 2016 by Paul Baldowski Leave a Comment

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.…

Kickin’ it Old School: A Review of How to Game Master Like a Fucking Boss

June 12, 2015 by Ed 23 Comments

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. …

Bastion is Full of Lies: A Review of Into The Odd

December 22, 2014 by Paul Baldowski Leave a Comment

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.…

Was OSR just a scarecrow? A review of D&D 5e Player’s Handbook

October 15, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 52 Comments

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.…

The Secret Machines of the Star Spawn hunt Kickstarter cash

September 12, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

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.…

Forewarned Is Forearmed: A Review of Thulian Echoes

August 29, 2014 by Paul Baldowski Leave a Comment

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?…

New Year, New Game: Dungeon Crawl Classics

January 8, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

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”.…

OSR, Monsters & Magic: Sarah Newton discusses her new RPG and the state of RPG

June 12, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.…

A look inside Sojourner’s Quest, is it an AD&D retro-clone?

May 26, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

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, In the Hall of the Goblin King and Advanced Sojourner’s Quest, The Races of Sultharia, Optional Knowledge for Gaming.…

Thousands of free RPGs, sales and updates at DriveThru RPG

May 17, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.…

Blood and Graph Paper: a review of Tomb of the Iron God

Kickin’ it Old School: A Review of How to Game Master Like a Fucking Boss

Bastion is Full of Lies: A Review of Into The Odd

Was OSR just a scarecrow? A review of D&D 5e Player’s Handbook

The Secret Machines of the Star Spawn hunt Kickstarter cash

Forewarned Is Forearmed: A Review of Thulian Echoes

New Year, New Game: Dungeon Crawl Classics

OSR, Monsters & Magic: Sarah Newton discusses her new RPG and the state of RPG

A look inside Sojourner’s Quest, is it an AD&D retro-clone?

Thousands of free RPGs, sales and updates at DriveThru RPG

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