The seventh volume of Chris Powell’s Letters from the Dark series of zines, Lucky Stars is a fun bit of strange. I enjoy a good genre transgression,… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Volume VIII: Lucky Stars”
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Tabletop RPG Review: The Trolls of Mistwood
An early 3rd party module for Dungeon Crawl Classics, this has a lot of potential, but is ultimately not really my bag. David W. Fisher presents a… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Trolls of Mistwood”
Book Review: Sea Queens
I’ve meant to read Jan Yolen since I was a kid. I owned at least one of her books for decades, but somehow this is the first… Read more “Book Review: Sea Queens”
Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Vol VII: Monster Mash
Time for the monsters. Chris Powell returns with another zine for ShadowDark. This time, he’s looking at “monstrous” folk, as PCs, NPCs, and just generally. I like… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Vol VII: Monster Mash”
Tabletop RPG Review: Sly Flourish’s Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Somewhat early in the pandemic, I got a promotion at my old job and became an “essential worker.” So, I was hopping a bus to a train… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Sly Flourish’s Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master”
Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Vol VI: Scallywags
OK. A little more ShadowDark. Letters from the Dark Vol VI is all about pirates and sea voyages. This zine by Chris Powell gives you some new… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Vol VI: Scallywags”
Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Vol IV: Borderlands
Between the time I ordered Volume I of Letters from the Dark from DriveThruRPG and when I was ready to order further volumes, the print on demand… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Letters from the Dark Vol IV: Borderlands”
Comic Review: Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser
Though I remain a consummate dabbler, never diving completely or full-force into anything, I will still count myself a Fritz Leiber fan. Have I read all his… Read more “Comic Review: Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser”
Tabletop RPG Review: Tomb of the Serpent Kings
I don’t remember where I first heard about this Skerples penned dungeon, but I’ve seen several references to it being a really handy starter dungeon module, and… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Tomb of the Serpent Kings”
Tabletop RPG Review: Twisted Tales Omnibus #1
Collecting the first four issues of the ShadowDark zine, Twisted Tales, this book is a nice little mix of resources and adventures to pick and choose as… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Twisted Tales Omnibus #1”
Matthew J. Constantine 