Once upon a time, when I was in…high school maybe? Junior High? I read Roger Zelazny’s Nine Princes in Amber and really liked it. I was very… Read more “Book Review: Nine Princes in Amber”
Author: matthewjconstantine
Tabletop RPG Review: RuneQuest: Quickstart Rules & Adventure
RuneQuest is a game that has remained both a familiar landmark and an alien territory for me since I first got into tabletop RPGs back in the… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: RuneQuest: Quickstart Rules & Adventure”
Book Review: War Plan Red
I grew up just a few hours from the Canadian border. I had family in Canada, and my own Grandfather was Canadian by birth. I always knew… Read more “Book Review: War Plan Red”
Book Review: S. Petersen’s Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands
The Dreamlands are a weird beast within the Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG. Though often (occasionally) the Dreamlands are woven into published scenarios to add a bit… Read more “Book Review: S. Petersen’s Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands”
Book Review: S. Petersen’s Field Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos
I absolutely love Tom Sullivan’s artwork in this. Many of the images are the images that live in my head for these creatures. I’ve flipped through these… Read more “Book Review: S. Petersen’s Field Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos”
Book Review: Pellucidar
With this sequel to At the Earth’s Core, Edgar Rice Burroughs brings us back to the hollow Earth for the further adventures of David Innes and friends. … Read more “Book Review: Pellucidar”
World Building Wednesday #2 Finding the Balance
Once you’ve started down the long road of world building, how do you keep from getting lost? Finding the balance between your million ideas and the million… Read more “World Building Wednesday #2 Finding the Balance”
World Building Wednesday #1 Where to Start
When creating a world, be it for a novel, a short story, a tabletop roleplaying game, or some other reason, choosing where to begin can be a… Read more “World Building Wednesday #1 Where to Start”
Tabletop RPG Review: A Cold Fire Within
Always one to do things wildly out of order and in the most convoluted possible way, I’ve gone and read through this Pulp Cthulhu scenario without actually… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: A Cold Fire Within”
Book Review: Technos
The seventh book in E.C. Tubb’s Science Fiction/Adventure series Dumarest of Terra, Technos is another exciting and quick read. On the one hand, there’s not a lot… Read more “Book Review: Technos”
Matthew J. Constantine 