This is either twice as much as it should be, or half as much. It’s another Cthulhu Now, 1990s-set scenario for Call of Cthulhu that doesn’t feel… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: A Resection of Time”
Category: Book Review
Tabletop RPG Review: Secrets
Secrets features four scenarios ostensibly meant for Cthulhu Now, a series of supplements set in the then contemporary 1990s. What makes them ’90s you ask? Well, other… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Secrets”
Tabletop RPG Review: Microscope
I first heard of Ben Robbins and Microscope on Matt Colville’s YouTube channel. I’ve always liked the idea of more player-driven games with so-called “sandbox” settings (what… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Microscope”
Book Review: Ace of Spies
Sometime around 1990 or so, my local PBS channel played the 1983 British mini-series ‘Reilly: Ace of Spies.’ I was absolutely captivated. Sam Neill was awesome. The… Read more “Book Review: Ace of Spies”
Book Review: The Russian Revolution: A New History
The more I read about history, the more I find things are connected. When looking at the 20th Century The Great War seems to be one of… Read more “Book Review: The Russian Revolution: A New History”
Tabletop RPG Review: Prince Valiant
I am definitely not an Arthurian myth expert. I’m not even a huge Prince Valiant comic fan. Don’t have a problem with it, I’ve just never read… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Prince Valiant”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Tribunals of Hermes: Iberia
If I ever get around to running a game of Ars Magica, my plan is to set the game in Mythic Iberia. I figured, I’d better give… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Tribunals of Hermes: Iberia”
Book Review: The Lives of Dillon Ripley
There’s rich, and then there’s inherited wealth rich. Truly wealthy people don’t live like the rest of us, their world isn’t like ours. Dillon Ripley was born… Read more “Book Review: The Lives of Dillon Ripley”
Tabletop RPG Review: Ars Magica Fifth Edition
I’m going to have to try to keep myself somewhat on track for this review, as I could go on and on about this game, spiraling down… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Ars Magica Fifth Edition”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Fence’s Fortuitous Folly
An adventure for second level characters, this one has some potential, but also some pitfalls. It starts with a chase and ends up in an underground lair… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Fence’s Fortuitous Folly”
Matthew J. Constantine 