I gripe about Fantasy a lot. I typically don’t care for pseudo-Medieval European settings, featuring lots of familiar peoples and creatures. A lot of the work I… Read more “Book Review: The Name of the Wind”
Tag: Fantasy
Tabletop RPG Review: Robert E. Howard’s Conan
When I saw that a major, serous take on a Conan roleplaying game was in the works, I knew I had to get in on it. So,… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Robert E. Howard’s Conan”
Tabletop RPG Review: Dungeon World
I’ve been into tabletop roleplaying games since I was about 10 or 12. My dad and one of my brothers had been into the hobby before me,… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Dungeon World”
Tabletop RPG Review: Ki Khanga
Though there have been people of color involved in tabletop roleplaying for a long time, they have not always been visible, rarely celebrated, and almost never catered… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Ki Khanga”
Wonder Woman, Red Sonja, & a Shrink Ray
The strange evolution of Baal and the Conquest of the Sphere Where do you get your ideas? It’s a question a lot of authors are asked. Not… Read more “Wonder Woman, Red Sonja, & a Shrink Ray”
Book Review: The Fortress of Pearl
After re-reading Elric of Melnibone a few months ago, I was still in the mood to read some trippy, psychedelic Fantasy. So I returned to the Young… Read more “Book Review: The Fortress of Pearl”
Movie Review: Tron
This review was written a few years back for In the Mouth of Dorkness. I find revisiting “Tron” every few years is always a fun journey. A… Read more “Movie Review: Tron”
Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies
Being a reader of Lovecraft, Howard, and some of the other ‘Weird Tales’ folk from that time, I was always aware of Clark Ashton Smith as another… Read more “Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies”
Comic Review: Conan and the Midnight God
I’m a rabid fan of Robert E. Howard and his creation, Conan the Cimmerian. I am not, however, so much of a fan of a lot of… Read more “Comic Review: Conan and the Midnight God”
Tabletop RPG Review: Barbarians of Lemuria
I’m re-posting this (originally on In the Mouth of Dorkness) after a conversation with my brother Tom about the forthcoming Conan roleplaying game that we both backed… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Barbarians of Lemuria”