A few months ago, I put out a request for suggestions of games that might work well for running something set in Middle Earth. I decided a… Read more “Tabletop Review: The Age of Shadow”
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Book Review: The Glorantha Sourcebook
I got into Tabletop RPGs back in the mid-late 80s with Chaosium’s Basic Role-Playing, in the form of Worlds of Wonder. In spite of that, and the… Read more “Book Review: The Glorantha Sourcebook”
Book Review: Priest
After reading Seth Skorkowsky’s book a few weeks back, I figured I’d spread the YouTube creator love and read Matt Colville’s first novel, Priest. If you’re familiar… Read more “Book Review: Priest”
Comic Review: Bone: Crown of Horns
The final volume of Jeff Smith’s beloved comic series Bone. I don’t know. Maybe it was years of folks telling me how good it was. Maybe it… Read more “Comic Review: Bone: Crown of Horns”
Tabletop RPG Review: Stormbringer
From the early days of tabletop RPGs comes this game of Law VS Chaos in the fantastical world of Michael Moorcock’s Eternal Champion, Elric (if you’ve seen… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Stormbringer”
Book Review: The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain
The final Prydain book doesn’t feature Taran or his companions. Instead it’s a collection of six short stories about Prydain that flesh out some of the concepts… Read more “Book Review: The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain”
Book Review: The High King
The fifth and final chapter in Taran’s adventures in Prydain, this book brings the various characters and conflicts together for one final big push. Not since The… Read more “Book Review: The High King”
Book Review: The Black Cauldron
The second book in The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander, The Black Cauldron is somewhat more complex and more interesting than The Book of Three. Having already… Read more “Book Review: The Black Cauldron”
Book Review: The Book of Three
The first novel in the Prydain Chronicles, The Book of Three introduces us to Taran the assistant pig-keeper, Hen Wen the pig, Gurgi the…um…wildman?, and the rest,… Read more “Book Review: The Book of Three”
Book Review: The Man of Gold
Way, way, way back when I was first scoping out tabletop role-playing games at a local shop, I remember flipping through some Tekumel book or another. Along… Read more “Book Review: The Man of Gold”
Matthew J. Constantine 