The patron saints of Free RPG Day, Goodman Games, put out two books this year. One was for Dungeon Crawl Classics and I haven’t read it yet. … Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Three-Wizard Conundrum”
Tag: Magic
Tabletop RPG Review: The Gongfarmer’s Almanac 2020
I’m not sure what I can add that I haven’t already said about previous volumes of The Gongfarmer’s Almanac. If you’re into Dungeon Crawl Classics, as either… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Gongfarmer’s Almanac 2020”
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”
Tabletop RPG Review: Hubris
Hubris by Mike Evans is called “A World of Visceral Adventure.” What does that mean? I don’t really know. What I do know is that this is… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Hubris”
Comic Review: Elric: The Ruby Throne
I recently read some Elric comics put out by Boom! Studios a decade ago. They were…fine. Readable and moderately enjoyable, they did not really capture me at… Read more “Comic Review: Elric: The Ruby Throne”
Book Review: The White Rose
The third novel in Glen Cook’s Chronicles of the Black Company, this features the climactic conflict between the forces of The Lady, The White Rose, and The… Read more “Book Review: The White Rose”
Book Review: The Black Company
I’ve mentioned before that Fantasy isn’t my genre, so it’s no surprise I never read this. Still, I was aware of Glen Cook’s work. It was D&D… Read more “Book Review: The Black Company”
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”
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”
Book Review: The Truth About Lies
By turns fascinating and depressing, Aja Raden’s book explores lies and subterfuge from biological to sociological. Animals survive because they camouflage themselves as other things and humans… Read more “Book Review: The Truth About Lies”
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