My latest video is about movies that inspire my when getting into Ars Magica, one of the best danged Tabletop RPGs ever. Watch it here. Check out… Read more “Movies to Inspire Ars Magica”
Tag: Magic
Book Review: The Castle of Llyr
The third book in Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain, The Castle of Llyr finds Taran and Eilonwy about to set off on a journey. It seems that… Read more “Book Review: The Castle of Llyr”
Tabletop RPG Review: Mutant Crawl Classics
Mutant Crawl Classics takes on the classic Gamma World in much the same way Dungeon Crawl Classics took on Dungeons & Dragons. Mixing old school Mid-Century, hellzapoppin… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Mutant Crawl Classics”
Book Review: Elric: Song of the Black Sword
This is the fifth book in the massive Eternal Champions series of books White Wolf published back in the 90s. This one focuses on Michael Moorcock’s most… Read more “Book Review: Elric: Song of the Black Sword”
Book Review: The Man of Gold
(Note: Since posting this review, it came out that M.A.R. Barker was a literal neo-Nazi, who fostered a truly awful worldview and worked to promote it. He… Read more “Book Review: The Man of Gold”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Star Wound of Abaddon
Dungeon Crawl Classics dips into just the right part of the old school Fantasy pool for me. As I said in my review of the basic book,… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Star Wound of Abaddon”
Book Review: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
This is my third Elric book, and so far it’s my favorite. Moorcock is very hit and miss with me, and this one is definitely a hit. … Read more “Book Review: The Sailor on the Seas of Fate”
Book Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
I’m quite sure there’s a lot out there about this book and those that came before. I’m not going to be able to add much to it,… Read more “Book Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
Book Review: Empire of the East
Fred Saberhagen’s always been on my radar, but I’ve read very little. At some point, I read a few of his Berserker stories, and those were cool.… Read more “Book Review: Empire of the East”
Tabletop RPG Review: Guardians of the Forest
One of my greatest experiences as a tabletop role-playing gamer was the six months I spent playing Ars Magica back in the mid 90s. Even though I… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Guardians of the Forest”
Matthew J. Constantine 