Years before the rise of the Ku’ototh and the fall of N’Yoktu, when I was still a mere acolyte, spending my days cataloging clay prayer tablets… Read more “Conquest of the Sphere: A Monk’s Tale”
Tag: Religion
Book Review: Underground
A childhood obsession with an old, disused train tunnel that went under his house was the seed of an obsession that would take over Will Hunt as… Read more “Book Review: Underground”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Compact Trail of Tsathoggua
These two connected scenarios by Keith Herber have a lot of potential, but as is, they’re sort of representative of what’s sometimes wrong with Chaosium‘s published scenarios… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Compact Trail of Tsathoggua”
Tabletop RPG Review: Strange Aeons
A collection of three scenarios for Call of Cthulhu, I’d say this is a mixed bag, if generally good and worth reading for a Keeper. The first… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Strange Aeons”
Book Review: Midnight at the Pera Palace
Istanbul, Constantinople, Byzantium. Whatever you call it, it’s one of the most important, interesting, and complicated cities in history. It was the seat of the hold-out Roman… Read more “Book Review: Midnight at the Pera Palace”
Book Review: The Lost World of Communism
“Until 1945 Adolf Hitler was the greatest for us as Germans and I was extremely disappointed when I later found out what kind of person he really… Read more “Book Review: The Lost World of Communism”
Book Review: The Master Plan
Something to know about me as a reader: I don’t much go in for reading comedy. Certainly not comedic novels. Even the genuine classic The Hitchhiker’s Guide… Read more “Book Review: The Master Plan”
Book Review: For All the Tea in China
There are some pretty big gaps in my knowledge of History, and China is definitely one of them. I know a bit, but not a lot. Over… Read more “Book Review: For All the Tea in China”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Sobayid Atlas
Skyrealms of Jorune is one of the most fascinating games I’ve never played. The setting is deeply realized in the books, in spite of not being based… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Sobayid Atlas”
Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall
So many books are written every year, it’s inevitable that good stuff falls through the cracks. Sometimes, a book will do well when it first comes out,… Read more “Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall”
