Carcosa by Geoffrey McKinney – PDF Edition
Published by Lamentations of the Flame Princess and available at RPG Now or the publisher’s site. Carcosa is a [weird] science-fantasy role-playing game setting with a sandbox approach: whether heroic...
View ArticleRPG Bucket List Or Gaming Resolution for 2012
Recently, I subscribed to the Evil Machinations blog and read through Jade’s RPG Bucket List. The idea is to list the RPGs that I would like to play or run. Below is a list of RPGs that I have not...
View ArticleNostalgically Wishing I Would’ve Been Part of the Old School
There is a bumper crop of Old School games available. Some are rebuilding the 1E / 0E rules based on the OGL. Others are re-imaginings. And others sit somewhere in between. This list includes, but...
View ArticleFascination with the Flame Princess
Last week, I found myself once again in Chicago. I had plans to meetup with Nathan, and we agreed to connect at our usual rendezvous – The Wanderer’s Refuge. While waiting for Nathan, I stumbled upon a...
View ArticleScenic Dunnsmouth by Zzarchov Kowolski
I believe the complete list of adventures I have run closely from a book are: The Red Hand of Doom (D&D 3E) The Night Below (AD&D 2E) The Dramune Run (Star Frontiers) Under the House of the...
View ArticleThulian Echoes by Zzarchov Kowolski
Thulian Echoes by Zzarchov Kowolski Disclaimer: I solicited Lamentations of the Flame Princess for a free copy of the Thulian Echoes PDF with the intent of writing up a review. From RPGNow’s...
View ArticleWhy the Fantasy Genre
I have a rather extensive RPG collection. And I’ve read most of them. But it is Burning Wheel (et al), Vornheim, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and Dungeon World that I keep turning to. My...
View ArticleAdding More Mortar to the Three Pillars
The Three Pillars of Adventure Adventurers can try to do anything their players can imagine, but it can be helpful to talk about their activities in three broad categories: exploration, social...
View ArticleDungeon Crawl Classics – Tower of the Stargazer [Session 5]
Previous session report | Next session report The Cast for this Session There were six players and 15 or so characters. Good Luck With That… Leveled Characters Ungo the Beggar (1st-level thief) Ahmal...
View ArticleClosing out the Tower of the Stargazer [Session 6]
Previous session report | Next session report Picking up where we left off, the adventurers had won a game of chess, defeating a ghost and gaining access a protected library. They continued their...
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