reviews

• 14 Nov 2022

  Cairn RPG First Impressions

    3 minutes  |    511 words

  This is a reading mini-review of Cairn RPG by Yochai Gal. What Is Cairn RPG? Cairn is an old-school role-playing game. It’s not one of the …
• 07 Aug 2021

  Thoughts On “Sword Quest Micro Edition”

    3 minutes  |    550 words

  Sword Quest Micro Edition is a rules-lite game in the vein of the classic adventure fantasy games of the past. For USD $2.99 you’ll get a …
• 16 Jan 2018

  Tatzelwurm - 2d6 For Old-school Fantasy

    7 minutes  |    1450 words

• 16 Oct 2017

  A Look at Exodus System SRD

    6 minutes  |    1248 words

  Exodus System SRD is an old-school D&D RPG by Jacob D. It is inspired by games like The Black Hack, Adventurer Conqueror King or Numenera.
• 02 Oct 2017

  Grim Fantasy with Blood and Bone

    8 minutes  |    1574 words

• 23 Jul 2017

  Zine Spotlight: Wormskin Issue 2 to 5

    5 minutes  |    991 words

• 10 Jul 2017

  A Look at Codex Neon (Zine)

    3 minutes  |    630 words

• 03 Jul 2017

  [Let's Read] Macchiato Monsters ZERO - Core Mechanics

    4 minutes  |    671 words

• 27 Jun 2017

  [Let's Read] Macchiato Monsters ZERO - Core Mechanics

    4 minutes  |    695 words

• 29 May 2017

  Stay Frosty (Review of a Military Sci-Fi OSR Game)

    5 minutes  |    1042 words

• 23 May 2017

  Session Zero Issue 1 - Dungeon World Zine Review

    4 minutes  |    822 words

• 15 May 2017

  Wired Neon Cities - Minimalist 80s Cyberpunk Game

    5 minutes  |    947 words

• 28 Mar 2017

  Zine Spotlight: Wormskin Issue 1

    5 minutes  |    963 words

• 21 Mar 2017

  Zine Spotlight: Vacant Ritual Assembly #6

    3 minutes  |    541 words

• 06 Mar 2017

  Heroic Fantasy by Graham Spearing - a Game Review

    6 minutes  |    1135 words

• 26 Feb 2017

  A Critical Look at Low Fantasy Gaming

    8 minutes  |    1682 words

• 20 Feb 2017

  Fast Paced Action With USR Sword & Sorcery

    4 minutes  |    801 words

• 29 Jan 2017

  Some Practical Thoughts on The Wizard's Scroll - Issue 1

    3 minutes  |    436 words

• 24 Jan 2017

  I Hit It with My Swiss-Army Hand: Hubris Review

    5 minutes  |    1006 words

• 10 Jan 2017

  Of Course Your RPG Bookshelf Needs Swords & Wizardry Light

    4 minutes  |    664 words

• 02 Jan 2017

  Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells: Sword & Sorcery Turned up to 11

    7 minutes  |    1395 words

• 26 Apr 2016

  The Black Hack Review

    8 minutes  |    1681 words

• 04 Apr 2016

  Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls by Ken St Andre, Liz Danforth, and James Peters

    5 minutes  |    1007 words

• 21 Mar 2016

  The Temple of the Squirrel God of Greed

    5 minutes  |    889 words

• 06 Mar 2016

  A Review of Castle Gargantua by Guest Critic Claytonian

    7 minutes  |    1386 words

• 03 Dec 2015

  The Stygian Garden of Abelia Prem (OSR Adventure)

    5 minutes  |    940 words

• 29 Nov 2015

  Age of Legends Kickstarter (6d6 RPG)

    5 minutes  |    1061 words

• 19 Nov 2015

  Double Feature Charity Module: Erik Jensen's Bonespur Glacier and Jason Paul McCartan's the Tomb of Bashyr

    4 minutes  |    839 words

• 15 Nov 2015

  Symbaroum Review

    26 minutes  |    5381 words

• 10 Nov 2015

  [Let's Study Whitehack 2nd Edition] Part 7 - Odds & Ends, Conclusion

    6 minutes  |    1067 words

• 03 Nov 2015

  Sneak Peak at White Lies (Old School Espionage Game)

    11 minutes  |    2265 words

• 29 Oct 2015

  [Let's Study: Whitehack 2nd Edition] Part 6 - The Setting

    4 minutes  |    790 words

• 27 Oct 2015

  Vacant Ritual Assembly #4 (Mini-Review of an OSR zine)

    3 minutes  |    536 words

• 25 Oct 2015

  Sig: The City Between, a Kickstarter for the Spark RPG

    6 minutes  |    1204 words

• 22 Oct 2015

  [Let's Study: Whitehack 2nd Edition] Part 5 - Monsters & Magic Artifacts

    5 minutes  |    896 words

• 19 Oct 2015

  The Cliff-Lair of Heeter (Mini-Review)

    4 minutes  |    682 words

• 14 Oct 2015

  [Let's Study: Whitehack 2nd Edition] Part 4 - Running the game

    9 minutes  |    1770 words

• 06 Oct 2015

  OSR Sci Fi GM Screen (Mini-Review)

    4 minutes  |    777 words

• 02 Oct 2015

  [Let's Study: Whitehack 2nd Edition] Part 3 - Combat & Magic

    10 minutes  |    2105 words

• 29 Sep 2015

  [Let's Study: Whitehack 2nd edition] Part 2 - Game Mechanics

    7 minutes  |    1437 words

• 23 Sep 2015

  [Let's Study: Whitehack 2nd edition] Part 1 - Character creation

    11 minutes  |    2322 words

• 15 Sep 2015

  6d6 Core [6d6 RPG] (Review)

    15 minutes  |    3160 words

• 06 Sep 2015

  How to Game Master Like a Fucking Boss (Mini-Review)

    6 minutes  |    1168 words

• 03 Sep 2015

  Vow of Honor (Kind of a Review)

    14 minutes  |    2883 words

• 27 Aug 2015

  Psionics and Psionics II: Warriors of the Mind for White Star

    8 minutes  |    1599 words

• 17 Aug 2015

  3 Line NPCs (Review)

    6 minutes  |    1227 words

• 13 Aug 2015

  The GameMaster's Apprentice (Mini-Review)

    5 minutes  |    854 words

• 06 Aug 2015

  Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana (Review)

    5 minutes  |    1003 words

• 05 Aug 2015

  Gods of Air and Water (White Star Adventure)

    4 minutes  |    826 words

• 30 Jul 2015

  Bloody Basic (Review)

    8 minutes  |    1531 words

• 23 Jul 2015

  Feng Shui 2 - Impressions

    3 minutes  |    620 words

• 16 Jul 2015

  Blood of Pangea (Review)

    9 minutes  |    1733 words

• 06 Jul 2015

  Playin' D&D 1974 style!

    5 minutes  |    1001 words

• 29 Jun 2015

  Review of Hyperspace Messenger 1-3 (White Star Supplements)

    5 minutes  |    940 words

• 11 Jun 2015

  Colonial Civil War (White Star Adventure Review)

    4 minutes  |    802 words

• 31 May 2015

  Elusive Legends (Mini-Review)

    5 minutes  |    912 words

• 27 May 2015

  Star Temple of Saturgalia (White Star Adventure)

    4 minutes  |    819 words

• 21 May 2015

  Outer Space Raiders! Volume 1: Classes (White Star Supplement)

    5 minutes  |    1059 words

• 20 May 2015

  Yoon-Suin the Purple Land (Review)

    5 minutes  |    957 words

• 18 May 2015

  White Star Revisited

    6 minutes  |    1239 words

• 13 May 2015

  Vacant Ritual Assembly #2 (OSR Zine)

    3 minutes  |    554 words

• 11 May 2015

  The Overrun Mines (OSR Adventure)

    3 minutes  |    567 words

• 05 May 2015

  A Quick Peek at White Star!

    5 minutes  |    975 words

• 26 Apr 2015

  Project Role-Playing Game (Review)

    11 minutes  |    2187 words

• 21 Apr 2015

  Breachworld (Review)

    15 minutes  |    3041 words

• 09 Apr 2015

  Strange Stars (Review)

    5 minutes  |    874 words

• 06 Apr 2015

  White Box Omnibus for Swords & Wizardry (Review)

    7 minutes  |    1422 words

• 28 Mar 2015

  Bloodnut Pass: A Pits & Perils Adventure (Review)

    4 minutes  |    768 words

• 24 Mar 2015

  The Stronghold #1 (Mini-Review)

    3 minutes  |    473 words

• 22 Mar 2015

  Abstract Dungeon (Review)

    12 minutes  |    2556 words

• 16 Mar 2015

  Swords of Almuric: BoL-Edition (Review)

    5 minutes  |    931 words

• 11 Mar 2015

  Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures (Review)

    12 minutes  |    2513 words

• 04 Mar 2015

  Tiny Dungeon (Review)

    5 minutes  |    914 words

• 20 Feb 2015

  I'm On A Boat! (Dungeon World Review)

    4 minutes  |    761 words

• 15 Feb 2015

  Folklore RPG (Review)

    3 minutes  |    556 words

• 14 Feb 2015

  Ruins of the Undercity (Review)

    6 minutes  |    1136 words

• 03 Feb 2015

  Guide to Playing Alone (Review)

    5 minutes  |    1042 words

• 31 Dec 2014

  Quick peek at Vacant Ritual Assembly (OSR fanzine)

    3 minutes  |    532 words

• 21 Dec 2014

  Thoughts on Basic Fantasy (Part 3)

    9 minutes  |    1771 words

• 19 Dec 2014

  Thoughts on Basic Fantasy (Part 2)

    6 minutes  |    1132 words

• 14 Dec 2014

  Thoughts on Basic Fantasy (Part 1)

    8 minutes  |    1527 words

• 04 Dec 2014

  Into the Odd (Review)

    9 minutes  |    1732 words

• 06 Nov 2014

  10+ Treasures (Dungeon World Supplements Review)

    5 minutes  |    942 words

• 29 Oct 2014

  Unbelievable Simple Roleplaying 2.0 (Review)

    5 minutes  |    921 words

• 24 Aug 2014

  Supers Revised (A Not-Review)

    8 minutes  |    1641 words

• 15 Dec 2013

  ERA Epic Storytelling Game (Review)

    13 minutes  |    2609 words

• 01 Dec 2013

  A Look at Whitehack (Part 2)

    12 minutes  |    2405 words

• 16 Oct 2013

  A Look at Whitehack (Part 1)

    11 minutes  |    2176 words

• 01 Apr 2013

  First Impressions of the Spark RPG

    4 minutes  |    694 words