Tag: Review

[Review] U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (AD&D 1e); Scooby-doo

January 13, 2026

[Adventure]U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (1981)David J. Browne & Don Turnbull (TSR)Lvl 1-3 TSR UK’s first full length entry and the beginning of the U series. During this time, adventure technology was rapidly developing but was still largely reflective of the underlying fantasy gaming ethos. So although this adventure is already a few steps … More [Review] U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (AD&D 1e); Scooby-doo

[Review] Lotfp Adventure #1; Rollercoaster

December 17, 2025

[Adventure](Untitled Lotfp promotional Adventure #1)James Edward Raggi IV (Lamentations of the Flame Princess Adventures)Lvl ?!?! (1-3 or something LEVEL RANGE YOU FUCK) Disclaimer: New promotional Raggi adventures to go along with the LOTFP SALE EVENT. A superlative marketeer by nature, Raggi sent me the adventures and asked me to review them. So what are we … More [Review] Lotfp Adventure #1; Rollercoaster

[Review] Survivors of Frith (Advanced OSE 3PP); Campaign

December 3, 2025

[Campaign Setting]Survivors of the Frith (2025)Stephen J Jones (Unsound Methods)Lvl 1 – 9 Disclaimer: Sponsored content. In RPG spheres, a campaign tends to be used to indicate any series of sessions involving the same players set in the same game world and using the same system. Stephen J Jones, the unsung prince of science fantasy … More [Review] Survivors of Frith (Advanced OSE 3PP); Campaign

[Review] Dragon #41; Halls of Beol-Dur

August 6, 2025

Dragon #41September 1980 Time for one of these. I’ve been interested in some of the early Dragon adventures since, unlike Dungeon, these would have been written when Fantasy Adventure Gaming was the default and the roleplaying/trad-gaming trend that came later was not fully present as of yet. So I’m expecting adventures with a greater focus … More [Review] Dragon #41; Halls of Beol-Dur

[Review] Settlers Øf a Dead God (OSE); Call Me Potemkin

May 19, 2025

[Setting]Settlers Øf a Dead God (2023)Eduardo Carabaño Rubianes (Exalted Funeral) If a reviewer is to stay in shape, no matter his proclivities, every once in a while one he has to cover the status quo. Settlers Øf a Dead God is a fine example of the state of the art in that it has high … More [Review] Settlers Øf a Dead God (OSE); Call Me Potemkin

[Review] The Arduin Grimoire Vol. 3 – The Runes of Doom (3PP OD&D); Leftovers

May 18, 2025

[Supplement/Core Game]The Arduin Grimoire Vol. 3 – The Runes of DoomDavid A. Hargrave The last and most comprehensible volume, Runes of Doom kind of fills in the blanks left after volumes 1 and 2 and consists mostly of the expected new classes, items, spells and monsters. On the plus side, it is much more comprehensible … More [Review] The Arduin Grimoire Vol. 3 – The Runes of Doom (3PP OD&D); Leftovers

[Review] The Arduin Grimoire Vol. 2 (OD&D 3PP) – Welcome to Skull Tower

February 25, 2025

[Supplement]The Arduin Grimoire Vol. 2 – Welcome to Skull TowerDavid A. Hargrave Continuing on from our previous installment, a look at the Arduin Trilogy, one of the earlier and most famous ‘hacks’ to OD&D, introducing a tonne of new classes, races, spells, rules for combat, adventuring, monsters and spells until so much has been replaced … More [Review] The Arduin Grimoire Vol. 2 (OD&D 3PP) – Welcome to Skull Tower

[Review] The Yellow Book of Brechewold (Lotfp); Missed Win

November 17, 2024

[Setting] The Yellow Book of Brechewold (2023)Matt Strom (Lamentations of the Flame Princess)Lvl 1 – ??? (8) Disclaimer: A while back I was sent a pile of books by James Raggi to review because I am the best Lotfp reviewer in existence. Then he sent me another pile of books. This is my life now. … More [Review] The Yellow Book of Brechewold (Lotfp); Missed Win

On Reviews

November 11, 2024

I’ve been seeing more review blogs pop up lately, among them one by the excellent Commodore, who manfully wades into the sewers of Itch.io, looking for a few odd diamonds, or this post by beau, with a very fine-grained analysis (of a regrettably run of the mill module). While the methodology of the RPG Reviewer … More On Reviews