Onwards… Today we’re looking at the “Ophidian Temple” by Scott M. for AD&D 1e.A hidden temple of an ancient, evil snake-demon-cult, once defeated by heroes already, now back in business. Four to six heroes of levels 5 to 7 are needed to finally show the cult of Asthask’ss to better stay down.Two pages of writing … Continue reading ASC III – Review – Ophidian Temple
ASC III – Review – Save vs Sarnoth
The time or Adventure Site Reviews has come again. For the last two months the Adventure Sites Contest III (ASCIII or ASC3) was open to submissions. Now the next phase starts and the judges must go about our part of the work and review, then judge and score each entry.So let’s get started…The first offering … Continue reading ASC III – Review – Save vs Sarnoth
Cauldron 2025 – Rivers of Blood, Death and Glory – Retrospective
Having attended Cauldron, but not really being a blogger, I kinda fought with myself if I should write something up about the convention. With that in mind I have decided to not cover the whole convention but zoom in on one of “my” games that took place… namely this years Blackrazor-Cup Tournament Module called “Rivers … Continue reading Cauldron 2025 – Rivers of Blood, Death and Glory – Retrospective
Review: The Calid Cryo-Caves
By Jeff Simpson, Seven Voyages of Zylarthen for levels 3 to 5 Title page, a quote of Gygax, two pages of content and two pages of maps.Somewhere at the edge of civilization lie the titular caves, pressed in between a glacier on top and hot thermal vents below.A short introduction lays down the background and … Continue reading Review: The Calid Cryo-Caves
Quadruple Review 1: Owlbear Hill, Fog Valley Retreat, The Copper Cirlce and The Bridge of Ptelemegesser
I’m back! After my exams and some projects that needed to be finished for my current semester at university I’m finally back. I also caught some kind of cholera-black plague-covid-hybrid that knocked me out for a whole week… but I’m finally back.I still got like 28 Adventure Sites to review, so better get to it.To … Continue reading Quadruple Review 1: Owlbear Hill, Fog Valley Retreat, The Copper Cirlce and The Bridge of Ptelemegesser
Review: The Barbican of Blood
The Barbican of BloodBy Mitch Hyde aka dreadlordAD&D 1e for 4-8 characters of levels 6 to 8No Playtesters credited I’m still trying to get my wordcount for these reviews down, so we’ll see how that goes. A kickass title page with awesome artwork of the site’s villain, which also doubles as the map page. Nice. … Continue reading Review: The Barbican of Blood
Review: Scarborough Shire
Scarborough Shire by Nick RomanLevel range: 5 to 7System: AD&D 1e (though not noted in the adventure proper)Playtesters: no credits Hobbits gone bad! Onward to our first review of the batch. Scarborough Shire describes the lands and secrets contained therein of the titular Scarborough clan of Halflings. Outwardly friendly, they’re actually a clan of marauders/brigands/bandits/assassins … Continue reading Review: Scarborough Shire
Judgement is upon thee…
...as the Time of Judgement has begun! Worry not, no harm shall come to you as I’m not speaking about the end times.Rather, the Adventure Sites Contest has just closed its submission window for its second iteration and thus the judges (meaning some very distinguished and highly motivated folks... plus me) need to get to … Continue reading Judgement is upon thee…
Review: Lair of the Grim Gasher Orcs
While the last entry tried its hand at redeeming the orcs, this time the mission is to kill them all.Ladies and Gentlemen… we’ve got some orcs in a hole... Author: Daniel HerzSystem: B/XSize and Range: Low LevelsNo playtesters credited. First impressionClean layout, clean writing, looks professional and well made. Structure and LayoutTwo pages in clean … Continue reading Review: Lair of the Grim Gasher Orcs
Review: St. Durhams Home for Wayward Youths
After a short delay, caused by me having had exams for my current semester at university, we can resume our normal operations of diving deep into the details of the contest entries. This time we’ll take a look at some rather strange little operation some 20 miles out of town. Author: Trent F. SmithSystem: Advanced … Continue reading Review: St. Durhams Home for Wayward Youths
Tiny Pink Tentacle 