OSR 2.0 is here. A sevenfold proof.
What is 0SR 2.0, exactly?I would like to call it "the re-surfacing and re-publishing of old and lesser known (and lesser played) fantasy role-playing games after the first wave of OSR has come to a...
View ArticleHow could i forget this?
OSR 2.0 is now an eightfold proof, because i forgot to mention this...LINK
View ArticleA Lovecraft rarity
Ok, some time ago i already wrote about this on my blog, and someone insistently asked me to re-post it again. It is a rare VHS dating back to 1990, titled "Favourite haunts". If you are into Lovecraft...
View ArticleThe Obscurantist age of fantasy role-playing games
It is known that i decided some time ago not to list any blog in my blogroll, and many persons and bloggers out there took this decision as meaning that i was a somehow arrogant guy or something like...
View ArticleANKH - Adventurers of the North - Kalevala Heroes (1988)
If you can read finnish, an old-school rpg (1988) hard to find.LINK
View ArticleHalls of the Dwarven Kings (1984)
Catacomb librarian delivers a great gift today for all you out there, fans of forgotten lore for AD&D 1st edition.From RPG.NET:"great set-up; lots of atmospheric small corridors; claustrophobic....
View ArticleWhat i will be writing about this month and next one
I have been writing a long post about something that i had in my mind and which i felt the urge to speak about. It is a somewhat convoluted train of thoughts, which resulted in a bizarre theory of...
View ArticleCould Powers & Perils reach a new audience IF?
..If every single boxed set that originally appeared in the eighties, was scanned and distributed (shared) online? I mean, not only the "Powers & Perils main boxed set" (first image below), but...
View ArticleName your obscure fantasy RPG from 70s or 80s you want to know more about
Ok this is sort of a challenge which is useful even to myself in order to understand how far i can push my boundaries.At the same time it might be useful to someone out there as well.So, i started...
View ArticleAll the Melanda stuff in one picture
While i wait more time before deciding which old fantasy rpg to review (see last post below, i think i will wait for at least one or two weeks), let's have a look at this wonderful picture.
View ArticleTwo old fantasy games available again
While i'm waiting one more week before announcing which obscure game won the poll, here are two pieces of interesting info someone may not be aware of:KNIGHTS AND MAGICK (this one) is available again...
View ArticleA brief glimpse of magick in Chivalry & Sorcery
From from the 1st edition Sourcebook:"The search for a 'new & improved' simulation of magick (sic) beganprimarily as a result of an increasing dissatisfaction experiencedwith the pioneering efforts...
View ArticleRare and obscure fantasy rpgs galore
The most misunderstood fantasy rpg game of the past, without a doubt. Love it. Behold the HOLY TRINITY. Perhaps the three most complex fantasy rpg in history. Try to find a copy of this on ebay...one...
View Article"Nine Doctrines of Darkness" review
I finally found a review of the adventure we have been playing for months.If anyone is aware of other review, i would be glad to read them, thanks."Nine Doctrines of Darkness" is an amazing adventure...
View ArticleRare and obscure fantasy rpgs galore - PART II
"What Price glory?!", again. See here. High Fantasy. I know many are interested in this. Kabal, this is a unique fantasy rpg published in 1980 and that was much vituperated, undeservedly.It sells for...
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