I felt like a benighted soul when i saw this
A very obscure fantasy rpg....it seems that i will never manage to own every fantasy rpg published, this is an example of an item so rare that you'd better not desire if you don't want to get...
View ArticleGemini (The Dark Fantasy Roleplaying Game) [1998]
Although Gemini is classed as a Dark Fantasy roleplaying game - (It was originally published in swedish, and afterwards it was translated into english language), it would be more accurate to class it...
View ArticleHeroic worlds [repost] & things to come
As a gift for this Christmas i received a mint copy of "Fantastic heroes & witchery" and it triggered in me the desire to play in the old AD&D style.I am writing today to announce that i'll be...
View ArticleA great review of an old school rpg
From time to time you forgot your disappointment with the OSR community and you made nice discoveries. Unexpectedly, at last i stumbled upon a great and detailed review of "The Arcanum" rpg, posted at...
View ArticleThe difference between Enchantments and Miracles
To me, Magic has always been the most important part of a fantasy role-playing game. After all, what sets apart any fantasy world from our own world is only one thing: the fact that it is fantasy, that...
View ArticleOur Game Master, yesterday!
He was very inspired and the game was a blast. We had a very good time together.
View ArticleEd Simbalist speaks at lenght on the differences between Chivalry & Sorcery...
It is with immense delight that i post today this rare and never before seen letter written long, long ago by Ed Simbalist.It is no wonder to my readers that i regard Chivalry & Sorcery as the...
View ArticleA brand new OSR combat system for AD&D
What follows is a new combat system to be used with AD&D.I adapted it from another old school fantasy rpg and converted it to AD&D.Hit points and THAC0 are no longer in use; instead of them, we...
View ArticleMesmerizedbysirens is on Facebook
As an experiment, now a webpage of this blog has been made available on Facebook as well.Recently i was noticing that the blogspot platform is somewhat obsolete, or at least that's my impression.G+,...
View ArticleSo many games
I have always felt buffeted by the sheer amount of old fantasy role playing games that i would like to try. There are just too many and it becomes increasingly difficult to play them all- even just...
View ArticleAre we eternalizing Dungeons & Dragons?
Cubicle 7 Entertainment and Sophisticated Games have announced plans to make a Dungeons & Dragons® compatible roleplaying series for J R R Tolkien’s legendary fantasy world of Middle-earth, the...
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