A new milestone in the OSR
As i previously pointed out in other posts, time to be emotionally aroused by yet another AD&D clone or simulacrum has ended.The future now can only be focused on the resurfacing of other fantasy...
View ArticleStatic pages for Spawn of Fashan & The Compleat Warlock
Here they are two links as static pages for getting these two rarities:Spawn of Fashan:SOFThe Compleat Warlock:WARLOCK
View ArticleMarch Madness OSR challenge
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { }What was the first roleplaying game other than D&D you played? Was it before or after you had played D&D? It was Powers & Perils. It was after AD&D...
View ArticleAnd AD&D at last!
And at last i am playing ad&d 1st edition in the ravenloft setting.In fact, my players were transported to the land of mists due to them owning the terrible tome of darkness, and that item...
View ArticleBifrost (1977) - part I
An altogether more comprehensive RPG than T & T or others. This RPG was published in four volumes over easily as many years and has long been out of print. It tries to be more realistic (if one can...
View ArticleThe definitive list!
When i read this today, it occurred to me that many osr devotees may be unaware of the existence of old games that are still available nowadays.So, here is a succinct list of old fantasy role-playing...
View ArticleBifrost part IV - Combat
This is a summary of the combat tables in Bifrost rpg.If you are still uncertain what we are talking about here, the game in question is an old fantasy rpg published in 1977 and very hard to find. See...
View ArticleBifrost part V - Magic
Magic in Bifrost rpg is extremely fascinating. At least, if you are spellbound by magic system such as those found in Chivalry & Sorcery rpg for instance, where the task is to try to capture the...
View ArticleReich star (1991)
"In an alternate universe, history took a terrifying turn for the worse during World War II, with the Axis Powers conquering the globe. Nearly 200 years later the '"Third Reich" and the "Empire of...
View ArticleSword's path: glory (book I, 1982)
Well, "Sword's path: glory" is likely the most convoluted and math-heavy fantasy combat system ever developed, but i may be proven wrong since i have never read "The Riddle of steel", for instance.Is...
View ArticleFeeria (1996)
Ina fantasy world, the children ofthe godsfoughta titanic battlefor dominanceand survival.InFeeriayou will be aSon of Lightormighty heroof humanstrying to survive ina world full ofdangers whileseeking...
View ArticleThe misleading history of our hobby
Whilst reading Pegasus magazine issue #8, i stumbled upon a pretty positive review written in July 1982 about the game "Beasts, men & gods" which was recently republished in its 2nd edition.The...
View ArticleHappy new year with a quirky gift
Now, since i know that at the end of the year no one wants to listen to the usual platitudes about the value of dedicated study of the history of the hobby and so forth, i thought it was more logical...
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