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 …

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 …

Review: The Tower of The Elephant/Malphyr

Having had our big catch last time, we’ll take a trip to the past this time it seems. Author: J. Blasso-Gieseke (21st Centaury Games)System: Old School Essentials + Advanced RulesSize and Range: 4 – 6 Characters of levels 6 - 8No playtesters credited. First impressionAn ominous black cover with twin titles heralds a strange experience. …

Review: Oglias’s Folly

So we leave the tombs behind (for now) to go… fishing?Better pack your best bait then. Author: Kevin Conyers (Flooded Realms Adventure Press)System: Old School Essentials + Advanced rulesSize and Range: level 7 - 9No playtesters credited. First impressionSome classic art to start you on, then followed by clean two column layout, a nice-looking Random …

Review: The Tomb of Rassanotep

For our second review we leave the icy tomb of Ircana behind and enter… another tomb.Well at least this time it’s a warm tomb. Author: Jeff SimpsonSystem: Seven Voyages of Zylarthen (7VoZ)Size and Range: for characters of level 2-3Playtested and players credited. First impressionClean and professional, the whole module looks well made and easily readable. …

Review: Legacy of the Black Mark

Author: DangerIsRealSystem: Swords&WizardrySize and Range: 4-6 Characters of level 2-3Playtested and players credited. First impressionThe whole module looks clean, professional, and easy to parse. No artwork or title page, but the used font and the bolding create a peculiar effect of hinting at dark secrets and ancient dangers. The title does the rest… What’s the …

Time to reactivate the old blog it seems…

Contest you say? Back in November 2023 Ben Gibson from Coldlight Press announced he was starting an Adventure Site Contest. Participants get two pages for text and one page for maps to create a complete adventure site which could be plugged into an existing game. The announcement with rules and everything can be read here.The …