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RPG First Impressions: Symbaroum and Mörk Borg

These are two RPGs I’ve tried out in play-by-forum (PBF) and thought to share my first impressions. For the record, I GMed an adventure for Symbaroum and was a player in a premade adventure of Mörk Borg. What is Symbaroum? Symbaroum is set in a dark, gritty fantasy world. It’s by a Swedish company, andContinue reading “RPG First Impressions: Symbaroum and Mörk Borg”

Updates: 12-10-2020

It’s the busy season, despite the pandemic. I have a few things to give updates on, the first being the review schedule this month. Reviews for December I normally post reviews on Friday, usually alternating between books and games. It does take a couple days to write and revise the review, but with a lotContinue reading “Updates: 12-10-2020”

Beta Reading: “Black Bones”

While waiting for my current submission to get accepted somewhere, I’ve been at work on the next story. It’s a 3900 word horror story. Black Bones Pradip has become focused on all the things he wants, but a neighbor seems to appreciate everything Pradip has. So much so, he’s willing to come back from theContinue reading “Beta Reading: “Black Bones””

Board Game Review: Core Worlds

9/10 A deck-building game greater than the sum of its parts. I’ve played mostly 2-player, but also at 3 and tried a couple of fan-made solo variants. Core Worlds, designed by Andrew Parks and published by Stronghold Games in 2011, is a deck-building game where each player takes control of a fledgling faction represented byContinue reading “Board Game Review: Core Worlds”

Far Away Thanksgiving

No reviews or articles this Friday. It’s Thanksgiving in the US. I hope you all have a nice, safe, very distant Thanksgiving. Get away from me.

Book Review: “The Queen of the Swords” by Michael Moorcock

7/10 Fun new characters and adventures but a little rushed The Queen of the Swords is the second book in the Corum series, continuing Corum’s adventures as he battles the gods of chaos. After defeating Lord Arioch and restoring a fragment of order to the world, Corum is faced with growing dangers as the remaining SwordContinue reading “Book Review: “The Queen of the Swords” by Michael Moorcock”

Board Game Review: The Castles of Burgundy

8/10 A classic strategy game of satisfying mechanisms I have played at 2 and 3 players, mostly 2. This classic, designed by Stefan Feld and published by Ravensburger and Alea in 2011, sets you in 15th century France in the Loire Valley as princes of growing estates. Your goal is to develop your lands withContinue reading “Board Game Review: The Castles of Burgundy”

Gamebook vs solo RPG

I’ve been working on a gamebook for over a year (almost 2?), and I recently participated in the 24-hour RPG design contest on RPGGeek, my entry being a solo RPG called Premonitions. The contest is almost over, but I’ve been thinking about the system I created and how it might be applied to other themes.Continue reading “Gamebook vs solo RPG”

Book Review: “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick

10/10 Perhaps not perfect but a personal favorite In a war-torn world, Rick Deckard is a bounty hunter; his target: androids that have illegally arrived on Earth. These androids, a new advanced variety, are so difficult to tell from humans that some question who are the “andys” and who the humans? Story Philip K. DickContinue reading “Book Review: “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick”

Update: Projects and Reviews

Posts have been light lately; I’ve been very focused on work. And yesterday, I had a bit of website work to do because I upgraded my account and I now have a real domain! There are a few other things I get with the upgrade, but the domain is the biggest. The Dawnless Valley PlaytestContinue reading “Update: Projects and Reviews”