Publications
Oak Pasture and ZineMonth 2022
3. March 2022
Bundle of 2020 Releases
6. December 2020
Summoner now on the DMs Guild!
5. October 2020
Designer Notes on the Summoner
28. September 2020
The Summoner– An old classic revisited for DnD 5e
21. September 2020
Fate-Seeker now on the DMs Guild!
10. September 2020
Designer Notes on the Fate Seeker
8. September 2020
Fate-Seeker — A new cardbased spellcaster for DnD 5e
3. September 2020
Phoenix Soul Sorcerer Revised goes Copper!
8. March 2020
Devil Fruits – Using the powers of evil never tasted this sweet
29. January 2020
Vampire Soul Sorcerer | Publication on DMs Guild
19. October 2019
A hand-drawn world map | Publication on DMs Guild
4. October 2019
TTRPG Reviews
Review of Embers of the Forgotten Kingdom
20. May 2022
Embers of the Forgotten Kingdom tells the story, even in the book, through the core and major characters of the plot surrounding the summer curse that holds the land in its grip. Other characters are introduced in the individual locations.
Review of Legends of Avallen – a celtic inspired Roleplaying Game
28. March 2022
When I started reading the work, I was skeptical. I didn’t know what to expect and the core rules sounded unfamiliar and also tough. However, the more I dug into the work, the more I realized that there are many possible combinations and that the competence of the characters also increases properly.
Review of Beyond the Wall – Further Afield
4. December 2021
In the expansion volume of Beyond the Wall, our heroines are not only drawn behind the walls of the village, but into the far distance. The goal is to explore the world and defeat threats to the village in the region in order to protect their home from harm.
Review of Arium: Discover
20. November 2021
objects of the world. We can now use one of the created characters from Arium: Create or create our own character to play in this self-created world.
Review of Neon City Overdrive
5. November 2021
At its core, Neon City Overdrive wants to be a science fiction / cyberpunk game that sets a dark and dystopian tone. The author cites Akira, Altered Carbon, Blade Runner, Cyberpunk 2020, Dredd, Ghost in the Shell, Neuromancer & the Sprawl Trilogy, The Matrix and many more as influences.
Review of ARC: Doom Tabletop RPG
10. September 2021
ARC is a rules-light but atmospheric role-playing game. The core of ARC is a doom that can take place on a personal level or plunge the entire world into the abyss. Players take on the roles of heroes that stand against this doom and want to prevent it. The question is whether they are up to the task or the world changes because of their failure.
Review of Mausritter
13. August 2021
In Mausritter the players take on the role of little knights in a large and dangerous world. In Mausritter, magic is dangerous, beasts are powerful and the lands are wondrous. We are in a sword and whisker world, although the appearance of the people can change from setting to setting.
Review of Paris Gondo – The Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying
30. July 2021
The game pays homage to rules regarding a character’s carrying capacity as well as other tropes that arise in games involving dungeons or dungeon crawling. The game itself is gm-less and requires no preparation.
Played: Descent into Avernus (DnD 5e)
16. July 2021
Descent Into Avernus is a scavenger hunt in the true Railroad sense. It’s less about linear storytelling and more about chasing the story through dungeon crawls.
Review of Tricube Tales
2. July 2021
Tricube Tales is a small generic role-playing game that allows us to create a character in a few minutes and just start playing. The setting or genre is neither predetermined nor in the way.
Played: Storm King’s Thunder (DnD 5e)
18. June 2021
Queen Neri has been murdered and it looks like the small people are responsible. At the same time, Annam, the all-father of the giants, has broken the order of the giants. Every tribe and clan of the giants tries to get into the favour of the god of the giants through deeds and achievements.
Review of Trophy Dark
17. February 2021
Trophy Dark is a horror storytelling game where the players are treasure hunters and set off to a dangerous place (abstractly called the forest, although it can also be a swamp, castle or something else entirely). However, the focus is not on finding treasure (that would be more like Trophy Gold), but on the character’s personal downfall. The game is a play to lose game, where the impending doom, whether death or physical as well as mental change, is in the foreground.
Review of Ten Candles
25. November 2020
In Ten Candles, the entire group tells a tragic horror story. A story of hope but also of a world before its end. Why together? Because the players and the game master share the right to tell the story at the table. Why tragic? Because no matter how much hope the characters may have, they all find their end in this story.
Review of Arium: Create
4. November 2020
On 52 pages, the principle of Arium:Create is explained in detail. The authors emphasize that it is a collaborative process and that we are building an Arium by mutual agreement. Therefore, safety tools are recommended via the Lacunae found in Arium. At several points it is pointed out that we consult concerned persons before we make a decision or change an idea with the Creation Tokens. An Arium for all should be created.
Review of Shadow of the Demon Lord
31. January 2020
If you’re up for a dark world like Warhammer’s, but prefer to roll d20 instead of d100 and want to be able to do something with your character, you might feel comfortable with the Demon Lord. The system is uncomplicated and the combinations of professions, talents and spells are gigantic.
Review of Tales from the Loop
29. December 2019
Tales from the Loop is perfect for immersing yourself in a world and our past, which is a bit different. A world without magic, where our heroes are normal teenagers, is a very refreshing approach and makes it easier for both game masters and beginners to get started.
Review of Beyond the Wall and other Adventures
20. September 2019
Until today new retro clones are published and Beyond the Wall is one of those systems with a firm grip on the OSR tradition.
Beyond the Wall solves some aspects that are in today’s perspective not up-to-date and for some players more frustrating than fun in an elegant way.
Comic Impressions
Isola, a stunning piece of art
1. April 2021
Isola is an atmospheric and beautifully illustrated comic by Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl. We learn quite quickly that the Queen of Maar, Olwyn, has been cursed into a tiger and is seeking the land of the dead, Isola, with her faithful companion and leader of the guard, Rook, and there the hope of reversing the curse.