It was after those days that Aenerion was borne home after his fight with the twin Balor-princes Sagramanth and Mahisasura. And all the kingdoms of the Aeldari wept, for they sensed he was not long for this world. His hundred wives came to him on his deathbed, and soon servants were called with bowls carved … More [Actual play] Stonehell Delve VII.I (AD&D 1e); Intermezzo
[Adventure]F4 The Withered Crag (2019)Guy Fullerton (Chaotic Henchman Productions)Lvl 1-2 The hunt is on. My Sandbox campaign is starting to operate, and with that one is on the hunt for new materials. It strikes me that, while there is a superabundance of top tier low level material in the OSR in general, poor AD&D is … More [Review] F4 The Withered Crag (AD&D 1e 3PP); Craftsmanship
By edict His Imperial Majesty; No corpses are to be taken from the Stone Hell. The condemned are to be imprisoned in perpetuity, in life as in death. The prisoners may conduct what burial rites and make such arrangements as they see fit, for the prisoner’s souls are the domain of their gods. But the … More [Actual Play] Stonehell Delve 2.1 (AD&D 1e); Warriors of Light
[Adventure]U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (1981)David J. Browne & Don Turnbull (TSR)Lvl 1-3 TSR UK’s first full length entry and the beginning of the U series. During this time, adventure technology was rapidly developing but was still largely reflective of the underlying fantasy gaming ethos. So although this adventure is already a few steps … More [Review] U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (AD&D 1e); Scooby-doo
[Supplement]Oriental Adventures (1985)Gary Gygax, Francois Marcela Froideval & David “Zeb” Cook (TSR) I figured before I dig into Nebulith it might be worthwhile to review the most well known and serious treatment of a similar subject, TSR’s very own Oriental Adventures. A bit of context for the newcomers; this book was inspired by the asiamania … More [Review] Oriental Adventures (1e); Turning of the Wheel
Habitual disclaimer: I do not own any of this, I have neither asked nor received official permission and this translation and critique is done for educational and entertainment purposes only. Occasionally some liberties have been taken with the translation to improve legibility and trim some of the fat but in all cases effort has been expended … More [Ludoarcheology] Casus Belli #017; The Garden of Olphara
Dragon #41September 1980 Time for one of these. I’ve been interested in some of the early Dragon adventures since, unlike Dungeon, these would have been written when Fantasy Adventure Gaming was the default and the roleplaying/trad-gaming trend that came later was not fully present as of yet. So I’m expecting adventures with a greater focus … More [Review] Dragon #41; Halls of Beol-Dur
[Adventure]UK1 Beyond the Crystal Cave (1983)David J. Browne, Tom Kirby & Graeme Morris (TSR)Lvl 4 – 7 (the inside states levels 3-6 instead) “Combat is a Failure State,” is one of the more damaging memes to have come out of the later OSR and should be correctly lambasted for giving entirely the wrong impression about … More [Review] UK1 Beyond the Crystal Cave (AD&D 1e); Combat is a Failure State 😦
[Adventure/Setting]Hu8a Into the Pit: Avernus (2024)Anthony HusoLvl 5 (optimistic minimum viable estimate). Disclaimer: Sponsored content There are, broadly and charitably speaking, two viewpoints on what the OSR is supposed to be; One version views the OSR as a vague set of derived principles, imperfectly and coincidentally embodied by the old dungeons and dragons games of … More [Review] HU8a Into the Pit: Avernus (AD&D 1e 3PP): The Conquest of Hell
Habitual disclaimer: I do not own any of this, I have neither asked nor received official permission and this translation and critique is done for educational and entertainment purposes only. Occasionally some liberties have been taken with the translation to improve legibility and trim some of the fat but in all cases effort has been expended … More [Ludoarcheology] Casus Belli #011: La 7ème épreuve
Age of Dusk 