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Fantasy rpg history: The Complete Warlock (August 1975) (Page 7)
I was amazed today to read this long explanation of how Magic works, considering that it was written in August, 1975.Doesn't it pre-dates the AD&D magic system? (I mean, everything that it...
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Time to fall in love again
Sorry folks for my absence and the lack of posts; just when i had planned to make a series of posts for slowly examining "The Compleat Warlock" rpg, i stumbled upon an old game (and i fell in love!) a...
View ArticleHistoric D&D canpaign returns
Press Release: Historic Dungeons & Dragons® Campaign ReturnsLoxley, Madison WI, August 11 2017Legendary game designer Frank Mentzer, famed for his worldwide version of the Dungeons & Dragons®...
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Your rare chance to get a copy of Phantasy Conclave
This one is pretty rare...maybe you think the price is high, but it is said only 1,000 copies were ever printed. And, it is damning old-school.LINK HERE.
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"Drakar och Demoner" decrypted.
Have you ever played Drakar och Demoner? Probably not. And neither do i. It was first published in 1982 and so it belongs to the kind of stuff i deal with on this blog, namely vintage fantasy...
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Edgar Allan Poe's anonymous lithographies
I recently stumbled upon some amazing, otherwordly lithographies of Edgar Poe's works. The author is unknown, i contacted the owner of these and after examining them he could not trace a signature or...
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A valiant, gallant OSR blog post.
Do yourself a favour and go check the beautiful post over at Delta's D&D Hotspot blog.This is really a thorough old-school post. I wish i could see more posts like this nowadays in the OSR...
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Bifrost (Skytrex, 1977) resurrected!
Roughly one month ago or so, i opened my mail folder and i found a peculiar letter sent to me. It was written by John, who informed me to be one of the authors of a very old and very rare fantasy...
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Bifrost: individual abilities & other stuff
I am beginning to post the content of Bifrost, volume 1, in sequence.Bif1 - Cover, Acks, Intro, Setting Up Game Bif2 - Game Content, Seq Actions, Choice of Char, Trg, Indiv Abilities
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Chivalry & Sorcery 5th edition Kickstarter!
Today is the official day for the launch of this amazing kickstarter. Chivalry & Sorcery is a game almost as old as Dungeons & Dragons dating back to 1977 when the first edition was published....
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Starstone - A Mediaeval FRP Campaign (1982)
This is indeed VERY rare. Follow THIS path.
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The RPG Interview Room: Chivalry & Sorcery – the Medieval Role Playing Game
When Steve Turner, from Britannia Game Design fell in love with Chivalry & Sorcery, he not just decided to play it, but also to keep at it for years and years and eventually buy the license so he...
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Played Dragon Warriors
We played Dragon Warriors rpg yesterday evening. Just the very basic rules in book I, without even Sorcerers or Mystics.Rules are very easy and the players appreciated them. Mind you, "easy" does not...
View ArticleA soundtrack for your Clark Ashton Smith's inspired adventures
This is macabre. Albums such as this should get wider audience.
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Possibly the rarest fantasy rpg in existence
And the one i covet the most.Manual of the Eternal Sages, Scott J Compton 1993.
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Mach the first colony (1982)
I have finally put my hands on "Mach, the first colony". I wonder if anyone has ever played this. Grognardia spoke about this game here.
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Retrospective: Castle Perilous (1980)
Castle Perilous is (nowadays) an extremely rare fantasy rpg to get your hands on.It was published in 1980 by West Wind Simulations and written by James T. Sheldon.It is certainly one of the most...
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Some Clark Ashton Smith obscure stuff (not in english!)
Those who read this blog know that i am a follower of the aesthetics conjured by Clark Ashton Smith. I am not just a "fan", or a "huge fan", that would miss the point. Instead, i would describe myself...
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