A second review of the Ashen Stars stellar nursery edition (8 out 10 based on pre-release layout) on rpg.net. Well-designed game in the GUMSHOE line, a bit like Traveller or Serenity (in that you have a PC-owned ship with a PC crew) but rather than flying from port to port trading, the focus is picking […]
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A review of the Ashen Stars pre-order edition here. The delight in the setting is that it is constructed from the ground up to suit role-playing, unlike any licensed property would be. … The fact is this perennial problem [spaceship combat] has been solved in Ashen Stars. … That the art released so far looks […]
I’d like to thank Matt over at Flames Rising for organising Pelgrane week, and all the contributors. Here is a summary of the content for the week. The new reviews they posted during the week: Black Drop Castle Bravo Cthulhu Apocalypse: Dead White World The design essays: The Origins of the Occult Guide by Paula […]
Graham Walmsley, author of the Purist Adventures such as the Dying of St Margaret’s and Cthulhu Apocalypse, is writing a book of GM advice for Lovecraftian roleplaying games called Stealing Cthulhu. It’s festooned with marginalia by gaming luminaries such as Jason Morningstar and Ken Hite and it’s available for pre-order with options for perks over […]
A draft of the Dying Earth Revification Folio cover, by Jerome.
As part of Flames Rising’s Pelgrane Press week, they offer an article by Occult Guide author Paula Dempsey on its origins.
New art from Pascal Quidault for the forthcoming Brief Cases, a set of three short adventures for Mutant City Blues.
A review of the Eternal Lies Suite. …highly recommended not only for Trail but for any period horror game.
Flames Rising is running a Pelgrane Press week. This festival of fantasy includes includes interview with designers, reviews and articles. Enter the contest, and win mail order vouchers plus something special from the office. The week starts with a review of Jason Morningstar’s Black Drop adventure for Trail of Cthulhu.
Matthew Pook reviews The Dying of St Margaret’s for Trail of Cthulhu. With its strong sense of deterioration and dilapidation, The Dying of St. Margaret’s is well deserving of eight phobias out of ten.