Continuing on from last week's review of The Lightbringers, this week we're going to delve into the powers of Life and Death described in The Earth Goddesses. This is book is the third book in Chaosium's Cults of RuneQuest series, and was released a few weeks ago simultaneously with The Lightbringers. While this week we're … Continue reading REVIEW: The Earth Goddesses
They're here. Last month Chaosium released the first volume of their new Cults of RuneQuest series, the Prosopaedia. And as promised, last week they simultaneously released the next TWO volumes in the series: The Lightbringers and The Earth Goddesses. This week I'm reviewing The Lightbringers, and next week will be The Earth Goddesses. Finally, I'm … Continue reading REVIEW: The Lightbringers
First with Forbidden Lands, then again with The One Ring 2nd Edition, now Swedish tabletop game company Free League has cemented my belief that they understand how to launch a new RPG with their Dragonbane core set. Although it's in a box, Dragonbane's core set is certainly not a "starter" set—not in the sense that … Continue reading First Impression: Dragonbane
It's kind of crazy that July's already ending—I feel like this month just started! This year is flying by. As usual, I'm going to take some time for a wrapup of what I've been working on this month! Unlike usual, this month's "behind the scenes" isn't a patron-exclusive. Patrons get to read articles a week … Continue reading Behind the Scenes #7
It's Christmas in July again over on DriveThruRPG! This annual summer sale features discounts on RPG products all over the site, including the Jonstown Compendium. We've been blessed with an absolute mountain of Gloranthan goodness over the last several years. It can be hard to decide what to pick up! With budgets getting tight—and Chaosium's … Continue reading Xmas in July Deals on the Jonstown Compendium
As a total geek about Earth's historical Bronze Age, when I heard about Mythic Babylon's launch back in 2021 I knew I'd want to pick it up. The book's languished on my kink shelf, but it finally reached the top of my reading stack. Published by Design Mechanism for their D100 system Mythras, Mythic Babylon … Continue reading REVIEW: Mythic Babylon
When I first began to write, my reading habits shifted. It was slow, at first, and I did not notice it. Over time I came to read dominantly nonfiction—especially about the ancient world. Although this had long been of interest to me, I discovered that the more I studied, the more detailed my creative work … Continue reading The Golden Bough & Glorantha
What is life like as a mushroom? That's the basic question posed by Brian Duguid's most recent Jonstown Compendium release, The Voralans. Considering how much I loved his previous release—Children of Hykim—naturally I was much anticipating this new work. And, I'm delighted to say that I loved it. What's Inside? The ground covered is similar … Continue reading REVIEW: The Voralans
If you're a roleplaying game enthusiast and even a little like me, you've probably got a kink shelf. This is the phrase I use in my own head to describe the shelf of RPGs I'll probably never play. Shelves plural, at this point. And you know, I'm okay with that. Would I like to play … Continue reading The Kink Shelf
This week was the end of the month, which means it's time for another behind-the-scenes post! Over on my Patreon page! Sorry, everyone. Wanna read what I've been up to, and what I'm scheming for the future? You should check me out over there. It's super helpful for me keeping the lights on, cat fed, … Continue reading Behind the Scenes #5
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