Elkoi Expansion is a new Jonstown Compendium release by Anders Tönnberg which bundles a variety of full-color maps in multiple styles together with a 34-page PDF providing additional details about the Balazaring clans near Elkoi, and mapped-out sites of interest inside the city. It is written for use with Griffin Mountain from Chaosium. I kept … Continue reading FIRST IMPRESSION—Elkoi Expansion
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Six Seasons Play Report #1
This article contains spoilers for the first adventure of the RuneQuest campaign Six Seasons in Sartar. Editor Bill and I have been playing through Andrew Logan Montgomery's acclaimed Six Seasons in Sartar (SSiS) to check for ourselves what all the hype is about. This campaign has been of some particular interest to me because I … Continue reading Six Seasons Play Report #1
Kickstarter — The Tomb of Palu
Oh man, I am so excited to share this one. An adventure I wrote is being published by Menagerie Press! It's currently on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, where you can back us and help fund the book's publication. The Tomb of Palu is a mythic adventure where beginning D&D 5E adventurers explore the tomb of … Continue reading Kickstarter — The Tomb of Palu
Another Month, Another Monster
June has passed us by, and that means there's another issue of Monster of the Month! MOTM is a series of bestiary entries (sometimes loosely defined) for Chaosium's RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha. You can find MOTM on the Jonstown Compendium, a community content webstore available at DriveThruRPG.com. Grungnak Fearless, illustrated by Alexandre Gauthier To finish … Continue reading Another Month, Another Monster
First Impressions — “The Red Book of Magic”
I've just finished my first read-through of Chaosium's new release for RuneQuest, The Red Book of Magic. Since my "First Impressions" post was popular last time, I've decided to do so once more. This article is not a review! I haven't played any of the new content provided for RuneQuest, and my read-through was done … Continue reading First Impressions — “The Red Book of Magic”
Review — A Rough Guide to Glamour
The Jonstown Compendium—Chaosium's community content program for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha—has on offer a variety of fan-produced game supplements, all in digital formats. Until now! A Rough Guide to Glamour, from Nick Brooke, Chris Gidlow, and Mike Hagen, is the first release on the storefront available in hard copy, printed on demand. Consequently, this review will … Continue reading Review — A Rough Guide to Glamour
The Throat of Winter (and other news)
First things first: as those of you who follow my Facebook page are aware, I recently published The Throat of Winter, an adventure for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha. This was published through Chaosium's new community content program, the Jonstown Compendium. Similar to the DM's Guild for Dungeons & Dragons, or the Miskatonic Repository for Call of Cthulhu, the Jonstown … Continue reading The Throat of Winter (and other news)
Overlight Review
"A roleplaying game of kaleidoscopic fantasy." That tagline, combined with the above cover art, intrigued me enough to pick up this 2018 tabletop roleplaying game from Renegade Games. An unusual claim, juxtaposed with thrillingly colorful artwork, offered me enough promise to pick up the core rulebook from my local gaming store. I read the 332-page … Continue reading Overlight Review
Weekly Update – 10/4/17
Hello, Internet! Honestly, I don't have a lot to report this week. I'm easily distracted, and was distracted by game stuff this week. I've been playing in a RuneQuest game now for about a year, year and a half, but I haven't run a tabletop in some time. A few friends have been looking for … Continue reading Weekly Update – 10/4/17