Alex Keane

Lover of Fiction and Games

Tag: chris mcdowall

  • OSR Blogging and a Review of Tannic

    OSR Blogging and a Review of Tannic

    Earlier today, Chris McDowell ran a stream in which he talked about the idea of OSR and TTRPG Blogging. I’d also heard more discussion on this topic when I was listening to Between Two Cairns. Yochai and Brad occasionally get into discussions about what the RPG scene was like back in the Google+ days. Prismatic…

  • The Positronic Library and Electric Bastionland

    The Positronic Library and Electric Bastionland

    Saturday night, I played a game of Electric Bastionland, designed by Chris McDowall. Electric Bastionland takes place in a setting reminiscent of the early-to-mid 20th Century, with some weird electric oddities added in. Each player has three stats: Strength, Dexterity, and Charisma. They also get randomly assigned a “failed career” a pseudo-class that defines what…