Tag: osr
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Tulgey: Gyring and Gimbling in the Wabe by atelier pilcrow
I’ve written previously about Tulgey by atelier pilcrow, formerly called Uncle Vova. In appreciation for an early kind word, the author sent me a copy of the second installment. As I said before, I really enjoy the specific brand of non-sensical fantasy that goes into these adventures. The Alice stories were one of the first…
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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…
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Plans for Upcoming Cairn Jam
A couple years ago, I worked through the Storytelling Collective’s “Write your First Adventure” course. I failed to complete it to the stated end-goal of “Get a completed adventure on the Dungeon Master’s Guild” but I learned a lot about how to format and pace adventures. I’ve tried to bring that into my own homebrew…
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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…