Year 1869 of the New Imperial Calendar, Senectus 15 Once again the band of heroes ventured into the Quiet Halls, in search of the cthonic mystic Malfreces Null, at the behest of the Patriarch Belisarius of Voss, to lay him low before he would be taken by the worshippers of Cthonic Gods. To bolster their … More [Actual Play] Stonehell Delve XIII (AD&D 1e); Quiet Halls
Year 1869 of the New Imperial Calendar, Senectus 13 After the destruction of the Withered the time had at last come for Brother Gunnard to fulfill his obligations to the Church of St. Ras. By order of the Patriarch Belisarius of Voss, he was tasked with the destruction of a particular worshipper of the Cthonic … More [Actual Play] Stonehell Delve XII (AD&D 1e); Enter Stonehell
Year 1869 of the New Imperial Calendar, Senectus 4 It was in the month of Senectus, that month in which we both mourn the destruction of the ancient capitol and the consecration of Urbs Phoenicis, the Eternal City of the Empire, that the might of the withered and the power of Nagl was at last … More [Actual Play] Stonehell Delve XI (AD&D 1e); The Breaking of the Withered
Year 1869 of the New Imperial Calendar, Munificus 23 Upon their return to Locus Perditiones, the party made what preparations it could, and quickly set out again. There were some exceptions. Becca had gained considerable experience during her sojourns into the Crag, and set out to undertake tutelage under the wing of Germot the Black, … More [Actual Play] Stonehell Delve X (AD&D 1e); Battle of the Bloodhawk Roost
Disclaimer: I received a review copy of this fine work Journeyman Author Jon Zaremba beseeched me to review his second anthology. I guess I do commissioned book reviews now too? Alright. An anthology of ‘Seven Symbolic Tales of Ressurection, Actualization & Transformation,’ the aneponymous XLZABK002 is most reminiscent of a concept album or an artist’s … More [Booktalk] XLZABK002 by Jon Zaremba; Concept Album
Year 1869 of the New Imperial Calendar, Munificus 16 After the initial probes into the Withered Crag had yielded some small measure of success, our heroes began making more earnest attempts at overcoming its secrets. Nemo and Lyra, recently returned from their venture, and having just completed their tutelage under Zur and Agrak respectively, decided … More [Actual Play] Stonehell Delve IX (AD&D 1e): Reconnaissance in Force
It was getting too long so this will be a three parter. Still haven’t figured out if reading is good on a whole, but here’s the relative merits of each work. Writing my thoughts down also makes it easier to recollect them, which gets harder as I approach (surpass? Must be) the 1000 mark. There’s … More 2026 Reading List – [Januari-April]
Disclaimer: I got a review copy. People have started to figure out I do novels now too so expect more of these. D.M. Ritzlin is back! After two collections of short stories featuring various protagonists and antagonists of the enchanted realm of Nilztiria and the bundled novel + short stories of Vran the Chaos Warped … More [Booktalk] Against the Demon World; Echoes of the 80s
Year 1869 of the New Imperial Calendar, Munificus 12 It was not long after their sojourn into the Withered Crag that the elven lordling Annuer was once again overcome by the yearning for adventure. The cause was as follows: On Pax 25th the original band, exempting brother Gunnard, who had been recovering from his injuries … More [Actual Play] Stonehell Delve VIII (AD&D 1e); Unificatio
It was in the fifteenth year of the Eighth Goblin War that all across the Isro there were seen bands of Hobgoblins of especial ferocity. Unlike their base kindred they did not waste their time looting farmsteads or taking captives, but instead they sought out and confronted the most formidable warriors on the side of … More [Actual Play] Stonehell Delve VII.II (AD&D 1e); Withered Crag
Age of Dusk 