Category: Review

Books, Review

Book Review: Legion by Brandon Sanderson

I first became aware of Brandon Sanderson when he was chosen to complete the Wheel of Time books by Robert Jordan. That led me to his other works, which have, so far, proven to be really entertaining. His Mistborn series, in particular, shows a fine attention to detailed world-building and intricate magical systems. Sanderson’s books, apart from having epic plots and good characterisation, are notable … Continue reading Book Review: Legion by Brandon Sanderson

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D&D, Pathfinder, Review

Kingmaker Adventure Path review

When people talk about the best Adventure Paths, they generally mention Kingmaker. It’s easy to see why. In a lot of ways, Kingmaker goes back to the mythical high-level play that Gary Gygax implied occurred in the original D&D and AD&D books, and saw fruition in Mike Mentzer’s Companion and Master boxed set for the D&D game. A party of adventurers found a kingdom and … Continue reading Kingmaker Adventure Path review

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Comics, Review, Tyranny of Dragons

Comic Review: Legends of Baldur’s Gate #2

The adventures (or possibly misadventures) of Delina, Minsc and Boo continue in this issue in fine style. We get a couple of new characters being introduced – a pair of rogues – who being to help our heroes (although possibly for more mercenary reasons than they’re letting Delina and Minsc know about), and we also get to see some of the powers of the city … Continue reading Comic Review: Legends of Baldur’s Gate #2

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Books, Review

Days of Angels – The Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh

I read a lot of books. My reading speed for novels is in the order of 200 pages an hour, which is coupled with the ability to happily sit reading for four or more hours uninterrupted. This accounts for a lot of my evenings and weekends. As a result, I tend to look for either longer books or for series of books to read. When … Continue reading Days of Angels – The Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh

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D&D, D&D 5E, Review

Adventure Reviews: The Gift of the Gnarled One and The Cry of a Daughter

Alea Publishing Group have released two multi-system adventures that are compatible with Dungeons & Dragons 5E. The Gift of the Gnarled One is one of those adventures and is available for free download from their website. It is designed by Joshua Raynack and is six pages long, including one page for the OGL. The adventure contains no game statistics, but does include suggestions on what … Continue reading Adventure Reviews: The Gift of the Gnarled One and The Cry of a Daughter

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D&D, D&D 5E, Review

Adventure Review: Road to Destiny

Legendary Games have continued their release of adventures for Dungeons & Dragons 5E with Road to Destiny, a 36-page PDF that is a conversion of a previous Pathfinder adventure. This is a longer adventure than their first two releases (The Murmuring Fountain and The Fiddler’s Lament), although it is also an adventure designed to be used as part of one of Paizo’s Adventure Paths. In … Continue reading Adventure Review: Road to Destiny

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D&D, D&D 5E, Review

Adventure Review: The Fiddler’s Lament

If there is one person I really wish Legendary Games would employ, it would be a competent editor. The Fiddler’s Lament is a short, one-session adventure originally designed to be used as a side trek during Paizo’s horror-themed Carrion Crown adventure path. This version has been converted to the 5E D&D rules and could be easily used as part of another campaign or as a … Continue reading Adventure Review: The Fiddler’s Lament

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Comics, D&D, D&D 5E, Legends of Baldur's Gate, Review, Tyranny of Dragons

Comic Review: Legends of Baldur’s Gate #1

At long last, the first of the new Dungeons & Dragons comics has been release. Legends of Baldur’s Gate #1 sees Jim Zub (writer), Max Dunbar (artist) and Jon-Paul Bove (colorus) telling the tale of Delina, a moon elf wild mage, who begins the story fleeing from gargoyles who have been sent after her for an unknown reason. In her attempts to protect herself from … Continue reading Comic Review: Legends of Baldur’s Gate #1

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D&D, D&D 5E, Review

Adventure Review: Wanted

The latest adventure product to appear on DriveThruRPG’s virtual shelves for Dungeons & Dragons 5E is Wanted by Assassin Games, subtitled as “A Collection of Short Adventures in an Urban Environment”. The adventures are written for low-level adventurers – levels 1-2 in particular, it seems. There are ten adventures in all. The product also includes rules for chases that a number of the adventures use, as … Continue reading Adventure Review: Wanted

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AD&D, Review

AD&D Review – C3: The Lost Island of Castanamir

The third module in the Competition series was The Lost Island of Castanamir, a 32-page adventure by Ken Rolston for 5 to 8 characters of levels 1-4. As a competition adventure, it gives guidelines on how to score various teams playing through the adventure. I wonder if they were ever used by anyone who bought the adventure? Ken Rolston is a significant game designer. His … Continue reading AD&D Review – C3: The Lost Island of Castanamir

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