Essays – Vintage RPG

The Books. They Exist.

May 19, 2023May 20, 2023 by Stu HorvathEssaysExperience Points4 Comments

They’re heeeeeeeere. Well, two of them are. The rest are on a boat, but they’ll be here soon.

After Ragnarok

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 by UnwinnableEssays, Funeral RitesColin LeSueur, Exalted Funeral, RuneCairn, We Deal in LeadLeave a Comment

It’s a bold move for Le Sueur to make a Norse-inspired Souls-like tabletop roleplaying game, and yet he manages to avoid some extremely fraught territory.

Whispers from the Wizard’s Tower – April 2023

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 by Stu HorvathEssays, PatronsExperience PointsLeave a Comment

The Neon Nightmare of Portents of the Degloved Hand

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 by UnwinnableEssays, Funeral Rites, InterviewsExalted Funeral, Mork Borg, Portents of the Degloved Hand, Raven PortentsLeave a Comment

When in doubt, consult the severed corpse hand for insight. What could possibly go wrong?

Whispers from the Wizard’s Tower – March 2023

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 by Stu HorvathEssaysExperience PointsLeave a Comment

Somehow, March sped by and left me with very little to talk about, and yet I still managed to write a thousand-word newsletter about it.

Capturing Wonder and Play in Kosmosaurs

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 by UnwinnableEssays, Funeral Rites, InterviewsDiogo Nogueira, Exalted Funeral, KosmosaursLeave a Comment

Diogo Nogueira’s most recent release, Kosmosaurs, harkens back to the classic aesthetics of pulp science fiction novels, but with a twist – dinosaurs!