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The Music and the Dice

October 26, 2024October 25, 2024 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysMusicLeave a Comment on The Music and the Dice

Like any live performance, a tabletop roleplaying game’s greatest power resides in the moment, experiencing the event as it happens.

Getting Lost in the Melodious World of the Ballads of Oræd

October 12, 2024October 3, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral RitesBallads of Oræd, Exalted FuneralLeave a Comment on Getting Lost in the Melodious World of the Ballads of Oræd

On the table next to the candle is a book that you don’t remember seeing before. The book itself feels at once familiar and strange, as though you have read it before, perhaps in a dream. The title is Ballads of Oræd.

INTERMEDIARY MUND is Equal Parts Absurd Dream and Fantasy Nightmare

October 5, 2024October 3, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewExalted Funeral, Intermediary MundLeave a Comment on INTERMEDIARY MUND is Equal Parts Absurd Dream and Fantasy Nightmare

Unlike his previous work, cartoonist Ben Marra doesn’t see INTERMEDIARY MUND as a form of pulp, or only as adjacent to it.

You Shall Be Rewarded

October 4, 2024October 4, 2024 by Stu HorvathCategories EssaysCall of Cthulhu, Chaosium, Masks of NyarlathotepLeave a Comment on You Shall Be Rewarded

My third Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign came to an unexpected, enigmatic end last night.

Whispers from the Wizard’s Tower – September 2024

September 28, 2024April 30, 2026 by Stu HorvathCategories Essays, PatronsExperience Points2 Comments on Whispers from the Wizard’s Tower – September 2024
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Smelting RPGs Down to Simple Bliss with Outcast Silver Raiders

September 4, 2024August 13, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewExalted Funeral, Outcast Silver RaidersLeave a Comment on Smelting RPGs Down to Simple Bliss with Outcast Silver Raiders

“Perhaps out of a sense of satire or perhaps just because I really like horror movies, metal and the occult, I wanted to create something that would have been absolutely forbidden in my house.”

The Capricious Gifts Found in Portents of a Dying God

August 28, 2024August 13, 2024 by UnwinnableCategories Essays, Funeral Rites, InterviewExalted Funeral, Mork Borg, Portents of a Dying GodLeave a Comment on The Capricious Gifts Found in Portents of a Dying God

Soul-crushing realities are something that MÖRK BORG tends to revel in, so it’s nice to see that Matt Johnson’s newest deck offers the same type of disastrous opportunities.

Whispers from the Wizard’s Tower – August 2024

August 26, 2024April 30, 2026 by Stu HorvathCategories Essays, PatronsExperience Points2 Comments on Whispers from the Wizard’s Tower – August 2024
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