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Review: Dave Gross, Lord of Runes (Pathfinder Tales)

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Barwickian

Lord of Runes is without question the best piece of tie-in fiction I’ve read. It’s an excellent fantasy novel in its own right. Before I further explore why I think

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Review: Robin of Sherwood

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Barwickian

 Note: this is a minor reworking of a review I originally published on rpg.net in August 2003. “Nothing is forgotten. Nothing’s ever forgotten.” Robin of Sherwood is, for many people

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Traveller 5 review: second impressions

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Barwickian

As I keep reading the new Traveller 5 rules, I am becoming more and more impressed with them. The underlying mechanics – roll under a target number (often Characteristic +

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Traveller 5 review: corrected character generation

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Barwickian

Mistakes I made in the archaeologist character. 1)      I missed a trade classification for Natoko; it’s a pre-rich world, so the archaeologist gets a craftsman skill as well (pop 9

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Traveller 5 review: First impressions

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Barwickian

As I’ve had the T5 rules for less than a day, this is not, at this stage, going to be an in-depth review at all. My aim here is to

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Review: Glasshouse, by Charles Stross

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Barwickian

I picked up Glasshouse in my local Borders a couple of days ago (yes, we still have Borders here). It was the only Stross they had, but I was overjoyed

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Review: Robin Hood – The Role Playing Campaign

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Barwickian

As part of an effort to assemble my various scribblings in one place, this is a review I originally posted to rpg.net in August 2003. Graham Staplehurst’s Robin Hood: The

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Review: Lionheart – Living History in England 1190AD

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Barwickian

As part of an effort to assemble my various scribblings in one place, this is a review I originally posted to RPG.net in August 2003. Edwin King’s Lionheart: Living History

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Review: Hero System 5ER

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Barwickian

As part of an effort to assemble my various scribblings in one place, this is a review of the Hero System 5th Edition (Revised), which I originally posted to RPG.net

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Review: Fantasy Hero Grimoire

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Barwickian

As part of an effort to assemble my various scribblings in one place, this is a review of the Fantasy Hero Grimoire for Hero System 5th edition which I originally

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