Category Archives: sample of play

[Review] LotFP: Tutorial book

LotFP takes a rather Mentzerian approach to the task of introducing itself to the reader. It simply takes you by the hand and walks you through various game concepts: what’s a RPG, dice and then straight into your first adventure… Nothing new in that, as such, but I’m struggling to think of another proper RPG [...]

“Interested in Role-Playing Games? Your Questions Answered…”

Ever tried explaining what role-playing is to a total newbie? Well this is what the six page leaflet called ‘Interested in Role-Playing Games? Your Questioned Answered…” tries to do. It dates back from the Third Citidel Open Day c. 1984-5-ish and was published by Games Workshop, back in the days when they used to make [...]

Maelstrom

Maelstrom by Alexander Scott (1984) No doubt the eagle eyed among you will spot the distinctive zigzag band along the top of this book and think to yourself that this is just some variant of the 1980s Fighting Fantasy game book phenomenon… however, you would be wrong! But you are forgiven for your eagle-eyed ignorance [...]

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