Gabor and Prince are great, but your reviews (whether adventures, systems, or mechanics) are, without a doubt, the best being generated right now. This is fantastic stuff.
I (like to) think that we're all filling a niche. Bryce puts out an incredible amount of volume, but doesn't go too far in depth. Having someone like this is really nice to filter out the modules worth playing/reviewing.
Gabor's writing is a lot tighter, and provides a lot of insight and historical context while still being of digestible length.
Prince gets heavier than Gabor analysis wise, and his writing can have an offputting tone / political slant, but I think he has a lot of good insights. He also specializes in reviewing the original modules, which I think is extremely valuable.
I try to crank the analysis up to 11, overexplain, and massively hyperlink. Not everyone is looking for reviews that are significantly longer than the original works, and the reviews take me a lot of time, so my output is *a lot* lower. That said, I try to make sure my posts are evergreen, and serve as useful reference for years to come. I think that strategy is working - I get a pretty consistent 100 view/day even when I haven't written a post in 3-4 months, which (I think) means that people keep coming back and re-reading.
Great review, and timely -- I've been eyeing a combined "Incandescent Grottoes | Hole in the Oak" as a potential campaign starter type big ol' dungeon. Now I know what to fiddle with during prep.
I only review what I've actually played (which is a big part of why i don't write a lot of reviews and why i think i can go further in depth than most folks)
My table recently played through winter's daughter, ascent of the leviathan, and starts cloister of the frog-god on saturday, so those are all in the pipeline
I also want to write soemthing about ptolus (which was the setting of my last campaign), and a theory piece on adventure compatibility
long-term plan is eventually i'll GM arden vul w/ d&d 1e and be able to write up something on both of those
Fascinating analysis! Would you perhaps care to review any of the No Artpunk adventures ? They're mostly dungeons, which is pretty much your expertise, and they were designed to best suit the classic oldschool style. These adventures will make an interesting subject to review, I'm sure.
Yeah! I have a bunch of the no art punk modules on my list of games to run, and once I run it I’ll give it a review.
In the comments of my brandonsford review, someone asked me which module came closest to my ideal module and I cited Shrine of a Small God. I’m a big fan
Gabor and Prince are great, but your reviews (whether adventures, systems, or mechanics) are, without a doubt, the best being generated right now. This is fantastic stuff.
Howdy Vic, that's high praise - thanks!
I (like to) think that we're all filling a niche. Bryce puts out an incredible amount of volume, but doesn't go too far in depth. Having someone like this is really nice to filter out the modules worth playing/reviewing.
Gabor's writing is a lot tighter, and provides a lot of insight and historical context while still being of digestible length.
Prince gets heavier than Gabor analysis wise, and his writing can have an offputting tone / political slant, but I think he has a lot of good insights. He also specializes in reviewing the original modules, which I think is extremely valuable.
I try to crank the analysis up to 11, overexplain, and massively hyperlink. Not everyone is looking for reviews that are significantly longer than the original works, and the reviews take me a lot of time, so my output is *a lot* lower. That said, I try to make sure my posts are evergreen, and serve as useful reference for years to come. I think that strategy is working - I get a pretty consistent 100 view/day even when I haven't written a post in 3-4 months, which (I think) means that people keep coming back and re-reading.
First time I read a review here and... wow! Simply outstanding! Keep on doing them like this one!!! Bravo!
Howdy GMaia, thanks for stopping by and I’m glad you enjoyed it :D
If you check the history, there’s a handful of other reviews all in the same style
Will do for sure!!! Thanks!
Great review, and timely -- I've been eyeing a combined "Incandescent Grottoes | Hole in the Oak" as a potential campaign starter type big ol' dungeon. Now I know what to fiddle with during prep.
As has been said before, really outstanding reviews, perhaps the best ones in all the OSRsphere.
What are your next reviews in mind? Perhaps the OSE Adventure Anthologies?
Thanks Marc!
I only review what I've actually played (which is a big part of why i don't write a lot of reviews and why i think i can go further in depth than most folks)
My table recently played through winter's daughter, ascent of the leviathan, and starts cloister of the frog-god on saturday, so those are all in the pipeline
I also want to write soemthing about ptolus (which was the setting of my last campaign), and a theory piece on adventure compatibility
long-term plan is eventually i'll GM arden vul w/ d&d 1e and be able to write up something on both of those
Really looking forward to your next reviews, but very especially to your thoughts on ADnD 1e. It's really something of its own.
Fascinating analysis! Would you perhaps care to review any of the No Artpunk adventures ? They're mostly dungeons, which is pretty much your expertise, and they were designed to best suit the classic oldschool style. These adventures will make an interesting subject to review, I'm sure.
Yeah! I have a bunch of the no art punk modules on my list of games to run, and once I run it I’ll give it a review.
In the comments of my brandonsford review, someone asked me which module came closest to my ideal module and I cited Shrine of a Small God. I’m a big fan