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A Flames Rising Review:
I’ve not experienced “Dime Novels” before. I’ve never really even seen one before, although growing up my mother owned a “collector book” composed of several dime novel reprints that I once looked through. They’re a format that seems to have died out here in the union long ago. It looks like however, that the “Dime Novel” format could be on the verge of a comeback.
My dad happened upon a new gothic horror series while visiting one of his favorite websites and asked me to check it out. Following his queue I did a little homework and indeed I’d discovered a new book series titled “Jason Dark: Ghost Hunter”, a series written in the spirit of the “Dime Novel” format. This initiative brushed my interest with a fine tooth comb and I inquired further with Guido Henkel, the author of this series in progress. Guido turned out to be a really cool guy and was kind enough to send me the first two novels to read and review.
When they came in the mail, I was a littl...
Rating:  [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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There’s a lot of talk these days about e-publishing and (depending on who's talking) it represents either a brave new world or the end of civilisation as we know it. Personally, I think there are amazing opportunities once the business and format decisions are sorted, and everyone starts concentrating on the creative potential.
That's why I so enjoyed Queen of Crows, designed and written by author Monica Valentinelli in collaboration with illustrator Leanne Buckley and editor Shari Hill. Published by Flames Rising, it's currently available in pdf format, and provides a tantalising glimpse of what e-books might be, once they grow out of being simple digital clones of print books.
The central item in this gorgeously designed digital product is the short story “Queen of Crows”. But that’s just the beginning.If “Queen of Crows” is the main dish, the related fragments provide us with a perfect, sumptuous feast of complementary tastes. Short stories nearly always leave us with unanswer...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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Nice track - I love ambient music. I don't think I would have paid $3 for one track though.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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Inspirational horrors from the turn of the 20th century, few of which are entirely about ghosts.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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I've enjoyed Aaron Acevedo's art in a number of RPG products over the years, stuff from White Wolf, Pinnacle, and John Wick's assorted imprints. It's nice to actually have an art book with some of his best work, without text or logos. Beautiful stuff.
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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It's surprisingly well written. Above the standard I would expect for a $2 paperback. I liked it, it was fun.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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"Strange Aeons" is a very interesting track. Although it is advertised as "Dark ambience for any Eldritch horror-inspired setting", I don't quite see (?) it for that purpose. It's a highly rhythmic 3:41 track with a strong, accelerating beat, featuring an Arabian-inspired sound. To my mind it brings images of night-time caravans crossing cool desert sands or shadowing someone through a busy Byzantine city into a full-on chase scene. At around 3:15 or so, it discards the beat and ends with similar ambiance to how it began, so it could conceivably be looped, though the driving beat may become monotonous if kept up too long. At 99 cents, the price is exactly right, so I'm reviewer tilting up one star for that. I definitely will be using this one in an upcoming game soundtrack, though perhaps not as advertised....
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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A Flames Rising Review:
I’ve only been a reviewer on da’ flames for about a scant 6 months now (my, how time does fly), but I’ve already read and reviewed some good books within that time. In one particular case however, I decided to read and review a book (Personal Effects- Dark Art) after reading a featured preview. As it turned out, this was a good book and was worth taking the leap and I told myself I would review more featured books in the future. And now I’ve recently read the featured preview of This is My Blood. This preview also grabbed me by the attention and I took another leap of faith. Was my faith rewarded?
Well before I answer this question, I feel a need to explain my review style. For those of you who’ve read my past reviews, I hope you’ve enjoyed them. If always been a philosophy and goal to make my reviews as enjoyable, including adding what I think are sometimes witty and/or silly bits of humor, sarcastic remarks, different points of view, where I am coming f...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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If you take your Cthulhu mythos really, really seriously, this book isn't for you. But if mixing the Great Old Ones with cheeky humor and a heaping helping of scorn for August Derleth appeals to you, stop reading this review and just buy this accursed PDF. (I mean "accursed" in a good way.) Kenneth Hite, undisputed master of all things Lovecraftian, takes readers on a rollicking good tour through the Cthulhu mythos and other corners of Lovecraft's eldritch universe. The book has more nuggets of actual good information than your average scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough has chocolate chips, and the tone is anything but tenebrous. Where else, I ask you, can you find half a dozen different "canonical" pronunciations of "Cthulhu," fourteen misspellings of the blasphemous name, and a top 40 countdown of Cthulhu-related music, not to mention Drew Pocza's whimsical drawings? Hite writes with amazing verve, zest, and foetid humor (or is that "fetid humour"?). In the time it's taken you to r...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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This track gradually moves from a airy beginning to slow drums with mysterious (and repetitive) electronic tones, and then erupts into the driving, percussive core of the track. For some reason, I feel that I should like this track more than I do. The "static" effects in the track are what put me off, I think; it almost sounds like a flatulent electrical socket is one of the primary instruments in the heart of the song. I suppose if your three-headed monster breathes lightning, you might appreciate those sound effects. The track is skillfully executed, but I find it to be mismatched with the tone I personally want to set at the gaming table. Then again, I usually play fantasy, not mecha/kaiju games, and that could account for the genre mismatch....
Rating:  [3 of 5 Stars!] |
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A very simple dungeon crawl that can be played with a chess board and some miniatures. For the price I didn't expect more, I will surely play it when I don't want to bother with complex rules or a lengthy setup.
I played using the original monster generating tables and it wasn't impossible to win like another reviewer has said.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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In an era when comic books have the same relationship with zombies as ESPN has with football, it’s difficult to find something fresh about the living dead, no pun intended. However, Grim Crew’s Dead Future Issue 1 is an anthology comprised of three zombie apocalypse stories all of which offer an element of originality in this otherwise predictable comic book niche.
The first story, Real Monsters, written by Martin Brandt II and Illustrated by Paul Petyo is a tale of day-to-day urban survival in a world overrun by zombies. This segment has all the trappings of the archetypal zombie paradigm as well as a few unique wrinkles. One of these is that the living can go about their business among the living dead provided they don’t upset the zombies’ routines and that these excursions take place during the day time. The most interesting and original aspect of Real Monsters is Paul Petyo’s approach to the illustrations. The panels are essentially photographs in which actors play the character...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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Wondering if you would like to play in the world of the Supernatural TV show? Or trying to convince your gaming group that it would be a neat idea? In a good move, Margaret Weis Productions offers a free PDF with enough within to play a session and decide for yourself, before splashing out on the full Corebook, an idea I thoroughly approve of!
It begins with a brief introduction to Supernatural, although the assumption is that you've already seen it, in fact if you haven't I'd suggest you watch an episode or two as if it does not appeal neither will this game. The role of the Game Master is also explained, just in case this is picked up by fans of the show who are new to role-playing games.
Next comes a cut-down version of the Cortex System rules, quite enough for you to understand the character sheet and then play a pre-generated character in the adventure provided. Indeed, these few pages would make a handy reference to keep to hand even if you go for the full game later, or as...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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If you are already a fan of the Supernatural TV show and want to play out the kind of adventures that happen to its protagonists, this book will come as a real treat. If you don't know the show, or are just looking for a game in which present-day heroes deal with supernatural menaces, this probably is not the game for you.
Written throughout in a casual style (almost as if written by Dean Winchester) and laid out in full colour with lots of (uncaptioned, alas, and rather dark) shots from the show as well as evocative collections of items that might rest on a hunter's desk, the work begins with an Introduction by Sara Gamble, one of the show's writers. Clearly, she'd quite like to join in, and it ought to get you into the right mood for this game from the outset.
Then the book jumps right in with Chapter 1: Be Afraid of the Dark. This is a wide-ranging chapter that covers the underlying concept of the game, the mood of the show which you'll be trying to recreate, and setting the s...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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Spooky ambient music for role-playing is not exactly a crowded field, though many DriveThruRPG customers will already be familiar with the music of Nox Arcana and Midnight Syndicate. Erika Lieberman's "Vampire Castle" is a good addition to this genre. Some of the features that make this track good music, however, limit its use at the role-playing table. For example, thunder rolls in the background at several points in this track; DMs will find it awkward, then, to use this track behind a role-playing scene with a clear night. The music is good, and haunting, and fits the theme perfectly, but it has more limited applicability than other offerings in the same genre.
My biggest complaint about this track is technical: the track needs better ID3 tagging, and some album artwork. This complaint also applies to Erika Lieberman's other three tracks released at the same time: "Forest Journey," "Desert Battle," and "Prosperous Tavern." See my individual reviews of those pieces for comments on...
Rating: [3 of 5 Stars!] |
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