I’m not sure when the serious backlash against using maps and miniatures in your game began. I suspect that it found root first when 3rd Edition D&D made tactical, grid-based combat into the norm rather than the exception, then the dislike of maps and minis blossomed into full flower with 4th Edition D&D where it […]
RetroReview: X3 – Curse of Xanathon
X3 – Curse of Xanathon Continuing my series of RetroReviews, this week I tackle the next module in the X-Expert series, X3: Curse of Xanathon. X3: Curse of Xanathon was written by Douglas Niles and published by TSR in 1982. It is a 32 page module for use with the Basic Dungeons & Dragons Expert […]
RetroReview: X2 – Castle Amber (Chateau d’Amberville)
X2 Castle Amber (Chateau d’Amberville) X2: Castle Amber was written by Tom Moldvay and published by TSR in 1981. It is a 32 page module for use with the Basic Dungeons and Dragons Expert Rules Blue Box (set 2). As its code designation (X2) implies, it is the second module in the series designed for […]
RetroReview: X1 – The Isle of Dread
All of this talk of DnDNext incorporating elements from older editions has me looking at the older pieces of my collection. I have several products written for older editions that are deserving of a review and that is what I will present in this series. Behold the first entry in the RetroReview series: The Isle […]