Howdy,
Any good fanzines for OSR? Anything like the Unspeakable Oath for Call of Cthulhu?
Ta'!
Off the top of my head there's . . . The Undercroft, Wormskin, Crawl!, Crawling Under a Broken Moon, Black Powder Black Magic, Crawljammer, Metal Gods of Ur-Hadad, Gongfarmer's Almanac, Vacant Ritual Assembly, Black Pudding, and the Excellent Travelling Volume.
Black Pudding is alot of fun
https://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/5583/Random-Order-Creations
Quote from: Weru;1053305Off the top of my head there's . . . The Undercroft, Wormskin, Crawl!, Crawling Under a Broken Moon, Black Powder Black Magic, Crawljammer, Metal Gods of Ur-Hadad, Gongfarmer's Almanac, Vacant Ritual Assembly, Black Pudding, and the Excellent Travelling Volume.
So there are then! :D
Thanks for that long list matey, much appreciated.
Quote from: Crusader X;1053306Black Pudding is alot of fun
https://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/5583/Random-Order-Creations
Thanks for the link! I'll check that out as well.
I was going to mention Star Frontiersman, but I recalled that Wizards shut them down. The redacted previous issues are still available, though. I'm not a big fan of Star Frontiers, but its was a well done fanzine.
Echoes from Fomalhaut and O Povo do Buraco (English) are both new ones that I have been enjoying.
Pundits' own Presents count. They have a lot of variety in the full scope of them.
There was Knockspell for Swords & Wizardy, but sadly ended after 6 issues. I liked it a lot, but I was a contributor. Same with Fight On! magazine.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/63737/Knockspell-Magazine-1
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/FightOn
Quote from: Kuroth;1053373I was going to mention Star Frontiersman, but I recalled that Wizards shut them down. The redacted previous issues are still available, though. I'm not a big fan of Star Frontiers, but its was a well done fanzine.
Search Lulu, put in the entire title with no spaces.
Sure, the previous issues are still available, like I was saying. They can't make new ones, though. So, no new ones to come.
Here is where it is talked about:
http://starfrontiersman.com/
Most of them are for DCC or LotFP and so are pretentious crap, but Black Pudding is good. Also good is John Stater's Nod, which usually had a hex crawl in them.
Quote from: JeremyR;1053388Most of them are for DCC or LotFP and so are pretentious crap, but Black Pudding is good. Also good is John Stater's Nod, which usually had a hex crawl in them.
Nod is worth the extra coin alright. O Povo do Buraco is pretentious?! ha
Edit: A big up-to-date list of fanzines, with many OSR, is here:
Rended Press fanzine list (https://rendedpress.blogspot.com/p/old-school-zines.html)
Quote from: Kuroth;1053384Sure, the previous issues are still available, like I was saying. They can't make new ones, though. So, no new ones to come.
Here is where it is talked about:
http://starfrontiersman.com/
Hoovered those up! Thank you.
Quote from: Kuroth;1053392Nod is worth the extra coin alright. O Povo do Buraco is pretentious?! ha
Edit: A big up-to-date list of fanzines, with many OSR, is here:
Rended Press fanzine list (https://rendedpress.blogspot.com/p/old-school-zines.html)
Thanks for that list as well! It's damn big! Nice. :)
Quote from: Kuroth;1053373Pundits' own Presents count. They have a lot of variety in the full scope of them.
I've been buying them... He's doing a great job. I've just bought the latest Dragon Egg. I had a quick read through it... Very interesting little adventure. I'll say nothing as I don't want to give away any spoilers.
Quote from: Spinachcat;1053376There was Knockspell for Swords & Wizardy, but sadly ended after 6 issues. I liked it a lot, but I was a contributor. Same with Fight On! magazine.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/63737/Knockspell-Magazine-1
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/FightOn
I'll definitely have a look at those as well. Cheers for the suggestions!
I'm really getting into S&W at the moment as well as Whitebox. Too be honest, I'm coming into the OSR scene quite late... Even though, ironically I started on B/X when I was a kid.
Quote from: JeremyR;1053388Most of them are for DCC or LotFP and so are pretentious crap, but Black Pudding is good. Also good is John Stater's Nod, which usually had a hex crawl in them.
Yeah, there is some dubious material about alright. What I'd love to find is the OSR equivalent of Warpstone for WFRP. That little mag was class. I used it religiously back in the day...
My friend, Tim Shorts, publishes the Manor on a irregular basis.
https://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/3430/GM-Games
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Quote from: estar;1053424My friend, Tim Shorts, publishes the Manor on a irregular basis.
https://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/3430/GM-Games
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Thanks man! I'll have a gander at that too. :)
EDIT: Just bought the lot... Nice bundle price.
I only have the first issue of Gabor Lux's Echoes from Fomalhaut (http://beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com/2018/03/zine-shop.html), but it's pretty awesome so far. Looking forward to picking up the second (and third, and fourth, etc.) when I have the chance.
AXIOMS, for Adventurer Conqueror King System, comes out quarterly. You can get the articles as they are written on the Patreon or buy the completed issues on DriveThruRPG.
Quote from: amacris;1053451AXIOMS, for Adventurer Conqueror King System, comes out quarterly. You can get the articles as they are written on the Patreon or buy the completed issues on DriveThruRPG.
Quote from: nightlamp;1053436I only have the first issue of Gabor Lux's Echoes from Fomalhaut (http://beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com/2018/03/zine-shop.html), but it's pretty awesome so far. Looking forward to picking up the second (and third, and fourth, etc.) when I have the chance.
Thanks guys! :)
Quote from: The Exploited.;1053399I'll definitely have a look at those as well. Cheers for the suggestions!
I'm really getting into S&W at the moment as well as Whitebox. Too be honest, I'm coming into the OSR scene quite late... Even though, ironically I started on B/X when I was a kid.
I have an articles index for KS on my blog @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/05/knockspell-magazine-master-index.html
FightOn's web site used to be live and to include an index, but it's down; it should be available from the Internet Archive @ https://web.archive.org/web/20150305183123/http://www.fightonmagazine.com/ but that doesn't seem to be working atm so see http://the-city-of-iron.blogspot.com/2012/02/fight-on-index-of-articles.html if its down.
I've began reprinting the design articles I wrote for KS in my blog (just wrestling with big tables on the last two articles still) @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/ and that's where I pimp The Twisting Stair (a mega-dungeon design zine from me and Tony Rosten; I've continued my "From Kuroth's Quill" articles from KS in TTS) too:
- issue #3 @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-twisting-stair-3-spring-2018.html
- issue #2 @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-twisting-stair-2-summer-2017.html
- issue #1 @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-twisting-stair-1.html
Allan.
Quote from: grodog;1053823I have an articles index for KS on my blog @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/05/knockspell-magazine-master-index.html
FightOn's web site used to be live and to include an index, but it's down; it should be available from the Internet Archive @ https://web.archive.org/web/20150305183123/http://www.fightonmagazine.com/ but that doesn't seem to be working atm so see http://the-city-of-iron.blogspot.com/2012/02/fight-on-index-of-articles.html if its down.
I've began reprinting the design articles I wrote for KS in my blog (just wrestling with big tables on the last two articles still) @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/ and that's where I pimp The Twisting Stair (a mega-dungeon design zine from me and Tony Rosten; I've continued my "From Kuroth's Quill" articles from KS in TTS) too:
- issue #3 @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-twisting-stair-3-spring-2018.html
- issue #2 @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-twisting-stair-2-summer-2017.html
- issue #1 @ https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-twisting-stair-1.html
Allan.
Thanks mate, will take a look. :)
Quote from: Kuroth;1053373Pundits' own Presents count. They have a lot of variety in the full scope of them.
That's true, in the sense of being a 'periodical' with one 'article' per week. Some people don't seem to like the Pundit Presents format, but it's been growing to get its audience, and of course people can pick and choose if a particular issue is on a subject that appeals to them. Some people only want the medieval stuff, some only want gonzo, some want the adventures, others want everything but the adventures, etc.
Quote from: The Exploited.;1053828Thanks mate, will take a look. :)
De nada. If you're looking for older zines, Jon Peterson just pointed to an old thread at the Tome of Treasures where a bunch of old wargaming, Dippy, and other pre-RPG zines were being discussed, too: http://odd74.proboards.com/thread/13133/index-pre-newsletters-magazines --> http://www.tomeoftreasures.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3607
Allan.
Quote from: grodog;1055414De nada. If you're looking for older zines, Jon Peterson just pointed to an old thread at the Tome of Treasures where a bunch of old wargaming, Dippy, and other pre-RPG zines were being discussed, too: http://odd74.proboards.com/thread/13133/index-pre-newsletters-magazines --> http://www.tomeoftreasures.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3607
Allan.
Nice one Allan! Thanks again... :)
I'll take advantage of this thread to state that after a couple of weeks being out due to technical problems for Precis, RPGPundit Presents is coming back this week, with a Last Sun setting book called The Zombie Empire and The Theocracy of Lariel.