rpgs

24 April 2026

Dark and Dangerous TTRPGs (III)

In December 2025, I posted about 20 RPG systems that I played that are not DnD – 10 fantasy systems, and 10 more systems that are not traditional fantasy. Since then, I’ve got to play a lot more RPGs, so it’s time for another round of mini-reviews. Not all of them are necessarily dark and dangerous, but I somehow had to come up with a distinguished title 😆 Black Powder and Brimstone: This is a standalone game based on Mörk Borg is set in a fantasy world where gunpower just became a (volatile and very explosive) thing. Not only that, […]

11 December 2025

TTRPGs beyond DnD and fantasy (II)

In my previous post, I posted mini-reviews about roleplaying games that I’ve played that are not DnD, but that are mostly fantasy. This post is part two of that post, and lists RPGs I’ve played that are mostly not fantasy, at least not in the traditional medieval fantasy sense. Most of them are still full of fantasy elements or are straight up urban fantasy though. Brindlewood Bay: This is a cozy Miss Marple inspired adventure in which you play a group of old ladies solving murder mysteries. What’s different about this compared to other adventures is that there is not […]

4 December 2025

Fantasy TTRPGs beyond DnD (I)

I’ve been playing DnD for quite a few years now and blogged about my DnD characters about a year ago. A lot of roleplayers are currently going through a bit of DnD fatigue – and while I agree that the combat in DnD can be tedious and frustrating, I still think it’s one of the best systems for long, epic campaigns because the sense of progression you get in DnD is excellent. However, ever since I have started running a regular roleplaying event, which massively contributed to the rapid rise of a local RPG community, I’ve been getting to play […]