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Tag Archives: indie

Frontier Scum: a review & retrospective

Acid Western roleplaying on the Lost Frontier

Posted byLīber LūdōrumAugust 1, 2022August 1, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:graphic design, indie, materiality, textuality, ttrpg2 Comments on Frontier Scum: a review & retrospective

Charity Bundle Cavalcade

18 bite-size reviews of TTRPGs from the Trans Rights and Ukraine bundles

Posted byLīber LūdōrumMarch 28, 2022July 15, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:graphic design, indie, materiality, solo, textuality, ttrpg1 Comment on Charity Bundle Cavalcade

A Divorce of Druids and the Reviewing of their Remove, Part 4: Winter

The irony of the circle’s end

Posted byLīber LūdōrumMarch 14, 2022September 14, 2022Posted inCriticism, ReviewsTags:A Divorce of Druids, indie, Long Tail Games, narrative, ttrpgLeave a comment on A Divorce of Druids and the Reviewing of their Remove, Part 4: Winter

Thousand Year Old Vampire Secret Companion Volume: A Review

An almost spoiler-free review

Posted byLīber LūdōrumAugust 10, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inBS, ReviewsTags:graphic design, hutchings, indie, journaling, textuality, ttrpg, tyov1 Comment on Thousand Year Old Vampire Secret Companion Volume: A Review

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Indie RPGs (& How You Can Too)

Where do you turn when D&D isn’t enough … or becomes too much?

Posted byLīber LūdōrumJune 28, 2021January 8, 2023Posted inReferenceTags:5e, D&D, indie, pathfinder, small press, ttrpg1 Comment on How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Indie RPGs (& How You Can Too)

William Blake: poet, painter, indie zine maker

Bust of William Blake made by James de Ville c. 1807. Public domain.

Echoes of a 18th-19th century creative in 21st century RPG culture

Posted byLīber LūdōrumMay 17, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inCriticismTags:blake, graphic design, indie, materiality, ttrpg, zineLeave a comment on William Blake: poet, painter, indie zine maker

I COME TO BURY THE GOD-KING: A Game/Book Review of Sophia Tinney’s Kingdoms RPG

Forge a dynasty from birth scream to last gasp

Posted byLīber LūdōrumFebruary 8, 2021January 12, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:indie, Kingdoms, osr, ttrpg1 Comment on I COME TO BURY THE GOD-KING: A Game/Book Review of Sophia Tinney’s Kingdoms RPG

The Machine: A (Mostly) Material Review

Twittering Machine by Paul Klee

What is the sound of one player writing?

Posted byLīber LūdōrumOctober 12, 2020January 12, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:Adira Slattery, Fen Slattery, indie, journaling, materiality, narrative, rpg, The Machine1 Comment on The Machine: A (Mostly) Material Review

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