Cannonball Read 18

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ROLEPLAYING!

TROIKA! by Daniel Sell

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Troika is an RPG system published by the Melsonian Arts Council that relies on its mechanics and item/character descriptions to build its world, rather than essays of lore. The art in the Numinous Edition (the one I got) is bright and colorful and strange — it reminds me of those animated Beatles specials like the Yellow Submarine (sidenote: need to rewatch that.). Also setting it apart is its character creation — whereas in other RPG systems you might pick a race, like elf, and a […]

A Dungeon for Bibliophiles

The Stygian Library by Emmy Allen

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Another RPG sourcebook! I’m slowly emerging from the month-long frenzy known as midterms, but RPGs are still pretty much the only thing that can hold my attention. I heard of The Stygian Library when I was browsing some DnD forums, looking for cool homebrew ideas. Everyone who mentioned it recommended it realllly strongly, so I figured I’d pick it up. They were right! The Stygian Library is a collection of rooms, details, and encounters based in a labyrinthian library. In play, the DM rolls dice […]

Less Frog Demons Than Expected

What Ho, Frog Demons! by Chris Kutalik, Luka Rejec

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What Ho, Cannonballers! It’s been nearly two months since I posted a review or, indeed, read a book. My last semester of school is truly kicking my ass. I have plenty of books to choose from, but school takes so much of my mental and physical energy that reading anything seems like just another item on the task list. One thing I have enjoyed, though, is thinking about and reading tabletop RPGs. There’s something so low pressure about RPG books, which are often just a […]



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