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  • October 7, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    A Brawl in Ravinca (Part 2)
    If you remember my previous article in regards to a Brawl In...
    Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • September 30, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    Spelljammer
    For as unrecognized and obscured as Spelljammer has become, it is a...
    Comic Reviews Featured 
  • September 28, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    STRATOVARIUS – Enigma: Intermission II
    It feels strange to discuss a compilation in regards to a new...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • September 27, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    The Wonder of Real: The Work of Donato Giancola
    It is strange talking about realism when it comes to fantasy art....
    Art Featured 
  • September 21, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    Watchtower V
    Watchtower is a monthly digest compiling interesting developments in speed, heavy, and...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
SATAN – Cruel Magic

SATAN – Cruel Magic

August 31, 2018 0
Guilds of Ravinca: Artwork

Guilds of Ravinca: Artwork

September 4, 2018 0

Metal Reviews

  • Stratovarius - Enigma
    September 28, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    STRATOVARIUS – Enigma: Intermission II

    It feels strange to discuss a compilation in regards to a new album but it seems that Stratovarius has put a considerable amount of work into what could have been a bullshit compilation release. Hold on, lets go back. Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal group who has...
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  • September 21, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Watchtower V

    Watchtower is a monthly digest compiling interesting developments in speed, heavy, and doom albums on Bandcamp....
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  • Satan - Cruel Magic
    August 31, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    SATAN – Cruel Magic

    Satan has perhaps the most iconic name in heavy metal history — not because they are...
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  • Powerwolf The Sacrament of Sin
    August 29, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    POWERWOLF – The Sacrament of Sin

    I have always been confused regarding the German power metal band Powerwolf. From a distance, this...
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Gameplay Videos

  • Monster Hunter World
    August 29, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD

    MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD Developer: Capcom Released: August 9th 2018 Website: Official Site Join us tonight, as we delve deep into the jungles of the new world in search of beautiful monsters and a mighty doom: When the dinosaur of your dreams gets up and leaves, you get right...
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  • Vampyr
    June 28, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    Vampyr

    Join the hosts of the night in Vampyr and watch as we play with our food.
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  • June 19, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    DARKEST DUNGEON

    Darkest Dungeon appears, at first glance, to be a game so simple as to be generic;...
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  • Dark Souls Remastered
    June 13, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    Dark Souls – Remastered

    Dark Souls - Remastered ...A soft and kind game about exploring cool ruins and trying to...
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Dungeon Synth

  • June 21, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Weirding Ways

    Out of the Dungeon I believe it is time to say farewell… for now. Since the close of the Dungeon Synth Compilation project, I have found myself unable to harbor the same zeal for discovering new projects associated with this scene with the same frequency as before. This...
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  • Dungeon Synth Digest XXXVI
    May 23, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXXVI

    Yes, I know. That picture is amazing. The above image is from the Basic Dungeons and...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 
  • April 20, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXXV

    BASIC DS. Life on the Frontier I have been trying to come up with a name...
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  • Dungeon Synth Digest XXXIV
    March 15, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXXIV

    For weeks, you’ve been looking for adventure in this forsaken wilderness, with nothing much to show...
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Tabletop & RPG

  • October 7, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    A Brawl in Ravinca (Part 2)

    If you remember my previous article in regards to a Brawl In Ravinca, I was discussing the various commanders one could use if they were attempting to play Brawl. I think I am going to extend this article in just discussing the cards themselves and their implications as...
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  • Brawl In Ravinca
    September 20, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    A Brawl in Ravinca (Part 1)

    EDITORS NOTE: At the time of writing this article, Brawl has been announced to be retiring...
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  • September 4, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Guilds of Ravinca: Artwork

    I love Ravinca and so will you. We are about to fully plunge into spoiler season...
    Art Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • August 15, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Sand Castles: Adventures in Design

    I really couldn’t come up with a snappy title for this article so we are going...
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Post Archive

  • DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXVIDUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXVI
    The Lull A few months back people were discussing and even fretting about the influx of new artists into the dungeon synth scene. This is natural as what was a steady growth quickly grew exponentially with a few high profile articles and promotional spots. This lead to discomfort for some and excitement for others. I believe I have been quoted many times discussing the new arrivals of artists and how wonderful it was for the genre. Since doing this monthly feature for a few years, the new arrivals on the...

Post Archive

  • GAUNTLETGAUNTLET
    Gauntlet’s a game with some history, to the point that I have to wonder why they didn’t call it “Gauntlet (2014)”. That’s what everyone else is going to call it. As a franchise, it’s been re-booted more times than a Sega Genesis. If you want a startling look at the future of every beloved franchise in Hollywood, look to Gauntlet. Because, in truth, this is the fifth Gauntlet – which isn’t to say that there were four sequels to the original, rather, there were four games just called “Gauntlet”, (this...

Post Archive

  • Sand Castles: Adventures in DesignSand Castles: Adventures in Design
    I really couldn’t come up with a snappy title for this article so we are going with Sand Castles. I believe it works for now but I could change it in the future. “Sandbox” games are a term which describes open ended tabletop adventuring where the players make choices which leads to further development in the story. This type of adventure design contracts the much maligned “Railroad” story where player’s choices mean little in terms of where the narrative travels. Sandbox adventures lay at the core of RPG design with...

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  • THE GENTLE STORM – The DiaryTHE GENTLE STORM – The Diary
    Though this is their first album, The Gentle Storm isn’t a new band. Rather it’s a new name for an old pair, specifically Anneke Van Giersbergen and Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Though they’ve worked together in the past (most notably in Ayreon), the Gentle Storm Isn’t like that. It’s not “Arjen and friends” like Ayreon clearly was. Honestly, “The Diary” feels more Anneke’s thing than Arjen’s, so feel free to inflame/suppress your hopes based on preference. I personally dig Anneke, so I’ve been polishing my warhorn in anticipation since this was...

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  • HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENINGHIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING
    I know I make jokes about 90’s fantasy movies being terrible but I feel people really do not get how true it really is. Seriously. What in the fuck happened for 10 years? Let us travel back to the magical land of Highlander. As previously reviewed, Highlander was a competent …

Comic Review

  • RED SONJA (Marvel Feature #1-7)RED SONJA (Marvel Feature #1-7)
    Well, it looks like we are going to get into some really nerdy territory, which is actually alright for this type of review. In going through some of the highlights, gems, and forgotten garbage that makes up a basement of fantasy related comics, I have found a genre that interests …

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History

  • June 14, 2015 Kaptain Carbon 0

    THE VARANGIANS

    History is filled with tons of drama, blood, gore, and probably more blood. It is no...
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    BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

    History is filled with tons of drama, blood, gore, and probably more blood. It is no...
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    CHARLES XII OF SWEDEN

    History is filled with tons of drama, blood, gore, and probably more blood. It is no...
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Comic Reviews

  • Spelljammer Comics
    September 30, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Spelljammer

    For as unrecognized and obscured as Spelljammer has become, it is a wonderful scale at which...
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  • June 19, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    The Tomb of Dracula

    Alight, before we begin let our get our bearings of what Dracula comic we are talking...
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  • Sword of Sorcery
    March 16, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Sword of Sorcery (1973)

    Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser is the name of two characters created by Fritz Leiber as...
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Art

  • September 27, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    The Wonder of Real: The Work of Donato Giancola

    It is strange talking about realism when it comes to fantasy art. Realism means many different...
    Art Featured 
  • September 4, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Guilds of Ravinca: Artwork

    I love Ravinca and so will you. We are about to fully plunge into spoiler season...
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  • August 23, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    House Of Life: The Aspirations of George Frederic Watts

    The Sower of Systems (pictured below) was a 1902 painting by Victorian painter George Frederic Watts....
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