The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford: OSR DnD Adventure Review

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[andrewdambrose]

FWIW, this is basically the story of Fafnir from Norse mythology. Dwarves find treasure, one kills in order to keep it, and inevitably becomes cursed as a dragon. No complaints, happy to see more mythology coming out as adventures. Just as soon as Ben said the thing about the dwarf brothers, it was like, Okay, I know what this is now

[spudsbuchlaw]

This might sound odd, but I'm trying to remember a questing beast video on a OSR game I was interested in, and want to find but cant remember much about. The primary thing I remember was that it had the standard 4 classes, but Clerics weren't really a class, but rather, you gain clerical power by doing clerical things. I love that organic progression, and wanted to read more about it. Other than that, I'm uncertain as to the details, other than I'm pretty sure Ben reviewed it...

[DragonBoi]

That 'leprechaun like' creature is actually known as a Clurichaun! Theyre similar to leprechauns except they're horrendous drunks and haunt taverns and breweries.

[garwynrosser]

"It must be a dragon" is the rumour that goes about But I always used this as a descriptive for a creature that no one really understands. If I have a hunter or wizard in the game they will dismiss it and muse about several near approximations of said creature to keep players guessing.

[UncleRiotous]

I picked this up a month or two back in pdf and loved it. I can't figure out how to fit it into my Dolmenwood game (they're currently playing through Hideous Daylight) but it's really good. I wasn't that impressed with Silver Axe but this felt much more solid to me.

[ianglotfelty]

I’d love to see a review of Orbital Blues from you. Would you consider making one?

[worldbigfootcentral]

Dwarf gets greedy, goes nuts, kills people, turns into a dragon. Ring of the Neibelung

[Madkingstoe]

One of the first campaigns I DM'd about 25 years ago was very sandbox; while using an illusionary disguise one of the players ended up backstabbing a lizardman king and becoming the new leader of the tribe while also inheriting alot of the wealth and magical items they owned. The other players had no interest in aligning themselves with lizardfolk, with playing politics, or with associating with a backstabber - not to mention they immediately felt underclassed and underpowered compared to the player who was now a fully equipped king. I tried my best to keep the story going, but the split focus and imbalance tore the campaign apart. I have to disagree about giving players way more power and influence than they expect at lower levels. It may work out in some cases where you have a group of responsible players who have played together for a long time, but in most cases it will distress the groups balance and harmony.

[chrisderhodes]

This seems like it would fit really well in Dolmenwood, yeah?

[Wesley_Youre_a_Rabbit]

Oh so NOW there’s a physical version lol I bought this a few weeks ago and had to send the PDF to a printing & binding company. Lol my impatience has always been my bane

[youtube-critic]

Great review Ben. It was you that I discovered Dolmenwood. Thanks.

[AndyReichert]

interesting!!!! this is basically an OSR version of Lost Mines Of Phandelver!!! the gist is the same: secret treasure, goblin castle, dragons, and a wee town. the only difference is that the goings-on are much more folklore-ish rather than D&D-ish in this one, which I see as a plus!

[DuaneHewitt]

I am currently running this for my group and they became very upset when the limbs started flying. I feel that it brought Back a sense of peril which had been missing from the game.