Review of 2023 in RPGs (with Gaz Bowerbank)
A review of the highs and lows of gaming in 2023 with a Book Club visit from Gaz from The Smart Party podcast.
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Another year comes to a close, we review the gaming highlights and award The GROGGIES …
We talk about our highlights and low lights of the year. Well done to the GROGGIES of the year: https://bonhomiegames.uk/
We mention our appearance on Orlanth Rex’s Gaming Vexes
What would the Smart Party Do?
You can find all of Gaz’s community content listed below:
Call of Cthulhu
Burning Desire
A year after the investigators defeated a daemon-summoning cult, their allies have been in touch. Murder, arson, disappearances. Could the Siblings of Burning Desire be back? The investigators must return to the scene of their former victory and get to the truth lest disaster befall them, their friends and everything they hold dear.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/463092/Burning-Desire
Vaesen
Unbearable
The small village of Alsen has enjoyed a peaceful and traditional existence in harmony with the natural world for many generations.A new world is upon us though, the old ways wane and the vaesen are forgotten. Sadly for the villagers, their vaesen do not forgive and forget.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/363819/Unbearable
Sugar and Spice
Progress descends on the rustic lands of Sweden, and it is not only the people who must move with the times. Vaesen are displaced and rub up against each other, causing frictions that will lead to disaster if left unattended. Thursday’s Children must learn what is going wrong and fix it for the sake of the actual children of the village.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/445162/Sugar-And-Spice–Vaesen
Midnight Hunt
An ancient tradition in the wilds of Sweden has become problematic, as new-age mysticism messes with old ways and a city slicker huntsman sets his sights on one last expedition. Strange beasts stalk the night and villagers are going missing. Can the investigators resolve the mystery before perhaps they too disappear?
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391679/Midnight-Hunt–Vaesen
Tales From the Loop
Puppy Love
A chance encounter with a missing pet leads to a missing child, and then altogether too many pets and children. Can the Kids learn what’s going on, get things back to normal, before they find themselves in Trouble? What will the Kids do when faced with a moral dilemma?
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/362159/Puppy-Love
Looking Glass
School football captain Sture Lagerwall, is a popular, well-liked kid and so when he is out of sorts, it’s time for the Kids to investigate what’s wrong. Sture’s mother is an ambitious scientist of no small vision. Where has she gone, and more importantly, what fresh hell has her experimentation wrought?
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/436852/Looking-Glass
D&D (DMs Guild)
The Bone Alchemist
A missing prince, nefarious magical goings on and fantastical beasts combine for a thrilling adventure taking characters from 1st level through to 3rd level in the style of Arabian Nights mixed with The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/356191/The-Bone-Alchemist
Shadow of the Devourer
Who will put a stop to the desperate plans of the deranged cult to summon a world-eating daemon? Dynamic struggles in ancient tombs awaits! (Levels 3-5)
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/382966/Shadow-of-the-Devourer
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