Category Archives: Literary commentary

Mysterium: What is “the weird”?

Posted on November 3, 2022 by terjenordin

When I began writing Mysterium Weird Fiction Roleplaying I had to think about what I meant with “Weird Fiction” in this particular context. The text below is my attempt at an answer. Of course, the list of suggested media elaborates … Continue reading →

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Literary encounters: Putting your adventure into writing

Posted on February 9, 2014 by widugauja

Before going on an adventure it is always, in order to avoid confusion and disrupting conflicts, a good idea to make the responsibilities and the general relations between participants and sponsors very clear. A professional adventurer like the impoverished english gentleman … Continue reading →

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Literary encounters: Trapped in a treasure chamber

Posted on December 28, 2013 by widugauja

Adventurers in general are not that good at planing ahead. In their treasure hunting they might draw some designs regarding how to get there but they all to often forget to ponder how to get back again. Getting to the … Continue reading →

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Literary encounter: Taking on the manticore

Posted on December 8, 2013 by widugauja

I’ve been reading some classic fantasy and adventure stories in recent months and something that strikes me is how many stories includes concepts that I also connect with classic D&D and modern OSR fantasy gaming. Some can actually be confused … Continue reading →

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