“If there was ever a group known for their "songs and sagas" it would be the Vikings (I mean… Saga is a Scandinavian word, isn't it?), so don't be surprised that the game naturally takes on the flavor of a lost Edda. In it, you take on the role of exiles, stricken from memory, guided by gods and spirits to venture beyond the mist, to chart the land, and cleanse the shadows.”
Read More“…Enter, Roadwarden, a relatively new title from Moral Anxiety Studios, that’s something of an interactive fiction game. It’s not quite a visual novel, but not quite a full, unbridled RPG either. In it, you take control of the titular Roadwarden whose duties involve keeping the roads safe, brokering trade, and delivering messages, all while managing your dwindling supplies, staving off hungry beasts, and watching the sun set earlier and earlier with every passing day…”
Read MoreFinding your place in the world is a daunting feat — setting aside the things you do and making space for the things you are is a challenge the Skalds have been writing poems about for a thousand years. No more is this exemplified than in Travis Baldree’s book, Legends and Lattes, a “book of high fantasy and low stakes” in which Viv, a powerful Orc warrior, sets aside her life of adventure to open a cafe in a city where no one’s ever heard of coffee…
Read More…I realized a good group could make it more fun than it had any right to be. We could share breathless and emotionally profound moments with each other, or laugh like maniacs at something only our group would ever understand…
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