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The Alexandrian was designed not only to be a site of news and updates, but also as a repository: Here you'll find my reviews, my politics, my stories, and my thoughts. Welcome to the Alexandrian, the homepage of Justin Alexander. By trade I'm a freelance writer and RPG Producer and Developer at Atlas Games.
The Alexandrian
13h ago
An epic adventure anthology which takes some big chances. Extremely impressive. Easily adaptable for a variety of games (D&D, Legend of the 5 Rings, Usagi Yojimbo). Review Originally Published December 25th, 2000 I was immediately drawn to Shiki for one simple reason: It dares to be epic. Many generic adventures share a simple problem: They ..read more
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13h ago
DISCUSSING In the Shadow of the Spire – Session 40C: Malleck’s Last Stand Nasira had turned her attention to the boy. She found that his heart was failing him. The process that was transforming him was obviously botched and incomplete and now it was killing him. Hearing this, Agnarr couldn’t contain his rage. He was ..read more
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13h ago
IN THE SHADOW OF THE SPIRE SESSION 40C: MALLECK’S LAST STAND July 25th, 2009 The 22nd Day of Kadal in the 790th Year of the Seyrunian Dynasty While Ranthir collected the books, the others were dumping the cultists’ bodies onto the lighted panels, which sucked the blood out of them and schlepped it down to ..read more
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13h ago
Atlas Games’ Penumbra line of D20 products continues to lead the field in D&D supplements. Review Originally Published December 15th, 2000 There are two primary functions that a review serves: First, it lets people know about a product they might otherwise have been unaware of. Second, it tells them enough about it to let them ..read more
The Alexandrian
6d ago
Dwiz over at A Knight at the Opera has compiled a list and summary of EVERY Initiative Method! I started putting together an article like this five or six years ago and gave up on it. So I think it’s really cool to see someone conquer the topic. This is a super valuable resource for ..read more
The Alexandrian
1w ago
Third Edition Rules, First Edition Feel. Although not a full product in and of itself, The Wizard’s Amulet (W0) provides an excellent preview of what Necromancer Games is bringing to the table with their D20/D&D releases. Review Originally Published November 15th, 2000 “Third Edition Rules, First Edition Feel.” That’s the tagline that Necromancer Games is ..read more
The Alexandrian
1w ago
Go to Part 1 PIECE BY PIECE In the Daedalus Robotics Lab, a haunted screwdriver curses anyone touching it to begin disassembling the world… starting with people. Writing out the premise of Piece by Piece in such plain terms might make it sound a little goofy, but in practice this adventure works really well. The ..read more
The Alexandrian
2w ago
The adventure support for Mothership is out of this world. (Pun intended.) Mothership is a sci-fi horror RPG, inspired by films like Alien, The Thing, Annihilation, and Event Horizon. It takes a lot of inspiration from the Old School Renaissance, but it also pulls in a lot of new-fangled ideas from games like Apocalypse World. ..read more
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2w ago
DISCUSSING In the Shadow of the Spire – Chaos Lorebook: The Bloated Lords Some among the zaug were transformed by the Galchutt and “turned to a new purpose”. As the zaug were made living receptacles for manifest corruption, the zaug soulharvesters became living prisoners for captured and tormented souls. “Their very flesh burned with the ..read more
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2w ago
IN THE SHADOW OF THE SPIRE THE BLOATED LORDS (Chaos Lorebook) They were the least of those that served. They were corruption given flesh; a corpulence of festering death and decay. Rebellious in spirit, yet forever bound to the power of their masters. This tome describes the zaug – one of the “servitors of the ..read more