Alt-Magic Recap: A River Runs Through It

Alt-Magic Campaign Episode XXXII A River Runs Through It Abraxas Silvermane, Archon, & Littlecrow (Connor), *Akkamas Mohaïva & Broos/Gunter (Mike), *Braxton Chabbone (Steve), **Jone Constance (Aaron), Kelwyn (Rodney), Tim (Shaun), Wilbough (DM) & Arianna (DM) The Hellblazers, fully recovered after their long rest, make their final preparations from inside Abraxas‘ Staff of Security. Akkamas and…

Knight Fight!

Knight Fight debuted on History Channel last night and it was pretty much what I expected. Hosted by WWE’s Jay “Christian” Reso, Andre Sinou (Co-Founder and Creator of the Armored Combat League), and John Clements (Director of the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts), Knight Fight began by pitting six contestants against each other in a melee…

Happy Birthday, Robert E. Howard

Today marks the 113th anniversary of the nativity of my favorite author — Robert E. Howard. In, what is arguably his finest work, Beyond the Black River, he wrote, “Barbarism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is a whim of circumstance. And barbarism must always ultimately triumph.” In a letter to…

Alt-Magic Campaign: One of These (Death K)nights

Alt-Magic Campaign Episode XXXI: One of These (Death K)nights Abraxas Silvermane & Littlecrow (Connor), *Akkamas Mohaïva & Broos/Gunter (Mike), *Braxton Chabbone (Steve), Jone Constance & Qoal the Porter (Aaron), Kelwyn (Rodney), Tim (Shaun), Wilbough (DM) & Arianna (DM) The Hellblazers can feel they’re close. Having followed Ocasta into the bowels of Undermountain, hoping to thwart…

Review: Part 2 of Marvel’s The Life & Death of Conan

BEYOND THE SAVAGE BORDER! CONAN finds himself beyond the Black River, surrounded by the warlike PICTS! But the tribesmen may be the least of his worries if he cannot fight his way through the demonic beasts slithering around the forest! The epic return of the mighty Conan continues… The Life & Death of Conan Part…

Review: Crypts of Winterfell

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a date. Game of Thrones Season 8 is slotted for an April 14 debut. Out long, grueling nightmare is almost at the end, at least in terms of the small screen adaptation of Martin’s opus. The teaser, featuring Jon, Sansa, and Arya moving amongst the effigies of Starks Past, is…

Alt-Magic Campaign: Who’s Behind the Door?

Alt-Magic Campaign Episode XXX: Who’s Behind the Door? Abraxas Silvermane & Littlecrow (Connor), *Akkamas Mohaïva & Broos/Gunter (Mike), *Braxton Chabbone (Steve), Jone Constance & Qoal the Porter (Aaron), Kelwyn (Rodney), Tim (Shaun), Wilbough (DM) & Arianna (DM) The Hellblazers made their way deeper into Undermountain, traversing a narrow, crumbling stair. Tim disarmed the trapped door…

A Feast of Friends, Six Years On

Today we celebrate the 6th anniversary of our “Reunion Game” — seven, old friends and gamers who came together for a rousing session of Dungeons & Dragons after many years apart. It was sparked by a facebook comment in which I proposed getting the Oak Hill D&D Club back to gether for a game was…

Alt-Magic Campaign: None Shall Pass

Alt-Magic Campaign Episode XXIX: None Shall Pass Abraxas Silvermane & Littlecrow (Connor), *Akkamas Mohaïva & Broos/Gunter (Mike), *Braxton Chabbone (Steve), Jone Constance & Qoal the Porter (Aaron), Kelwyn (Rodney), Tim (Shaun), Wilbough (DM) & Arianna (DM) The Hellblazers regathered in the laboratory of the gnome alchemist where they discovered their warlock companion had attuned to…

Aur Onnad Meren, Professor Tolkien!

We here at the Oak Hill RPG Club invite you all to raise a horn to the memory and legacy of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, beloved author and architect of Middle Earth, whose 127th birthday is this very day, the 3rd of January. Tolkien’s boundless imagination and studious dissection and reinvention of the Northern…