# Read-Alongs **URL:** https://forums.hexed.press/c/hexed-press/read-alongs/17.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forums.hexed.press/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.hexed.press/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.hexed.press/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Reading the Vastlands Guidebook (Bootleg Beta edition)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/reading-the-vastlands-guidebook-bootleg-beta-edition/803)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/reading-the-vastlands-guidebook-bootleg-beta-edition/803 "2024-09-03T19:41:05Z")
Part One: Intro and Player Characters Welcome, curious explorer, to the Vastlands. To a time beyond the end of time. Here, in the heart of the world, is the Circle Sea, the pond of panhumanity surrounded … --- ## [Hexed Press visits Hexed Places, sandbox locations from PBE Games!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-visits-hexed-places-sandbox-locations-from-pbe-games/800)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-visits-hexed-places-sandbox-locations-from-pbe-games/800 "2024-08-19T20:22:09Z")
I stumbled across these the other today and thought they were worth a closer look! Show Notes: Buy Hexed Places from DTRPG Download “Wilderness Adventuring Simplified” from itch --- ## [At the Base of Blue Mountain, a system agnostic hexcrawl!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/at-the-base-of-blue-mountain-a-system-agnostic-hexcrawl/798)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/at-the-base-of-blue-mountain-a-system-agnostic-hexcrawl/798 "2024-08-14T17:20:27Z")
“At the Base of Blue Mountain” is a system agnostic hexcrawl inspired by Wolves Upon the Coast by Luke Gearing. It’s got 7 dungeons, 57 stocked hexes, 6 factions, and is PWYW on Itch.io. Let’s check it out! … --- ## [Monster Mash: comparing monster write-ups in Shadowdark, 1E, b/x, and OSE!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/monster-mash-comparing-monster-write-ups-in-shadowdark-1e-b-x-and-ose/797)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/monster-mash-comparing-monster-write-ups-in-shadowdark-1e-b-x-and-ose/797 "2024-08-13T17:22:42Z")
I heard some folks praising how Shadowdark presents monsters. I thought it might be fun to look at them, not just in isolation, but within the context of AD&D, b/x, and OSE monster presentations. Let’s take… --- ## [Explore Frank Herbert's sci-fi saga in Modiphius's "Dune: Adventures in the Imperium"!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/explore-frank-herberts-sci-fi-saga-in-modiphiuss-dune-adventures-in-the-imperium/790)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/explore-frank-herberts-sci-fi-saga-in-modiphiuss-dune-adventures-in-the-imperium/790 "2024-08-09T21:19:12Z")
I have been keenly interested in the 2d20 system developed by Modiphius for a long time but I had not yet gotten my hands on a version of it, until now! Let’s check out this latest implementation of the 2d… --- ## [Two new zines for OSE and OSR: "Ulfhedyn" & "Beyond the Twisted Portal, No. 1"](https://forums.hexed.press/t/two-new-zines-for-ose-and-osr-ulfhedyn-beyond-the-twisted-portal-no-1/791)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/two-new-zines-for-ose-and-osr-ulfhedyn-beyond-the-twisted-portal-no-1/791 "2024-07-26T17:31:27Z")
Two new zines hit my desk recently: “Ulfhedyn, Werewolf Warriors,” by Andrea Tupac Mollica and Alessandro Pederi, for Old School Essentials, and the first issue of “Beyond the Twisted Portal,” for generic O… --- ## [Expanding OSE with the BECMI Companion Rulebook!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/expanding-ose-with-the-becmi-companion-rulebook/787)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/expanding-ose-with-the-becmi-companion-rulebook/787 "2024-07-16T16:33:44Z")
OSE is a retroclone of the 1981 Basic/Expert ruleset. Originally, that set of rules was going to expand further but it was replaced by the Mentzer rules which did follow through and fill out the game from E… --- ## [The Delian Tomb & Tomb of the Skeleton King - Good Starter Adventures?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-delian-tomb-tomb-of-the-skeleton-king-good-starter-adventures/784)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-delian-tomb-tomb-of-the-skeleton-king-good-starter-adventures/784 "2024-06-25T17:05:25Z")
As I shift back to working on my own starter adventure, I thought that it might be worthwhile to take a look at two small well-thought of ones: The Delian Tomb, originally by Matt Colville, and Tomb of the … --- ## [A new D&D challenger has arrived: DC20!?!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/a-new-d-d-challenger-has-arrived-dc20/780)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/a-new-d-d-challenger-has-arrived-dc20/780 "2024-06-24T19:50:34Z")
DC20 has been wallpapered all over my YouTube feed and it’s got some BIG claims attached to it so I thought I’d better at least take a look. Show Notes: DC20 on the web --- ## [Hexed Press sails upon "Seas of Sand," an OSR toolbox setting guide!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-sails-upon-seas-of-sand-an-osr-toolbox-setting-guide/773)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-sails-upon-seas-of-sand-an-osr-toolbox-setting-guide/773 "2024-06-07T17:32:18Z")
Seas of Sand is a toolbox setting guide for old-school RPGs about a vast desert-ocean of liquid sand. By day, the sand is liquid, and ships sail across them while people sink; by night, the sand is solid, … --- ## [Resolving game challenges with negotiations, featuring Pyrrhic Weaselry!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/resolving-game-challenges-with-negotiations-featuring-pyrrhic-weaselry/776)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/resolving-game-challenges-with-negotiations-featuring-pyrrhic-weaselry/776 "2024-06-06T19:06:35Z")
The other day I stumbled across a small game called “Pyrrhic Weaselry, or At What Cost?” that features a compromise mechanic that spoke to me. Let’s give it a read, sort it out, and see how we might deploy … --- ## [Hexed Press explores "Land of Mist," a campaign setting for Old School Essentials!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-explores-land-of-mist-a-campaign-setting-for-old-school-essentials/770)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-explores-land-of-mist-a-campaign-setting-for-old-school-essentials/770 "2024-06-05T17:15:57Z")
“Land of Mist is a campaign setting and third party supplement for use with the popular role-playing game Old-School Essentials (OSE). Inspired by classic tabletop fantasy worlds, it is a whimsical realm in… --- ## [The Hateful Place (a system for people who like dark games)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-hateful-place-a-system-for-people-who-like-dark-games/760)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-hateful-place-a-system-for-people-who-like-dark-games/760 "2024-05-21T19:52:17Z")
This one has been recommended to me a few times and has finally risen to the top of my reading pile. It is time to lower ourselves into The Hateful Place! Welcome. Welcome to The Hateful Place. May you fi… --- ## [Hexed Press Reads "Labyrinth Lord Pre-Release Review Draft," An OG Retroclone Returns!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-labyrinth-lord-pre-release-review-draft-an-og-retroclone-returns/757)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-labyrinth-lord-pre-release-review-draft-an-og-retroclone-returns/757 "2024-05-15T19:41:39Z")
Show Notes: Download the re-release review draft Check out my OSE dungeoncrawl cheat sheet --- ## [Hexed Press Reads Luke Gearing's "Monsters &", a Wolves Upon the Coast Review, and More?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-luke-gearings-monsters-a-wolves-upon-the-coast-review-and-more/755)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-luke-gearings-monsters-a-wolves-upon-the-coast-review-and-more/755 "2024-05-08T20:01:19Z")
Hump Day! A bit more Wolves business to attend to and then maybe a bit of riffing into a few of its ideas? Show Notes: Wolves Upon the Coast Grand Campaign at itch “A Review: Wolves Upon the Coast as a Sy… --- ## [Hexed Press Reads "Wolves Upon the Coast" Rules (and maybe Magic?)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-wolves-upon-the-coast-rules-and-maybe-magic/754)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-wolves-upon-the-coast-rules-and-maybe-magic/754 "2024-05-07T19:32:32Z")
Happy Tuesday! I wanted to delve into some of the finer points of the mechanics from Luke Gearing’s “Wolves Upon the Coast!” Let’s set sail for adventure! Show Notes: Wolves Upon the Coast Grand Campaign … --- ## [RIP TSR Legend Jim Ward | Hexed Press reads Metamorphosis Alpha (1st Edition)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rip-tsr-legend-jim-ward-hexed-press-reads-metamorphosis-alpha-1st-edition/733)
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I heard that Jim Ward passed away. As a memorial, it seemed fitting to read his sci-fi TTRPG from 1976: Metamorphosis Alpha! Show Notes: Buy Metamorphosis Alpha from DTRPG --- ## [Hexed Press Reads the Daggerheart Beta!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-the-daggerheart-beta/730)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-the-daggerheart-beta/730 "2024-03-13T23:49:02Z")
I’m not a critter but I’m always intrigued by new TTRPGs with potentially new ideas or twists on existing ideas. Enter Daggerheart, the new fantasy roleplaying game from Darrington Press! Let’s give it a lo… --- ## [Demigod: Epic Wargame Adventures in the Greek Mythos!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/demigod-epic-wargame-adventures-in-the-greek-mythos/721)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/demigod-epic-wargame-adventures-in-the-greek-mythos/721 "2024-03-02T02:22:50Z")
I stumbled across this completely accidentally and immediately became enraptured with its concept! Now, wargames aren’t my usual trade but I am certainly not averse to them and I’m always looking to broaden… --- ## [Wolves Upon the Coast (demo) Read!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/wolves-upon-the-coast-demo-read/723)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/wolves-upon-the-coast-demo-read/723 "2024-03-01T21:50:26Z")
Alright, I’ve heard SO MUCH about Wolves Upon the Coast that I decided it was finally time to figure out what the heck this thing is all about. Show Notes: Wolves Upon the Coast Grand Campaign at itch My … --- ## [Dragonbane Bestiary is here!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dragonbane-bestiary-is-here/719)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dragonbane-bestiary-is-here/719 "2024-02-27T20:16:37Z")
Free League has released their bestiary for Dragonbane! Let’s take a look! Show Notes: Buy “Dragonbane Bestiary” at DTRPG --- ## [Live Out Stories from the Blizzard Vale with Tales of the Wolfguard!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/live-out-stories-from-the-blizzard-vale-with-tales-of-the-wolfguard/716)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/live-out-stories-from-the-blizzard-vale-with-tales-of-the-wolfguard/716 "2024-02-22T20:46:38Z")
Adventure from the author of Falkrest Abbey! LET’S TELL THE TALES OF THE WOLFGUARD! Blizzard Vale is the northernmost province of the Empire, conquered with great endeavours centuries ago. It’s a frozen,… --- ## [Is Bob World Builder's Fantasy Campaign Book Worth Your Hard-Earned Silver?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/is-bob-world-builders-fantasy-campaign-book-worth-your-hard-earned-silver/715)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/is-bob-world-builders-fantasy-campaign-book-worth-your-hard-earned-silver/715 "2024-02-21T18:47:17Z")
I saw this book, The Fantasy Campaign Quick-Builder, drop and, while I’m not someone who follows Bob World Builder, he is a big name in the TTRPG space, whether on YouTube or beyond, so I thought it was wor… --- ## [Tannic: Rescue Missing Campers in a Low Level Adventure!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/tannic-rescue-missing-campers-in-a-low-level-adventure/714)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/tannic-rescue-missing-campers-in-a-low-level-adventure/714 "2024-02-20T20:23:34Z")
I was lucky enough to meet Amanda P. at this past PAX Unplugged and she was kind enough to leave me with a copy of her adventure, Tannic! It’s a system neutral (with stats formatted for Cairn or b/x) zine … --- ## [The Hyqueous Vaults: The Perfect Modern Take on an Old School Style D&D Dungeon?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-hyqueous-vaults-the-perfect-modern-take-on-an-old-school-style-d-d-dungeon/704)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-hyqueous-vaults-the-perfect-modern-take-on-an-old-school-style-d-d-dungeon/704 "2024-01-19T21:41:02Z")
When Bryce from TenFootPole found me on Discord, we had a short convo in which he recommended this adventure as an example of one done right. It’s free to grab digitally on Lulu so, why not? Let’s give it a read! --- ## [Mydwandr: FKR Fantasy RPG by J & R George](https://forums.hexed.press/t/mydwandr-fkr-fantasy-rpg-by-j-r-george/702)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/mydwandr-fkr-fantasy-rpg-by-j-r-george/702 "2024-01-17T18:50:50Z")
Show Notes: Buy Mydwandr at DTRPG --- ## [RIP Jennell Jaquays! Let's Read Her Classic Adventure, "Dark Tower"](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rip-jennell-jaquays-lets-read-her-classic-adventure-dark-tower/697)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rip-jennell-jaquays-lets-read-her-classic-adventure-dark-tower/697 "2024-01-11T16:40:40Z")
Jennell Jaquays, a legend in the hobby, died yesterday. I thought, as a way of memorializing her, we could look at her classic adventure, “Dark Tower”. Show Notes: Jennell Jaquays GoFundMe --- ## [The Great and Not so Great of "The Scourge of Northland" & Negativity in Criticism](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-great-and-not-so-great-of-the-scourge-of-northland-negativity-in-criticism/696)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-great-and-not-so-great-of-the-scourge-of-northland-negativity-in-criticism/696 "2024-01-10T15:45:57Z")
I probably won’t do this with every text but seeing as the review of “The Scourge of Northland,” by Jacob Fleming and David Cameron, from the tenfootpole came up in the chat and it was something already on … --- ## [The Orcs Are Gathering and the Spiders Are Desperate in "The Scourge oof the Northland"](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-orcs-are-gathering-and-the-spiders-are-desperate-in-the-scourge-oof-the-northland/695)
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Show Notes: Buy Scourge of the Northland from DTRPG --- ## [MCDM RPG Backer Kit Launch First-Look](https://forums.hexed.press/t/mcdm-rpg-backer-kit-launch-first-look/657)
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The campaign for the MCDM RPG is LIVE on Backerkit and I figured, as I’ve got the time, I could give it a look-see and check it out! [Previous page](https://forums.hexed.press/c/hexed-press/read-alongs/17.md) [Next page](https://forums.hexed.press/c/hexed-press/read-alongs/17.md?page=2)