It's that time of the year again. May our wallets survive.

Here are some Troll Lord Games adventures and supplements I've found useful and enjoyable, although I do not run Castle & Crusaders system.

I found most of TLG stuff to have minor errors (e.g. typos, location missing on a map, etc.). Also, most of the modules do require prep. Despite that, I found below worthy of mentioning.

Adventures

• Goblins of Mount Shadow A messy module with plenty to pull out of. Fey focused. Bryce's review.
• A2 Slag Heap. Villages & factions. Bryce's review.
• A9 The Helm of Night. Besiege a fortress of evil. Bryce's review.
• S4 A Lion in the Ropes. Slow horror. Bryce's review.
• Lost City of Gaxmoor (digital and isometric maps). A city that was gone for a thousand years reappears. Of course it's full of shit that wants to kill nosy adventurers. Plane of chaos breach the reality from time to time.
• The Long Valley. Valley surrounding Gaxmoor.
• Chaos Touched. Additional random encounters for chaos breaches. Intended to be used with Gaxmoor, but can be adapted for any area.
• Undercaverns of Gaxmoor (maps). This one progresses timeline quite a bit, returning Gaxmoor into the hands of good. I just used it to steal what is underneath.
• Bluffside City on the Edge (maps). I like cities. A bit dense, but full of stuff to use. Eight districts & undercity.
• Bluffside: Right Under our Noses. A free adventure set in Bluffside.

Supplements

• Storyteller's Dictionary. Since I'm not a native speaker, I appreciate having fantasy-focused dictionary.
• Storyteller's Thesaurus. Same as above.
• Arms and Armor. One can never have enough armaments.
• Book of Names. Same as above. Not as good as Judges Guild Treasury of Archaic Names, but I still found some I liked.
• Towers of Adventure Master. 15 empty towers.

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Lairs & Encounters:

Capital of the Borderlands:

Smith-Waite Tarot Deck Centennial Edition:

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Bryce was getting rid of some shit, which I was happy to take...

Arachnophobia!:

Yrchyn, the tyrant:

The Shattered Skull:

The Shadowed Keep:

Valen'cya's Horde:

Grimmsgate (2020 version):

Death in the Painted Canyons:

Dread Saecaroth:

SlaughterGrid:

Rogues in Remballo:

Trollback Keep:

The Blackapple Brugh:

Eyrie of the Dread Eye:

Writing With Style: An Editor's Advice for RPG Writers:

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The Book of Lairs Vol. I & Vol. II Urban Encounters:

The Book of Lairs: Vale of the Iron God:

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Demon-Bone Sarcophagus (print, PDF, and map pack)

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I've just picked up Woodfall, The Toxic Wood, The Haunted Hamlet & Other Hexes, and Willow from the post. Perfect timing for Halloween.

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Dr. Daniel Proctor, the creator of Labyrinth Lord, Advanced Edition Companion, Advanced Labyrinth Lord, Mutant Future, and much more, has shared some exciting news:

When I suspended Goblinoid Games' social media presence two months ago, it was because I gave myself an ultimatum.

I would write a substantial, totally new product by the first of the year and be well on my way to editing a new edition of Labyrinth Lord. If I didn't succeed in these challenges, I had decided I would close up shop for good. I am near completion of a new solo adventure, currently sitting at around 24,000 words.

In retrospect, maybe I shouldn't have been so hard on myself. I've suffered from moderate to severe anxiety for about the last seven years, amplified by a series of large life changes. The kind of life changes you check the boxes for on a form to determine how much stress you have in your life. At any given time during those years I would probably have three or four big ones happening at once. As a result, all of my hobbies essentially came to a halt. It was hard enough to get by day-to-day, much less write creative content and keep up with the demands of my publishing business. Some of you know I'm a professor, and just performing those duties was challenging enough. And of course Covid.

But I'm happy to say that at this point I'm in a much better place than I've been in years. I've come to terms with many things in my life, and I'm finally in a position to pick up where I left off. I know the industry has changed, and I know many of my supporters have been disappointed with my lack of support for my game lines, Labyrinth Lord especially. I've also let down my publishing partners. But I'm here to tell you today that all of that is coming to an end. I'm still a one-person, Indy publisher, but in addition to my own efforts I'll be be reaching out to others for partnerships moving forward. I'm very excited for what the future holds, and I hope some of you will join me on this new journey.

To read a little bit more about what I have in mind, please visit my website. It's still under construction but I have some information there about what's next for Labyrinth Lord.

Here's to the future!

Dan

goblinoidgames.com

Be sure to read the link website because it shares more about upcoming changes. Some of the highlights:

• Labyrinth Lord (LL) was one of the first retroclones (alongside OSRIC). Nobody back then knew what was and wasn't allowed under Open Gaming Licence. For that reason LL changed a number of small things from B/X (e.g. experience tables, treasure tables, and so on). As Old School Essentials (OSE) has shown, it is possible to entirely copy the system without running into trouble.
• With new insight, LL 2E will come even closer to B/X, the system it emulates, and will include all the known errata (hopefully they are aware of this one) as well as improved layout and presentation. To be honest, I don't find the current one very lacking. It just oozes character.
• There will be second edition of the Advanced Edition Companion (AEC) as well. There might be a second edition of Advanced Labyrinth Lord (compilation of LL + AEC).
• Second edition won't be crowdfunded, and will simply arrive into stores (DTRPG and Lulu I presume). I've noticed a lot of resistance to fundraising from the older guard. Not sure why is that, but I get a feeling they think it would somehow sell them out, or something similar. In reality, it would provide them enough funds to improve the production values of their product.
• Tentative release date is Q1 2023.

I am very much looking forward to the Second Edition!

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Fight On! Foliated Folio +8:

Fight On! Compiled Compilation II + 11:

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Carcosa:

Neverland (PDF and print):

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Adventures Dark and Deep: Swords of Cthulhu:

Bottomless Pit of Zorth:

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