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This title was added to our catalog on March 19, Publisher Average Rating. See All Reviews. See all titles Need help? Common Questions FAQ. Submit Suggestion. Contact us. My Library. Affiliate System. Create Content for your Favorite Games. About Us. Privacy Policy. Hi Brian, each issue of Wormskin is unique new content. There's nothing from previous issues reprinted in issue seven. Hope that answers your question! Thanks for the reply. I guess I'll have to figure out which one to pick out first.
Another question though, if I buy the pdf and decide to get the print do I have to pay for it all over again or will it charge me the differance? I'd recommend issue three, if you want to pick one to start with. That contains quite a bit of background material on Dolmenwood, which is a useful starting point.
Unfortunately, there's no way to do a kind of "upgrade to print", so you would have to re-buy if you wanted to get the PDF first then the print option later.
Have you seen the freely available downloads? Welcome to Dolmenwood and the campaign map, for example. Those are a good way to get a flavour for the setting before buying any issues of Wormskin.
The process for getting the print version set up is unfortunately a bit long-winded and beset with potential problems. My first attempt, before the holidays, failed, but I set it up again yesterday. All going well, it usually takes about two weeks from initial set up to final approval, so we should be looking at mid-January.
Thilo G. An Endzeitgeist. The inaguaral issue of the zine that explores Dolmenwood does not disappoint. It also has helpful items to add to any game that uses old school rules. The fungus tables can be used in any game whatsoever with minimal tweeking. The map is beautiful and [ Casca C. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed reading this series. Yes, I greedily purchase all that could be had once I read the first issue.
To simply say the writing is great, or even professional, seems below the mark. It was utterly captivating and [ Michael M. Wormskin is amazing! Get this! Dolmenwood is an amazing setting! Play it! The writing and artwork are evoctative, stoking the fires of the imagination into a blazing conflagration of epic proportions. A customer. This series has scored a hit with every issue. One of the most useful features is the modularity of the content. It is a very good article, yet it is overpoweringly dense, and would be a logistical nightmare to run at the table.
In these aspects, Wormskin feels like too much of a good thing. And with these flaws in mind, it still comes across very clearly. Perhaps the best aspect of the articles is how the pieces reflect the whole, and vice versa.
Even after eight issues, the materials on Dolmenwood are fragmentary — there are guidelines for magical waters, but no comprehensive encounter tables; we know the goat-headed lords of Lankshorn, but not the Court of the Nag-Lord or the lake of the Dark Mirror.
A lot is missing, and a lot is too much to commit into memory. However, even after a single issue, the reader gets a sufficient idea about the setting and its workings that allows him to extrapolate from the details. The campaign materials are very helpful in setting the tone and encouraging you to go further on your own. And this is what great game supplements are made of.
With respect to production values, issues of Wormskin come in the form of handsome digest-sized booklets. It is printed in colour, and features colour maps and artwork. Tasteful layout and good accessibility are also a positive.
It has a rich writing style which is a pleasure to read in comparison with the myriad stale game texts you can encounter out in the wild. This is a classy, elegant series.
In summary, Wormskin is a visionary product with an intriguing setting. It uses its source material masterfully, turning the generica of Old England into a particular, cohesive experience. Once you get the central idea, it works like a charm. It is visionary, colourful, game-oriented and above all, just very well made. This is the reason why Wormskin ranks among the best of the best in old-school gaming, a position previously shared by The Tome of Adventure Design , Anomalous Subsurface Environment , and Yoon-Suin.
For the first time in the history of this blog, I hereby award Wormskin a rating of five stars with the Prestigious Monocled Bird of Excellence. Labels: monocle , review.
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