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John Farrell

John Farrell is an affordable housing attorney living in West Chester Pennsylvania. He once travelled the weird west as Carrie A. Nation in Joker's Wild at: https://jokerswildpodcast.weebly.com/

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Reviews   -   Feb 16, 2021 Horror comes home—Alien RPG starter set review
Horror comes home—Alien RPG starter set review

I was hesitant to learn that Alien was being adapted to an RPG setting until I learned of Free League’s involvement. Their products are the best in the business by a surprising margin, and the Alien RPG starter set is a perfect look at their plans for a setting

by John Farrell
Reviews   -   Dec 13, 2020 Humanity’s last stand—Faza review
Humanity’s last stand—Faza review

With the earth burning, the skies full of hostile ships, and a coalition of enemies, you are humanity’s last hope. Hope is slim in Faza, a cooperative science fiction game that sees you and up to three friends attempting to destroy the three enemy Motherships that have been plaguing

by John Farrell
Reviews   -   Dec 13, 2020 Spectacular supernatural supplements—A Wicked Secret and Vaesen GM screen review
Spectacular supernatural supplements—A Wicked Secret and Vaesen GM screen review

I recently found Vaesen to be a sincere yet terrifying Nordic horror game, and it has now sees an injection of content in the forms of an adventure book and a new GM screen. A Wicked Secret and other Mysteries is a collection of four adventures, each stretching across biomes

by John Farrell
Reviews   -   Nov 22, 2020 A haunting, tragic masterwork–Vaesen–Nordic Horror Roleplaying review
A haunting, tragic masterwork–Vaesen–Nordic Horror Roleplaying review

Vaesen’s Nordic Horror experience stands out among myriad monster of the week horror RPGs in almost every way that I value as a reviewer: its aesthetics are strong, its presentation is excellent, its use of source material is thoughtful and unique, and its mechanics, while not quite as developed,

by John Farrell
Reviews   -   Nov 21, 2020 A dark and bloody pinnacle–Mork Borg review
A dark and bloody pinnacle–Mork Borg review

Mork Borg receives the highest recommendation of any game I have ever reviewed. It is more than a dark fantasy low magic horror roleplaying game, but as a game it delivers in spades, rusty and covered in filth though those spades may be. Mork Borg is a new landmark in

by John Farrell
Reviews   -   Oct 28, 2020 Not enough game—Ring of Pain review
Not enough game—Ring of Pain review

The line between good concept and good implementation is a fine but important one, and Ring of Pain is unfortunately on the wrong side of it. This miniature roguelike has great aesthetics and mechanical principles, but doesn’t seem to know what to actually do with any of those things.

by John Farrell
News   -   Oct 22, 2020 Free League Halloween sale of Mork Borg and Vaesen expansions
Free League Halloween sale of Mork Borg and Vaesen expansions

With the recent dark apocalyptic RPG and Vaesen, a horror RPG based upon Nordic folktales. While I have yet to review these games for this site, suffice it to say that with both titles, Free League proves they are the most consistent, quality publishers on the market. Enter stage left

by John Farrell
Reviews   -   Sep 29, 2020 Horror abstracted—Neverending Nightmares for Switch review
Horror abstracted—Neverending Nightmares for Switch review

Neverending Nightmares aims to capture the unknowable horror buried in the unconscious mind, and while it doesn’t quite succeed, it does deliver a short and intensely creative experience. From the starting point, this short horror adventure sets out to be something different from its contemporaries. It doesn’t deliver

by John Farrell
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