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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/

Mausritter RPG boxed set review — small box, near- infinite potential

Attention to detail makes this family weight, inventory based RPG a classic

By John Farrell

/ 24 Jun 2025

Mausritter RPG boxed set review — small box, near- infinite potential

Land of Eem: Dungeoneers Adventure and Underlands Expansion funding now

A massive expansion for kid-friendly RPG Land of Eem

By John Farrell

/ 23 Jun 2025

Land of Eem: Dungeoneers Adventure and Underlands Expansion funding now

Ballads of Oraed review — imagination too unbound for its own good

A beautiful artifact of fantasy adventure, but less useful as a gaming resource

By John Farrell

/ 6 Jun 2025

Ballads of Oraed review — imagination too unbound for its own good

Settlers of a Dead God review — a hex-crawl infestation setting for Old School Essentials

The characters? Bugs. The setting? A giant corpse. The execution? It's complicated.

By John Farrell

/ 6 Jun 2025

Settlers of a Dead God review — a hex-crawl infestation setting for Old School Essentials

Ultraviolet Grasslands 2nd Edition review — take your caravan on a psychedelic journey at the end of all things

It's grand, beautiful, weird, and very worth the effort to experience

By John Farrell

/ 2 Jun 2025

Ultraviolet Grasslands 2nd Edition review — take your caravan on a psychedelic journey at the end of all things

Sidescrolling Lovecraftian horror the Waves of Madness releases, on Digital and Blu-ray — a remarkable meld of practical and digital effects

A film that's much more than it suggests at first

By John Farrell

/ 26 May 2025

Sidescrolling Lovecraftian horror the Waves of Madness releases, on Digital and Blu-ray — a remarkable meld of practical and digital effects

Michael Bay's Skibidi Toilet has a production company, teaser, and so many unanswered questions

The more I learn the more confused I become

By John Farrell

/ 22 May 2025

Michael Bay's Skibidi Toilet has a production company, teaser, and so many unanswered questions

Monster Train 2 review — a monstrous leap forward for turn based deck builders

Shiny Shoe develops their game into a strategic powerhouse I could not have predicted

By John Farrell

/ 21 May 2025

Monster Train 2 review — a monstrous leap forward for turn based deck builders

Re-Animator 4k UHD standard edition review — Ignite breathes new life into an old classic

Time can't keep Jeffrey Combs down

By John Farrell

/ 20 May 2025

Re-Animator 4k UHD standard edition review — Ignite breathes new life into an old classic

The Job on Backerkit: a boxset heist RPG from Games Omniverous and Exalted Funeral

Twelve scenes, one box, many resources

By John Farrell

/ 13 May 2025

The Job on Backerkit: a boxset heist RPG from Games Omniverous and Exalted Funeral

Let us Build a Tower Review — mythic adventure, legendary quality

Ascend the Tower of Babel, seek godhood, try to stay sane

By John Farrell

/ 13 May 2025

Let us Build a Tower Review — mythic adventure, legendary quality

Black Powder and Brimstone review — desperately needs an editor

However much I appreciate the approach, this musket-fueled gothic horror misfires because of poor writing and organization

By John Farrell

/ 25 Apr 2025

Black Powder and Brimstone review — desperately needs an editor