Was gibt es Neues in der Rollenspielszene? Die SPIEL Essen 2026 ist wie immer ein guter Ort, um sich umzuhören, was die deutschen Verlage aktuell auf dem Markt haben. Vor allem bietet sich die Messe wunderbar an, um auch mal in etwas unbekanntere Systeme zu schnuppern. Los geht’s!
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Alexa Kasparek geschrieben
Lisabeth Lieblich (@giraffengecko) hat eine Spielszene mit Skarda in Aquarell festgehalten. (IG)
Ramona von Brasch (@scriptoricas / @rvb.kunst) zeigt Bilder zu ihrer gemeinsam mit Jelena geschriebenen Reihe Bosparan: die Ankündigung von Folge 1, einen Ausblick auf die Illustrationen und ein geheimnisvolles Augenpaar. Dazu kommen das Porträt von Korvinius, Decurio der Legio Victrix, und zur zweiten Folge die urtulamidische Stadt Seleykham am oberen Mhanadi. (IG)
Kristin Heldrung (@kristinheldrung) präsentiert ihre Schwertgesellin Leomara auf dem Weg in die Schlacht. Das Motiv für ihren Kalender 2026 entstand zur Kampagne Das Jahr des Greifen. (IG)
Franziska Detlefsen (@rpg_teatime) hat zwei Illustrationen für das Projekt Aventurische Mode überarbeitet: eine Priesterin des Ordens des Heiligen Hüters für das Praioskapitel und den Rondrageweihten Tiberius. (IG)
Von Johanna Schmidt (@schwarky.art) stammt das Porträt von Leubrand von Rothenfels aus der Kaiserstern-Kampagne. (IG)
Der DSAtober ging weiter im DSA-Forum mit den Themen Seid ihr sicher?, Frevel, Mantrash’Mor, Kaiserstern, Wetter, Magierturm, Heimkehr, Der Namenlose, H’Rabaal, Lieblings-SC, Globulentor, Orkland, Simia.
Quelle: IG Instagram, DSA-Forum
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Viel Fantasy und auch etwas Science-Fiction, das hat der Uhrwerk Verlag auf der SPIEL als Neuheiten dabei. Es geht von den Straßen Night Citys bis in nach Aventurien. Ein System ist bald nicht mehr so einfach bei Uhrwerk zu bekommen. Bis Jahresende können Science-Fiction-Fans noch zuschlagen.
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Rebecca Haardt geschrieben
Ich habe meiner Tochter vor einer Weile Calthia Xandire bemalt, weil ich persönlich die Figur sehr mag. Die Pose schreit einfach nach Abenteuer.
Um ihre Figur voll in HeroQuest zu integrieren, habe ich Karten für den Charakter und ihre Zauber gebaut.
Nun gilt es für die Schwaflis den schmalen Grat zu wandeln dazwischen, sich als Turnierteilnehmer zu verdingen und auf der anderen Seite dem Mord an Odilbert auf den Grund zu gehen. Können die HeldInnen diese Aufgabe stemmen und sowohl hoch zu Ross als Tief in den Geheimnisse bestehen? Und überhaupt, werden sie nicht das nächste Ziel derer sein, die eine Einmischung verhindern wollen?
Es wird sich zeigen …
Mit Scion veröffentlicht James Islington seinen ersten Ausflug ins Science-Fiction Genre. Hauptcharakter Azure ist ein genetisch und technisch optimierter Assassine, der exzellent im Töten ist. Doch dieses Mal soll er jemanden um jeden Preis beschützen. Ob diese Mission wider Willen gut gehen kann?
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Bianca Heilmann geschrieben
How a beer-and-pretzel naval wargame achieved passionate significance
In part 1, I explained our set-up, while part 2 gave insights into some NPC ships’ logs. Now let us examine how the players fared.
The unwise vice-admiral
During preparations, the British admiral developed some doubts concerning his vice-admiral, and informed me (the referee) he would place a reliable man in squadron Alpha to inform him independently of the vice-admiral. I decided this would be the first officer on the flagship HMS Queen Charlotte (100), writing a private logbook and sending reports home to Gibraltar whenever possible.
Logbook of HMS Queen Charlotte (100 guns) and squadron Alpha, GB, turns 0-2
turn 0
SQUADRON ALPHA (A)
Commanded by Vice-Admiral O.
HMS ROYAL QUEEN CHARLOTTE
HMS Spartiate (74)
HMS Leopard (50)
in port of Gibraltar
turn 1
Leaving port
A0
Suspicious sails sighted near the African coast.
The commodore does not change course to investigate.
turn 2
Stormy weather.
A1
HMS Cleopatra (32) reaches Alpha and Bravo.
She brings news of War with Spain (since turn 1), and hands over orders to vice-admiral O.
The orders carried by HMS Cleopatra (32) were the following:
Admiral’s orders to v-a O.
signed turn 2, for transmission by HMS Cleopatra (32).
》》》 the Spanish have declared war upon our Great Empire. Intelligence suggests that their Atlantic armada may well encircle us at Gibraltar.
Orders as follows:
You are to take this messenger frigate into your squadron and swap it for the HMS leopard, which is to return to Gibraltar to defend the realm.
Continue with your orders to capture MINORCA in haste.
Send your scout vessel ahead to scope out target landing site. If you contact Spanish Ships, destroy on site. Do not chase Spanish vessels in flight. Maintain course.
Once MINORCA is captured send word immediately. You should receive word from our merchant vessel re: the situation in the Sicilian Straight upon your arrival. You are to use this vessel to pass on information to me immediately.
Further, HMS Cleoptara (32) relayed to the vice-admiral’s squadron a copy of her log, which contained the observation of the Spanish heavy squadron on A0, right between squadron Alpha and its home port Gibraltar:
Logbook of HMS Cleopatra (32 guns), GB, turns 0-2
turn 0
lying in port of Gibraltar
waiting for orders
turn 2
News: Spain in war with GB since turn 1!
Admiral’s orders: deliver message to vice-admiral O.
Leaving port. Stormy weather.
A0: sails sighted near African coast.
Approaching to investigate or take prizes.
Spanish squadron encountered! Consists of Santa Ana (104), Real Carlos (112), Heroe (74)!
These ships could easily block our home port, were it not for the stormy weather driving the Spaniards eastward into the Mediterranean.
Too formidable a foe for a frigate. Must retreat to dutifully follow my present orders.
A1: Meeting squadrons Alpha and Bravo.
News and message delivered to Admiral O.
Strangely, the vice-admiral player heeded neither the warnings from HMS Cleopatra nor the orders given by his vice-admiral. Unbothered, he proceeded as follows:
Logbook of HMS Queen Charlotte (100 guns) and squadron Alpha, GB, turns 3-6
turn 3
HMS Cleopatra (32) is sent to scout seas spaces ahead of the squadron.
Alpha and Bravo reach A2.
turn 4
Alpha and Bravo reach A5.
HMS Cleopatra (32) meets us in A5, as ordered by v-a O.
Bravo proceeds with discharging troops to Minorca, while Alpha patrols the sea.
Fairy (14) and HMS Terpsichore (32) return from A6, where they fought a Barbary corsair.
turn 5
Bravo finalises the landing at Minorca. It is ours! Leaving port, A5.
Alpha patrols A5.
HMS Terpsichore (32) leaves for Sicily, carrying a message by v-a O. to commodore Se.
HMS Cleopatra (32) sails to A6 to scout and meet Alpha the following turn.
Fairy is sent to Gibraltar, with the order to immediately return to O. in case she sights enemies. And indeed, she returns, having sighted the Spanish heavy squadron in A3, failing their fight against the winds and unable to reach A5 this turn.
Another sighting: Sails in Northern direction. At that moment, we lacked frigates to scout the stranger, who retreats, likewise without further reconnaissance of our area.
turn 6
Vice-admiral O. orders Fairie (14) and Bravo to return to Gibraltar.
Alpha sails to A6 to meet HMS Cleopatra (32) and to proceed to Sicily to support Commodore Se.
A6: HMS Cleopatra (32) at rendez-vous point. No notable observations.
During turns 3-6, we role-played (in written form via Discord) some interactions with NPC captains and lietenants receiving his orders. Some protested politely, or seemed irritated by his orders. The Spanish squadron observed earlier by HMS Cleopatra was mentioned once. Of course, the junior officers did not wish to be accused of insubordination, and were careful in voicing their concerns.
Normally, according to my plan, the Spanish squadron in A3 would have reached Minorca in A5 in turn 5 and clashed with British ships after unloading the land troops. However, the random winds were unfavourable for their advance (1 movement point only), and the Spaniards could not proceed until turn 6.
In turn 6 then, the British vice-admiral gave the fateful orders to NPC squadron Bravo to return home, via A3. He was sending the squadron, consisting of 2 ships-of-the-line and 2 transport (hired merchant) ships right into death’s maw. The NPC commodore turned pale, then, as honour required, merely replied “Sir, all men will fulfil their duty.”
After the orders were given, intrigued by the player’s carelessness, I checked the Discord messages on his phone. Indeed, on his iPhone, the attached text messages containing logbooks and orders were visulised in a much less conspicuous way than on my Android device or on a laptop! He had simply overlooked all of them, and left puzzled by all this hints about doom and danger!
O. realised his vice-admiral character must be an unreliable drunkard, and would certainly be court-martialed upon return to Gibraltar. He still could, somewhat, defend honour by defeating the French in combat, in the East.
Indeed, in turn 4, via the frigate HMS Terpsichore (32), he had received a message from his fellow players Se. and Ji.:
TO: Vice Admiral O., Flagship HMS Royal Queen Charlotte (Minorca)
FROM: Captain Ji., HMS Defence; Captain Se., HMS Royal George (Squadron Charlie)
VIA: HMS Terpsichore (Squadron Echo)
DATE: End of Turn 3 / Start of Turn 4
SUBJECT: SQUADRON CHARLIE LOG & INTELLIGENCE REPORT
I. CURRENT STATUS (Start of Turn 4)
Location: Sea Area B5 (Strait of Sicily Approaches).
Condition: Squadron Charlie operational. Heavy storms encountered in sector B.
Disposition: HMS Royal George, HMS Defence, HMS Zealous concentrated. HMS Terpsichore detached to Minorca with this dispatch.
II. OPERATIONAL LOG
* TURN 1:
* Movement: Squadron Charlie deployed from Minorca to A6. Squadron Echo (Scout) advanced A6->B5.
* TURN 2:
* Movement: Squadron Charlie attempted to move to B5.
* Incident: Adverse winds forced the heavy line to abort and hold position in A6.
* Encounters (A6): Sighted HMS Concorde (Squadron F).
* Origin/Heading: Arrived from West (A2), proceeding East toward B5/Naples per standing orders.
* Status: No distress. Proceeding on mission.
* TURN 3:
* Movement: Squadron Charlie successfully entered B5.
* Rendezvous: Reunited with HMS Terpsichore (Echo).
* Echo Report: Terpsichore engaged and chased Barbary Pirate sloop Thorn (14) from B7 into B5. Pirate dispersed.
* Intelligence Handover: Terpsichore transferred logs obtained from scout Fairie.
III. INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT (CRITICAL)
Based on logs from Fairie and Terpsichore:
* Enemy Force: 4 French Frigates (Hermione, La Concorde, Courageuse, Unité) and 2 Sloops.
* Location: Sighted in B5 (Turn 2), heading East.
* Projected Target: Malta (B8) through Sicily (B6).
* Threat: High probability of enemy landing operations in Malta.
IV. STRATEGIC INTENT (Turn 4)
Squadron Charlie will immediately advance to B6 (Sicily).
* Objective: Intercept and destroy the French Frigate squadron.
* Contingency: If the enemy will enter B6 until Turn 5 again, we will fight and destroy them. If they don‘t enter B6 (Sicily), they are either stuck in B8 (Malta) due to heavy storms, or they try to sneak arround us through B7. Moving to B8 (Malta) is a no go, since it would us get stuck and would us cost at minimum 2 turns to get back to Sicily. In summary: We will stay for Turn 5 in B6. If we do not encounter any enemies in B6 after Turn 5, we will move back to B5.
Your Servants,
Cpt. Ji., Cpt. Se.
HMS Defence, HMS Royal George
The message vice-admiral O. sent in response, in turn 5, carried by HMS Terpsichore (32), comprised his logbook and the information that he would catch up with Se. and Ji, to reinforce their position at Sicily. Little did he know that this message, as we will see in part 4, would never reach its consignees.
Meanwhile in turn 6, at the border between sea spaces A3 and A5, a vicious battle took place, which the NPC commodore relates as follows in his log:
Logbook of HMS Impétueux (74 guns) and squadron Bravo, GB, turn 6
turn 6
Vice-admiral O. orders Fairie (14) and Bravo to return to Gibraltar.
Alpha sails to A6 to meet HMS Cleopatra (32) and to proceed to Sicily to support Commodore Se.
England expects every man to do his duty, and so we shall. Clearing for action. The Spanish firepower is about twice as strong ours, but our sailors Englishmen are worth 3 Spanish sailors each!
Balearean Battle (off Ibiza)
Squadron Bravo: flag HMS Impétueux (74), HMS Goliath (74), commissioned merchant ships Castor and Bellona. The latter were ordered to remain at distance, at lee, while tempting the Spanish ships out of their line formation.
Enemy Squadron: Spanish flagship Santa Ana (104), Real Carlos (112), Heroe (74) in line formation.
British flagship HMS Impétueux had the weather gauge and opened the battle by placing a broadside into the Spanish flag’s bow, fire broke out. Then:
Santa Ana fired a broadside into HMS Impétueux, causing fire and a leak.
HMS Impétueux fired at Santa Ana, causing more fire!
Real Carlos fired at HMS Impétueux, with little effect.
Santa Ana came alongside HMS Goliath,
Santa Ana, engaged by HMS Goliath, firing broadsides at close range at each other. HMS Goliath prevented the Spanish attempt to board her.
Real Carlos took Santa Anas place alongside HMS Goliath, causing another mutual exchange of capital broadsides. Again, HMS Goliath prevented the Spanish attempt to board her, but the ships’ riggings got severely entangled.
Bellona fired her weak guns at Heroe, with no effect.
Castor fired her equally weak guns at Heroe, causing a mast to break!
Heroe fired at Castor.
Real Carlos and HMS Giliath exchanged another couple of close range broadsides.
HMS Goliath was sinking, dragging Real Carlos with her. Only at the last moment, the rigging snapped, and Real Carlos popped up to its natural position again. She must have taken quite some water through her gun ports.
Bellona wisely fled, after Heroe had gracefully not fired at her in retaliation.
Santa Ana meanwhile had stopped emitting clouds of smoke, and her crew seemed to ready to battle again.
HMS Impétueux fired at Santa Ana, alas with little effect, and veered to leave the lost battle.
Santa Ana fired a broadside at HMS Impétueux, breaking a mast.
The heroic merchant ship Castor, trapped between three menacing ships-of-the line, struck her flag.
Read on, next time, about an awful lot of bloody action in the central Mediterranean!
Die Ersatzexemplare von Dungeonslayers⛨ sind bereits Anfang der Woche bei Euch angekommen, allerdings erfuhren wir gestern, dass uns jemand durchs Raster gerutscht ist. Daher dachten wir, wir sollten vielleicht besser mal nachfragen, ob wirklich jeder von Euch seinen Neudruck erhalten hat. Nicht, dass wir entspannt denken, alles ist längst erledigt, während irgendwo da draußen noch jemand wartet.
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Dieser Quellenband beschreibt den nördlichsten Zipfel, die Bedrohungen, die Mächtigen dieser Lande, die Städte und die politischen Begebenheiten. Der rauhe Norden, Elfen, Piraten und Kobolde, Schmuggler, Strandräuber und Plünderer leben hier. In Wrecker’s Point verstecken sich Gesuchte und versuchen Schatzjäger ihr Glück.
Wie immer bei Warhammer Fantasy Rollenspiel habe ich bei den Karten keinen Plan, welchen Ausschnitt sie zeigen. Ich kann nicht nachvollziehen, wie alles zu verorten ist. Und das, obwohl sie viel hübscher und klarer sind, als die üblichen Karten des Reiklandes. Denn auf diesen fänden selbst Ortskundige nichts.
Das Jutone-Reich, allgemein bekannt als Wreckers Point, ist ein abgelegener Ort. Dessen Grenzen werden im Norden vom Meer der Klauen, im Süden vom geheimnisvollen Laurelorn-Wald und im Westen von den übelriechenden Sümpfen der Ödnis gebildet. Nur ein schmaler Landstreifen im Osten verbindet die Region mit dem Rest von Nordland. Der Weg von der Landzunge zu den Provinzherrschern in Salzenmund ist lang und vernachlässigt.
Die Orte tragen die gewohnten Blödelnamen wie Leihafen, Schadelbruck und Dunkelkiefer. Aber genau dafür liebe ich WFRP doch. Ein Fluss heisst sogar Schaukeln. Was Boote auf Wasser eben so tun.
Wer damit noch nicht genug hat, findet auf den Karten auch noch Hochfelson Bay und Rotsen Bay.
Durch das Abenteuer im Buch führt wie immer eine Heldentruppe. Neu sind das nicht mehr Slayer Gunnar Hrolfsson, Magier Gruber, Frau Sigloben und ihre Kollegen aus der vierten Edition, sondern ein behämmerter Zwerg (also ein Zwerg mit Hammer), eine etwas verpeilt wirkende Heckenhexe und ein Grosser vom Typ Ritter mit Plattenpanzer und zweihändigem Grossschwert, den wir sofort als Anführer der Gruppe erkennen. Der Aufhänger ist ein gestohlenes Gemälde. Doch was gar nicht mal so spannend klingt, ist bei WFRP schliesslich immer cool, weil irgendwie immer denkwürdige Begegnungen stattfinden und merkwürdige Dinge passieren.
Die Komplexität dieses investigativen Abenteuers besteht aus den verschiedenen handelnden Fraktionen, die alle ihre Agenda verfolgen. Je nachdem, wie schnell die Charaktere denken und agieren, können sie den anderen zuvorkommen.
Eine nächste Veröffentlichtung, die bei Cubicle 7 erscheinen wird, und welche sogar mit dieser hier zusammenhängt, heisst Sea of Claws. Denn vor der Landzunge, die umgangssprachlich «Wrecker’s Point» genannt wird, liegt die Klauensee.
Weitere für 2026/2027 angekündigte Veröffentlichungen für WFRP 5e sind das Abenteuer «Temple of Spite» und «Sylvania: The Cursed County», in etwa das «Ravenloft» der Warhammer-Welt.
Der Beitrag Wrecker’s Point, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay erschien zuerst auf Penandpaper.blog.
In seiner neuesten Rezension schaut Engor auf die Myranor-Kurzgeschichtenanthologie Netz der Intrige. Das Werk bekommt insgesamt eine gute Wertung, er sieht hier keine Geschichte als stark abfallend gegenüber dem Rest an:
»Im Ganzen habe ich mich mit der gesamten Anthologie sehr gut unterhalten gefühlt. Zum einen ist das Bild von Daranel als Stadt mit vielen Abgründen sehr konsequent und abwechslungsreich gezeichnet. Zum anderen fällt keine der Geschichten für mich wirklich ab, auch wenn durchaus die eine oder andere Schwäche vorhanden ist.«
– aus dem Fazit
Quelle: Engors Dereblick
Direkt von Karsten zugeschickt bekommen (Danke!), mit einem Auftritt von All the Problems In This World.
Der Beitrag Dungeon Synth bei ARTE Tracks erschien zuerst auf Irgendwas mit Dungeons.
Our fourth Cauldron OSR Euro Con is over. We had 4 days of merry gaming, playing OD&D, AD&D, B/X, Chainmail and derivations, with 86 participants from 14 countries on 2 continents. Der Eisenhofer’s continual miniature painting workshop also attracted attention. This year’s generous sponsors were Drachenland Verlag, Gamer’s HQ, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, Melan and dreadlord, providing us with fanzy DSA maps, a hoard of miniatures, exquisite modules and referee books and the rare Beneath the Black Pyramid fanzine.
First Chainmail World Championship
Eight two-player teams from Europe and the USA played on 4 parallel tables two rounds of Swiss tournament, then the umpire Settembrini (shall we call him Sett-Umpirini?) determined the finalist for a third battle. The four available scenarios were known in advance so that players could train for the competition. The infatiguable Sett-Umpirini, lkh and dreadlord had spent the weeks before the event to frantically compile a first version of Sarissa, the Chainmail rules interpretation for competion play, brilliantly illustrated by Andrew Walter. A printed pre-version was available on site. I teamed up with my trusted comrade dreadlord from UK to scare the hell out of our opponents as TEAM DREADGHOUL.
Scenario S1: A lawful Lord tries to stop a horde of brigands on meadows subdivided by hedges and other annoying terrain. Players can secretly choose special items or abilities for the scenario. Our opponents were Team Fight on! Ignatius Umlaut knew the scenario well, but could not resist the temptation to experiment a bit. He picked scouts, so that we had to set-up our troops first and he would exploit our weaknesses. There weren’t any. We peppered the lawful troops in ranged combat across the pond and were ready to charge across walls and hedges (we had the ability to let them crumble and whither). After the loss of two entire units versus not a single figure from our side, Team Fight on! honourably conceded victory to Team Dreadghoul.
S2: Battle in the Underdark. Undead hordes led by a necromancer attack a mindflayer outpost and their minor minotaur (“minor taurus”) minions. Team Berlin played for fun, and failed to use the labyrinth as the main advantage of their minotaurs. As our skeletal riders defeated the mighty purple worm, the path to the illithid tower was clear, and our opponents conceded.
S3: The jakal men guard a holy site giving them anti-magical powers against a dehydrated hobgoblin army that has crossed the desert. This was our weakest scenario preparation-wise, and in the finale, we played the jakals without a good plan to give us full confidence. Team Blubba & Lubba Mix was our brutal adversary. Our scorpion queen pinned the thirsty warg riders at the oasis, but our precious jackal warriors were obliterated by a death cloud we failed to counterspell. Our jackal hero made a desperate attempt to reach the hobgoblin sorcerer to best him in melee, but the latter had superior movement. Our lines were broken, the path to our obelisks could no longer be blocked. Blubba & Lubba Mix are the undisputed world champions of Chainmail. Exhausted but happy, we were handed the silver trophies.
S4: Bullywugs and elves fight for the control of a sanctum on a hill. A highly challenging asymmetric scenario involving hopping attacks, frog shamans and swamp medusae. Our team didn’t play this one during the tournament.
Lamentations of the Flame Princess: Magician’s Ascent
Baexta ran his own campaign-based module using LotFP rules. I enjoyed a lot exploring that whack and weird wizard castle in the high mountains. We were successful in our quest, and I hope the comet won’t destroy our planet.
Blackrazor Cup tournament module: Nightmare Realm of Death
I was one of 8 DMs running Blackrazor’s Dragonlance-inspired tournament module using AD&D rules. Reading the module, it seemed more or less straighforward, but for players, much depended on the circumstances hwo they approached encounters. Impredictable for the referee would be the use of two wishes contained in a luck blade.
My group triggered the DMG overland evasion procedure, as their two scouts had to shake off four mad treants. The group then ran into a dozen more angry ents, as they thought to cleverly avoid the encounter on the road. A first wish calmed down the treants, but their council was too slow and meandering for the players to attend long. Later, they met a dragon, fully battle-ready with spells cast in advance. Its breath killed three party members, before the creature could be slain. The elven king, sorrow-ridden over the death of his daughter (re-vived by a wish spell for a few seconds, but having failed her resurrection roll, her spirit irrevocably moved on), he only granted the player characters access to the known royal vault, not the secret one. The ingratious PCs stole his crown.
I hope it felt like victory, as the group would only get the sixth highest score (for treasure of course). Two groups had suffered a total party kill, while five groups cashed in big, on both vaults and many a side treasure.
The Hermetic Crusade naval battle
My Advanced Naval Tabletop Instructions (ANTI) unify rules of Chainmail, OD&D and AD&D for combat among galleys and sailing ships. I refereed a battle to solve a situation from our ADDKON online campaign, where a high-level player character’s dark machinations had triggered a holy war between the Hermetic temple of Onnwal and the Hecate temple in Elredd.
Forces available for Hecate: 4 large galleys, two small galleys, a blue dragon, a wizard (pc Ahriman), a sorcerer, a hero and a superhero (pc Gerdrick supported by pc Malik).
Forces available for Hermes: 6 large galleys, the mascot Onnwhale, a wizard, a warlock and 3 heroes (NPCs, one having a magic arrow and one a non-magical bow).
As the battle started, dashing from the line of Elredd galleys was the mighty Fate of Disobedience, a first-rate sexireme having once belonged to Onnwal and still commanded by her old captain. Unfortunately, she was sunk by multiple boulder hits of Onnwal ships, some of which were captained by vengeful masters eager to see the traitor destroyed.
The Hermetic wizard tried to counter the approaching dragon by an air elemental, which soon was banished by the Elredd wizards.
More hurled boulders were also exchanged by warmachines of the other vessels, and the sudden appearance of the Onnwhale, which rammed a liburna, caused a brief shock among Hecatists. However, with determination, the poor animal was scorpioned, scorched and pierced until it perished.
The dragon’s fear aura and an approaching Cloudkill fog doomed the Hermetic invasion. The light quinquireme Sailor Swift turned to flee, but could be taken by the liburna Spear. Meanwhile, the dragon secured the quinquireme Messenger Divine and began devouring its crew. In an act of exceptional heroism, as the trireme Wrath of Hermes was engulfed by the death cloud, the quadrireme Guile of Hermes twice rammed her sister ship to perish in the same fog, the Guile being stuck in the sinking Wrath and dragged down to the bottom of the sea. Thus, two out of the four then remaining ships could not be taken as prizes by the victorious Elreddian Hecate fleet.
AD&D: Jewel of Demogorgon
I finally managed to play a game refereed by Blackrazor. After lulling us with some easy encounters, we were nearly picked apart like noobs by a flock of vicious vrocks! It is a long time since I have ventured in the Abyss, and Blackrazor seemed particulary to enjoy telling me how certain of my spells failed on the plane of evil. Luckily I remembered NOT to cast True Seeing in the Abyss! Still, we ventured forward deeper into Demogorgon’s palace, and my comrades would continue their quest for riches during the following block, without me.
Auction
The live auction again was a blast. I came home with a pristine black cover copy of module G1-3 and the huge chest filled with dungeon tiles my wife had forbidden me to purchase (honestly, I just wanted to drive up the laughable price a bit).
AD&D: Slay the Minotaur!
This was my own deadly level 1 AD&D module I had so anticipated to run. While my exhaustion increasingly was taking its toll, I managed to stress the players with the minotaurs heavy footsteps reverbating from the labyrinth walls, as the characters, Athenian sacrificial youths, had to navigate through the unknown with severly limited light sources and adventuring equipment. Two were slain by the bull-headed Asterion, who in return fell in their third bloody encounter, under the blows of a heroic Athenian wielding the Club of Periphetes and protected by the Shield of Scyrion. Played by intrepid Andrew, he later sacrificed himself so that the others could escape the dungeon, alas without locating the minotaur’s hoard.
The Award Ceremony
Criteria for “best” awards change every year, so that one cannot easily perform for the award. Gaming is gaming, and the award is a fun addition, no more.
The Cup of Demise went to Svante, who is renowned for his serially dying characters.
Most Valuable Player award: Niklas.
Best DM: Melan, who runs glorious campaigns connecting convention sessions and home game.
The Blackrazor Cup was scored and awarded by the man himself.
Gold medals were awarded to Oger’s group, the most pedantic looters of all!
Silver went to the group of refereed by Danger Is Real.
Bronze was earned by Elderthing’s group.
The Chainmail World Championship trophies had been handed out the day before: Gold to Blubba & Lubba Mix, silver to Team Dreadghoul and bronze to The Ogre Magi of the Jade Road.
The End
And it was over.
My regrets: missing out on 3 gaming blocks because of BBQ duty, sleep and leaving early for the long drive home (for safety reasons interrupted by a short restorative nap), not having played under all the other brilliant DMs, not consuming more of the legendary cloister beer, not tasting Fraiseberry’s Chartreuse (la prochaine fois, j’espère). The fact that my beloved wife only could attend a small part of the convention.
My satisfaction: Having met old and new aquaintences and friends, having run my games, having played, having braved the Sarissa / Chainmail world cup and learned some valuable lessons from the gold champions. Having contributed to Cauldron’s success.
Read here how other participants experienced Cauldron Con 2026:
der Oger
the Prince of Nothing
Anonym gibt es neu eine Zusammenfassung der Modifikationen, möglichen Eigenschaften und Dienste von Elementaren, Geistern und Dämonen für DSA4.1. Ihr erhaltet Das 1&1 Der Invokation DSA 4.1 zum selbst festlegbaren Preis.
Quelle: Scriptorium Aventuris
Einblicke in ein zersplittertes Reich voller Magie, die Welt der Sturmlicht-Chroniken oder über 40 Jahre an deutscher Rollenspiel-Geschichte: Auf der SPIEL Essen 2026 präsentiert Ulisses Spiele wieder einige neue Hintergrundbände und Szenarien von verschiedenen Systemen. Welche Bandbreite der Verlag wieder im Gepäck hat, erfahrt ihr hier.
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Andreas Schellenberg geschrieben
SteamTinkerer Mirco hatte zum Interview bezüglich Dungeonslayers⛨ geladen und wir reden fleißig über dessen 20jährige Geschichte, Hintergründe zur ⛨-Version und dem Printdebakel. Schnappt Euch ein Getränk, lehnt Euch zurück und ab die Post!
Vielen Dank an Mirco für den netten Plausch 🙂
Es ist einer der größten Stände in Halle 3: An Pegasus Spiele führt dort fast kein Weg vorbei. Nicht nur Brettspiele gibt es an diesem Stand, sondern auch so einiges bei den Rollenspielen zu entdecken. Was genau davon neu ist, haben wir uns für euch angeschaut.
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Verena Kröger geschrieben
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