Notequest: Expanding the map with Orryn!

In the last couple of days, I've been expanding my map further and adventuring overland with my Gnome Cook, Orryn.

 

 

Notequest: Another look

After playing many dungeons with Four Against Darkness (4AD) over the last few months, I decided to try something a little different. I noticed in my downloaded files section, Notequest, which I had intended to try a lot more. So here we are again. My initial thoughts on the core rules can be seen here, about a year and a half ago.

NoteQuest: Expanded World First Impressions Part 1: Core Rules

 

NoteQuest: Expanded World by Green Little Thing has been in my cart off and on for a year or two now but I never pulled the trigger on buying it. Today, I finally did! Let me give you a bit of an overview before I do a play through.

Note: The NoteQuest: Expanded World includes the core NoteQuest rules, so all you need is to plop down a couple bucks and you're set! This overview will be covering said core rules.

Twisted Final Fights Another Four Against Darkness Review (Long Read!)

 

First off, I will not give any spoilers about bosses. Those are for you discover! However, I will be going over a brief overview of each of the included six missions. With that said, let us join the fight against the big bads in Twisted Final Fights!

Four Against Darkness Monster Cards Decks 1 and 2 Review

In this review, I will take a look at Monster Deck 1 and Monster Deck 2, add-ons for Four Against Darkness. Why do I say "add-ons?" Well, that's because you don't really need them to play but they do add a lot to the game by reducing the amount of dice rolling (still have to roll up dungeons, treasures, etc.). You simply pull a card for whatever you encounter; vermin, minions, weird monsters, and bosses. If this sounds interesting to you, then read on!

Quick Review of Room Cards for Four Against Darkness

 

Standard Rooms

No time to draw up your dungeons? If you're like me, you want more immersion into your games but can't draw very well. Enter the Room Cards and the Egyptian Style Room Cards!

Twisted Dungeons a Four Against Darkness Supplement Review (Spoiler Free)

 

If you're like me, you like variety. Who doesn't? This is exactly what Twisted Dungeons adds. It does not necessarily give you a new mission other than slaying the final boss but it could. Maybe a town has hired your dungeon delvers to retrieve an item in a nearby dungeon. Your mage had a little too much booze at the local inn. That frozen dungeon looks a bit slippery, watch your step! You step into an old wizard's tower, what magical stuff could this hold? You keep looking for the final boss but he's no where to be found, maybe you can find some clues.

Four Against Darkness: The Stump of Elemental Evil Review

 

For Levels 1-4

I finally got around to playing The Stump of Elemental Evil, which I purchased in card format. It is also available in a PDF file. Here's my review!

D100 Dungeon Version 3 First Impressions

 

 I recently acquired D100 Dungeon Version 3 by Martin Knight after seeing it on several YouTube videos explaining the game mechanics and I was intrigued by what I saw. Basically, you take on the role of a single warrior, rogue, or mage battling through dungeons trying to complete quests and encountering all sorts of monsters as you go. Typical dungeon crawl fair but I'm one of those fans of dungeon crawls and I can't get enough of them! Click read more below if you'd like to see my initial thoughts of my first play through! (Please note, version 2.2 is available free here at the Geek)

Four Against Darkness Review

 

A review

I now feel I have played enough games of Four Against Darkness to make a fair assessment of what it has to offer. I've played at least 12 or so dungeons. Keep in mind, this is the base game. So if you like, continue on under the break to read more!  

 

Four Against Darkness: Metalhoods Excellent Adventures Part 2

 

 

 My second adventure with the "Metalhoods." This one was a bit more rough but I did complete it, woot! I actually played it over two days while my wife and son colored and then played with slime. Thankfully, the Metalhoods didn't run into any gelatinous cubes.

Four Against Darkness: Metalhoods Adventures Part 1

Four Against Darkness in all its splendor.

Four Against Darkness (4AD) is a fantasy dungeon crawler that probably doesn't need an introduction. I'm a little late to the party but hey, better than never. In 4AD you map out a dungeon as you adventure through it with a team of four characters chosen from eight different classes. There are a ton of other classes in other supplements, probably about a million of them. Ok, not that many but the game is well supported with many expansions both in the form of adventures and expanding on the base game.

 If you'd like to read more, hit read more!

2 Hour Dungeon Crawl Overview and Battle Report: Yorgen's Fall

 So I've always been a fan of dungeon crawls ever since my first foray into crawling with Warhammer Quest. A great game in itself with a lot of good memories of getting stomped in the dungeons with my cousin, Will. Then came Mage Knight Dungeons, which was quite different from the former as you played head-to-head or at least that's how we played it. You could also play solo or cooperatively. In both cases, the players controlled the monsters and while acceptable, it's always fun to have no control over your opponent either when playing alone or with a buddy.

The crawl to end them all!

 Enter 2 Hour Dungeon Crawl by Two Hour Wargames (THW). A game of high adventure down in the depths of the earth plundering dungeons, slaying orcs and goblins and all manner of monsters while amassing wealth and glory or leaving an unmarked grave deep in the caverns. This is not a review of the game (which I plan to do once I have sufficient experience under my belt!) but just a quick battle report and a quick overview of the THW style of games.

Sunday Dungeon Crawl Madness!!!! (Battle report)

 This Sunday I was home alone, so decided to do a little solo dungeon crawling. The rules I used were Song of Blades and Heroes and its expansions as well as the fan-made expansion Deep Dark Dungeons. I'd advise you to check out both!

Our brave adventurers from left to right: Drakus, Tristin, Snibly, and Gilna.

The dungeon layout.