Issue four of the Classic D&D fanzine Encounter is out and I feel totally unabashed in pimping it to readers. (This time around I didn't contribute anything, so I am free and clear of “enlightened self-interest”.)Why do I like it so?
Well, for one it's free (the right price) without being cheap. The downloadable PDF is first-rate with a nice crisp, three-column layout. Cover and interior art is evocative and well-placed. Editing is tight and the magazine overall feels like it breaks free of the kitchen-sink info-glut common with our side of the hobby.
More importantly, the content quality is quite good too and getting better with each issue. This issue has a number of highlights: a Dark Crystal campaign setting write-up (yes, the weirdo muppet fantasy movie, Dark Crystal) by Encounter editor Jesse Walker; an excellent streamlined set of rules for running D&D for young kids by local Texas boy Jimm Johnson; and a nicely-done article on using Norse-myth-inspired dragons.
Download it here.
Cool, I was unaware of this magazine. It's getting harder and harder to keep up with the good stuff in the OSR (and that is a good thing)!
ReplyDeleteLooks good. Norse Dragons sound cool. A Dark Crystal campaign? Now that we have to see...
ReplyDeleteNice. The magazine looks awesome, better than some of the fan-created PDFs I've seen you have to pay for... and you can't beat the price.
ReplyDeleteSounds cool. I'll have to check it out.
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