The Games of Hüsker Dü
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Mountain: Jimi Hendrix & the King of Gondor
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Top 10 Blue Öyster Cult Songs - Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix plus Whistlepig Breakdown for #DCCRPG by @goodmangames.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!
The album cover for From the Western Shores by Gatekeeper. It features and illustration by Duncan Storr. It depicts twin towers that look more organic than man made. Small figures swing from the top of the towers. A flying creatue that looks somewhat like a manta ray glides past the towers just over the ground. The tower is in front of a body of water. Stormy clouds are in the sky.
The album cover for The Middle Earth Album by Glass Hammer. The artwork by David Wyatt features an ornate white ship with three curved white sails on choppy water. White gulls fly over and around the ship.
Tolkien Tour of Middle Earth Songs: "Ramble On," Gatekeeper, Glass Hammer, & "Song of Gondor" open.substack.com/pub/critical...
“The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein’s Castle at Weisseria” by Blue Oyster Cult
I just backed Rabid Dogs Vol. 3 Zine with Collector's Box from @breakerpressgames.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/bre...
There are so many good lines in the documentary. RIP Frankie.
We're Stars! Plus The Budos Band & Buckaroo Banzai Homage from Home Front. H/T to @jorkelstrom.bsky.social & @onlyplaywizards.com open.substack.com/pub/critical...
You bet! It's such a great concept, and this is the right team to pull it off!
A photo of the Gorgar pinball machine. The backglass artwork by Constantino Mitchell depicts a red-skinned muscular devil-looking figure behind a scantily clad female figure.
RPGers Sure Play a Mean Pinball: The Pixies, The Who, & Pinball Crawl Classics open.substack.com/pub/critical... @goodmangames.bsky.social
Black and white artwork for the Pink Fairies cover of the song "Motorheard" featuring Michael Moorcock and Nik Turner. The artwork features a tusk-toothed, winged pig looking out of a bucket.
The cover of the first issue of the Tales from the Pusciverse comic series. The art depcits Bellendia Black holding a skull. Bellendia has spiked blond and black hair and wears black and crimson makeup that forms a super hero-like mask. Black makeup (or tatoos) look like black tears rolling down the cheeks.
The cover of the Wizard Zine by James Spahn. It features art by the amazing Diogo Nogueira depicting a van with the side painted showing a white bearded wizard and green flames. The background color is purple. At the bottom of the zine it says "Are You Ready to Rock?" in green letters.
Michael Moorcock & Pink Fairies "Motorhead" Cover and Puscifer Comic Plus “Gaming is Rock n’ Roll” - The Spahn Doctrine open.substack.com/pub/critical...
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Album cover for Metamorphosis by Froglord. It features art from Dylan J. Davis picturing three menacing frogs peering out of a cauldron in front of a spirited female figure with outstretched arms. Primary colors are green and black.
The albums First Visit and Animal Man by Rogue Male. Between the records is a Kerrang magazine featuring Rogue Male's Jim Lyttle on the cover. The First Visit cover is an illustration of red haired, mulleted cyborg with skin peeling away to reveal a mechanical eye. The Animal Man cover has a photo of the band members dressed up like characters from the movie The Road Warrior.
Bardcore, Froglord, & Forgotten Metal of the 80s
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Love this one! Any idea who the cover artist is? The back of the album credits artwork to Brian Profilio, Daniel Foder, & John Carbonella Jr., who are all band members. I'm curious if one of them did the actual illustration.
Artwork for the game Idols of the Neon Dark tabletop role playing game. At the bottom is the tagline "Pop idols fighting monsters in a neon city.) The illustration shows three female presenting adventures brandishing weapons and casting magic. They are in front of building with a neon "K-Pop" sign, behind which is a giant spider like creature and a one eyed, bat-winged creature.
KPop Demon Hunters for D&D & Spinal Tap's New Year's Eve plus Winter Wine from Caravan open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Merry Christmas, Todd!!
A still from the Dungeons & Dragons animated series from the 1980s. It shows a bat winged, one-horned sorceror riding a demonic black horse.
The album cover for "Warriors of Greyhawk" by Greyhawk featuring artwork by Daniel Porta. It features a dungeon party with their backs to a cliff drop brandishing their weapons as two large grean humanoids are about to attack. Floating in the sky is a hooded wizard with glowing hands and eyes along with two hawks flying.
D&D Inspired Metal: Slayer’s Kerry King, Venger, & Greyhawk @saxonofficial747.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Album cover art for Ænima by Tool, featuring artist Cam de Leon's painting "Smoke Box", with animated smoke and encompassing eyes.
Dungeons & Dragons Music from Tool and Stephen Wilson Jr. Plus Sunshine Blogger Q&A - Part 2 @stephenwilsonjr01.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
A photo of a bearded Dr. Demento wearing a tux and holding a top hat against a yellow background.
Connecting the D&D Threads of Dr. Demento, Community, & Rick and Morty plus The Dead Alewives, Dan Harmon, & Massconfusion open.substack.com/pub/critical...
A two-page spread from MAD Magazine showing the dopiest demons from Dungeons & Dragons, including Tchotchke, Demacorgan, Orcriss, and Heckfella. The Demacorgan is a 2-headed demon. One head is a blond haired female bassist. The other is a crying Billy Corgan. The Heckfella looks like Hellboy. The Orcriss is a bat winged demon with the face of KISS drummer Peter Criss. He can't come home right now.
MAD Magazine takes on D&D & music featuring The Beatles, KISS, Smashing Pumpkins, Jagger, Hendrix & more! open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Yes, I was thinking that while I was writing the article, Kent! Could be the game's unofficial theme song.
A picture of a page from Sounds magazine with a feature about Dream Warriors. The two members of the Canadian hip hop group appear in an accompanying photo. One holds a bamboo staff. The headline reads "who dares wins".
A picture of the Brute Fort card game. It is packaged as a double tape cassette case with a tuck box of cards on one side and a tape cassette soundtrack on the other side. The artwork depicts a ruined castle against a red sky with yellow skulls piled in front.
Dream Warriors: D&D-Inspired Hip Hop plus Brute Fort game & soundtrack and "Sunshine Blogger" Q&A @alfredvalley.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
The album cover for Molly Hatchet's Beatin' the Odds. It features a Frank Frazetta painting of a horse-riding warrior wielding a sword and shield battling a horde of enemies. Two broad strangely flattened Critical Hit Parader guitar picks heave in the upper corners.
Kirk Hammett & Frank Frazetta auction plus Castle Rat: Conan & Frazetta references open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Robert Plant & Stephen Colbert on J.R.R. Tolkien Plus Geekerati appearance & Blackfoot conversation @christianlindke.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
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Give this a read folks, there's some other great projects mentioned here. Music is a huge part of TTRPGs, both for inspiration and at the table. NIN's The Hand That Feeds gave me the title and some vibes for BTH.
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A still image from the Slayer video for "Seasons in the Abyss" showing silhouettes of two riders on camels in front of a setting red orange sun.
Clark Ashton Smith TTRPG & Music and Nine Inch Nails-Inspired Bite the Hand plus Plus Olga Kahn's "Echoes from the Barrow-Downs" @spellbookgaming.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Album cover for "Crucible & Ruin" by Howling Giant. It features a painting by Susan M. Davies depicting forest home of some sort with a door and two windows built into a tree. Stone steps lead up to the door. Through a clearing between trees, two wolves are silhouetted in front of a full moon. A white Critical Hit Parader guitar pick sits mysteriously on the bottom right corner of the album.
New releases from DnD fans Howling Giant & Tolkien-inspired Joy Shannon plus Hüsker Dü Halloween song rec open.substack.com/pub/critical...
Album artwork for the AVTT/PTTN album. The artwork is by Martin Kvamme, who has lots of album cover credits, including works by The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton. The colors of the artworks are primarily black, and shades of orange. It shows a fiery ring in the sky with lots of clouds. A horizon appears in the ring.
Three paperback books that make up the Faith No More Role-Playing Game. They all have black backgrounds. "The Real Thing" has gold text and a gold fish and crown symbol. "Angel Dust" has blue lettering and a bull symbol. "King for a Day" has red lettering.
AVTT/PTTN & the Faith No More RPG by @accidentalcyclops.bsky.social plus Grailknights superhero music open.substack.com/pub/critical...