There are two pages missing. (P. 73 and 74) That is the description of the Nautilus. Without it, the map of the Nautilus (p. 75) cannot be decoded. Please add these pages to make the book complete.

It is elegant, well thought-out and fun... for "low-level" play, at least. The characters can quickly become almost demigods, stronger monsters require you to roll tens of dice (and then sum them all up). The section about monsters overall is pretty lacking, in my honest opinion. It tells you how the monsters work but the "bestiary" is only a few monsters, which completely does not give me the vaguest idea of what is going to be too easy, what is going to be overpowered.

That said, the way of describing monsters (their strength, HP and EXP is just one number) is genious. The three classes are well thought-out, the kindreds all follow the same multiplier mechanic, which makes creating a character a walk in the park. It only uses d6s.

I used to play Tunnels and Trolls many years ago and picked this up on a whim. I have now played it a couple of times and love it. The Quick Play rules, provided with the adventure are perfect for me and an ideal introduction to the more advanced sets. I found the adventure to be well balanced. I did not make it to the end alive in my first play through, but i got far enough to leave me wanting a taste for more....there is so much of this weird world left to explore, and so it seems there is a lot of playability. The cover art by Steve Crompton, is amazing. I highly recommend this game and would love to see a supplement and most importantly, a print on demand option please!!! I would love to own and just look at this piece of work as a real book!

An intriguing game setting, in need of updating.

This is one of the earliest published solo adventures for Tunnels & Trolls. Unlike some of the early solos it doesn't seem to have been updated since 1980, and it does show its age.

The basic idea is a bold one - to create an adventure based on the Greek myths - and familiarity with the source material will help your characters make the right choices. (But isn't essential to enjoy the solo.)

The main problems with game play are around the mechanics, which are, in all honesty, a pretty accurate reflection of the way I would have played T&T back in the 1970s. Long stretches of empty passages described in rather colourless text with few surprises. I must confess I was entertained by the intellectual challenge of mapping the labyrinth accurately, but it wasn't wildly exciting. There was no real attempt to mislead the player-character and it was possible to explore most of the labyrinth without any fighting or problem solving.

Encounters with non-player characters are relatively short, standalone and mostly follow a set pattern; meet the character, choose from two or three options (which may or may not lead to a fight), claim reward or pay penalty and move on. (In fairness to the solo, some of these encounters include a fair bit of mythological background and in one or two cases previous encounters may influence what happens to your character.) Some of the rewards are startlingly generous (in Deluxe T&T terms, they would cause a character to advance several levels). These are balanced by some "instant death" paragraphs. Again this is the way we played in the 1970s.

Overall I found this an entertaining solo but I'm conscious there may be an element of nostalgia in my reaction to it. I really like the core idea but the solo needs some updating to make the floor plan more, well, labyrinthine; updates to the encounters to make them fully compatible with later versions of T&T; and some additions to give the whole adventure more of a sense of coherence (whilst sticking to the central premise). It would be interesting to see similar style adventures covering the mythology of different cultures. Such an approach might even have some educational value.

Very interesting with both historical interest if you happen to like T&T, and some useful guidelines on constructing your own solo adventures. (Interesting to find out Michael Stackpole wrote Red Circle in a week). Writing this review mostly to note: The 'license agreement' included here to publish your own T&T adventure is of no use. Unlike many of the 3rd party agreements common in the industry nowadays, Flying Buffalo specifically has to agree/sign off on this before it is valid rather than terms being stated up front, and with Flying Buffalo now under new management there's no guarantee the agreement would be taken up at their end.

The best T&T 'supplements' out there, and they're free!

In all my years of gaming, Amulet of the Salkti was one of my favourite adventures. :)

Please make it Print on Demand - many of us prefer playing using physical books.

An immersive & enjoyable adventure. :)

Last night I finished reading Mythic Ireland by John Briquelet. It is a fantastic collection of material on the ancient Irish that can be used in any campaign. It is written with statistics for Deluxe Tunnels and Trolls. However, since most of it is text and not stat-blocks, it is easily converted to any gaming system.

It includes a thorough section on how to play ancient Irish professions (such as the druids, fili/ bards, witches, warriors, etc.), material on the Irish code of honor and how to use it in a RPG campaign, new magic (such as the Cloak of the Dagda, and the Riastradh, which allows a caster to expefrience Cú Chulainn's Hulk-like "warp spasm", etc.), an overview of Irish king and clan society, an list of commonly used items for purchase (ranging from the traditional backpack to a Bodhran/ drum and gold torc), the role of geasa/ taboos, Irish gods/ religion/ feasts, new creatures in Mythic Ireland (e.g. the fae of the Courts of Light/ Darkness, Cu Sidhe/ otherworld hounds, etc.), maps and descriptions of ancient Ireland, material for a Gamemaster-led adventure for 4-6 player characters (Finneach’s Black Bull), and more. And I haven't even mentioned the beautiful color artwork, not least of which is the cover.

In the spirit of constructive feedback, the book could be made even better if it were slightly reorganized; some of the sections seem spread throughout the book (e.g. "background" material could be clustered in one section and "gameplay" material in another, or at least highlight these as different in the book). Also, it would have been great to have a PDF version that did not have the page coloring as this requires a lot of printer ink. And finally, when will a hardcopy/ softcopy be available?!? :) I'd love to have this on my shelf. These are minor comments and do affect my 5/5 rating.

It is a fantastic collection of material that will provide countless hours of unique RPG gameplay. Well worth the price and your time. 5/5

Review of Journey to Buffalo Island. (Mild spoilers.)

Classic escape the island scenario. Makes the most of its small number of paragraphs: a number of variations possible, definite replay value. A choice of possible escape routes; some exploration is required to gather items needed to use them. Sometimes tongue in cheek; enjoyable. Links work. Recommended.

This is a faithful reprint of the original edition of T&T, the one that broke out in 1975.

To be blunt, I prefer 5th and 5.5 to this edition. I got it to see how different it was from 5th, and it's not terribly so, but it's also got some very singificant differences. Rogues are slightly different. All saves are on Luck. The weapon list is shorter, and the weapon dice are slightly lower.

There's a good reason the game has lasted, and while this has most of that, it's not the 5th ed I love.

I like both formats as I can search on one and read or present with the pape copy.

It's everything I remember from the late 1970s & early 1980s. Great RPG, simple, engaging, doesn't take itself too seriously.

Tunnels & Troll has been around so long that potential players may be scared away by the learning curve, even if that curve does not exists. Flying Buffalo's last main rule book, Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls, is decepively simple. While easily a three hundred page book the rules take about 30 pages and the rest is fluff and options. 30 pages of rules is a brevity in RPGs, and when you really focus down on the core concepts this is really about ten pages. So they have the simple problem of having a concise and comprehensive system hiding in a high page count, something daunting for new players.

It seems the Beginners Bundle for T&T is their answer. And you get a lot for a $6 PDF: a primer version of the rules, solo module, GM (group) module, enough charts to run the game, prerolled characters and character sheets (All in full color). That is a good haul for six bucks.

I tend to be a GM and when I run games I like to give the players a handout that describes the rules of the system I'm using. That was one of the reason I was very intrested in this bundle. In this instance I will serve my players well.

But true newbies should know that the most popular versions of T&T are 5th Edition and Deluxe, and this bundle contains portions of both. While these editions are more closly relaed than editions of D&D there may be a little confusion for the unaware of those slight differences (2 more Attributes, a Talent(skill) system, more attack dice for Warriros every level, etc.) they may be confused. It would probably have been wiser to scale the 5th ed material up to Deluxe or pair the Deluxe material down to 5th, but I'm sure they have their reasons. Both editions are infinately playable and much easier to teach, play and master than that other RPG.

Give the second ever RPG a chance, its more than worth it and an underplayed gem in either edition.

Looking for a complete Elven world? Found it.

This campaign world setting gives a complete overview of the elven culture, standing, history and, well, world. It is a nostalgic look at a setting for use with any rpg and contains detailed NPCs, adventure hooks and details enough to keep you busy for a long time.

four out of five stars from me purely that Elves are not really my thing but I enjoyed the read and the non tolkien setting. These elves are different with a world and culture all of their own. Will it also be yours?

This adventure captures the madness and wonder of Alice in Wonderland beautifully. The puzzles are a joy, and you will need to take notes. In addition, as with the best solos, there are multiple endings, and you can't see and do everything in one run-through. This solo is great for re-play, and tremendous fun multiple times through.

For me, what pushed this from four stars (great) to five (outstanding!) was Steve Compton's artwork. Mr. Compton's pen-and-ink style exactly complements John Tenniel's original illustrations in Alice. There were a few cases where I had to look for the artist's signature to make sure it wasn't a hitherto-undiscovered John Tenniel illustration!

So, fun storyline, cool adventures, interesting puzzles, entertaining jokes, and good replay value, all complemented by outstanding art. If you like solos - or even if you don't - Alice in Weirdworld is a gem.