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12Apr 20268 Apr 2026

Movie Review: Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has haunted literature and cinema for two centuries, but Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 adaptation feels like a…

11Apr 20268 Apr 2026

Book Review: The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer

The Caretaker is a horror novel by Marcus Kliewer and published by Bantam. It is due for release on 23…

8Apr 20261 Dec 2025

D&D Sucks and So Do You: Saving Throws Are Gaslighting Mechanics

Saving throws are supposed to be the heroic last stand against danger; the dice roll that decides whether you resist…

RPGs

Crafting Iconic Villains: Antagonist Design in RPGs

The heroes that we play in our roleplaying games are bound by quests, destinies, and (often) the pursuit of virtue. Yet, lurking in the shadows, a different kind of character…

5 on Friday 15/09/23

It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for an all-new 5 on Friday. We’re going to start with 5 exciting releases for this week before moving on to…

Throwback Thursday: WoW 5E

14 Sep 20232 Sep 2023

I'm very set in my view that people need to stop just taking every property and pasting it onto the 5E ruleset. Generally, there are other systems that are better…

A Completely Serious and Balanced Review: Munchkin

13 Sep 202312 Sep 2023

Ah, Munchkin, the card game that manages to take the time-honored trappings of roleplaying and turns them into an exercise in frustration and passive-aggressive squabbling. If you relish the idea…

Books

StoryBundle: Trilogies

12 Sep 202310 Sep 2023

The rule of threes is such a powerful thing. As humans we look for patterns and threes seem to appeal to use particularly well. This also applies to entertainment with…

365 Days of Posts: My Highlights

11 Sep 202311 Sep 2023

You know those really low-effort clip shows that TV series do when there's no money left? Aye? Good. Let's do one of those. Today is a bit of a milestone…

Humble Bundle: Trail of Cthulhu

10 Sep 202310 Sep 2023

I like investigative RPGs. A detective story just feels such a natural fit for the format, you know? I've written at length about this topic recently, having published a 7-part…

RPGs

Beyond Heroes and Villains: Nuance in Character Morality in RPGs

Player characters in our favourite roleplaying games emerge as more than mere players' avatars or playing pieces; they become, if played with earnest honesty, conduits of morality, reflecting the intricate…

5 on Friday 08/09/23

It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for an all-new 5 on Friday. We’re going to start with 5 exciting releases for this week before moving on to…

Throwback Thursday: A Short Literature Review on Games and Autism

7 Sep 202311 Sep 2023

A few years ago, I did my second postgrad. The focus was on working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The content of the course was quite wide and…

Bundle of Holding: Delta Green Mega

6 Sep 20236 Sep 2023

Most of the Cthulhu mythos material out there is set during or before the early decades of the 20th century. In the past few years, we’ve seen some sources bring…

Still Game: Review and Play Suggestions

5 Sep 20235 Sep 2023

As I previously have with Wednesday, Yes, Minister, and Charles III, I'm using this post to combine a review with some play suggestions for RPGs. This time, it's the turn…