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So many rules are optional, and almost every rule has a counter-version that is the exact opposite, because maybe people would prefer it that way. I found the main complaint you guys brought up very interesting, because this is a weird case where an OSR game falls to the same problem that I personally think 5e falls to as well in trying to spread their net so wide to include so many different clashing viewpoints, the whole book just feels limp and inconclusive. So it’s hard to take the complaints of “well that’s not real OSR” seriously because there hardly is a “real” OSR except for the OSR that commenter very specifically likes. So there’s a hundred different OSR games that represent a hundred different versions of DnD, and they’re all very similar but specifically different. This DnD could be Original, or Basic and Expert, or full BECMI, or the Rules Cyclopedia, or Advanced 1e, or Advanced 2e, or it could be any of these but full of homebrew and incorrect rules that the person teaching you didn’t realize they got wrong. It’s supposed to represent the kind of DnD “I” grew up playing, where “I” is a very specific person. The key problem with OSR is it’s based on a “feeling” more than anything else. I’m a fan of the style myself, it’s not my favorite but I think a classic dungeon delve with some simple rules can be a great time. I feel bad when you guys review OSR games for exactly the reason you brought up everyone comes in clamoring to announce that it’s No True OSR and you have to try again to get the “feel” of the genre. Check out the band’s website for more fun.Banger episode as always, guys. But with the tour to promote this album currently on hold, you’re stuck with your own mental movies that these sounds conjure up, as we await their live return. Live appearances have the band performing in robes and masks, generating something far more theatrical and dynamic. I suspect simply listening isn’t the best way to experience this music. But overall, Endless is an enjoyable ride through a dreamy landscape, with enough twists and turns so you don’t drift too far out into inner space. “Hope” I also found a bit languid (though less so when I closed my eyes and imagined a typically gray Washington-state beach, with the surf gently rolling in). I found “Ritual” rather repetitive granted, that is a feature of electronic music, but generally there’s more interesting stuff layered on top. “Corruption” ushers in its mystery with a rush of white noise, and the title track provides an appropriately anthemic send off.
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Most of the material is in a melancholy vein the spooky “Aftermath” the foreshadowing of doom in “Shores of Oblivion” “Empress,” which you can imagine playing in the background the leading character heads off on their way to the climactic confrontation. Without any lyrics to latch onto, your imagination is left to run riot, and it’s inevitable you’ll match up the music with a film unspooling in your own mind. The moody “Invincible” starts out in haunting Twin Peaks territory, then boosts the beats-per-minute to something more danceable there’s Laura Palmer, dancing at the after-hours club again. The smooth pop glide of numbers like “Depths of Power” and “Prophecy” would fit nicely in a playlist of numbers from Oxygene, Switched on Bach, and Everything You Wanted to Hear on the Moog But Were Afraid to Ask For. Their promo material cites the influence of the film music by John Carpenter and Vangelis, but I felt the music was also reminiscent of that period in the 1970s when releases featuring Moog synthesizers and other electronic gizmos were all the rage.
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The latest release in their arsenal is Endless, the comic book, and the soundtrack (available on CD, vinyl - and cassette!). Finally, there are the creators, three otherworldly beings who refer to themselves as “The Keeper of the Magic Sword” (keyboards), “The Seer of All Truths (guitar), and “The Weaver of All Hearts and Souls” (drums), who are based in the rather more prosaic confines of Boise, Idaho. There’s a variety of tie-in merch (hoodies, tote bags, socks).
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There’s an accompanying soundtrack for each comic book.