In December 2025, I posted about 20 RPG systems that I played that are not DnD – 10 fantasy systems, and 10 more systems that are not traditional fantasy. Since then, I’ve got to play a lot more RPGs, so it’s time for another round of mini-reviews. Not all of them are necessarily dark and dangerous, but I somehow had to come up with a distinguished title Black Powder and Brimstone: This is a standalone game based on Mörk Borg is set in a fantasy world where gunpower just became a (volatile and very explosive) thing. Not only that, it is set in a very German world. For me as a German that’s always a bit funny, these “fantasy” names and places that are all so very German. I also actually played this in German with a German group, which is something I usually never do, and which always feels quite alien to me. Regardless, playing this was really fun, and I love how dangerous it is. I played the Grenadier who has lots of bombs, and I find it particularly funny that every time you use a…
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