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Skill System for D&DB/X … Cephalod Blues … The Europa Sanctuary … Dark Sun:\u003Cbr>Freedom …Now A Goddess … Spooky Movie Reviews | |\n|  |  |\n\nTable of Contents  \nADMINISTRIVIA..................................................................................................................... 2  \nEDITORIAL AND COOPERATIVE NEWS............................................................................... 2  \nWILD, REBELLIOUS AND FREE............................................................................................ 7  \nFREEDOM IN THE DARK.................................................................................................... 13  \nSKILLS FOR B/X D&D.......................................................................................................... 21  \nAD&D DARK SUN: FREEDOM REVIEW.............................................................................. 23  \nSUBTERRANEAN CEPHALOPOD BLUES............................................................................25  \nTHE EUROPA SANCTUARY: AN ECLIPSE PHASE SCENARIO...........................................33  \nNOW A GODDESS (PART I) ................................................................................................. 46  \nSPOOKY MOVIE REVIEWS OF 2023.................................................................................... 59  \nADMINISTRIVIA  \nRPG Review is an irregular online magazine which is available in print version every so often (e.g., Issues 40 and 44  \nfor RuneQuest Glorantha Con Down Under) . All material remains copyright to the authors except for the reprinting as noted in the first sentence. Contact the author for the relevant license that they wish to apply. Various trademarksand images have been used in this magazine of review and criticism. Use of trademarks etc are for fair use and review purposes and are not a challenge to trademarks or copyrights. This includes Eclipse Phase by Transhuman Studios, Dungeons & Dragons by TSR/WotC, Blades in the Dark by Evil Hat Productions. Cover art Four Freedoms by Norm Rockwell.  \nEDITORIAL AND COOPERATIVE NEWS  \nWelcome to another issue of RPG Review, now into its 16th year. Our publishing timetable has obviously changed over this time – from the onerous quarterly publication to the “we will put something out when we have enough content”. It turns out that getting enough content is not easy! In any case, here we are with the topic of “Freedom” for this issue, that is, like our early issues, a brief return to idea of a topic-free issue.  \nAs a result, we have a bit of a mixed bag. Karl Brown stayed very much on topic with freedom-based characters for multiple game systems that can be plugged into any system. Tim Rice has also followed the theme with a take on system-freedom with a set of modifications for Blades in the Dark. As an experimental essay-poem Ruby Constance provides “Subterranean Cephalod Blues”, which your editor has provided an interpretation for the Eclipse Phase setting and system on a potential sanctuary. Plus, because one article is clearly not enough for me, a review of Dark Sun’s“Freedom” is also provided. James Bobb provides freedom of sort for D&D B/X players with an easy to apply skill system, which is really quite beautiful and elegant in its simplicity and scope. Following what is a bit of a record for quasi-prose contributions, Owen Wylde has some notes from a Rolemaster campaign (with stats for items!)“Now a Goddess”, the story of one character’s development to apotheosis – over the next several issues expect more on this remarkable journey. Finally, we have capsule reviews of several movies under the title of “Spooky Movie Reviews” by Garote capturing the previous year and appropriate for the month of October.  \nSpecial mention must be made that Ruby, Owen, James, and Garote are all new contributors! 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