What the hell, another year has passed? I guess it's time to do another roundup of the best GLOG posts of the last year. All images are from their respective blogposts, and all opinions are objective.
Past Years:
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BEST ADVENTURE: Ghosts So Quiet by Phlox
I've always appreciated what Phlox calls a "Gygaxian version" of history, so it's natural Ghosts So Quiet makes it on my list. This hexcrawl of the British Isles is tightly-packed with enough materials for a campaign or two, full of Victoriana, vampires, and the English. I ran a fun oneshot in Ghosts So Quiet, where the disposable characters ran around London and assassinated the rival to an English vampire.
I highly recommend you check this hexcrawl out for its wealth of material and well-executed concept.
BEST DELTA: Inadvisable Decisions by Locheil
All is not right with the night sky. The darkness between the stars, it crawls and shifts. Inadvisable Decisions is a collection of related delta templates themed around corruptive alienism. Form a theory on the nature of grues. Summon the Headless Oracle. Get lost in the hidden corners of reality forever. Find oblivion.
Although technically for Aclas, Loch's industrial fantasy setting, it is adaptable for any setting and a source of creepy inspiration.
BEST SYSTEM: Copper GLOG by Arnold K
Ever wanted to play a simple game of GLOG in a short amount of time? Arnold K (hi goblinpope) has you covered. Created in one day, Copper GLOG requires only a single coin. I actually played several "sessions" of Copper GLOG and found it satisfactory. It's easily hackable and good at passing time while you're traveling between realities.
BEST MODULAR PIECE OF LORE: VVIZARDRY by PRIMEUMATON
Arum, the primordial caveman wizard, bringer of fire, is a great idea by PRIMEUMATON. Helped along by the author's wit and willingness to go along with this absurd concept, Arum barely managed to beat these other GLOG wizard-kings (who are also cool). You can easily insert Arum and his Stone Blade Men into your campaign setting or a random dungeon to add flavor.
I think this post is good because of its unique concept.
BEST NON-CASTER CLASS: Armature by deus ex parabola
Have you ever felt the urge to play a walking tank with a chainsaw sword and 24 strength? Well, now you can! The Armature is an Unfinished World class but is... well, not "easily adaptable"... if your GM is cool they'll let you play it.
I think this post is good because of... y'know what, I don't need to justify myself to you of all people. Go read it.
BEST CASTER CLASS: Ring-Bearer by Kachow
I like stealing ideas from fiction to put into my RPGs, and Kachow is apparently of the same mind. His Ring-Bearer class maintains the balance between being easily customizable (why not necklaces or swords instead of rings?) and staying true to the archetypal character. His slight tweaking of Magic Dice to Corruption Dice has a small but notably positive effect on the class's succinct characterization.
BEST CLASS WITH UNIQUE MECHANICS: Counselor by Vivanter
I find this concept really interesting. You are rewarded for not killing people (something Locheil's Angelologist class also rewards) and your main ability is not related to combat or magic. At template B, you gain "Discerning Eye", which further adds to your repertoire of atypical abilities. The Counselor represents a unique fantasy combined with differing abilities.
BEST CLASS WITH UNIQUE FLAVOR: Braid by TheFirstGokun
TheFirstGokun was hard at work in 2023 creating the setting of Cath Celdaenn, a massive weird fantasy city ruled by a divine tree. He released a series of classes (including the Urbanist) and while they were all great, the best is the Braid, the Captiol Tree's chosen agent. He manages to weave together a coherent and beautiful class from several different aesthetic and design choices.
In other words, I want to play a magic tree mathematician princess.
