Gollaon and Voddick paused on the edge of the marketplace. “Where did they go?” asked Voddick. “We were right behind them,” said Gollaon casting about for their target. “They have melted into the crowd.” “Which only makes them more suspicious,” added Gollaon. “But how will we find them now?” Cultic Mask Made in a variety […]| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
Criminal syndicates are no less common in the future than today; their influence extends up and down the social ladder but remains focused at the lower rungs. Gangs and syndicates interact on a variety of levels: some are functionally bush leagues for the syndicates, other gangs work as partners and cutouts for the syndicate, others […]| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
The Blight is near mindless but it does have desires and a clear goal, to bring everything within its fold. It will reach out and stoke the powers of those who would aid in those ends. The Blight is both otherworldly and tied to corruption and decay, perhaps incomprehensible by the mortal mind. Sorcerer Subclass: […]| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
Gollaon looked over the arrow, its crystal head glinting in the sunlight. “Superb craftsmanship,” they noted. Voddick nodded. “Everything about it is made from the best materials,” he said as he pointed to the Imperial Armory mark. “After all, disappointing the Empress is not a recipe for a long career.” “Or a long life,” added […]| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
Even in the dark, dystopian future, there are people who want to try and make the world a better place, even if only in small ways. Many churches, though riddled with corruption at the higher levels, have people at the lower, community level trying to help. This is one such place. The Space: Located in […]| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
Gollaon and Voddick stood back as the nature priest swung his staff and the booming sound of footfalls could be heard to approach. “Goodness,” said Gollaon, “it actually works.…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
Gollaon and Voddick dashed down the street, ducking as flying toys dashed in and out of the open windows and doors of the shops. At the end of the street, they stopped for breath. “While I a…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
The capital city of Praxis contains a dozen palaces for the Hexenkönigin (one for each of the Twelve Houses of the Galactic Wheel), the bureaucracy of the Zauberreich, and the most prestigious university of sorcery within the Golden Gate Sector of the Orion Arm.| Trollsmyth
People like bands that have a narrative, a story of how they came to be. Sometimes it is a touching story of a group of friends getting together, working hard, and getting a surprising break. And…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
I love science fiction. Ever since I read Crisis on| POCGamer
People still enjoy the challenge of testing themselves and their knowledge and ability to learn, yes, the humble quiz still has its adherents, followers, and teams. Game shows, pub quizzes, and tr…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
In the Sixth World many traditional magic rituals and rites, mystical traditions and structures, were found to have actual, measurable effects, positive and negative, after magic began to return to…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
Gollaon and Voddick circled the mage carefully. “You could just surrender. That way you would get a quick and clean death,” said Voddick. “You are the unclean ones!” screa…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
As games continue to grow in influence, so does the responsibility of the people creating them. Games aren’t just about fun anymore. They’re a way to explore identity, culture, power and history. And that means we have to ask ourselves an important question: how do we tell stories in a way that’s fair and thoughtful?| MetFilm School
This is a character I built for a friend’s Wu-Shu game whom I could not resist translating into Shadowrun. However, he should work for any modern, near-future, or cyberpunk game, I give you:…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
While later than I had hoped, this is my contribution to this month’s RPG Blog Carnival hosted this month by Advantage on Arcana and this month’s theme is Magic Shops and their alternat…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
There is sometimes a habit, when it comes to sci-fi| POCGamer
Bend a world to the needs of your story and enthrall the imagination of your reader.| Speculative Fiction Writers Association
There are a lot of great generic (read: setting &| POCGamer
Settlements are the cornerstone of a lot of tabletop RPG| POCGamer
I’ve been thinking about Dungeons & Dragons classes lately. And I think fewer classes is better for the game.| YUM/DM
One of the areas in Dungeons & Dragons 3e that are sorely misunderstood and misused are Prestige Classes – even in the official books!| YUM/DM
My apologies for a late start, but here we are. Welcome to the RPG Blog Carnival for the Month of February 2025, on the theme of Dragon Neighbors: How do you live with a dragon nearby? Obviously, …| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
My first entry for this year's GLOGtober is slightly late, I was a bit stuck on this first entry. Now could I have set the first entry aside and first done a different one that was easier, yes yes I could have. For the first entry I rolled a 1, but couldn't think of something that spoke to me, so I rolled again, either as a replacement or something to combine with the first prompt, and got another 1. Damn what a coincidence, so I rolled my d6 again and can you guess what result I rolled that ...| The Whimsical Mountain
Sorry this post is a little late, I got distracted by things. Shout out to Xenophon of Athens, RandomWizard, semi-IDIOT, deus ex shit, Purplethulu, TheFirstGokun, Spwack, Sundered, Squig, theisticGilthoniel, Filth Pig and Phlox for participating. I have added a lot of connective tissue between these templates to tie them together, but left each delta itself unedited.| The Whimsical Mountain
The wine-dark Arabus constantly churns out debris, dead fish and faiths. The Driftwood Papacy scours along beaches and dredges with nets to rummage through these. Only the sturdy sea-bleached branches are kept, and only the suitably pungent carcasses are used for fish sauces, but each and every faith is kept. The Papacy is judgmental and rigid, but they are not book burners.| The Whimsical Mountain
Where public order has collapsed, gangs are endemic, elsewhere they are just common. But in the Barrens of Redmond and Puyallup, there are dozens. Not only are there many gangs, there are many ty…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
Traveller is the original sci-fi tabletop RPG, released in 1977.| POCGamer
Where public order has collapsed, gangs are endemic, elsewhere they are just common. But in the Barrens of Redmond and Puyallup, there are dozens. Not only are there many gangs, there are many ty…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
Where public order has collapsed, gangs are endemic, elsewhere they are just common. But in the Barrens of Redmond and Puyallup there are dozens. Not only are there many gangs, there are many typ…| Sea of Stars RPG Design Journal
Xochipilli (Lombard Museum)| Nagora's Corner
Babylonian Worshippers| Nagora's Corner
Magic resistance in AD&D is not very precisely defined, although it’s not too bad compared to some rules. It is initially covered in the Monster Manual thusly:| Nagora's Corner
So I love the setting and aesthetic of the videogame Hunt: Showdown.| The Colours of Pentagrams
One of the most challenging aspects of basing a game’s| POCGamer
Flocks of carrion birds, bands of starving wolves, men and women with nowhere left to go and nothing left to sustain themselves on, all living as a single pack.| The Colours of Pentagrams
Just haven't the focus to post that much, but I got like 3 posts in draft and had some of a afternoon to full one out.| Monster Manual Sewn From Pants
My computer is getting repaired at the moment and my back up one can't seem to manage editing large blog posts. So instead of the next planescrap post here's a post inspired by the game I'm currently chipping away at, Dark Souls.| Monster Manual Sewn From Pants
Hi gang! Craig with you once more. A few years back I wrote about including Easter Eggs in your work. It’s a fun nod to something from your past that your long term fans might get a kick out of. Th…| Story Empire
Howl of the Wild is the most challenging review I| POCGamer
For those that don't know I had a serious health crisis early in the year. I didn't cheat Death, but I did win on the long odds. Three times. So blogging was light.| Don't Split the Party
Strap in, folks, this is the summary of 8 years of roleplaying. Back in 2013 I started a new Champions campaign with my oldest sons and many of their friends. They players have changed and everyone followed my 'every players has multiple characters' rule, and we ended up with multiple games with multiple GMs in a shared universe, so there have been a LOT of PC heroes! The 8 years of real time have equaled about 8 years of game time, for various fun reasons involving session timing. Because o...| Don't Split the Party
So, I recently discovered that the world upon which The City State of the Invincible Overlord (CSIO) is situated has two moons, according to the Necromancer edition of the setting. There’s nothing I know of in the original release to say that this is the case, but it’s not unlikely enough for me to reject it.| Nagora's Corner
This is Sparta!| Nagora's Corner
Art: Inonibird@tumblr| Nagora's Corner
Filling the Sandbox| Nagora's Corner
Simulating, but simulating what?| Nagora's Corner
Or: D&D meets Javascript| Nagora's Corner
Celtic Worshippers| Nagora's Corner
American Worshippers| Nagora's Corner
With the Fallout games experiencing a huge uptick in interest,| POCGamer
Still flying by the seat of my pants for these last few days, but I am determined to finish. Today, we’re looking at the citadel on the east side of Rusheniya that houses the Arcanum, a magic…| RPG Wandering
Dystopias are a popular setting for videogames and tabletop RPGs| POCGamer
The first big world expansion to the revised second edition| POCGamer
Wisdom to my mind is a bit of a paradox. It is subjective and context-dependent, but inherently universal. I say this, because for something to be wise it ought to be applicable across time and space, yet whether the claims are appraised as being “wise” hinges on the perception of a past, present or future audience. It is beyond the self, yet dependent upon the self. So that then begs the fantasy writing question: What if the self is not human? If culture already morphs the form and subst...| Mythic Scribes
#MeathouseMan is the emotional story about personal struggles and uses various methods of power to overcome one's own shortcomings... but does it work? #ASOIAFreread #Martinworld|
Override is about a betrayal between "brothers". We are introduced to the rather well adjusted, pacifist main character Matt Kabaraijian who is eventually sold out by his coworker/brother. A blood betrayal in ASOIAF terms. Read how the corporeal pear ruins lives.|
"We're all just songs in the end. If we are lucky." Isn't that right, Quentyn? Recap and extended notes from my time with @GameofOwns discussing The Dragontamer ADWD chapter. Feb 27, 2021.|
#Sandkings #ASOIAFReread. In the future a jaded dilettante purchases a few organisms of an alien species for entertainment, but when his desire for worship (Iron Throne) creeps in like a madness, they develop into a threat. Put your thinskins on, the reread is ready. #Martinworld #DaenerysTargaryen #AereaTargaryen|
Get a kick out of GRRM's SciFi-Football crossover short stories. Get a glimpse of Arya and Yoren talking plays, the 49er Lannisters, Daenerys w/an offense move, and so much more. 2 stories in the link: #RuntoStarlight & #TheLastSuperBowl #Martinworld #ASOIAFReread|
Killing your story innocence. AMA about #Martinworld livestream is gonna happen. You can watch, I won't tell anyone. Details scrolled within... #ASOIAF #ASOIAFreread #GRRM|
365 days of 2020 past. A little thank you to those crazy enough to read along to my jambles and jumbles of #Martinworld, including #ASOIAF.| fattestleechoficeandfire.com
Watching a lot of anime, playing a lot of videogames,| POCGamer
Lore is a core component of tabletop RPGs, but Bofuri and Shangri-La Frontier have made me realize we need to approach it differently!| POCGamer
W hen painstakingly placing a happy Haven or convenient Village somewhere in a World, I often find myself needing a few things. Names are ...| blog.d4caltrops.com
How the best lessons on writing and worldbuilding are found by observing the world.| Mythic Scribes
What to do when you second-guess your own worldbuilding.| Mythic Scribes
Weapons and tactics will adapt to each other, as well as to the enemies faced – but adaptations will be done within the boundaries of a society.| Mythic Scribes
How large an army would be depended on the ability of the state to support it financially and logistically.| Mythic Scribes
The structure of an army will depend on the strategy, as strategy will determine the army's role and tasks.| Mythic Scribes
Environmental conditions influence how an army will fight and which weapons it will use. Society also influences composition of the army.| Mythic Scribes
