In a previous Lakelands post, I discuss a central tension that animates the setting, one which rejects both hope and cynicism. To a significant extent that tension is just a question of realism...| Advantage on Arcana
A Lakelands setting post| Advantage on Arcana
Not many years after the Arrival, an Unbound named the Hallowed Instar gathered a small team of scientists in an Illinois university laboratory and...| Advantage on Arcana
My intention is for two central tensions to animate the Lakelands setting. This post will lay out the first of these tensions, which I think of as...| Advantage on Arcana
Much of the wildlife in the Lakelands has not changed since the Arrival: beavers still industriously dam rivers, ducks migrate seasonally, and bumblebees sleep in flowers. However, the substantial decrease in human development has had a number of effects. Feral populations of once-domestic animals have established themselves here and there: colonies of cats, packs of dogs, sounders of pigs, flocks of chickens and goats, gaggles of geese, and herds of cattle, horses, and llamas have all found ...| Advantage on Arcana
What is it, to be human? From a biological standpoi...| Advantage on Arcana