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OCTOBER SALES
This month we have a few sales for our products that will be good through the 31st of October.You can get Sertorius at half price for just $4.99 (HERE).We also have a new package called the...
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WUXIA CAN BE CHALLENGING TO GM
I started a new campaign for our Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate RPG, which will be a free PDF sometime in the near future. This is a wuxia setting where the players are wandering martial heroes. My...
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SERTORIUS: THE CITY OF TONGTEL
I've been putting together a gazetteer for my Vaaran Kingdoms campaign. The party is in the Kingdom of Palus and recently passed through Tongtel, the lone Elven city in the region. I am still working...
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THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ROLLS AND INTERACTION
I've commented in the past about my unease with Social Skill rolls in roleplaying games. When I do this isn't a slam against their use or people who like them, it is more about a personal difficulty I...
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BRIAN BLESSED IS MY DEFAULT CASTLE LORD
Very busy working on two campaigns and Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate, but I just want to talk briefly about one thing: Brian Blessed and Castle Lords. Ever since I first saw The Black Adder (series one...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE: GOLDEN DRAGON CAMPAIGN I
This is the report for our first new campaign of Ogre Gate. This was also a two character session, which provided some more insight into managing an adventure with just two PCs. The villain in the...
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ABODES AND AMBULATION
When I first started playing games like Dungeons and Dragons the places we explored were rather static. Monsters tended to linger in specific rooms, NPCs would wait around all day in their studies or...
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THE SCRIPTORIA OF CAEL
This is part of an ongoing series of entries for the Gamandrian setting of the Sertorius RPG. The capital of Republic of Caelum is Cael. This is the heart of a powerful Orc state that stretches from...
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MORE OCTOBER SAVINGS
We have more big savings for the remainder of the month now that the RPGnow Halloween Sale is on. Sertorius, normally $9.99 is only $3.34: SERTORIUS PDFTerror Network, normally $4.99 is only $3.34:...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE: GOLDEN DRAGONS CAMPAIGN II
This is the report for our first new campaign of Ogre Gate. This was also a two character session, which provided some more insight into managing an adventure with just two PCs. Characters Present:Pan...
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SWORDS OF THE FOUR TAVERNS PART III: THE GOLD OF GOFF-TAN
This is a report of the second session of our Vaaran Kingdoms Sertorius session. You can see session two HERE. The party:Gaius: A Ronian-blooded aristocratUloff: A Gru TraderGaroff: A Gru Bounty...
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THE WONDER OF LIBRARIES PART ONE: BOOKS
Of all the locations you can map and create, libraries are my favorite. Whether it is a little room tucked in the corner of a villa or a complex to rival the Library of Alexandria, I quite enjoy...
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SOME KUNG FU TECHNIQUES FROM WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE
We've been hard at work on Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate. I want to share a random sampling of Kung Fu Techniques from the game. Kung Fu Techniques are the game's foundation, they are what you use to...
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THE HUNTERS
In our game Sertorius, Sertori are powerful magic-wielders, perhaps even demigods. This gives them a lot of clout and is a bit of game changer at times depending on the make up of the party. Groups...
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BLOOD MAGIC
In Sertorius magic is innate, you are either born a caster or you are not. However the rules of the game hint at other possible sources of magic in the setting. For example items can be created when a...
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PLAYING WITH POLITICS
I remember when I had my first taste of politics in D&D. Before that all the adventures I had run and I the adventures I had participated in had a clear plan from the outset. Before we even sat...
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SIMPLIFIED FOLLOWERS FOR SERTORIUS
In Sertorius characters can have followers who are awed by their powers. After time this worshipful body of disciples grows and gains complexity. What started out as a mere ten to twenty people becomes...
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PORT SUL
Here is an over view of a city we mentioned briefly in the rulebook, Port Sul. This is the capital of Palus, but very different from the interior of the Kingdom it rules. PORT SULMAP FROM MY CAMPAIGN...
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ORGANIZING THE CAMPAIGN: IN PRAISE OF THE 3-RING BINDER
I've almost always used a 3-ring binder as a GM. Unless it is a one-shot where managing long-term campaign information isn't important, I find I need a certain level of organization in order to keep...
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