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SWORDS OF THE FOUR TAVERNS PART IV: THE RISE OF THE SER-VEL
This is a report of the fourth session of our Vaaran Kingdoms Sertorius session. You can see session three HERE. The party:Gaius: A Ronian-blooded aristocratUloff: A Gru TraderGaroff: A Gru Bounty...
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WHEN VILLAINS GO UP IN FLAMES: JOYS OF THE UNFORSEEN
In my last Sertorius sessions (Here) the players killed a major villain, Goff-Tannerhauch (or Goff-Tan for short). I had high hopes for Goff-Tan, thinking he would survive their initial meeting and go...
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WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE (虛界 遊 俠 傳 The Mystic Realms-Wandering-Hero-Legend)
Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate written in Chinese Calligraphy by Mak Jo SiThe calligraphy logo for Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate arrived today. We have incorporated it into the cover but I wanted to put...
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USING CHESS TO PLAY POLITICS
Don't worry, this isn't going to be a post about literally turning chess into a game mechanic. This is more about how you can use chess as a model for implementing politics into a campaign. It is a...
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TIME TRAVEL IN GAMANDRIA
Time travel is possible in the Sertorius setting of Gamandria. It isn't something we draw a lot of attention to but it is an important assumption of play. It was a key development in one of our...
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THE IMPERIUM OF SERTORI
A player in my Sertorius campaign recently pointed out that some aspects of the game sneak up on you. Reading the rulebook it is not always immediately clear what a chaotic influence Sertori are on the...
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NEW SERTORIUS RACE: KITHIRI
This is a new optional Race for Sertorius I've been tinkering with. KITHIRIAdvantages: 1 Free Skill Rank in Reason, Wits, and EmpathyPenalties: -1d10 to Persuade, Command and Deception rolls against...
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CAMPAIGN CALENDARS
I am a big fan of using calendars for my campaigns. It doesn't matter what kind of game I am running, from modern crime to ancient fantasy, I find calendars very useful for managing the flow of events,...
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SWORDS OF THE FOUR TAVERNS PART V: DEFENDERS OF THE NEW FAITH
This is a report of the fifth session of our Vaaran Kingdoms Sertorius session. You can see session four HERE. The party:Gaius: A Ronian-blooded aristocratUloff: A Gru TraderGaroff: A Gru Bounty...
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DON'T
I am beginning to think the word "Don't" is my least favorite in the English language. Recently it seems like this is largely what I encounter online in the form of advice articles on gaming or...
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THE DEVOURING TURKEY OF YAUM
THE DEVOURING TURKEY OF YAUMThis giant bird roams the infamous foothills of Yaum and resembles a turkey with a blue and red snood. The Devouring Turkey of Yaum is massive, reaching fifteen feet in...
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Our adventure The Patriot Incident is set in Massachusetts and we include a small section on the Boston accent (page 12) to help Gamemasters who like doing voices. I've been thinking about accents and...
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OF HASRI AND PRONOUNS
In Sertorius there is a Race called the Hasri. Hasri do not reproduce through sex and have no gender. When a Hasri wants to have offspring this is achieved by making an offering to Sarilla. As you can...
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SERTORIUS IS AVAILABLE IN PRINT
Sertorius is now available in print (HERE). In Sertorius players are powerful spell-casters, near demi-gods called Sertori. They inhabit an ancient world filled with city states, empires, god-kings and...
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THE MEDDLERS
So this is a small game we are developing, a bit of an experiment. Right now it is in the very early stages. What I can say is it is called The Meddlers and it is about Brownies. This is a piece of...
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BENEATH THE BANSHEE TREE TO BE RELEASED IN PRINT
We don't have a specific date yet but Beneath the Banshee Tree will be released in print sometime next year. Right now we are looking at a cover price of 14.99. The PDF is still free (and will remain...
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THE MEDDLERS AND WANDERING HEROES OF OGRE GATE
Once again we have been quite busy which has left little time for the blog. Here is a quick update of two key projects we are developing. THE MEDDLERSThis is a new project about Brownies. This time we...
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THE BACKYARD WORLDS OF THE MEDDLERS
Working on a regional map for The Meddlers. Because the characters are Brownies everything is at a different scale. I am finding that you can build a whole area to explore in just a single city block....
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THE MEDDLERS: WHY D4s?
Sick today so going to do a very brief post. For our upcoming game The Meddlers, we opted for d4 dice pools as the core mechanic. Here is the basic rule: The core mechanicThe core mechanic of The...
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BRENDAN'S TOP FIVE IRON MAIDEN ALBUMS
Still feeling sick, starting to think this is a flu, so decided to do something a little different today rather than the normal game stuff. I've been a fan of Iron Maiden since first hearing them in...
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