The Treasure Room
Aided by the mage’s spells, the companions pulled back the heavy lid of the sarcophagus, letting it fall to the ground. The heavy slab of adamantine crashes into the obsidian floor with a resounding clamor…
January 2014
Magiedämmerung, I,2
Book One: Into the Gloaming Chapter Two: Of Orcs and Maidens It’s strange, the things your mind chooses to register. Or more to the point, the things you miss. The man with the odd-looking eyes…
Would you like to Roleplay a Super Hero?
Watch the video below and tell me if the thought of role-playing a superhero seems all the more appealing to you. This is a oldie but a goodie, worth the view!
The Wolves Shall Inherit
“The Wolves Shall Inherit” A Retelling of the ATLAKVIĐA As found in the Poetic Edda By Frater Anglachael The rains had subsided, and were now little more than an icy drizzle. The night was indeed…
Details of next ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ revealed
For the first time in six years, gaming fans will roll the dice with a new set of rules for the iconic role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Publisher Wizards of the Coast will launch this…
Happy Birthday Dungeons & Dragons
Published 40 years ago this month, the first edition of Dungeons & Dragons promised “a world where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!” To outsiders, it may seem impenetrably complex or impossibly nerdy,…
Payin’ the Bills
I was listening to Peter Gabriel’s “Rhythm of the Heat” last Sunday evening, and this story just popped into my head. It’s a one-off Top Secret SSI-type adventure scene. “Payin’ the Bills” I did this…
Magiedämmerung, I,1
Book One: Into the Gloaming Chapter One: Beyond the Pale The days are becoming longer and warmer as they traveled south, passing through the tribal lands. Slíen was located in the heart of the…
Magiedämmerung, Prologue
What follows is a recount in story form of an AD&Dv3/3.5 adventure I wrote for my players around the turn of the millennia, based off the journal notes I kept for it. If it seems…
Feralas
The predawn hours of Feralas are terribly dark and the air is thick with emerald-hued dew. I had spent the night on a small outcropping of stone with two Darnassian scouts named Kindal and Jer’kai,…