Yes it is frustrating. A Game Master pours hours into crafting an encounter, rich with nuance and the potential for both combat and growth for the characters. A complex monster is created and abilities determined in order to give the players a solid hour or more of frantic dice rolling gameplay madness. This was the … Continue reading Story of My Life in One Die Roll
D&D Adventures
Grizzilla; the Alpha Female
The oldest of the black dragons that serve in Slothjemia's dragonriders is Grizzilla. She is the personal mount of the Herzgraf, and carries him, his squire, and seven other highly trained members of the Phantom Legion wherever it is that the Herzgraf needs to go in Slothjemia. The three next eldest dragons in the Guards … Continue reading Grizzilla; the Alpha Female
Fanolania isn’t Slothjemia… but then what is?
There are a number of differences between the nations of Fanolania and Slothjemia. In fact there are more differences than there are similarities. On the surface the two might seem quite a bit alike and yet anyone from Fanolania that visits Slothjemia will immediately realize that they aren't in Avondace anymore. So stunning are the … Continue reading Fanolania isn’t Slothjemia… but then what is?
The Warped Realm
Rumours of another dimension that eerily mirrors that of our native realm, but showing it in a state of ruin and decay, have persisted for hundreds of years. Indeed a multiverse wherein there exists a multitude of planes and quasi-planes is ripe for such speculation. Dubbed by some scholars as "the Warped Realm" it is … Continue reading The Warped Realm
Infamous Villains; The Ash King
There isn't a more well-known evil entity than the Ash King, the self-proclaimed leader of the Diosian Lodge and ruler of the fetid nightmare realm of Vincasikilia. Handily the most powerful of all of the liches that comprise the Sikilian Confederation the Ash King is the standard bearer for everything dark and dismal and torturous. … Continue reading Infamous Villains; The Ash King
Continental Excursions; Schwartzwalden
Sailing south up the mighty Rheggen River from Wientäler intrepid travelers will enter the large and mostly wild state of Schwartzwalden. Primarily known for its deep, dark forests and rather slow-paced take on life, it is home to dwarves as well as elves with a number of humans that claim to be running the place. … Continue reading Continental Excursions; Schwartzwalden
The Order of Exalted Allies
Slothjemia has infrequent need of outside help to overcome some of its more dangerous enemies and obstacles, but when such an occurrence takes place it is a time worth noting. Those folks that lend a hand to the pocket empire are thereafter viewed most favorably, almost as fellow Slothjemians, and may even find themselves awarded … Continue reading The Order of Exalted Allies
We are all of us Monsters
The town of Resurrection has welcomed into its fold a new citizen, a young woman named Khloe who has been offered a job at the Ugly Duckling tavern. In a small party hastily organized to welcome the lass into life as a Maelonbourger, the town's resident silver-tongued devil, Gustav "Gus" Grosserhund had this to say: … Continue reading We are all of us Monsters
Enter the Wood Witch
While it is true that a female Archer Lord is rare, even in shadow elven societies, that does not mean that the ladies don't play a vital role in the archery that forms the basis of most shadow elf communities. As it happens men are frightfully horrible at procuring the resources needed to make the … Continue reading Enter the Wood Witch
Death from Afar
The earliest known Archer Lords were shadow elves and could be found only by the most persistent searchers. Today however, while most remain shadow elves or half-elves with shadow elven ancestry, humans and other elves can also train to be counted among these most elite of archers. While they can be of any alignment, most … Continue reading Death from Afar
