It is often the case that agreeing to a simple request can change dramatically the trajectory of a person’s life. Happily fixated on their own goals and oblivious to the rut that their life has settled into people can forget that it doesn’t take much to shake them free of their complacency and thrust them … Continue reading Thunderbolt
Literary Aside
St. Gregory’s Massacre
There was never a more decadent or powerful city in all of Partum than Gothortus the ancient capital of the Third Imperium. As the government began to falter and society began to unravel tensions started to rise among the nobility who were anxious to secure their own fortunes against whatever uncertainty lay ahead. Some of … Continue reading St. Gregory’s Massacre
King Tyrol the Noble; the Last Known Wilder
In the waning days of the last Imperium as the flailing empire tried desperately to conquer new lands to stave off internal collapse the ruling powers found themselves trapped in a quagmire of endless war in the lands now known as the Wenigzustand. There were simply too many enemies to be dealt with effectively and … Continue reading King Tyrol the Noble; the Last Known Wilder
Story of My Life in One Die Roll
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
Finally, What the World has been Demanding!
I know everyone out there has been hankering for a book all about the Viceroy. I can't go anyplace without hearing it. The folks over at the morning gathering at the Whataburger, the people I deliver furniture to, the local morning news program hosts and the hobo that lives under the bridge over here on … Continue reading Finally, What the World has been Demanding!
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
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
SV Kapriolen; A Quicker and More Efficient Way to get into Trouble
At the conclusion of the short yet remarkably destructive Romillian-Slothjemian War there were a number of military secrets that were taken from the otherwise reclusive dwarven craftsmen and handed over to the goblinoid realm. The most spectacular of these were the designs to the Romillian aircruisers that had enabled the dwarves to get a jump … Continue reading SV Kapriolen; A Quicker and More Efficient Way to get into Trouble
The Elf with No Name
Even in a place as dangerous as the Wenigzustand there are legends that stand out more than others. Adventurers and villains whose names alone can tell a hundred tales of intrigue, martial prowess, and danger. Even more so when the person in question hasn't got a name at all. Whispers have abounded across Partum, but … Continue reading The Elf with No Name
Notable NPCs; Selkirk Deathtree
One of my game's earliest villains, or more accurately henchman to a powerful villain, is Selkirk Deathtree. A man as troubled as he is hungry for knowledge Selkirk is the archmage that befuddled several years of games with one outrageous scheme after another. But he was never lucky enough to be the primary bad guy. … Continue reading Notable NPCs; Selkirk Deathtree
Slothjemian Tales 
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