tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60399734665408455472024-03-18T14:03:04.407+11:00GIBLET BLIZZARDTHE RPG ART OF JEZ GORDONJezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-63464651197935725592020-05-01T00:11:00.002+10:002020-05-01T00:39:34.676+10:00Star Wars JezD6 RPG – Fillable Character Sheet PDF<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've updated the custom D6 Character Sheets I use for my Star Wars RPGs to be fillable forms, to aid with online play. Included with the optional static Defense scores for fast play. You can get them here:<br />
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And the always-being-tinkered-with Star Wars D6 Rules Essentials you can still get here:<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10C-TU83__StikozYEsgGugdTPeFUjSrjblc783Ex07g/edit?usp=sharing">Star Wars D6 Rules Essentials</a><br />
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Bewdy.Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-75532483061449337542020-04-24T12:48:00.000+10:002020-04-24T12:48:04.501+10:00Kids Star Wars RPGs: Death and SacrificeIn a Star Wars RPG, if you were truly adhering to the tropes of the saga, would you remove player character death from the game? Or only allow “heroic sacrifice” where the PCs opt to die to ensure the mission succeeds, or maximum dramatic impact?<br />
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I’m just mulling it over for the SW Kids RPG which is on my mind. Like aside from Rogue One, the only “PC” deaths are from the big three at the end of the saga, or Kenobi. They’re all sacrificial deaths i.e. they willingly risked death for a cause.</div>
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The Rogue One team do so to get the Death Star Plans, Kenobi to allow Luke to escape, Han to save his son, Luke to save Leia and the Resistance, Leia (sadly forced) to something something not quite sure Ben Solo. They’ve all chosen their deaths.</div>
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I feel like if anything Erik Jensen's <a href="http://wampuscountry.blogspot.com/2012/09/getting-worse.html"><b>It Gets Worse Rules from Wampus Country</b></a> are more applicable. In defeat Star Wars PCs should be captured, imprisoned, their ship taken, lose a limb, lose a family heirloom, they drop their shipment, lose their home planet...</div>
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Which opens up new avenues for adventure and character growth instead of shutting down the game for that player. Like I love the risk of death in my D&D games, it makes combat more thrilling and survival that much sweeter, but I just don’t think that it is the best approach here.<br />
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Especially when dealing with a game aimed at younger players. If they put their creativity into a cool hero only to be cut down by a stray Stormtrooper laser (it does happen to everyone else in the Star Wars galaxy) then you’re basically shooting down their creativity and fun.<br />
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So yeah I think that with this particular game I think that’s the approach I’ll be taking.<br />
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I wonder where L3-37 fits in this approach though?<br />
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Like she totally buys it in a rando shout out on Kessel. She’s fighting for A Cause (Robot Freedom) but it’s not like, if she was a PC, the player would have said I’m cool with sacrificing her at this moment. But they give her death purpose — and let her live on in the Falcon. <br />
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Which is super creepy weird on one level, the idea that the Falcon is now infused with the persona of droid rights activist but is doomed to be an ownable, gamble-able, punchable object for the rest of her days, but also it lets her “live on” in the “game”.<br />
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Her demise gives the Falcon the navigational abilities that end up being put to good use (eventually) as the workhorse of the Rebellion and the Resistance. From an RPG point of view the character’s death furthers The Cause (in a very roundabout way). </div>
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Anyway: character death in a Star Wars Kids RPG. Avoid, use It Gets Worse, or if somehow unavoidable make it meaningful. And if they are Force Sensitive give’em a chance to live on in spirit. They’ll be chuffed to see old friends again.<br />
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<i>(Originally posted as a thread on Twitter, which is pretty useless. Blogs FTW).</i></div>
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Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-50746508431964842572019-04-16T23:57:00.004+10:002021-05-06T11:48:32.498+10:00FLINTLOCK FANTASY: Episode III Play Report!The third session began with the early morning light streaming into an abandoned Tylluan eyrie over the Northern Slums of Malazar. The gang had fled to the eyrie after the events of the previous session (<a href="http://gibletblizzard.blogspot.com/2019/02/flintlock-fantasy-episode-ii-play-report.html">which you can read about here</a>). The players and characters were:<br />
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- <b>Gabby as Lucinda Martin</b>, the gifted budding alchemist who ran the tavern<br />
- <b>Tom as Nym the Mog</b>, the curious investigator cat who shared Lucinda's love of chemistry<br />
- <b>Kurt as Ramon Sánchez de Castille</b>, a recovering veteran of the Siege of Lapramada<br />
- <b>Gus as Pedro the Bruxi</b>, an aspiring and helpful naval gunner rat who'd befriended Ramon on his return journey <i>(Gus was unfortunately still being eaten by his children and unable to attend)</i>.<br />
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After much discussion about what they should do, it was decided that they would make the journey through the slums to the Castigardo, the huge and ominous prison that squatted upon the banks of the river near the heart of the city. Their hope lay in bribing their way inside so they could speak with Nym's Mog mentor Viski Padipurr, who had been incarcerated after the Machetza Gang had sold him out to the Crown authorities. Viski the one who had given Nym the Stone Book for safekeeping, and perhaps he could tell them more about where he had acquired it. Lucinda and Nym were both in favour of studying the book further, but Ramon was firmly in favour of destroying it. Eventually they persuaded him from doing so, and they emerged from the eyrie into a blistering sun. It was going to be a swelteringly hot day.<br />
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Disguising themselves somewhat to avoid the searching eyes of Lady Regretta and the Machetzas, they descended into the stinking streets of the city and hailed a gondola to ferry them over to the Castigardo Slums. The picked up a few supplies from street vendors, cut through several bazaars then arrived the outer gates of the Castigardo, which sat at the end of a narrow peninsula jutting into the river.<br />
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Luck was on their side as they approached the gatehouse: a young bravo had left his jacket undone in the heat, and as the three past by him, they could see a large machette hanging on the inside of his jacket. He was a Machetza, and they quickly realised that the gang they had tangled with over the book during the eclipse on the previous day (<a href="http://gibletblizzard.blogspot.com/2019/02/flintlock-fantasy-episode-i-play-report.html">see here</a>) must have been staking out the prison in the hope that Nym would eventually try to make contact with his imprisoned master. Warily the three pressed on to the gatehouse; the prison might afford them their only protection.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGo2L5bPz3t1vYUZ2H8V4GkLdyaHfrzvg3jOb34bascZMQBoIUjHGO8yMPu4qtRrUJggnijleauEjYsECToexNNlC1yIoDxZRtiPij2sYQRsP4Y-HZ3juhHqlaiX4HRoQuGJi9hFa3A/s1600/prison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGo2L5bPz3t1vYUZ2H8V4GkLdyaHfrzvg3jOb34bascZMQBoIUjHGO8yMPu4qtRrUJggnijleauEjYsECToexNNlC1yIoDxZRtiPij2sYQRsP4Y-HZ3juhHqlaiX4HRoQuGJi9hFa3A/s320/prison.jpg" width="320" /></a>Luck was also on their side when they spoke to the guard. He was friendly and willing to help them after they slipped him a generous bribe, and he led them in through the gates. There was a small plaza between the gatehouse and the prison itself, and to one side lay a wharf where prisoners were brought straight from the courthouse down river. But in front of them loomed the thick and oppressive walls of black granite. The dark entrance was open, and distant screams all wailing came from within.<br />
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A second guard, much larger and crueler than the guard at the gate, took more bribing before he was willing to fetch Viski for them. They were led to a small stone room, barren save for a wooden table and benches, where they were to meet with Viski; Ramon did not wish to be trapped inside, and waited in the hallway.<br />
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Eventually Viski was brought before Nym and Lucinda, and he was a sorry sight. His once lustrous white gold fur was dank with blood from savage cuts, his claws removed, even his fangs snapped. It was clear Viski had suffered greatly, and that he was barely hanging on. It seemed that anger and a thirst for revenge had kept him alive, and coherent.<br />
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But he nearly failed: as he made his escape she transformed into something huge and monstrous that could have easily been the Hydiac — the monster that had been plaguing the city for the last two weeks. The agent's name was Zumi Juso, and if she was working for the Crown, then they too must be after the Stone Book, and that would explain the presence of the Leech-eyed Man and the Slavering Boxthing interrogating them at the Wandering Arms.<br />
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Viski begged them to do everything they could to free him, and Nym promised that he would, but their time was up. Nym slipped his mentor a bottle of wine just before the guards returned, and escorted him back to his cell. If they were to buy his freedom, it would cost them at least 500 crowns in bribes, money none of them had.<br />
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Yet they had more pressing problems: the Machetza waiting for them outside the gates of the Castigardo. But they were able to give them the slip by hailing a gondola to take them from the prison wharf, and were able to cross back into the network of canals and disappear before the four boatloads of machette-wielding thugs caught up with them.<br />
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As they made their way through the city they stopped tp refresh by a fountain nearest to the old walls, by the gate that separated the Northern Slums from the Old City. As they washed down Lucinda spotted a most unusual sight in the form a tall man in crimson robe and crimson wide-brim hat: an Inquisitor of Carcassara. Greatly feared, the crowd parted around him, before he headed further into the Northern Slums. Was he here for them?<br />
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They quickly made their way through the heart of the city to the university district where they called up the residence of Coravo La Brana. According to his Bruxi servant, Master La Brana would not return til nightfall, but had left instructions that should Ramon visit he should be welcomed into his home and all his needs catered for.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Nzu2fRi4bcG0bBu_d9hds0pGe9hZmebvwVFwgHK38PGJ1QdzT7nsUDzTa6Fe3XDB_LQvaXrgcumKdyOBO9kWUDnfL5dAvh9nVgOKiZ_Rq4MrsZTZyII1w_K_7XKE1yfwee4Wju414g/s1600/coravoapt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Nzu2fRi4bcG0bBu_d9hds0pGe9hZmebvwVFwgHK38PGJ1QdzT7nsUDzTa6Fe3XDB_LQvaXrgcumKdyOBO9kWUDnfL5dAvh9nVgOKiZ_Rq4MrsZTZyII1w_K_7XKE1yfwee4Wju414g/s320/coravoapt.jpg" width="234" /></a>La Brana lived in a well appointed apartment near the University, and lived comfortably. They rested, away from the heat of the day in the cool rooms, but Lucinda asked the Bruxi servant to visit the nearby alchemist's shop and purchase some supplies. An hour later the servant returned with a hefty wooden box on a strapped frame: it was a portable alchemist's lab, which she would swiftly put to good use.<br />
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Her examination of the goods was cut short by the sound of a carriage arriving at speed down in the stables. It was La Brana, staggering up the stairs and clutching a bloodsoaked shirt, and pale from loss of blood. They quickly guided him to his bed, and Lucinda examined the wound: a deep cut on his flank that showed bone. But she had been well trained as a surgeon, and set about healing him. As she operated, she asked Ramon if her patient could be trusted. Ramon said yes: Coravo La Brana had hired both Ramon and his companion Pedro to watch over Lucinda and protect her from harm. Lucinda confronted him. Was La Brana responsible for the wanted posters of the woman named Valentina de Camondo — her true identity?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyn0fvhKXs21IOk6SH6LD04_QZlQcTdfJZPQoyVccroqPBPSfzdlQboZbYl4jhVnjXExG-O0Wk1OXHIJT-3aqKegQKH3vgejQUSPaqi-k4H3aJwW19WNgvghYNuXmnQpuOfNtp3DGIg/s1600/coravo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="277" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyn0fvhKXs21IOk6SH6LD04_QZlQcTdfJZPQoyVccroqPBPSfzdlQboZbYl4jhVnjXExG-O0Wk1OXHIJT-3aqKegQKH3vgejQUSPaqi-k4H3aJwW19WNgvghYNuXmnQpuOfNtp3DGIg/s320/coravo.jpg" width="184" /></a>In his delirium La Brana was loose-tongued and revealed much that perhaps he should not. He was not responsible for them, but had been ordered by her father Lord Vincent de Camondo to watch over and protect her. Was her father responsible for the posters? Not at all, according to La Brana. Her father wanted nothing more than for his daughter to live the life she wanted, and if that meant living in hiding away from her family and its business, then all he wanted was her safety. So who was it that had ordered the wanted posters distributed around the city? La Brana did not know. He also, in his delirium, did not recognise Lucinda as the woman he was meant to protect.<br />
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The pain of the wound was beginning to take a hold, as was the alcohol he was using as a sedative, but La Brana was able to tell them where he had acquired the wound. In exchange for Ramon's protection of Lucinda, La Brana agreed that he would investigate the murder of Ramon's father, who had been killed the night Ramon had returned from the war while Ramon was visiting. Assassins had broken into the house, and attacked Ramon's father Lord Eduardo Perez de Castille believing he was alone: but Ramon witnessed the attack, and overheard the killers talking about a job for a "Señor Mendez" before making good his escape. La Brana had learned that someone was hoping to lay charges against Ramon for his father's death, and the two had agreed that Ramon should stay away from his father's home and that La Brana should investigate on his behalf. He was at the premises this very afternoon when he was attacked inside the house, but he was a gifted student of the dueling arts, and had managed to cut his way through the gang of bravos and return here. At that point La Brana pulled out a small book, sea-green in cover: it was a journal, and La Brana insisted that Ramon read it.<br />
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<b>THE LAST JOURNAL OF LORD EDUARDO PEREZ DE CASTILLE</b><br />
<i>(written in second person cause it was originally for Ramon's player Kurt).</i><br />
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Your father's private journal is quite new, it only goes back several months of events and thoughts.<br />
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The journal is a sea-green hardbound book of considerable quality. The first entry is three months old.<br />
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In amongst the details of day to day mundanity of appointments and gatherings, it details the observations of a old, broken man, who seems very sad, and full of regrets that he could not live up to the greatness of his father and grandfather in managing the shipyards.<br />
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You knew your father was quite artistic, and there are sketches throughout of various shipyard scenes, portraits of people he met with, and Malazari street scenes.<br />
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It also contains sketches throughout of dragonflies, birds, and seedpods, as well as what appears to be the vivisection of a Tylluan Owl Man. Particular detail is paid to the musculature and bone structure of the wing.<br />
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There are also pictures of the windmills that line the canals north of the city and this winery hillsides around the old estate.<br />
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On the few occasions he mentions the Church it is in disparaging terms.<br />
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There are a number of meetings listed, with several businessmen at various places, including — now this is interesting — he talks about a meeting with Lord Vincent de Camondo, Lucinda's father. He speaks of him in very familiar terms, very informal, and he recounts telling de Camondo that "the project could not proceed without the intervention of the gods. What Vincent asks for is simply impossible. A lifetime of work and failure is all I have to show for it." There is then a short memo: "maybe the gods could help? Voroshka?"<br />
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He also details a number of meetings with your eldest brother at the estate, the sickly Comte Santiago Sebastien de Castille, and has brief summaries of their meetings, the last of which was several days before he died.<br />
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They seem to be working very hard towards ensuring that the family shipyards remain the the de Castille family, but as it was being run by your sister Condesa Mariana Sofia de la Sablonnière up til the day she died, there is an attempt being made to claim control of the shipyards by her husband Conde Louis Pierre Ancillon de la Sablonnière, who your father now holds in very low regard.<br />
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He also details his attempts to bring his remaining family back to Malazar to lay a counterclaims to the company, his frustrations in your youngest sister who has refused to co-operate, and his vexations in finding both you and your other brothers. He specifically mentions pulling strings with various friends in the military to have you and your brothers recalled from the Siege of Lapramada, several times over the last six months, and his puzzlement on why these requests have all failed. Your brothers had died prior to the first entry in this journal, but his grief over their deaths looms over everything, and it's clear he was desperately hoping that you would return to solve all the inheritance issues.<br />
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His last entry is one full of joy and honesty: he has learned that you are to be transferred back from Lapramada arriving the day after tomorrow, and his journal entry reads like he was taking notes for a speech that he was preparing for you, but never gave due to his murder. In summary:<br />
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<i>"My son, I know that the weight of familial expectations has been heavy on the shoulders of all my children, and that the day to day cut and thrust of our business is far from romantic. It is no wonder that you and most of your siblings have fled to the far corners of the world. But I know of the unique burden that you have carried, that drove you away, and the <strike>shame</strike> dark wounds my own cowardice inflicted upon you. You had the strength and courage to show the greatest of mercies when I did not, and you spared your mother the greatest of pains where I could not. Be not ashamed of what you have done, for you have shown your true qualities and kindness. You are to be lauded for your deeds, not held to account for them. If I seem a drunken fool, it is because I am. But you did not put me on that path. <strike>Do not follow my path, and seek for treasures in the bottom of the bottle. Do not follow my path, and seek for wisdom at the bottom of the sea.</strike>"</i><br />
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The last two sentences have been struck through.<br />
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<b>Loot: </b><br />
Ramon acquired his father's Journal<br />
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<b>Experience:</b><br />
Visiting Viski and the Castigardo: 150XP/3 = 50 each<br />
Evading the Machetza Gang: 150XP/3 = 50 each<br />
Rendevouz with Coravo La Blana: 150XP/3 = 50 each<br />
Additional RP awards: 100 each<br />
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<br />Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-23941431996333617422019-02-28T04:09:00.001+11:002021-05-06T11:48:39.617+10:00FLINTLOCK FANTASY: Episode II Play Report!The second session kicked off with the aftermath of the Machetza showdown and monstrous attack at the Welcome Arms <a href="http://gibletblizzard.blogspot.com/2019/02/flintlock-fantasy-episode-i-play-report.html"><i>(which you can read about HERE)</i></a>. The players and characters were:<br />
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- <b>Gabby</b> as <b>Lucinda Martin</b>, the gifted budding alchemist who ran the tavern<br />
- <b>Tom</b> as <b>Nym the Mog</b>, the curious investigator cat who shared Lucinda's love of chemistry<br />
- <b>Kurt</b> as <b>Ramon Sánchez de Castille</b>, a recovering veteran of the Siege of Lapramada<br />
- <b>Gus</b> as <b>Pedro the Bruxi</b>, an aspiring and helpful naval gunner rat who'd befriended Ramon on his return journey <i>(Gus was unfortunately eaten by his children and unable attend).</i><br />
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Members of the Malazar City Guard finally arrived at the Welcome Arms to begin their investigations, and as Lucinda hurried out to meet them, she suggested that Nym leave the Stone Book somewhere safe and secure. She did not see him place it in the vault and lock it; she truly did not know what happened to it when the guards spoke at length with her. They asked many questions about the Machetzas, the woman who vanished before Lucinda's eyes, and the location of the book that the gang wanted. Gabby proved surprisingly wily and cunning and palyed Lucinda very well, evading the questions and steering their inquiries as best she could. She handed them the tavern's books so they could see who else was staying there: Ramon had not given his last name, and Pedro the Bruxi wasn't even on the books. Which was for the best, for he was no where to be seen.<br />
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The three guards clearly weren't that interested in the case, asking routine questions and failing to notice Ramon's lies. Likewise with Nym, who suggested that the book was actually gambling ring, not some arcane tome. (Nice time to roll a 1 there, sergeant). But they were advised to remain in the tavern overnight, in case there were further inquiries.<br />
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And there were, but not in any official capacity: Lucinda caught a fresh faced young man by the name of Jonas, asking too many questions in the post-eclipse revelries. She escorted him to the guards upstairs, who instantly recognised him: he was an inquirer from one of the new boletins that had begun printing the news for mass consumption, and he was eager to learn what had happened.<br />
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Meanwhile Nym ducked out into the afternoon to see if he could find a safehouse for them to stay. Ramon was certain that the Machetzas would return, and it would be best not to be at the Welcome Arms when they did. Nym uncovered two possible locations to lay low: an old store room above an obscurio shop, and the eyrie of a Tylluan family that had been missing at sea for some time. Both showed signs of possible occupation by others (orphan beggars above the store, and hints of a heretical church gathering at the eyrie) but both could be dealt with. With a claw Nym carved a message for the heretics "leave this place or you will be reported to the authorities", hoping that threat was enough to scare them off.<br />
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When he returned to the Welcome Arms the mood had soured. Lady Margarié Regretta, the owner of the tavern and inn, had arrived and was grilling Lucinda about the tragic events, giving her a very loud dressing down in the backroom behind the bar. She was deeply upset by the death of Largo the bouncer, but also by the sudden attention the Welcome Arms was now receiving, when it had until now maintained a reputation as a quiet discrete location to gather. As the manager of the tavern Lady Regretta held Lucinda to be personally responsible, and believed that her new friends Nym, Ramon and Pedro had brought the tavern low. Lucinda offered to resign, but she did not find out if Lady Regretta accept it it for a number of city guards entered unannounced.<br />
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The guards were followed by two golden-caped cazadors. One was the tall Tylluan owl-man bearing a single scimitar: Nym had encountered him on the rooftops during the Machetza attack. The other a scarred and weary man laden with pistols and blades. The Tylluan stepped forward and in a croaky voice apologised for the intrusion, then directed all present to sit at the bar table before him. Ramon made a point of limping over in pain. Nym, Lucinda and Lady Regretta joined him, as well as the few other patrons present. Pedro was nowhere to be seen.<br />
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Then eight heavy cowled monks entered, wearing only the indigo robes of the Malazari royalty, and between them they carried a tall but narrow sedan box on two rods. Black lacquered, gold trimmed, adorned with the symbol of the lamprey, and completely enclosed with carved wooden screens it was clearly carrying a highborn noble. But the hideous ragged breathing that gurgled slowly within, and the strange stink that washed over them marked the passenger as something other.<br />
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"Tell me... of the Hydiac." <br />
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Each person present who had encountered the creature had a sudden flash of memory. The creature had escape the tavern not hours before, and the recollections where still fresh. For Ramon it was the sight of the mass of tooth and tentacle, eye and maw, where but a moment before the mysterious woman slumped over, pinned to the wall by Ramon's blade. For Nym it was the bulging wall of bestial flesh filling the doorway to his room, flexing its horrendous musculature and ripping the side of the tavern apart as it fled. <br />
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The Tylluan cazador tilted his head, shuddered, then spoke next, in complete unison with the leech-eyed man as the gurgling behind them bubbled and frothed.<br />
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"Tell me of the woman." <br />
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Lucinda's mind flooded with memory from the bar fight. She was grabbing the volatile liquors from the end bar, glanced over at the woman: plainly dressed, a fishmonger perhaps, but her hair in an unfashionable bob haircut. But she was muttering something quietly to herself, and her hands... shimmered. And then she vanished. Ramon saw her up close again, in the last moment before the woman... changed. Her weathered face slackening as she slipped from consciousness. Every detail of her face revealed for an instant. Nym recalled how she stood at the doorway to his room, demanding the book he had in his arms, her own arms shimmering with the speed of their shaking.<br />
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The weapon-laden cazador now joined the chorus. The thing in the sedan, clearly controlling them, panting under the effort.<br />
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"Tell me of the Book."<br />
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Lucinda's and Ramon's recollections were indistinct, flashes of the conversation two hours prior in the secret backroom of the Welcome Arms, Lucinda suggesting to Nym that he store it someplace safe. But Nym's recollections were crystal clear: he had studied if for several days since it came into his paws, and his last memory was of placing the book in the storage vault and shutting the door. He could hear the latches lock with a click as he shut it.<br />
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The Tylluan cazador shook his head then asked to be taken to the vault. Lady Regretta rose and under protest led him downstairs to where the book was stored. The rest waited uncomfortably; the book had already drawn far too much trouble from powerful members of Malazari society and they were eager to be parted from it (though Nym was keen to learn the rest of its contents first).<br />
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A scream came from downstairs. Lady Regretta rushed back up. "The book! It's been stolen!"<br />
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The laboured breath within the sedan was almost ecstatic.<br />
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"Tell me who stole the Book." <br />
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But no-one had any inkling who could have done it. They were almost relieved instead, for whoever had taken it would now become the focus of this interrogation, not them. Whoever the thief was, they were not present.<br />
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The gurgling slowed, relinquishing its grip on the cazadors' voices. The Tylluan bowed curtly, apologised once more for the intrusion, and then the leech-eyed man escorted his horrid master off the premises and out into the streets of Malazar, followed by the retinue of guards and the cazadors.<br />
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Everyone in the Welcome Arms was greatly relieved by their departure. Ramon was especially unsettled by the leech-eyed man. What the hell was that thing? But it was Lady Regretta who was first to act. <br />
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She gave orders for the Welcome Arms to be shut for the night, and then made it quite plain that Lucinda, Nym and Ramon were to return to her townhouse and join her for the evening to discuss what had happened. Sensing this to was an order and not an offer, the three gathered their possessions then climbed up into the waiting carriage outside. <br />
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The carriage cut across the city, leaving the Northern Slums, crossed several canals, reached the old walls that guarded the heart of the metropolis where it drove past arenas and auditoriums and entered a salubrious neighbourhood down towards the main docks. Here the tall streets were clean and patrolled by private guards. The carriage pulled into a narrow gate beside a beautiful terrace; Nym drank in the details, his heart filling with envy, but Ramon was suspicious of such wealth and wondered where it came from.<br />
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Servants greeted them at the door, and they were ushered into a resplendent lounge. And there, getting to his feet, was their friend Pedro. In his arms was the book.<br />
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"I did as your Ladyship asked of me and emptied the vault," he explained. "Everything is here." He pointed to the files of paperwork and locked boxes on the lounge table before him.<br />
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In the end a deal was struck whereby Nym and Lucinda would use their alchemical extracts to help them comprehend the contents of the book, and Ramon and Pedro would be responsible for their safety. She would pay them handsomely for their efforts, and they were welcome to stay at her terrace for now.<br />
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It had been a long day, and a tiring night, and the four were shown to their rooms; the book was returned to Nym. But they met one last time before sleep, eager to discuss the situation in private. They were unsure of what they were being dragged into, or of Lady Regretta's intentions. She was a war profiteer and arms dealer of some sort, and they did not believe they could trust her. But the bargain had been struck, the accommodation much to Nym's liking, and the pay was very, very good.<br />
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In the morning they set to work translating. Nym and Lucinda were able to brew four strange concoctions that enabled the eyes to make sense of strange languages, and they were able to comprehend the contents of ten pages or so with each brew. Gingerly they turned the petrified pages, handling with great care so as not to snap them off at the spine. And over the next few days this is what they learned:<br />
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The book was titled "THEORETICA ON THE DESIGN OF THE DEMONLOCK FIREARM & THE MEANS TO ACQUIRE ITS BASE MATERIALS" by Doctor Palso Anduriac, and was written in the Luzori language in the city of Kvantio. Everyone new that name: it was the cursed city where the Stoneland Wastes were born, where everything within one hundred miles was completely turned to stone. Brave adventurers would enter the Stoneland Wastes, and bring out relics and remnants of that lost city. This book was clearly an artefact from one such expedition.<br />
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<i><a href="http://gibletblizzard.blogspot.com/2019/02/flintlock-fantasy-campaign-notes-book.html">(The book is fully detailed HERE.)</a></i><br />
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In summary, the illuminated manuscript was a treatise examining the current state of firearm technology in Thaumatria, and suggested a dangerous by highly effective means to improve it and gain an edge in the arms race that gripped the nations of the continent.<br />
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It contained blueprints and instructions on how to construct what it called a Demonlock Pistol, that was capable of using Demonstone Powder to greatly increase the firepower of current weapons. The pistol itself was an impressive but mundane design, but the methods of obtaining Demonstone Powder were outright heretical. First one must summon a demon of the Jugger Behem. Then one must have it petrified by the gaze of a gorgon from the southern continent. Grinding down the petrified demon into a fine powder produced the desired compound. It was a wild and outlandish proposition, but according to the account given in the final chapter of the book, four Demonstone Pistols were made and a batch of Demonstone Powder successfully acquired.<br />
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Part of the book was definitely arcane in nature. The chapter on summoning Jugger Behem — a tract that was so dangerous mere possession of it would warrant execution — was the source of the emanations, written with another's hand, and it was Lucinda who noticed that in the monstrous marginalia was a completely blank circle, whereas the circles on various other pages were filled with strange sigils. She was unsure what this meant.<br />
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While this research was being conducted, Ramon was becoming increasingly frustrated. His suspicions of Lady Regretta were growing in spite of her increasing generosities. He had seen things during the Siege of Lapramada that had deeply troubled him, and he could not shake his fears. But his ruminations were interrupted when a Bruxi messenger, who had been sent to the Welcome Arms and escorted here by one of Lady Regretta's servants, arrived with a communique from a friend in the city, warning him of impending threats.<br />
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Ramon voiced his concerns with his friends during a break in their research, and Lucinda decided it was time to reveal something disturbing that was likely to be connected to this dark trade in arcane weapons. She had been tracking the machinations of the de Camondo family for some time. They were prestigious arms dealers that manufactured artillery for the Malazari Crown — Ramon and Pedro recognised the name from the stamp on the side of many a fine cannon. It was possible that the book detailing the construction of Demonlock weapons was destined for them. She knew the de Camondos were working towards a major weapons delivery due a month from now, and that they had been buying up large quantities of condemned criminals from the Malazari slave markets. She was yet to see how all the pieces connected, but she was sure there was one.<br />
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At that moment a servant interrupted: there was someone to see Lucinda at the front door. Warily Lucinda opened it, only to find the Bruxi messenger who had delivered Ramon's letter earlier that day. The Bruxi held up a rolled piece of parchment, unfurled it, and compared the illustration of the woman upon it with Lucinda. Someone had posted a bounty on her, and the keen-eyed Bruxi had spotted her before. With a quick bow and a word of thanks he darted off into the darkness.<br />
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Lucinda rushed back in, warning her friends that they had to leave immediately. They gathered up their possessions, taking the book with them, but left incomplete notes behind for Lady Regretta. They also left a message explaining that they would return is several days, and would complete the translation then, for they suspected that Regretta would be a fine ally and terrible enemy. <br />
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As they scarpered back across the city to the safety of the more familiar Northern Slums, Lucinda grabbed one of the numerous wanted posters that had been plastered on the side of a wall: 500 crowns were offered for the capture and safe return of one Valentina de Camondo. "That's me," she said.<br />
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Nym led the four of them up into the rooftops of the slums, and into the abandoned Tylluan eyrie he had discovered before. For the moment they were safe. But clearly not for long...<br />
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<b>REWARDS:</b><br />
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<b>Loot:</b><br />
Everyone receives 50 crowns each as payment from Lady Regretta<br />
Ramon and Pedro also receive an additional 50 crowns for other services<br />
The Stone Book remains in your possession<br />
Nym stole a cushion<br />
(the coins taken from the Machetzas was given to Lady Regretta to pay for Largo's funeral)<br />
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Experience:</b><br />
Encounter with the Leech-eyed Man and his Master: 300XP/4 = 75 each<br />
Translating the Stone Book: 600XP/4 = 150 each<br />
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<b>TOTAL XP = </b>225XP eachJezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-78226302880235743152019-02-26T16:06:00.005+11:002021-05-06T12:07:26.457+10:00FLINTLOCK FANTASY: Campaign Notes VII: The Book of Stone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The book is titled <b>"THEORETICA ON THE DESIGN OF THE DEMONLOCK FIREARM & THE MEANS TO ACQUIRE ITS BASE MATERIALS" by Doctor Palso Anduriac</b>, published by University of Kvantio in the year 406CC (some six years ago and after the advent of the printing press; why it is illuminated by hand and not printed en masse is not stated). It is written entirely in Luzori; while the script used is identical to that used in Malazari and Thaumatri, the language is quite different.<br />
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Given the petrified nature of the book it is very fragile. Every bit of it has been transformed into grantite or shale, and the ink has turned to veins of obsidian and other semi-precious stones. Whenever it is opened, the reader must make a Reflex Save DC 12 or 1d10 pages will snap away from the spine (roll d8 to see from which section); a second Reflex Save DC 12 is required or the pages shatter entirely.<br />
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The book is 160 pages long and contains an introduction followed by six and one sections:<br />
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<b>The Introduction</b> includes a beautiful title page and a very brief description of the contents of the book, as well as dedications and notes of thanks and support aimed at high ranking members of the Kvantio scientific community. (4 pages)<br />
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<b>Part One</b> is an overview and analysis of the history and current development of firearm technology on the Thaumatrian continent, including its weaknesses and shortcomings. Reading this section will grant +1 Rank in Knowledge (Firearms). (28 pages)<br />
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<b>Part Two</b> describes the means not only to overcome these deficiencies but to increase the effectiveness and range through the use of the demonlock firearm mechanism. (16 pages)<br />
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<b>Part Three</b> contains technical information on the construction of the demonlock mechanism, as well as the formula required to prepare the demonstone powder. A character skilled with Craft (firearms) will be able to follow these instructions to create a prototype demonlock pistol, though it is a DC25 Craft check. A character skilled with Craft (alchemy) will be able to follow these instructions to create demonstone powder, though its ingredients are very difficult to find… (32 pages).<br />
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<b>Part Four</b> contains the process by which demonstone powder can be acquired. This section of the book delves deeply into heretical theories and sorcerous magic, for it involves the ritual summoning of Jugger Behem to this world – a heinous sin in the eyes of almost all faiths and states. It follows the ritual with further arcane practices to bind and hold the summoned creature to your whim. This information was provided by a high ranking Jugger Behem cultist name Zarin Chereti; his very words are included, with a notably different style. Reading this section will grant +1 Rank in Knowledge (Jugger Behem). (32 pages).<br />
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<b>Part Five</b> details the final essential component in the construction of demonstone powder: a gorgon from the southern continent must be acquired and persuaded to turn the summoned Jugger Behem to stone. Treating with the barbaric gorgons is considered treason by most nations. Means are given as to the methods of possible contact and what might persuade a gorgon to perform the required services. Reading this section will grant +1 Rank in Knowledge (Gorgons). (16 pages)<br />
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<b>Part Six</b> is an account of the manufacture of a prototype demonlock pistol and the first attempt at manufacturing demonstone powder. Utilising the eye carved from the face of living gorgon and embedded in the flesh from the Gift of the Giver, the summoned demon was petrified and the demonstone ground into powder. Combined with the superior demonlock firing mechanism, the experiment is a complete success. Four prototypes were made; one was given to the University of Kvantio as thanks for their ongoing support; the fate of the other three is not mentioned. Reading this section will grant +1 Rank in Craft (Demonlock Firearms). (24 pages)<br />
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<b>Part Six and One</b> is a list that the author has created of various, gunsmiths, weapons dealers, suppliers and craftsfolk in Luzori and Radahu, as well as countries further afield that may prove useful in the proposed endeavour. The de Camondo family of Malazar is prominently mentioned. The details are current as of the year 406CC, only 6 years out of date. (8 pages)<br />
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Should the book be subjected to <i>detect magic</i> or <i>identify</i> spells, they will reveal the book does possess a magical aura: conjuration magic is present, of moderate power. If the reader does not speak Luzori, each use of a <i>comprehend languages</i> extract will enable the reader to understand 10 pages at 1st level.<br />
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SPOILERS No peeking, players! (highlight to read):<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white;"> Part 4 is the most dangerous to read: the cultist Chereti provided the information under duress, and for his sufferings he decided to have his revenge by secretly including arcane summoning rituals in written form. Hidden in the illuminated marginalia are the Jugger sigils: all they require is the touch of the living to activate. Once activated the sigils vanish from the page, leaving blank circles in their absence. There are two blank circles already evident. Anyone reading this section must make a Perception check DC 20 to notice and realise that the sigils have dark implications; failure requires a Reflex Save DC 15 to avoid accidentally triggering one of the symbols. If triggered, a Jugger Behem emerges from the pages to attack the reader. The book contained 5 sets of summoning sigils; two have been activated already.</span></span><br />
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Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-75223090774232963192019-02-24T17:41:00.004+11:002021-05-06T12:07:47.728+10:00FLINTLOCK FANTASY: Campaign Notes VI: Gambling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>LEVIATHAN RISING</b><br />
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<b>In Thaumatrian culture the number 7 is considered bad luck,</b> for it is the number of the <b>Leviathans</b> that nearly destroyed civilization centuries ago. Many Thaumatrians avoid the number all together; <b>instead it is common to say “six and one”,</b> for it acknowledges the Gift of the Carcassanc, one of the seven Leviathans that redeemed itself through noble sacrifice.<br />
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These Thaumatrian customs are reflected in a simple dice game called<b> Leviathan Rising</b>. <br />
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Leviathan Rising is a game of chance where players roll two six-sided dice – <b>one Red, and one Black</b> – and hope the total of the two dice is one of the preferred results. Each round the preferred results change, and the the odds of failure increases.<br />
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Before the game starts, all players agree on an buy-in amount that they must pay to qualify for the game.<br />
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Once everyone has paid their buy-in amount into the pool, all the players rolls 2d6 and tally the result; the player with the highest roll goes first, and play goes clockwise round the group.<br />
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In the first round, every player rolls 2d6 and adds them together. If the result is a 7 it is a failure, unless the roll is Black 6 Red 1, and they are out of the game. If the result is a success, they remain in the game and must roll again in the following round.<br />
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In the following rounds the Leviathan rises: the odds of failure increase, as listed below:<br />
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<b>ROUND 1: “LEVIATHAN RISING” </b>(86.11% / 31 in 36 chance of success):<br />
If a player rolls a total of 7 they fail, UNLESS the result is Black 6 and Red 1.<br />
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<b>ROUND 2: “SIX N’ EIGHTS”</b> (58.33% / 21 in 36 chance of success):<br />
If a player rolls a total of 6, 7, or 8 they fail, UNLESS the result is Black 6 and Red 1.<br />
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<b>ROUND 3 “FIVE N’ NINES”</b> (36.11% / 13 in 36 chance of success): <br />
If a player rolls a total of 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 they fail, UNLESS the result is Black 6 and Red 1.<br />
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<b>ROUND 4 “FOUR N’ TENS”</b> (19.44% / 7 in 36 chance of success):<br />
If a player rolls a total of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 they fail, UNLESS the result is Black 6 and Red 1.<br />
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<b>ROUND 5 “THREE’LEVENS” </b>(8.33% / 3 in 36 chance of success): <br />
If a player rolls a total of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 they fail, UNLESS the result is Black 6 and Red 1.<br />
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<b>ROUND 6 “TWO N’ TWELVES” </b>or <b>“SACRICARNE”</b> (2.78% / 1 in 36 chance of success):<br />
If a player rolls any result that is not a Black 6 and Red 1, they fail.<br />
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<b>If only one player rolls a successful result in the round: </b>they claim the pool of bets as their winnings. <br />
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<b>If more than one player rolls a successful result in the round:</b> they qualify for the following round. <br />
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<b>If no player rolls a successful result and everyone fails:</b> the game restarts at round 1 with the unclaimed bets going into the next pool. Every player who wishes to continue must pay the buy-in amount into the pool again and the game restarts, with players rolling to see who goes first as above.<br />
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The game is repeated until there is only one winner. If player leaves the game they forfeit any claim to the winnings or their bets. There is a long standing tradition of the winner sacrificing the original buy-in amount and giving it to the first player to get knocked out of the game, or should that player not be available, given as a donation to the nearest Church of Carcassara.<br />
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<b>WORKING THE GAME</b><br />
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Leviathan Rising is entirely a game of chance; there is little player skill involved, and that’s part of its attraction: most people believe that it is impossible to cheat at the game. <br />
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They are wrong.<br />
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Skilled gamblers know how to nurture the dice so that they roll more favourably. It is very hard to do, and as each throw of the dice is heavily scrutinised, even harder to do without being seen. A Sleight of Hand check vs the opponent’s Perception check is required. Sharp-eyed onlookers may also make a Perception check. The Sleight of Hand check has a DC 20 or it has no effect at all. If successful, the player may choose to turn one the dice onto one adjacent face. If the result is 30+ the player may choose to turn both dice onto one adjacent face.<br />
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Additionally some gamblers like to use loaded dice that have a preference for a particular result. As everyone would benefit from their use, those that like to use loaded dice prefer to slip them into play only later on in the game, usually when there are only one or two other players still remaining. A Sleight of Hand check vs the opponent’s Perception check is required. Sharp-eyed onlookers may also make a Perception check. The Sleight of Hand check has a DC 15 or the player is unable to switch in their preferred dice and must continue play as normal. <br />
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Most Thaumatrians consider Leviathan Rising to be almost sacred game, and should a player be caught cheating they are very likely to be forced to duel their accuser to maintain their honour. <br />
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Many a fool has died in this way.<br />
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I previewed some of this last week; here's the complete list of languages spoken on the Thaumatrian Continent.<br />
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<b>HUMAN LANGUAGES</b><br />
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<b>Thaumatrian:</b> <br />
As the official language of the Thuamatrian Empire, it is used in almost every region of the continent. It originated within the Thaum Clade of the hero Verlauha, and its alphabet has been appropriated by most other human languages. It is used in the twin Empires of Thaum, Xylano, The Corbando, Estrello, and the Citadel.<br />
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<b>Malazari:</b> <br />
A distinct regional Clade-born language used in Malazar that incorporates much of the vocabulary of Thaumatrian. Passionately spoken, vibrant, with distinct sibilants and trills.<br />
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<b>Carnigan:</b> <br />
A distinct regional Clade-born language used in Carniga and Carniga Verdad that incorporates much of the vocabulary of Thaumatrian. Forcefully delivered, somewhat harsh and powerful.<br />
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<b>Vulg:</b> <br />
A distinct regional Clade-born language used in Vulg, Klulsatra and the Vulgo Venganza that incorporates much of the vocabulary of Thaumatrian. Very rounded sounds, using lips to full effect to give each syllable a sonic journey and punctuated with flicks of the tongue.<br />
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Luzori: </b><br />
A distinct regional Clade-born language used in Luzori and Rahadu that incorporates much of the vocabulary of Thaumatrian. Complicated intricacies and harmonics are used to give this a very melodious and shrill speech.<br />
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<b>Arkharni:</b><br />
The origins of this language are unclear, though some claim it is the original language used by the Arkharnen deities when they shared The Garden with humans and taught them all they know. Slow and sonorous in its delivery, many of its sounds are onomatopoeic representations of the natural world. Its written form is very slow to produce, relying on cultivation of natural forms into symbolic shapes. It is most commonly used in Arkhanya and the Lumin Concessions.<br />
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<b>HUMAN DIALECTS</b><br />
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<b>High Thaumatrian:</b> <br />
The archaic language used among noble clades for arcane purposes.<br />
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<b>Gutterspit:</b> <br />
Street slang.<br />
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<b>Canti:</b><br />
Criminal groups use their own slang and symbols to convey covert meanings.<br />
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<b>Shanti:</b><br />
Mariner slang.<br />
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<b>Silbari:</b> <br />
A melodic whistling song-like dialect that travels over considerable distances.<br />
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<b>NON-HUMAN LANGUAGES</b><br />
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<b>Bruxi:</b><br />
The grinding, chittering language used by the Bruxi. Humans and Mogs are capable of clumsy attempts at speaking it but it is relatively easy to understand. It is currently developing its own written form based on gnaw marks and scratches.<br />
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<b>The Forked Tongue:</b> <br />
A melange of True Gorgon and Thaumatrian that both humans and gorgons are capable of expressing, born from the slave pits of the Viperium. It uses a hybrid of Thaumatrian alphabet and the shapes of True Gorgon heat-glyphs to give it its own unique written form.<br />
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<b>Jugger:</b> <br />
The hideous speech of the Jugger Behem; a deep and terrible cacophony of animalistic screams and howls that also incorporates blood-letting for emphasis. It has no written form, though the blood-letting does convey different meaning by location on the body.<br />
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<b>Moggi:</b> <br />
A sensuous language that requires body contact to fully express subtle nuances. It has no fixed written form, stealing from local alphabets to convey any written concepts. Licking, growling, purring and nipping are all part of the language.<br />
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<b>True Gorgon:</b> <br />
A complicated combination of sounds and heat that only gorgons and their reptilian brethren can properly sense. Masterful control of fire is used to create simmering heat-glyphs that may qualify as a symbolic language.<br />
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<b>Tylluani:</b> <br />
The cries and calls of bird songs, as spoken by the owl-like Tylluan. A very difficult language for others to learn to speak, though they can learn to understand. An alphabet born from gouges and claw cuts is used to convey simpler messages, but the more advanced concepts have no written equivalent.<br />
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<i>IN MALAZAR CITY...</i><br />
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<i>...<b>Malazari</b> is by far the most widely used language, known by almost all. Official state documents and edicts still make use of <b>Thaumatrian</b>, but this is considered an archaic custom by most.</i><br />
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<i><b>Bruxi</b>, <b>Moggi</b>, and <b>Tylluani</b> are common in the ghettos, and the local <b>Gutterspit</b> and <b>Canti</b> are peppered with words borrowed from all three languages. <b>Shanti</b> is widely spoken in the docks and harbours. </i><br />
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<i>Given the nation’s close proximity to the Gorgon Conquests, it is possible to learn the <b>Forked Tongue</b> from experienced mariners and soldiers.</i><br />
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<i>Other languages are taught at various schools, the most popular being <b>Carnigan</b> due to its position on the northern border, and of course the various occupational <b>jargons</b> are taught as part of trade apprentices and service.</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16.5px;"><a href="https://gibletblizzard.blogspot.com/2019/02/flintlock-fantasy-campaign-notes-v.html">CLICK HERE TO GO TO NEXT THAUMATRIA BLOGPOST</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-55310151562499036962019-02-22T00:13:00.004+11:002021-05-06T12:00:01.465+10:00FLINTLOCK FANTASY: Campaign Notes IV: CosmologyWhen I ain't playing RPGs I'm a passionate astronomer, so world building a celestial cosmology is like crossing the streams for me. Imagining what it would be like to live on a world with two moons, what that would do to geography, the oceans, eclipses, the night, how two worlds in the heavens might inspire or terrify... that sort of thing is my jam. So forgive me if I go a little overboard with this stuff.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE WORLD ABOVE</span></b><br />
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<b>The Sun:</b> Zul, the Brilliant Star<br />
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<b>The First World:</b> ..... <b>Varca</b>, the Desire, gold with lust<br />
<b>The Second World:</b> ..... <b>Garn</b>, the Fury, red with rage<br />
<b>The Third World:</b> ..... <b>Arkha</b>, the Wandering Home, where you live<br />
<b>– The First Moon:</b> ..... <b>Rindat</b>, the Threat Unseen, small, pale, and riddled with mysteries<br />
<b>– The Second Moon:</b> ..... <b>Lumin</b>, the Threat Expectant, large, silver, and shrouded in dust<br />
<b>The Ring:</b> ..... <b>The Rings of Ui-garn</b>, the world that is no more, scattered like the dead<br />
<b><b>The Fifth World:</b> ..... <b>Hri-nah</b>, the Shame, burning with failure<br />
The Sixth World:</b> ..... <b>Shar-nah</b>, the Regret, blue with misgivings<br />
<b>The Lost World:</b> ..... <b>Karn</b>, the Exile, unwanted, unwelcome, and not seen for centuries <br />
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<b>The Comets:</b> ..... <b>The Messengers of Hail</b>, harbingers of tumult and change<br />
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<b>The Stars:</b> ..... <b>Scintillaria</b>, The Watchers, white with death, the souls of those who have gone<br />
<b>The Constellations:</b> ..... <b>Groups of Scintillaria</b>, bound by familial bonds.<br />
<b>The Zodiac:</b> ..... <b>The Thirteen</b>, each representing one of the Great Clades of the Thaumaturges<br />
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<b>Aurora Arcanus:</b> ..... <b>Skyfire</b> from the arcane barrier that encircles the continent of Thaumatria.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">In Malazar City...</span></i></b><br />
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<i>...Astromancers gather at the newly constructed <b>Star Island Observatory</b> to study the heavens. Prior to its official opening, astromancers practiced their arts from the upper reaches of the <b>Cathedral of the Redeemer</b>, and from the observatory run by the <b>University of Malazar</b>. A number of nobles also field private observatories on their estates. Light pollution is a growing problem, and the University operates a second observatory on the heights of the hills to the north of the city.<br />
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The lensing technology used to produce <b>telescopes</b> has been in practice for only several decades, and the Star Island Observatory houses the largest telescope ever built. <b>Spyglasses</b> are available from several merchants near the military docks, and while they are very expensive their use has proven very advantageous as sea.</i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ORBITS OF THE PLANETS</span></b><br />
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The worlds of the Zul planetary system orbit their star in a pattern known as orbital resonance, with a ratio of 2:1. This makes predictions of conjuntions and alignments fairly straightforward.<br />
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<b>PLANET (ORBITAL PERIOD)</b><br />
1. Varca (1/4 Arkhan year - 91 days)<br />
2. Garn (1/2 Arkhan year - (182 days)<br />
3. ARKA (1 Year - 364 days)<br />
4. Rings of Ui-garn (—)<br />
5. Hri-nah (8 Arkhan Years)<br />
6. Shar-nah (16 Arkhan Years)<br />
?. Karmn (unknown)<br />
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The lack of a planet with a 4 year orbital period is a mystery to Astromancers.<br />
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Understanding the motions of the planets is vital to the prediction of eclipse events, for it is during these times that fell creatures appear, bringing death and ruin with them.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">In Malazar City...</span></i></b><br />
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<i>...A number of <b>Malazar merchants</b> place great importance on the visibility of <b>Varca the Desire</b> in the sky, claiming it holds great influence over the success of their endeavours. A brilliant golden light, it is sometimes visible in the hour after sunset or before the dawn and its sight is considered a blessing.</i><br />
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<i><b>Matadors, cazadors, gladiators, soldiers and duelists</b> hold the position of <b>Garn the Fury</b> important to their trade. A smouldering hunk of red that glares down from the skies, like Varca it too is only visible around dusk and dawn, though it will linger for much longer and is seen more often.</i><br />
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<i><b>The Rings of Ui-garn</b> trace a faint line of light across the night, and evenly divide the sky in two. Their position relevant to the stars does not change, but their angle and height slowly oscillates over the course of the year. In Malazar, <b>vows sworn and contracts made during the months where Uigarn are highest</b> are considered far more binding and strong.</i> <br />
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<i><b>Hri-nah the Shame</b> is like a flickering flame in the night sky, and its presence implies failure for creative pursuits. In Malazar <b>artisans, artists and builders</b> have been known to refuse work or to halt projects for up to six and one months if the planet is present in their family constellation.</i><br />
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<i>The first rising of <b>Blue Shar-nah</b> in the night sky is a time of consideration and contemplation, studying the choices and mistakes made of the last year, especially by <b>leaders and politicians</b> in Malazar. Decisions made after much consideration in the light of Blue Shar-nah are far more likely to be the correct choice.</i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CHRONOLOGY</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Winter</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Starts on Winter Solstice</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">2</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Nephidia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Cool</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Winter</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">3</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Draharmia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Mild</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Spring</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Starts with Sacricarne</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">4</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Mephia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Mild</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Spring</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Spring Equinox 1st quarter of month</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">5</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Nebria</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Warm</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Spring</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">6</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Sulia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Hot</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Summer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">7</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Orchalia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Very</span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Hot</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Summer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Summer Solstice in middle of month</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">8</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Eltemia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Very</span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Hot</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Summer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">9</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Udiimia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Hot</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Summer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">10</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Lulkhia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Hot</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Autumn</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Autumn Equinox 3rd quarter of month</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">11</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Bolakia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Warm</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Autumn</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">12</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><b>Vereenia</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Mild</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Autumn</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Ends with Malazar Foundation</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Mild</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Winter</span></div>
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On Arkha each day is 26 hours long, each week is 6 and 1 days long, each month is 4 weeks long, each year is 364 days long.<br />
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The small pale moon of Ridat also takes 28 days to orbit Arkha; its tidelocked to Arkha and always shows the same side towards the planet.<br />
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The large silver moon of Lumin takes 91 days to orbit Arkha, and each day on Lumin lasts 13 Arkhan days.<br />
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Most Thaumatrian cultures use a week consisting of 6 and 1 days, with work being conducted on each day save the last, which is a day of religious observances and rest.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">In Malazar City...</span></i></b><br />
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<i>...<b>Chronomancers</b> — a specialist field of Astromancy — are responsible for tracking time and informing the city of its daily progress. The <b>Star Island Observatory</b> has a time ball and bells that are activated on the hour every hour, and are used to calibrate navigation system and track hours of employ in the city’s factories. Chronomancers track the movement of the stars above to gauge their time pieces and citizenry often use notched time candles around the home to mark the passage of time. <br />
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Each solstice and equinox is a time for celebration</b>, and the coming of the New Year is the greatest. <b>Sacricarne</b> — the day when the <b>Gift of the Carcassara</b> was received — is revered and rejoiced on the first day of spring, and the <b>Founding of Malazar</b> is acknowledged on the last day of autumn. Each event is celebrated with religous observances for the pious, and masquerades, music, parades, parties, and monstromaquias for the rest. <br />
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During the summer months the population escapes the heat of the day by returning home for <b>siestas</b>. Merchants and businesses open much earlier, shut for the middle of the day, reopen in the afternoon, and close much later in the evening.</i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ECLIPSES & THEIR IMPORTANCE</span></b><br />
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<b>The world of Arkha has two moons, and with five or more planets they orbit Zul, the brilliant star at the heart of the system.</b> As such, solar, planetary and lunar alignments — when three or more celestial objects from a straight line with each other — occur a number of times each year. When these alignments are particularly close, and one of the celestial objects involved includes Zul, then there is a chance that an eclipse will occur. The shadows cast by the celestial object closest to Zul fall upon the surface of the celestial object further from Zul. This is an eclipse. <br />
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For those who live on Arkha:<br />
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• a <b>solar eclipse</b> occurs when either one of the moons Lumin or Rindat, or one of the planets passes between Arkha and Zul and their shadow falls upon Arkha’s surface<br />
• a <b>lunar eclipse</b> occurs when one of the moons passes into Arkha’s shadow<br />
• a <b>planetary eclipse</b> occurs when one of the planets passes into Arkha’s shadow<br />
• a <b>lesser eclispe</b> involves Arkha and only one of its two moons or a single planet<br />
• a <b>greater eclipse</b> is much rarer, requiring the alignment of Zul with Arkha and both its moons, or one moon and a single planet<br />
• a <b>grand eclipse</b> is rarer still, requiring the alignment of Zul with Arkha, both its moons, and one or more planets<br />
• <b>the Great Conjunction</b> has never been witnessed, only hypothesised, and involves the alignment of all the celestial objects that orbit Zul<br />
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<b>Understanding and predicting the occurrence of eclipses is of vital importance: when an eclipse occurs, arcane portals open upon the surface of Arkha.</b> Though these portals come terrible creatures from some alien planet or plane of existence, monsters that seek only to kill all they encounter.<br />
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Astromancers have become very skilled at predicting solar and lunar eclipses that involve Arkha’s moons of Lumin and Rindat, less so when eclipses involve one of the other planets. While they can warn when an eclipse will happen, they have yet to understand where on the surface the portals will open.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">In Malazar City...</span></i></b><br />
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<i>...Astromancers publish <b>an almanac of celestial events and eclipses</b> each year known as <b>The Ecliptica</b>, forewarning the populace of what to expect and when. <b>During times of eclipse, the city shuts down</b> the day prior to ready itself for the possibility of portals opening within the city borders. Curfews are established, allowing only those on military or official business permission to travel. State-sanctioned <b>cazadors</b> sweep the city, hunting down ecliptids to capture for the arenas. It is a time of tension, and if no portal appears that tension is released at the end of the eclipse with impromptu celebrations. The city reopens the following morning, and life carries on...</i><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">First session of the Malazaria Campaign! Finally!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;"><i>(The Malazaria, or The Malazariad, or The Carcassaria or The Carcassariad, (all so very pompous!) or maybe just Flintlock Fantasy, still struggling with a name for this game....)</i></span><br />
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</i></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq4hOrO3utwHkB6oS3jlDn9CzSLDXQAXByG4wkzhC8JHj-u9gXzhKGwDMTfjs1f2S6hKXXDBk5925N01zo1idiGry5Stlyb_691CAgB2urKqwollNIkQraZoYl8aR4Sz1SqZd67xtPw/s1600/ecliptid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCq4hOrO3utwHkB6oS3jlDn9CzSLDXQAXByG4wkzhC8JHj-u9gXzhKGwDMTfjs1f2S6hKXXDBk5925N01zo1idiGry5Stlyb_691CAgB2urKqwollNIkQraZoYl8aR4Sz1SqZd67xtPw/s320/ecliptid.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">We kicked of with a solar eclipse over Malazar City, calculated and forewarned by the Royal Astromancers. Eclipses on Arkha are bad. When they happen, the Jugger Behem slide down the moonshadows to maraud and molest. Malazar City, like most urban centres, has standard procedures in such times: shut up the shops, shut down the city, slap a curfew on everyone and send the city guard out in force. Specially trained monster hunters known as cazadors prowl among them, eager to capture any monstrosities.<br />
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Watching these events unfold from the rooftop of the Welcome Arms — a discreet establishment on the waterfront favored by arms dealers — were four friends, recently brought together by happenstance and otherwise:<br />
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<b>- Gabby</b> played <b>Lucinda Martin</b>, the gifted budding alchemist who ran the tavern<br />
<b>- Tom</b> played <b>Nym the Mog</b>, the curious investigator who shared Lucinda's love of chemistry<br />
<b>- Kurt</b> played <b>Ramon Sánchez de Castille</b>, a recovering veteran of the Siege of Lapramada<br />
<b>- Gus</b> played <b>Pedro the Bruxi</b>, an aspiring and helpful naval gunner who'd befriended Ramon on his return journey</span><br />
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<i>(I'd already received four fantastically rich background ideas, and written a recent history for each of the characters, so they're all weighed heavy with secrets and subplots mwahahahahaaaa.... everyone introduced their characters just so the players were up with who was who.)</i><br />
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Across the city the bells tolled until the moon swallowed the sun and all was plunged into night. The city guard called for all to head in, and one by one they headed down to the tavern to wait out the eclipse. Nym lingered, and as he was about to head down another Mog landed on the rooftops. "Where is your pride?" he asked then sprang down into the gloom.<br />
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Inside, the three gathered for drinks (not Lucinda, there were several other customers to serve waiting out the eclipse in the Arms) and they talked over scuttlebutt of the city including the war against the Emulatine Renegados and the monstrous Hydiac that was prowling the city slums <i>(each session I'll supply the players with a onesheet of local events and gossip from the city's papers, you can read the first one here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ejT08FgmJ0K8wdrHRJbKFvN-yD6yKi16Pw_kGwp37m4/edit?usp=sharing">CURRENT EVENTS</a>)</i>. Pedro, ever helpful, was checking the shutters were indeed shut when he heard slow footsteps on the wharf alongside the Welcome Arms. He looked out to see four ill-favoured men sneaking towards him.<br />
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He darted back inside to warn the others, then dashed to the bar where his musket was stowed. One of the other customers — a local ragwoman — ventured to the door and looked out; the four men burst in, each wielding a pair of cruel looking machetes. It was the Machetza Gang!<br />
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Weapons were drawn: Ramon rising to his feet and unsheathing his rapier, Nym coolly placing his blade on the table before him, Lucinda reaching for a knife, and Pedro quietly priming his musket from behind the bar.<br />
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One of the Machetzas pushed the unfortunate woman against the wall, as their leader stepped forward, weapon pointed... at Nym!<br />
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"We're here for the Book. Hand it over, or you'll die."<br />
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Nym politely refused as Largo the Bouncer positioned himself between the Machetzas and the rest of the patrons. By some curious design the centre of the tavern was open to the water below (great for a pint and a fish, we decided) and more Machetzas were crawling up over the railing around the fishing pit. Ramon saw their plan: stall with words until enough Machetzas arrived to make negotiation unnecessary. He hobbled over and kicked the first one back into the water below, the pain of his injury coursing through his leg.<br />
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The Machetzas responded with violence. The first blow didn't kill Largo, but the second one definitely did.<br />
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<i>(Lady and Gentlemen, please roll Initiative!)</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">Ramon squared up against the two murderous Machetzas while a third charged at Nym as he quaffed one last dreg from his mug <i>(actually an alchemical extract he had handy)</i></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">. The fourth let the woman go and moved towards Lucinda at the bar <i>(who also skolled an extract she had on her)</i>. Pedro popped up from behind the bar and fired at the leader, grazing him, while two more Machetzas scrambled up over the railing in the centre of the room. Lucinda's knife went wide, and she darted for the flammable liquors at the end of the bar, while Ramon duelled two, and then three Machetzas by himself.</span><br />
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Nym was cut bad by his attacker, who watched in amazement as the Mog sprang away and darted for the stairs that led up to his room where the book the Machetzas were after lay upon his table. Ramon fought desperately, parrying and riposting against the six blades he faced (this Swashbuckler class is cool!) but failed to fell them. Pedro saw one of the Machetzas rounding the end of the bar to get at him, raised his musket once more— FZZZZTzzzzzzz... a Misfire! His assailant was almost upon him, when a bottle smashed over the Machetza's head. The other patrons had joined the fray, coming to the defence of their favourite watering hole!<br />
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Ramon knew he was outnumbered, and saw only a desperate chance of escape. He feinted, then went to make a wild jump for the chandelanchor hanging over the fishpit. <i>(attacks of opportunity all round!)</i> but the leader left himself wide open <i>(fumble!)</i> as Ramon swung his blade in a wild retreat <i>(fumbles in my game grant an attack of opportunity)</i>. Ramon's blade swung round... and found its mark as he leapt away, grabbed the chandelanchor, arced around behind the leader, and landed right behind the leader just in time for his head to topple off his shoulders!!!!! <i>(CRIT. OF. THE. NIGHT.)</i><br /><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">Of the two Machetzas still standing to face Ramon, one threw down his blades in the face of such skill and bolted for the door, but the second pressed on! Meanwhile Pedro fell back from the Machetza behind the bar. It could have been the broken bottle in the patron's hands, or the knife that Lucinda jammed in his gut that felled him, but that Machetza was slain as well. Lucinda glanced up to see the dark haired woman by the door unrattled by the attack, unfaxed, mumble under her breath and then vanish! Was she in league with the Machetzas? She had opened the door that let them in... where had she gone? Lucinda threw a bottle at where she last saw the vanisher, but it failed to find its mark.<br />
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As Ramon and the patrons finished off the last of the attackers (another fleeing for his life), Nym reached his room in a flash, powered by the curious extract he had prepared that made him exceedingly fleet of foot. Inside, he grabbed the bundle of tightly bound cloth that was wrapped around the book, grabbed his crossbow and a few other items, and was about to make for his window and bolt... when the woman from below was at his door.<br />
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"Don't make me do this," she warned as she held her hand out for the book Nym was holding. He got a good look at her: dark hair cut short in a bob, a pleasant but worn face, haggard eyes and attire that marked her as a fishmonger, perhaps... but her odor was terrifying. Unnatural. And her hand... her hand was shaking so violently that it shimmered and danced in the strange eclipselight through the window. "Give. Me. The. Book."<br />
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Mogs are exceedingly fast and nimble, and Nym even moreso: he was out the window in the blink of an eye, and scrambled up onto the roof of the Welcome Arms. But whoever this strange woman was... she did not follow. Instead, from his vantage point he could see the eclipse in the heart of of its transition. All around was dark as night, dark enough to see the stars, to see the Aurora Arcana dancing across the sky... and yet on the horizon, the glow as of dawn in every direction. The city lay in silence, not a single bell tolled in alarm— and then he noticed that the few city guard he could see in the streets and alleys below all were standing with their backs turned to the Welcome Arms. Surely they'd heard the musket fire, the screams? Or had they been bought off by the Machetzas? And where was the woman?<br />
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It was Ramon and Pedro who found her. Lucinda was tending to Largo's fallen body, and gave orders to the rest of the staff to clean up quick before the guard arrived. Limping up the stairs (his war wound bleeding heavily now) Ramon reached the top and looked down the corridor to see the woman closing the door to Nym's room. Nym's stolen notes were in her shaking hand, and she did not see Ramon, nor Pedro as he scrambled up behind him. Pedro wasted no time and fired his musket once more as Ramon hobbled down the corridor towards her, rapier drawn. The shot hit her, but did not fell her— yet the pain have distracted her for Ramon attacked before she could act, thrusting his blade through her shoulder and pinned her to the wooden panels behind her.<br />
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Nym heard the gun fire below, the ruckus of combat— and a sudden movement in the air caught his eye. Descending from a great height to land beside was a royal cazador, one of the brave souls trained to hunt down the Jugger Behem. He was a Tylluan, an owl man from the far north, white feathered, golden cloaked, and armed with a long and curved scimitar. "Return to your quarters immediately!" he croaked. Nym quickly explained what was happening, without giving everything away.<br />
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The woman was defeated, unconscious, notes slipping from her fingers... but she did not stop shimmering. In fact it was getting worse, vibrant in vibration. Ramon new sorcery when he saw it, and fell back down the corridor to a safer position as Pedro bravely rushed forward to cover his friends retreat. Pedro looked at her slumped form, blinked...<br />
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... and the corridor was filled with tooth and tentacle, eye and maw, groaning under the sudden weight of the horrendous creature unfolding into the world before the rat man. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">Pedro turned and fled, squealing in terror <i>(Save vs Fear: failed!)</i>. Nym and the Cazador caught his cry, and leapt back down into Nym's room. The door to the hallway creaked and groaned. "Open the door," order the Cazador as Nym readied his crossbow, then flipped the latch. The door burst in, a wall of bestial meat pressed upon it. The bolt flew, struck the monstrosity; the scimitar dug deep into the flesh. Whatever it was, it pushed hard against the constraints of the hall, wood cracking, and with a horrendous shriek the side of the building burst open. The creature spilled out and down into the street below; Nym grabbed hold of the shattered doorway as his room toppled forward. The last Nym saw of the Cazador was a flick of golden cloak and scimitar as the hunter gave chase— and they were gone, leaving Nym's notes slowly floating down in the vacant air.<br />
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When the group came together again in the tavern below, Lucinda led them to a private room beneath the building. Nym had questions to answer, and quickly, before the city guard arrived.<br /><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">Placing the heavy bundle on the table, he explained that he was given the book by his friend and mentor, after a deal with the Machetzas went sour and his friend incarcerated. He unwrapped the cloth and revealed what the Machetzas were after: a book made entirely of stone. It must have come from the Stoneland Wastes, they reasoned, where a decade ago a terrible accident occured in the city of Kvantio, and everything within a hundred mile radius was completely turned to stone. People, creatures, forests, possessions, water, clouds... everything. FOr several years explorers had been salvaging what they could from the Wastes. It was highly likely that the book had come from there.</span><br />
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Each page was paper thing but hard as granite, and Nym gingerly turned each one. The ink had turned to obsidian. The book was written by Doctor Palso Anduriac in Luzori, the language of the region. None of the four could readit, but it was clear from the illustrations that it was notes and experiments with a new kind of firearm, that appeared to be more powerful and deadly than anything they had seen; the book also contained depictions of strange and monstrous magical rituals. Hideous creatures cavorted in the margins, while arcane diagrams filled each page.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">The all agreed that the money should go to the repair of the Welcome Arms, as well as to Largo's family, and then decided how much they would tell the authorities about what they knew; but the four had so many questions themselves!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;">- Should they find a safehouse to wait out the inevitable revenge attack by the Machetzas?</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE MAIN RELIGIONS & BELIEFS OF THAUMATRIA</span></b><br />
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If there is a creator of the universe, they are a distant, unknowable entity that has never answered the questions of those it brought into being. Gods, monsters, and sentient beings have all called out to it, but have only ever been answered with silence. Who or whatever they are, they brought into being the universe and populated it with sentient creatures of varying degrees of power, their number increasing with their weakness, and scattered them across the stars on distant worlds.<br />
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One such world is Arkha. Orbited by the two moons, it is the third world of a planetary system around a single sun it shares with five other planets. This is your home. <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">ARKHARNEN</span></b><br />
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The Arkharnen are a pantheon of ancient nature gods and spirits that are said to have created these worlds, and each god represents one element of the natural world. Their worship is wide-spread, found in all known cultures, though local differences in name and variations in representation are common. The pantheon includes gods of the sky, the earth, the seas, the stars, the sun and moons; of animals and plants and storms and other expected entities who’s aspect is found locally. They are able to teach those gifted devotees some of the secrets of creation, and impose upon them the responsibility to maintain and care for their world.<br />
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It is said that in the beginning the Arkharnen lived side by side with humans in a sacred land simply called the Garden, but in their eagerness to emulate the wonder of the gods, humans stole the secrets of creation magic when it was not theirs to take. The Arkharnen forgave them, and tried to teach them the correct methods of its use; but the frailties of the human body could not handle such power, and their creations were poisoned by human’s mortality. It is from these mistakes that the Jugger Behem were born, monstrous manifestations of suffering that the Arkharnen were forced to exile beyond the realms of existence. Eventually the Arkharnen forbade the practice among humans, but it was too late; when they were found to be working magic in secret, they were cast out and the Arharnen removed themselves from direct contact with them for fear of greater theft. The Garden was abandoned and forsaken, and sealed off from the world.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">THAUMATURGY</span></b><br />
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Thaumaturgy is the ancient practice of magic, a stolen variation of the divine creative powers of the Arkhanen. It is very powerful, very dangerous, and places terrible burdens upon those who practice it, for it alters and corrupts the user in the same way the user alters and corrupts the world as envisioned by the Arkharnen. As such, its use is severely restricted by the Clades — the noble houses of mutant sorcerer-kings that control the Thaumatrian Empire. It is said to utilise the same powers that created the world, and its initial codification and study was developed eons ago, possibly even taught to the clades by the Creators at the dawn of the world. Much of the true nature and knowledge of Thaumaturgy was lost in the ancient devastation that followed when the Jugger Behem manifested on the world, and Thaumatrian scholars sift through ancient ruins in the hope of recovering lost fragments of texts and artefacts.<br />
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Jugger Behem is the name given to a pantheon of monstrous gods that represent the great maladies that plague the living. Each god represented a different element of suffering, and the practitioners of Jugger Behem sought to placate and appease them through human sacrifice. Centuries ago the Jugger Behem placed increasingly vile demands upon their supplicants and human civilization became greatly debased, until Verlauha, the first of the ancient hero-kings, held firm against them and refused to give them any more of his subjects. Enraged, the Jugger Behem chose to make an example of Verlauha, and seven of the Jugger Behem manifested in his kingdom. A double eclipse of sun and moons heralded their arrival: seven colossal creatures called Leviathans emerged from a great rift in the heart of Verlauha’s land and destroyed it within the hour. But their arrival only inspired the other human kings to rise up against the Jugger Behem, and the great Leviathan War began.<br />
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The Leviathans were simply too great and powerful to be defeated by the sword; only the arcane powers of the sorcerer-kings could hold them at bay. Eventually the remnants of the human kingdoms fled across the narrow seas to a new land free from the presence of the Jugger Behem, and erected thaumaturgical defences that stopped the Leviathans from crossing. The descendants of the sorcerer-kings and their families formed Thaumatrian Empire, and worked together to protect all their peoples against further depredations of the Leviathans.<br />
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Some still chose to practice appeasement of the Jugger Behem, but such practices are publicly reviled and shunned. Secret cults still gather to practice sacrificial acts in seclusion, and are still manipulated by one or more of the monstrous gods. Their aims are unclear, though the suffering of all peoples seems to be their goal, and it is said that they work towards opening a permanent rift between this world and theirs. At times of solar eclipse monstrous beings do manage to cross over, and they always seek out practitioners of thaumaturgy with the intent to kill them. Analysis of these astronomical events led to the rise of Astromancy, in order to predict the coming of more Jugger Behem.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">ASTROMANCY</span></b><br />
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Astromancy is the astrological study of the heavenly bodies to determine the right course and time for action. As the sun, the two moons, the five planets and all the stars trace a predictable trajectory through the cosmos, it is possible to translate their position at the birth of an individual, entity or course of action, and predict various momentous events during their existence, as well as the means by which they end. Actions undertaken when the stars are favorable are far more likely to achieve the desired outcome, and it is said that a true master of astromancy can predict the rise and fall of nations. By utilising these astrological practices and uniting them with arcane study, it is possible to create magic of cosmological significance.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://gibletblizzard.blogspot.com/2019/02/flintlock-fantasy-campaign-notes-iv.html"><b>CLICK HERE TO GO TO NEXT THAUMATRIA BLOGPOST</b></a></div>Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-15321013410712941772019-02-01T13:44:00.000+11:002019-02-01T13:48:31.834+11:00Free PATHFINDER Beginner Box Character Sheets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just some character sheets from the excellent Pathfinder Beginner Box I redesigned 5 years ago but figured I'd upload today. Just didn't really like the design of the original. Shoulda been landscape, shoulda been clearer to use. Hopefully they are.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AvEUMsPxA_cUCMZ8ljRlq7RzeXVm64ZQ/view?usp=sharing">Letter-sized version here.</a></div>
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Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-24723031055792841702019-01-31T09:05:00.004+11:002021-05-06T11:56:14.032+10:00FLINTLOCK FANTASY: Campaign Notes II: Peoples<span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE PEOPLE OF THAUMATRIA</b></span><br />
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So I hammered out some notes on the main species, again just trying to keep it simple as. I also thought it'd help the players with the new setting if I'd make a list of sample characters to inspire them. The ones that don't get chosen I can use as NPC ideas.<br />
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<li>The conquerors, bastion of civilization, bringers of light, inspired thinkers.</li>
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<li>Dominant species throughout the island contient of <b>Thaumatria</b>, and the world.</li>
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<li><b>The Church of Carcassara:</b> veneration of a <b>Leviathan</b> that gave its flesh so that humans could live. Currently undergoing a major schism resulting in war across the continent. Venerates sacrifice and atonement for actions.</li>
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<li><b>The Jugger Behem:</b> placation of a pantheon of cruel monstrous gods through sacrifice and bloodshed. Venerates violence, power and control.</li>
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<li><b>Meliorism:</b> devotion to the purity of science and mathematical absolutes. Venerates technological advancement for the betterment of humanity.</li>
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<li>Owlfolk from the frigid northern lands.</li>
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<li>Carnivorous, dark-sighted and silent fliers that prefer the night.</li>
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<li>Mercenary “Vorrhun” sellswords arrived in Thaumatria a century ago.</li>
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<li>Famous for their skill as hunters and warriors.</li>
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<li>Infamous for their merciless treatment of their enemies.</li>
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<li>Worship a pantheon of northern nature deities ruled by the god <b>Voroshka</b>.</li>
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<li>Welcomed for bringing their ice magic to the heat of the desert.</li>
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<li>Roost in eyries located high in the cities or upon mesa peaks.</li>
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<li>Family oriented with clan loyalties, sending tribute to their distant king.</li>
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<li>Freely mingle with other cultures, but regarded with wary respect.</li>
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<li>Cultured, speaking Thaumatrian and their own Tylluan language.</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MOG</b></span><br />
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<li>Small Catfolk that might be descended from wizard’s familiars.</li>
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<li>Carnivorous, dark-sighted and silent fliers that prefer the night.</li>
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<li>Capricious, erudite, self-serving, and captivating.</li>
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<li>Small Ratfolk bred to serve as slaves for the Thaumatrian Empire.</li>
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<li>A general term for the monstrous peoples from the southern jungles.</li>
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<li>Shrouded in mystery, rumor and fear, few facts are certain.</li>
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<li>Snakes, reptiles, great lizards, all in a myriad of horrible hybrid forms.</li>
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<li>Carnivorous, cannibalistic, heat-sighted, and most active during the day.</li>
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<li>Famous for their exotic temples and strange arcane practices…</li>
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<li>… infamous for said practices involving human sacrifice and suffering.</li>
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<li>Once invaded the southern archipelago of the Thaumatria continent.</li>
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<li>Several enclaves of Gorgon strongholds still remain, but most reconquered.</li>
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<li>Pay homage to demonic creatures from beyond, usually in prisoners.</li>
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<li>Gorgon slavers plague the Thaumatrian coasts in stolen vessels.</li>
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<li>Also trade in illicit narcotics sourced from deep within the jungle.</li>
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Interesting that they're all witch's familiars. Unintentional.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>SAMPLE CHARACTER CONCEPTS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WARRIOR</b></span><br />
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<li>A veteran Thaumatrian soldier scarred from endless desert campaigns against the Gorgons.</li>
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<li>A youthful marine eager to prove their mettle on the high seas.</li>
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<li>A determined high-born bodyguard assigned to protect visiting dignitaries from the Capital.</li>
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<li>A mercenary Tylluan swordclaw devoted to their family’s blade.</li>
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<li>A shackled Gorgon gladiator hungry to win their freedom.</li>
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<li>A bloodthristy Bruxi seadog in it as much for the pillage as the plunder.</li>
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<li>A skilful Mog duelist out to take on allcomers whatever the size.</li>
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<li>A Tylluan musketeer who takes too much pleasure in their trade.</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>ROGUE</b></span><br />
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<li>A honey-tongued Mog charlatan happy to lighten fool’s pockets to feed their addiction.</li>
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<li>A worldly merchant noble in exile eager to slay their ennui.</li>
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<li>A sunkissed buccaneer on the run from and arranged marriage.</li>
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<li>A dashing pistoleer who wished they didn’t have to use violence to get the job done.</li>
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<li>A black-plumed Tylluan thief who steals strange artefacts brought back from southern jungles.</li>
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<li>A well-connected Bruxi street urchin who knows all the bolt holes across the city.</li>
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<li>A poverty-stricken dirt farmer forced into banditry to appease the king’s taxmen.</li>
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<li>A pluckskulled Tylluan street thug who rejects the old ways and embraces the new.</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DIVINE</b></span><br />
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<li>A troubled Carcassaran inquisitor who has read too many heritical texts.</li>
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<li>A devout noble cultist who will never abandon the monstrous pantheon of their ancestors.</li>
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<li>A serene Tylluan ice priest happy to share the blessings of Voroshka the Winter Wind.</li>
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<li>A charming Carcassaran healer determined to share the curative flesh of their dead god.</li>
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<li>A drunk Thaumatrian visionary touched by the strange beings that lurk in jungle ports.</li>
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<li>A self-absorbed Mog agitator hell-bent on being worshipped as a god.</li>
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<li>A curious Tylluan scholar searching for evidence of the true origins of life.</li>
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<li>A pompous Meliorian industrialist who will bring the benefits of science to the betterment of all.</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>ARCANE</b></span><br />
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<li>A nervous Bruxi war wizard, educated in Thaum but unproven in battle.</li>
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<li>A monstrous high-born arcanaut corrupted by sorcery and desperate to find a cure.</li>
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<li>A grieving military captain who sold their soul to devils in return for unearthly power.</li>
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<li>A haughty sea mage in constant employ by merchant rivals who demand alliegence and loyalty.</li>
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<li>A grim Thaumatrian weaponsmith eager to test their inventions in the field.</li>
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<li>A cultured Mog diviner employed by a noble lord for their insights and advice.</li>
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<li>A broken-winged Tylluan exile resolute on regaining flight by other arcane means.</li>
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<li>A talented grave-robbing treasure hunter well versed in the family trade.</li>
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<br />Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-78554025071210833712019-01-24T14:03:00.003+11:002021-05-06T11:55:42.719+10:00FLINTLOCK FANTASY: Campaign Notes ISo I'm running a new campaign this year for some local friends, and thought I'd document how I'm putting the world together and the creative process I use. I have this map I made four years ago:<br />
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It was part of the Dead West setting. The island continent of Thaumatria was meant to be the Old World where the people in the Dead West had fled from after a major calamity. And I kept coming back to it...<br />
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... anyway. Three of the lads — Kurt, Tom and Gus — are in, and a newer friend Gabby is joining us. I really want to keep the prep as minimal as possible, cause I have a rep for overprepping then burning out a few sessions in, and I want this to last the year.<br />
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Here's my early overview of things I wanted to include in the setting:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">OVERVIEW</span></b><br />
Urban/exploration campaign, exotic elements, magic is very rare and dangerous, cultural and religious wars, reconquista/crusade/inquisition, humanocentric.<br />
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<b>SPECIES:</b></div>
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<li><b>Humans</b> - the great conquers, bastions of civilization, bringers of enlightenment.</li>
<li><b>Tylluan</b> - owl people from the frozen north.</li>
<li><b>Mogs</b> - cat people, tricksters all.</li>
<li><b>Bruxi</b> - ratfolk slaves bred to serve the Thaumatrian Empire.</li>
<li><b>Gorgons</b> - mutant snake people from the jungles south across the seas. The "Enemy".</li>
<li><b>Others</b> - very rare, from distant lands or the result of monstrous experiments.</li>
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<b>ENVIRONMENT</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span><br />
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<li><b>Dry, semi-arid, badlands, mesas, dusty mountains, cities of tall cool buildings,</b> intricate architectural details, colourful bannerets and shady bazaars. Madrid, Cordoba, Marrakesh.</li>
<li><b>Stifling tropical jungles, pungent with flora and death and spice</b>, ruined temples to dark things, dangerous seaports, pirates and armadas. Yucatan, Amazon, Zanzibar.</li>
<li><b>Verdant plains and great rivers,</b> giving rise to beautiful cities, all scarred by war. </li>
<li><b>Many small political entities and countries,</b> each with their own agenda.</li>
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<b>CULTURE:</b><br />
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<li>Akin to early-mid Renaissance Europe, 1600s, so more advanced than your average medieval fantasy, with long swords, spears, bows, full plate and chain giving way to <b>rapiers, pikes, matchlock firearms, muskets, breastplates, and cannon.</b> But firearms are noisy, tricky to maintain and dangerous, and a skilled archer can be much faster, just as deadly <span style="font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> far more quiet.</span></li>
<li>War is a constant: a great enemy lies to the east, <b>The Leviathans</b>, and all live in fear of their attack; yet any grand alliance is marred by political intrigue, clandestine subterfuge and petty wars as each nation vies for survival. Nations are defined by their religious persuasion.</li>
<li><b>One great religion dominates the continent:</b> Carcassarian, named after its Leviathan founder, but it is fractured by schisms and at war with itself. Other, older beliefs still exist on the fringe. </li>
<li><b>Exploration and colonisation of distant lands</b> as nations seek to expand their resources; strange cultures and customs are filtering in with the stolen bounty of these lands. Seafaring is vital.</li>
<li><b>Magic is very rare, very dangerous, and corrupts the body and mind</b>, but definitely plays a role in society, and is almost always under the control of local powers that use it to their own advantage. </li>
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<b>INSPIRATION:</b><br />
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<li><b>ALATRISTE</b>, the Spanish pseudo-historical film starring Viggo Mortensen as a world-weary soldier. Ponderous film, but basically this campaign is that film with monsters and weird occult stuff. Must. Watch. The opening scene is a great demonstration on how you can have firearms and blades in the same setting. <span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">OH HEY IT’S YOUTUBE.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX-y87nmZnc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX-y87nmZnc</a></span></li>
<li><b>PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN,</b> dumb but entertaining and the right mix of real world pillage and plunder and supernatural. Most characters are average humans, magic lurks on the edge of reality. </li>
<li><b>Some other inspirations include: </b>VVITCH, PENNY DREADFUL, TABOO, THE MARQUIS, AGUIRRE, ASSASSIN’S CREED: BLACK FLAG, DISHONORED, THE MUSKETEERS.</li>
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I also set about looking for visual inspiration on Pintrest original page here:<br />
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<a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/gibletblizzard/flintlock-fantasy/">https://www.pinterest.com.au/gibletblizzard/flintlock-fantasy/</a> .<br />
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I may have found something... I'll post more info as I go.<br />
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G+ was responsible for giving me my break into the RPG industry, and has been responsible for 90% or more of my connections, work opportunities, and most importantly friendships I've made online since 2011.<br />
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I'm really, really gonna miss it.<br />
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Here's where you can contact me:<br />
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<b>Twitter: </b><a href="https://twitter.com/GibletBlizzard">https://twitter.com/GibletBlizzard</a><br />
<b>Facebook: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/giblet.blizzard">https://www.facebook.com/giblet.blizzard</a><br />
<b>MeWe:</b> <a href="https://mewe.com/profile/5bbbe50aa40f300c5e52f331">https://mewe.com/profile/5bbbe50aa40f300c5e52f331</a><br />
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or drop a comment in any blogpost here.<br />
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I'm yet to find a suitable replacement for G+, and I've let this blog wallow for the last couple of years because of the amount of good stuff that went on there. So I'm gonna fire this blog up again while I work on a bunch of things that'll include:<br />
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• FERAL RPG - the big thing I'm working on<br />
• graphic and information design commentary for RPGs<br />
• freelance design, illustration and cartography projects I'm working on:<br />
- Odious Uplands for Jason Sholtis<br />
- Orcs! A High-Octane Adventure for Mike Evans' Hubris RPG<br />
- whatever else gets lined up<br />
• The Greyhawk Gang - my weekly meatgamers' 5E D&D game that's been running since April 2016, starting at 1st level with B2 Keep on the Borderlands, now currently 11th Level at the end of G123<br />
• My search for the best iteration of d20 D&D rules<br />
• Star Wars D6 Rules Essentials - my ongoing pet project taking the best from all the SW games<br />
• Random RPG material - whenever it turns up<br />
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Also gonna update this blog, starting with the RPG Graphic Design page with all the stuff I've worked on since 2011 - <a href="http://gibletblizzard.blogspot.com/p/rpg-books-ive-worked-on.html">http://gibletblizzard.blogspot.com/p/rpg-books-ive-worked-on.html</a><br />
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If you want to check out Feral RPG you can download free playtest PDFs and character sheets here: <br />
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<b>Website:</b> <a href="https://feralrpg.com/">https://feralrpg.com/</a><br />
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And I'll post updates and community stuff here:<br />
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<b>FB Page:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/feralrpg">https://www.facebook.com/feralrpg</a><br />
<b>MeWe Group:</b> <a href="https://mewe.com/group/5bbbeb62a40f300c5e519a79">https://mewe.com/group/5bbbeb62a40f300c5e519a79</a><br />
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If you want to support Feral RPG:<br />
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<b>Patreon:</b> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FERALRPG">https://www.patreon.com/FERALRPG</a><br />
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You can check out my Star Wars D6 Rules Essentials PDF here:<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10C-TU83__StikozYEsgGugdTPeFUjSrjblc783Ex07g/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/10C-TU83__StikozYEsgGugdTPeFUjSrjblc783Ex07g/edit?usp=sharing</a><br />
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and download character sheets from here:<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lmoHBnUsEjBGVy6M_cAKF6Ox--5utPvd/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lmoHBnUsEjBGVy6M_cAKF6Ox--5utPvd/view</a><br />
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So I'm not certain exactly how the year ahead's gonna pan out online, but I'll be hammer and tongs Feral and other stuff whatever happens.<br />
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Stay in touch.Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-87393389992308542622018-05-24T23:31:00.001+10:002019-06-13T12:04:12.075+10:00Star Wars D6 Character Sheet (5 pages)<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lmoHBnUsEjBGVy6M_cAKF6Ox--5utPvd/view?usp=sharing"></a><br />
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Seems like a good day to upload <br />
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Two pages for your character, <br />
one for Allies, Sidekicks, Companions and Droids,<br />
one for Beast, Mounts, Pets or Vehicles, </div>
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and now two for your Starship.</div>
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Click the pic or the link below to get your paws on the PDF:</div>
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Hope you dig, and lemme know if there's any typos or stuff I missed.</div>
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For use with the Star Wars D6 Rules Essentials, my streamlined "best of" from all the early editions<br />
of the greatest Star Wars roleplaying game, which you can check out here:<br />
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Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-58320029653175108932018-04-13T15:01:00.000+10:002018-04-13T15:01:23.919+10:00Recent Podcasts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bunch of Podcasts I've done recently for Feral RPG:</div>
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<b>Playtest and Interview with Ben and Tim</b></div>
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<b>Two part interview with Jason Sholtis and host Jason Hobbs</b></div>
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Part I: Robovoice Edition</div>
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Part II: I'm A Real Boy Edition</div>
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Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-20376764840431501942018-03-09T22:35:00.001+11:002018-03-09T22:35:50.343+11:00The Wandergrave<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two different stories from two different cultures to make something new for a third. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was a celtic saint who died, but instead of being buried his body was laid to rest on the back of a wagon and hauled off by an oxen to travel the wild. It met a woman who cut off the oxen's horn, then smashed the dead saint's head in with the horn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When the first viking family arrived at the shores of Iceland, the head of the family tossed over a pair wooden pillars carved with his gods. He found a safe harbour for the winter, but when the logs were found washed ashore he packed up his family and relocated to the harbour where they lay. This is now Reykjavik.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The wandergrave is a large, crablike machine golem made of thaumaturgium and necromantica. It is fuelled by the enzymes of decay. When a person of great import - typically a great saint or ruler - dies, their body is laid to rest upon it, and as it deteriorates the natural excretions run down into the engine, activating it and sending it forth on its journey into the wilderness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As the rot sets in the wandergrave picks up considerable speed following a haphazard course and not unlike the juggernauts of farthest barbarica it will walk over or smash through any object placed before it. The wandergrave will continue until only desiccated bones remain, a matter of weeks in warmer climes, but of months or even years as the machine nears the poles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At that point, where the last drop has been drained from the dead, the wandergrave comes to a standstill and collapses, forming a new sacred site and destination for the faithful. Aware of the pilgrims such holy locations attract, nearby merchants will often set up around the tomb, and as their needs must also be met, soon others gathers around the resting place of the dead and civilization rises from their grave. </span>Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-32309242334045091552018-02-08T17:04:00.001+11:002018-02-08T17:04:08.678+11:00MAN RIDER MASK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Setup for Tabloid 11x17inches.</div>
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<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/cdewes58h0ljzxw/manridermask.pdf?dl=0">Click here to download the PDF.</a></div>
Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-46831857737161699872017-12-22T13:52:00.002+11:002017-12-22T16:47:57.573+11:00UPDATED STAR WARS D6 CHARACTER SHEET<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few revisions on the character sheet I released earlier this year for my <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10C-TU83__StikozYEsgGugdTPeFUjSrjblc783Ex07g/edit?usp=sharing">D6 Essentials Star Wars Rules</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TdRIXh-StZ69M_Xjwkd9UOh2-xMVngGD">Click here to get the PDF.</a>Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-44639483227819205252017-11-20T12:51:00.003+11:002017-11-20T13:00:02.446+11:0020 MORE RPG CAMPAIGN QUESTIONS (plus one):<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Saw <a href="https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/osr-2x20-answers-to-2x20-quick.html">Skerples' recent post</a> answering the famous <a href="http://jrients.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/twenty-quick-questions-for-your.html">Jeff Rients 20 Campaign Questions</a>, and the <a href="http://monstermanualsewnfrompants.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/this-is-not-that-list-of-questions-for.html">infamous Scrap Princess 20 questions</a> too. Figured I'd ask 20 more...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>0. Why were settlements founded here?</u> </b>Was it simply at the confluence of waterways or trade routes? At the furthest navigable point upstream or port? Near a source of natural wealth that provided enough incentive to build here? At a strategic location, providing access to or intelligence about a particular region? As a political statement or show of power? Was it settled a long time ago? Has the settlement outgrown its original purpose? How has it been changed?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>3. How dramatically does your campaign location change from season to season?</u></b> What are the natural indicators of different seasons (apart from changing temperatures and possible snow). What constellations ride high in which season? What animal migrations take place? What animals spawn or rut or die? What meteorological events take place (tornadoes, or auroras, seasonal floods, etc), and how do the locals observe or celebrate these events?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>4. What are the three biggest local celebrations each year?</u> </b>What is it they're celebrating? How do they celebrate? Is there a change in laws or social customs during these events? Can you sum up the experience of each celebration in five key words?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>5. Where is the safest place for someone to stash a considerable sum of coins and treasure?</u> </b>How much do they charge, who guards it in return, and what do they do with your wealth while it's in their care? Will you profit from giving them your wealth, or is there a risk that it will be less when you return? What happens to those who cannot pay their debts? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>6. What is the local standard of medical technology in replacing missing bits and body pieces?</u></b> What if an injured adventurer was to pay top dollar for something considerably more fancy? Is there a seer or inventor in the region more than willing to push the boundaries in prosthetics and artificial limbs for reasonable patronage? Is there a magical alternative available? Are they in competition?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>10. What are the best places to get a drink round here?</u></b> What makes these ones better than the rest? What are the house specials? Who else likes to come here? Who's on hand if things get a little rough? What's the house policy on possibly dubious activities, like gambling and companionship? Anything real shady going on here?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>15. What's the local take on the end of the world?</u></b> Does it follow the standard dogma as espoused by the dominant religion? Or does it feature a number of local deviations? Or is it entirely different? How long til the end of the world, according to local gossip? Anyone actively capitalising on fear mongering or prophecy?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>16. Is there a local hedge wizard, witch, or shaman of no great power but one who cares for the locals and helps deal with their tribulations?</u></b> Where do they live? How can they be contacted? What services can they provide, and what do they charge in return? What do the locals think of them? Do they possess heath lore and ancient knowledge only, or are they truly magical? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">I won't link to the blogpost in question cause it's full of puerile comments and well, really tiresome name calling. S</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">adly, the endless stream of insults really, really undermines the validity of what I believe is worthwhile criticism of what I've been working on.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">I actually really enjoy listening to opinions of people who are critical of your work, and of people who are outside the circle of your target audience. That's why I signed up for 4 hours with Ron Edwards's RPG workshop at GenCon (which was awesome). Some people commented on why would an OSR guy shack up with a storygamer guru? Because someone who knows their trade, even if they're supposedly in an opposed camp to yours, is someone worth listening to. Also: fuck the segregation of the gaming community, I'm just a guy who loves RPGs and Ron's just a guy who's studied them very extensively, so why wouldn't I?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I actually believe that underneath all the shit-talk in the Feral RPG review are some points that are worth addressing and some criticisms or misunderstandings that are worth responding to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To save you the time of reading the shittier aspects of the post, I've waded through it and pulled out the critical points the reviewer was trying to make. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whoever the reviewer is, I actually think you know RPGs quite well and know what you're talking about, and I think the points you're trying to make to RPG creators would be so much more valued and effective if you dropped the trash talk. Try it with your next review, I think if you address these creators who have spent so much of their time and efforts with a little more respect, you'll find your criticisms are better appreciated.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fortunately you've addressed me, and I'm 1) Australian, 2) lived in New Zealand for four years, so everyone mispronounced my name as Jizz Gordon every damn day, 3) a very thick skinned fellow, so I'll try to answer the genuine criticisms that you've buried in amongst a pile of garbage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>1. YOUR ART SUCKS</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey, not going to argue with you, you're 1000% entitled to your own taste in art. Don't like my style? No worries, don't hire me to illustrate your own projects. Other people seem to really like it, but to each their own. No beef there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Again, that's subjective, I've had a lot of praise from other quarters, but can I suggest you look at some of my other maps here? They're of vastly different styles, some of which you might prefer:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>3. FERAL IS NOT A COMPLETE RPG</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Based on what is available in the playtest, you're right. it's incomplete, 36 pages out of the 96 pages I've written, and I'm aiming for a 240 page book (240 is very deliberate). Fortunately the 5E D&D system lets you port in home brew material - classes, races, backgrounds, equipment - ridiculously easy. Wizard of the Coast has for the last three years been releasing new playtest material via their Unearthed Arcana articles. There is nothing different to what I'm doing here. Pick one element of the playtest I've released and try it out in your current game. That's all I want anyone to do (and give me feedback about your experience if you can). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Additionally, how much new material fills out that 240 pages will determine whether I have space to include the core 5E system and make it a fully fleshed out RPG, or whether — in the same vein as say Adventures in Middle Earth — Feral RPG will be a supplement that requires the 5E Core rulebooks to play. I won't know until nearing completion, but my preference is to have Feral as a fully standalone RPG book that DOESN'T require the 5E books to play. Time will tell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>4. FERAL RPG HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR OVER A YEAR. WHY IS THIS ALL YOU GOT?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Actually two years. I'm father of two kids, one with special needs; I'm their primary carer, plus I work a day job while they're at school and a night job when they're asleep. I also freelance design for other RPG creators, doing layout, cartography and illustrations for them. I get very little time to do what I love doing which is working on Feral, but I do it when I can. This is why I have set up a Patreon (after seeing other RPG creators do the same thing): if people are willing to support me financially (and I'm not forcing them to, just letting them know they can) it means I can spend more time working on Feral instead of chasing freelance work elsewhere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Also (as I mentioned above) this is only a small portion of the stuff I've completed. I'm only interested in feedback on what's in the playtest PDF. As I regularly release new playtests, more an more material will be released, and the previously released material will be revised once I've received feedback from playtesters as to the success or failure of the ideas within.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>5. WHY HAVEN'T EACH OF THE d200 ANIMALS GOT THEIR OWN SPECIFIC ABILITIES?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That's a deliberate design choice: instead of lots of pages detailing every single species in that table, my approach has enabled me to cover most species in far fewer pages, which means I can get more material about other aspects of the game in there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was already considering another d200 table with the same animals listed, including a fast play option where the point-buy abilities are already done so it's quicker to get into the game. Sounds like I should put it in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm not trying to be either of these. I'm trying to marry a style and setting of play that's been around since the 80's with 5E's ruleset cause it's fun. This is my first RPG. I'm not trying to break the wheel. I think if you took the time to understand that it's more a project of genre emulation than revolutionary design then your expectations will be more realistic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>7. JEZ IS OSR, AND WANTS YOU TO VOTE FOR HIM AT THE ENNIES</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have no personal game camp allegiance. People like to think I'm OSR cause that's who I do a lot of work for LotFP; but then I've also worked with the creator of Monsterhearts, and with the good folk at Magpie Games. Storygame central.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The games I play and run each week are Pathfinder and 5E D&D. I've never run LotFP. That doesn't mean I'm washing my hands of them, either; I REALLY love a lot of what the OSR produces in art and word, but I just port them over to 5E cause that's the system I like best. I also prefer simulationist games to narrativist, but that's not an OSR exclusive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As for the ENnies, yeah! I love winning awards and being recognised for what I do. It's a lovely feeling, and if you voted for me this year or any other year, thanks so much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">8. YOUR BACKGROUNDS SUCK</span> </b>(I THINK? HARD TO TELL WHAT YOU'RE SAYING)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really like writing the backgrounds, they're part of 5E, and a fun way to define the tropes you're going for in your 5E game. It's a pity you only bring up the Cop background; that was pretty easy to write, whereas the Freak and Experiment were harder and have additional material. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, from my experience running 5E for the last two years, the background the players choose has a seriously big impact on the style of character they play. The players I've run for rely on them heavily to define the differences between characters of the same class. Spending time writing them is definitely worth doing given how much influence they have on the game.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">9. WHY HAVE STARS AND QUALITY RATINGS ON EQUIPMENT?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some people work visually, some verbally. Ultimately yeah, I could just commit to one or the other. It would only save a narrow column's worth of space, but maybe I should to save possible confusion.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>10. THE DICE ARRAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CHARACTER SHEET SUCKS</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've run Feral at three conventions now, and out of the 18 people who've played, 7 had NEVER played an RPG before. It's a fucking honour to run their first game ever. Having the dice array really helped them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For anyone who doesn't want a dice array at the bottom of their character sheet, I've already produced character sheets with out them so there's more room for features. It's in the character sample PDF. Have a look at it and tell me that satisfies your criticism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You know? I can't tell you if it works yet because I haven't run a long campaign of Feral where the wealth system came into play. The three convention games didn't get into that aspect of play, so yeah, it's quite possible it doesn't work. But that's the point of a playtest: produce new experimental material to see if people can or can't make it work. If the feedback on the wealth system is mainly negative, clearly I need to change it. You have strong opinions about it, and that's totally fine. I look forward to other people's feedback. It's quite possible it sucks. If it does, I'll change it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The daily/ weekly/yearly wealth is there to help people get an indication of what each wealth level is like. It's not perfect, and the numbers aren't meant to add up; it's a generalised indicator and to be used as such. I can easily chuck it if the feedback is predominately negative about its inclusion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- the Equipment Packs, which is a spur-of-the-moment item system that avoids meticulous record-keeping of every item; it's had 9 hours of playtesting and everyone seemed to enjoy it, so far no complaints.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- the Firearms section, which includes all kinds of modern weapons (modern for the 80's anyway). This has been playtested for 24 hours in three different con games, and all up I'm really happy with how it works in game. Take a look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>13. IT'S NOT MUCH FOR A YEAR'S WORK</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wish I could have produced so much more, but as I explained above, I really get very little time to work on it. Additionally I'm doing the whole project — writing, game mechanics, graphic design, illustration, and marketing so yeah, I don't expect to produce as much as I could if I just threw down a .txt doc. But that's not what I want to produce. </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">14. IF YOU SUPPORT JEZ'S PATREON, YOU RUN THE RISK OF NEVER SEEING IT FINISHED </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That's true; life might have other plans. But as far as I can tell, I'm 100000% dedicated to seeing this through to the finish, and the more people who support me on Patreon, the faster it will come into being. At no point am I forcing anyone to do so, and people can opt out at any time. I clearly state the amount of time I expect the project will take based on the amount of patronage I receive. People can be their own judge of whether it's worth their support or not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes I am totally pimping my patreon. Why wouldn't I?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>TO THE CRITIC WHO INSPIRED THIS POST</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whoever the author of the blog is, I hope you understand that your blog has the potential of being a really good site of constructive game criticism. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You clearly know a fair bit about game design, and are motivated enough to pour a considerable amount of time and effort into critiquing other people's games, but hiding what good you have to offer underneath a pile of bile does neither you or the creators you address any good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope that by addressing the better aspects of your blog I can encourage you can be more respectful of other people's creations and of other people, and if you have valid criticisms to make, that you make them in a more meaningful and productive way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all do it for the love of the roleplaying games, we all just want to create new avenues for fun and pleasure. There's no need for the bullshit trashtalk. People will appreciate your efforts a lot more if you drop it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">OK.... so this is a massively loooong and suuuuuper indulgent post buuuuuut I really wanted to get down every single memory before I forget them. And if I met you and didn't mention you below please let me know, I hate I'm already forgetting stuff. OK. HERE GOES:</span><br />
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<b>Afternoon: </b>My parents bring back a copy of Dragon Magazine #73. Down the back of it is this:<br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Morning:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 6.30am. Travel to SYD airport with Benjamin from Syrinscape/Dicestormers. Leave 10.15am. Race each other on seperate planes to LAX. Arrive same day, 7.15am. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Lunch: </b>Flight from LAX to IND. Headbangsleep all the way over. Fly over Grand Canyon but covered in cloud.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Arvo: </b>Land. Uber with Ben to hotel Marriott Downtown. SHOWER. So good. Phone not on global roaming. Not so good.</span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Morning: </b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">woke 4am. wrote some Feral. freaking out about phone issues. walked all over downtown trying to solve. back to wandering pre Con halls. bumped into Frank Metzner. thanked him for game, told him story of cousins bringing back red box from American friends at International School in Djakarta, and my first D&D character: nameless fighter, decapitated by pendulum blade trap. wander past GenCon pass pickup line. hundreds of meters of people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Lunch: </b>meet James and Maria Raggi and Zak Smith for first time outside the Convention; ate at Yard House. Mike Evans, Omar and Dan Domme joined us a bit later. Was really screwed by jetlag, felt like a total space cadet/mull muppet all afternoon. Many stories told/business plans discussed/ideas pitched. First Telling of the Yes Please/No Thank You Epic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Mike Evans. Mike was amazing all through the Con, and I had such a cool time hanging with him and cheering for him at the ENnies. Took me into his circle of friends. Love and Respect, brother.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Dan Domme. Just a big old lumbering sweetheart and always up for anything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Evening: </b>slept early evening, finally. late dinner with Dan, Omar, and Mike at Yard House. wander past GenCon pass pickup line. no one there. pass nabbed.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Morning:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> woke 5am. wrote Feral stuff. breakfast with Mike Evans, Patrick Stuart, Zzarchov Kowolski, Chris H. Marriott Downtown breakfast is shit. Company kept was just lovely:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">- Patrick Stuart. I love his brain. He kept breaking my heart with his uncomfortableness. I just wanted to give him hugs all Con.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Zzarchov Kowolski. So cool to finally meet Zzarchov, we've done lots of work over the years and he was such a sweet guy. Every conversation with him was wonderful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Chris H. Unsung champion of the Con. he offered to put me up in his room early on, totally cool when I passed on the offer later on, was there looking out for everyone at every event, gave me a cool Flailsnail patch, and as always great to game with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Head to LotFP stall to say hi to Raggi, get drafted into handing out 1000 catalogs. Get through 500 in 2 hours. Meet a fuckton of people inc Jacob Hurst who's working booth, sign some books. I keep running into Jacob all through the Con, so happy for him that Swordfish Islands is as successful as it totally deserves to be. Also Jurgen Mayer at one point, cool to finally meet him too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Lunch: </b>Zak and Stokes arrive. I escape with Stokes, hit the floor of the Exhibition Hall together. SO MUCH STUFF SO MUCH CROWD. Overwhelmed tbh. But have map of hall with all the booths marked out so I'll be cool. Lose map within 10 minutes. Met with Kevin Siembaida at the Palladium stand, lovely chat with him. Wants to see my work. Cool. Discovered Chuck Walton, artist for Rifts. Amazing. His pencils and designs are astonishing. Wander aimlessly full of wonder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Evening: </b>Head to Patrick Stuart's exec suite at JW Marriott for D&D night. Patrick has gone full Bilbo. We are all the dwarves. Zak, Stokes, Zak's friend Adam, Mike E, Omar, Dan, Chris, Zzarchov, Jacob. PvP dungeon action. Zzarchov takes out three, I land the final kill on Omar for the team win. Zak's Second Telling of the Yes Please/No Thank You Epic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Late Evening: </b>Zzarchov runs a second game. "Play whoever you want." I cast Summon Man Rider. Zak: Drunk Dwarf. Adam: Fighter who wants to be a Wizard. Has pig. Mike: Cleric. Omar: fighter. Dan... I think had left? Chris: fighter? Stokes: was being awesome tap-in host and doing food and drinks and occassional Barbarian. Patrick: an Arabian gent who's name escapes me. Has pig more intelligent than he. Omar's fighter is Man Rider's mount. Don't tell him Man Rider is 4th level Paladin, can cast Summon Mount at will. Adventure is playtest of Zzarchov's own, exploration of evil monastery. Lots of fun, Man Rider at one point lowered like bait into hellwell full of boneless people. End of adventure, find book of contracts with the Devil. Mike Evans' cleric signs book, trades soul to give Man Rider legs; Zzarchov gives Man Rider four bed legs sticking out of anyplace that anything but useful. Fuck you, Mike. Love Jez.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Morning:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> woke 5am. wrote Feral stuff. breakfast at JW Marriott with Dan Domme. MUCH better. Mike squeezes me into his game of Hubris. Quiet awe at how goddamn big the book is. Mike runs the intro funnel adventure. Epic fun had. 40 enter, 12 leave. Did the pimp sell on Hubris afterwards for him. ALSO: My d20 rolled 4 nat 20s in a row, and then some more. Embarrassingly lucky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Evening: </b>Hot foot it to the ENnies. Fuck up getting there. Late. Beer. G+ing every award that I had a vested interest in:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>• Best Cartography: </b>didn't get it, but super happy just to get a nomination as is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>• Best Electronic Product: </b>Silver to Mike Evans for Hubris. Mike flips the bird to the whole crowd. Think of it as his business card.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>• Best Writing/Adversary/Rules/Product of the Year: </b>Silver for Writing and Adversary to Patrick Stuart's Veins of the Earth. Hats off to the winners, but Patrick's writing will always be gold in my heart. Seriously. GO READ THE INTRO TO VEINS AND TELL ME I'M LYING.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>• Best Adventure: </b>GOLD!!!! to Kiel Chenier's Blood in the Chocolate. So happy by this stage I'm tearing up for him. Eat shit, haters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>• Judge's Pick: </b>Jeff Rients' Broodmother Skyfortress. I hit the stage for this one, I did the maps so I feel like I can stand up there.</span></div>
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Me, Mike, Zak, James, and Patrick dying from embarrassment <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">WIERD THING HAPPENS at the end of the ENnies. Up there with the LotfP crew for a group photo, (it's awesome, I love it so much). then all the winners cram on stage. thanks to the chaos of crowd movement, I'm there, FRONT AND CENTER in the middle of everyone, right next to John Wick (hats off to 7th Sea's many wins!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Imposter much? I privately think I'm getting the award for finally making it after 33 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Chris Helton, who was really lovely and took the time to chat. Lots of talk about Feral. Very kind offer to help support it when it's closer to completion. Thank you Chris.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Sarah Richardson: Yay! So happy to finally met her. really lovely too (gonna use that phrase alot I think).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Mark Dias Truman: Didn't get to talk as much as I woulda liked, and didn't get to give him a FUCK YEAH for his acceptance speech. Loved it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Marissa Kelly: Man I coulda talked with Marissa all night (and did for a fair chunk of the afterparty at the bar) She's absolutely fantastic. WHEN WILL YOU POST THE ILLOS I DID OF THE MAGPIE TEAM?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Late Evening: </b>Zak's OSR/DIY Afterparty. Oh man. Gonna try list the people I remember talking with...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Don Stroud from Drink Spin Run. You know when you meet someone and you can tell straight away they're fucking ace? That guy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Sean McCoy. Also that guy. Awesome work on the Judges win for 2018.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Matt Cramsie, I buy all my RPGs from his store Games Paradise, the best RPG store in Sydney. It's a looong way to go to finally meet socially. IF YOU WANT OSR/DIY/LOTFP IN OZ GO THERE. Also, he will pimp Tim Tams at you all night long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Jay Murphy, who was super cool and just an energizer bunny of joy. I'm so glad he broke his leg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Adam Obelisk, Zak's friend, who I didn't really get a chance to catch up with at the game the night before, turned out to be a super chill gent and really lovely and I had to stop myself from murdering him to get his shirt. I also kept calling him Ken. Such a dork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Kenneth Hite, who I'd nervously mumbled something at while at the Pelgraine booth in hall on Thursday. he kept introducing me as (Ken Voice): "the guy who did my maps in Qelong." Coulda listened to him ramble for hours (and did).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Jon Petersen, who struck me as a mischievous elf trapped in a man's body. Insisted I drink with him. Insisted I check out one of the Ravenloft modules (I6 I think?) cause the RPL perspective map.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Satine Phoenix, who swooped in, gave me a big hug then flew away like the queen of the night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Ruty Rutenberg, who was a right gentleman. we argued passionately about something. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Ken Baumann, who appeared out of nowhere like a magical book fairy and gave me a copy of Blue Medusa. THANK YOU. Another champion all through the Con.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Noah Marshall, who just loves talking genocide and cultural holocaust.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- That drunk guy who was coming down from playing D&D for 24 hours straight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Zak's Third Telling of the Yes Please/No Thank You Epic. By now I know all the chorus lines. Witnessed the most lethal of death stares ever blasted into the back of Zak's head. I will say no more. I'm sure there were more lovely people I've missed. Apologies. Was so high on a happy vibe I had only one drink all night. Some nights are like that. Wouldn't let me sleep AT ALL afterwards though...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">SATURDAY</span></b> (it's now the second day of me writing this gilgameshepic):</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Morning:</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">... and when I did get to sleep I woke up at 5am, wired for sound. Wrote some Feral. Breakfast with Zzarchov Kowolski, Dan Domme, and a surprise Sean Poppe. Conceptual work discussion with Zzarchov about mapping a location across multiple dimensions. Got Sean's art zine. Realised I should of had art zines. Interrupted Harley Stroh's game to give him a hug then fled before we could talk. Wandered the Exhibition Hall with Mike Evans in his Feral Teesh. Picked up some loot. Finally met Vincent Baker. Struck me as a very gentle soul. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Lunch: </b>Powernap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Arvo: </b>4 hour RPG Workshop with Ron Edwards. Fantastic brainsmash. Far too noisy in the Con Room so we shifted to the bar at the Marriott Downtown and talked game theory over beers n' fries. 4 guys (me, Trey, Jonathan, Garrick) with their incomplete games, just getting question after question from Ron about alllll kinds of different gaming aspects that are worth considering. There will be a seperate blog post for this. Still jetlagged though. Damn. Nuther powernap. Feelin' old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Evening: </b>had to pass on Zak & Co's D&D game, tonight was time to hang with the DCC Crowd and they did not disappoint. I've loved the DCC Community for a long time, they're the sweetest drunkards and drunkest sweethearts. Played INFERNO ROAD. I've never seen a game quite like it. Mad Max in Hell. Just beautiful chaos. SO. MUCH. FUN. Got to meet so many of the DCC Crew:</span></div>
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- Doug Kovacs, who was my first DM at Inferno Road. Everyone said he was real grumpy. They were wrong. He was even grumpier. Died in a fight over the Pharoah's railgun, got blasted over to...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Evie, the young DM who was just awesome. She was running a DCC game in Hell, but couldn't say the word and had to say Heck instead. She let my past life railroad worker manifest the Demonic Heck Train which was awesome, but then I rolled bad and died and got blasted over to...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Wayne Snyder's table. Wayne is a beardwizard and a true gentleman, made me feel like part of the crew within seconds. Didn't die at his table; rolled The Twins and had a blast in the final hour of the game catching the Demon Truck and trying to rescue Satan's Wives. Someone with a past life as a nuclear physicist manifested a nuke; blew everyone up just as Satan rose like the Sun to eat us all. BUT... my guy: past life as a Hindu, realised Inferno Road was just one part of the karmic highway, and in that last second managed to get our table reincarnated as cats living with an old cat lady. WE ESCAPED. Post Wayne game tried to give me an Inferno Road teesh; me: "damn, too small, but working towards it," Wayne: "fuck that, take it. It can be your goal." Turns out I lost weight over night and wore it for three days straight and didn't take it off til I got home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Jarrett Crader, who is just insane and beautiful. Really supportive of Feral, got to give him one of the 96 page Feral books I had in my bag. Got a copy of Flammable Hospital. Bonkers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Tim Deschane, as cool as he is hot. Really lovely gentle soul. Not near enough time talking with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Terry Olson, nuther lovely guy. WHERE WAS YOUR MAN RIDER T-SHIRT TERRY???</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Jim Yoder, amish barfly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Jen Brinkmann. Me: "Hey howsit going?" Jen: "Better for meeting you!" Yep, that'll do it. AND CONGRATS ON THE ENNIE FOR SPELLBURN.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Harley Stroh, FINALLY got to talk with Harley for a good hour. Words fall short of the love and respect I've got this man. Champion. Woulda talked for hours but...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Late Evening: </b>Post-Inferno Road, bullshitting with the DCC crew, when suddenly we were playing Jez Just Wants To Go Home. Me vs everyone else who are DMs trying to fuck me over from getting back to Oz. Words can't do this game justice. Insane? Bonkers? Beautiful? Insane? Ask Noah Marshall or Jarrett Crader or Doug Kovacs. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">SUNDAY: </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Morning: </b>Woke up 6am. Wrote some Feral. Breakfast at JW Marriott. Last day of the Con, went and blew a fuck ton on all the games I'd been eyeing off for days. Raggi is an enabler. Spent the morning with Zak, did the GenCon Museum and then the Exhibitor's Hall. He was an absolute gentleman to me all Con and especially that morning, introducing me to every single soul he knew on the Con floor and pimping my wares to every one of them (including Mark Rein*Hagen of Vampire fame) and helping with loot for my boys. Also, </span>Fourth Telling of the Yes Please/No Thank You Epic.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Lunch: </b>More Exhibition Hall. More loot. Too short hello with Cam Banks, meet Paul Baldowski from All Rolled Up, great chat, wants to do some products with Feral. Managed to meet up Wayne Snyder and Bryan Mullins, and with some more of my art heroes from the DCC crew: Peter Mullen and Stefan Poag. Both are capital fellows. When your respected art heroes praise for your own work... just the loveliest feeling for the soul.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Morning: </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thought GenCon was over. BUT NO. Bumped into Ron Edwards, got a solid hour in, picking up with where the conversation ended at the workshop, plus getting his story and yeah. That guy has quite the brain. ALSO I think I sweet talked him into coming to EttinCon in Sydney next year, TBC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Evening: </b>Vacant seat next to me on LAX to SYD flight. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">YAAHHHAHAHAHAAAAAA. cryingofmanlymantearsallthewayhome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Special huuuuuuuuge thank you to Benjamin from Syrinscape for getting me digs across the road from the Con, it made such a massive difference being able to retreat at will at ditch bagage (mental and physical) whenever I wanted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Special huuuuuuuuge thank you to James Raggi for taking me on six years ago and having infinite patience, and for bailing me out when I got a bit stuck at the Con. Four times. WITNESS ME.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Special huuuuuuuuge thank you to Zak for all the things, plus reccing me to James in the first place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Special huuuuuuuuge thank you to Mike Evans for being a champ over the last six years through think and thin. Let's do awesome things together.</span></div>
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Huge thank you to everyone else for every minute of an awesome seven days.</div>
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BIGGEST THANK YOU OF ALL to Vanessa for saying yes Jem, go be with your people, and for holding down the fort while I was gone. LOVE YOU.</div>
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Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-78857841389180747592017-07-12T12:42:00.002+10:002017-07-12T13:00:51.740+10:00The Cursed Chateau Maps : ENNIE AWARDS NOM NOM VOTE<div style="text-align: center;">
So The Cursed Chateau got an ENnie Awards Nomination for Best Cartography. </div>
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"I like Cthulhu! I like Lamentations! I like Numenera!"</div>
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Jezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648892955926127864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6039973466540845547.post-15878085993442899062017-06-25T09:24:00.001+10:002017-06-25T09:32:42.274+10:00Return of the Man Rider<br />
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<b>Session Thirteen (Vaults of Vyzor): </b>Joins cadre of powerful warriors summoned across space and time. Definitely felt out of place. Dusty too. Have been frozen in carbonite for last two years. No princess to kiss when woke up. Sad, but woke. Have joined party exploring Vaults of Vyzor: Slovenia Troll plus Dog of Awesomeness +1, Barnie the well oiled muscletron plus One Eyed Otto, and one armed Yareh. She's cute. See much potential in her, especially after her one handed crossbow loading maneuvre. Convinced Muscletron to be mounted into battle. Still have oily thighs. Explored Vyzor. Found: Wolves, Hungry Like the. Wanted payment in meat. Think Slovenia made deal to feed them Man Rider. Think they would not like it. Found rope pulley thing. Pulled it. Summoned orcs. Killed orcs. Yareh hot. Corridors. Lots and lots of. Killed ghouls. Otto hurt. Otto healed. Otto blessed by Akayle Ozph. Now Otto of Prehensile Eye. Dog of Awesomeness finds secret door in back of shower. Forced to have shower. Door leads to stairs. Stairs lead to Orc lair ruled by Orc bard. Orc ambush. Have buzz saw arrows. Shear Man Rider's buttock clean off. Had worse. Win fight, healed, butt grows back in right place. More orcs. Slovenia perpetrates ruse that convinces orcs to worship Man Rider. Man Rider happy. Slovenia and rest of party kill Orc worshippers. Man Rider sad. Mandolin smashed. Yareh accepts the blessings of Akayle Ozph. Cuts arm off big Orc, wants attached to arm stump. Try to make it happen. It happens, but Akayle gives her Crows Legs as well. So hot right now. Took unrequited love and share of Orc treasure to bar. Got drunk. Lost all money, got new quest from God. Find the Unimaginable Star of Yragnnngrelfffzzzikkrraxxllarrrgghh. Oh great. All Man Rider wants is true love. Too much to ask for? Flowers for Yareh. Must remember.<br />
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These Star Wars D6 Character Sheets are to go with my streamlined rules </div>
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If you end up using these sheets and think there's something you'd like to see<br />
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