Atreides was a dwarf of common origins who almost became a legend when he recovered the Fierce Axe of Dwarvish Lords. He traveled with Terroc’s adventuring band for a time before joining Princess Tarigananta’s side in the First Alliance War. During the war Atreides had a vision that led him to the Fierce Axe. He wielded it in battle against the Xorians, but unfortunately perished at the hands of the Rages. The Axe spent decades in human hands before the dwarves were able to recover it.

Atreides was born to a dwarven smith couple that lived in Dalleer. He’d planned to take over their smithy when the time came. After completing his apprenticeship, Atreides left on his journeyman quest. He learned to defend himself with axe and shield. Atreides grew to love fighting. He especially loved mixing in offensive moves with his shield, bashing his enemies in the body with his rampart before slamming them in the face with his ax. Merchant caravans came to know Atreides as a reliable defender if they came under attack.

Atreides joined up with Terroc’s adventuring party. Alongside the wizard Atreides reclaimed the Chains of Inferno for Hephaestus. When Terroc retired Atreides continued traveling with Amalgami and Salzar. He entered the service of Princess Tarigananata in her bid to reclaim the Xorian throne during the First Alliance War. Atreides protected the princess from the Xorian Rages who attempted to assassinate her.

Atreides recovered the Fierce Axe of Dwarvish Lords on the eve of a battle during the First Alliance War. He was led by visions to a giant’s cave. He slew the giant and claimed the Fierce Axe from his enemy’s treasure trove. He used the Axe to oppose the Xorians and the Rages. Unfortunately Atreides died while fighting the Rage, Grave, and the Fierce Axe was claimed by the Xorians. His body was lost. The dwarven nations might’ve united behind Atreides, but they were forced to wait four decades before the Axe was reclaimed once again during the Battle of Phoenix.

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84 – Horseback Riding D&D Camp (Michael and SaddleSnaps) Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs

Michael tells us about a D&D horseback riding experience at SaddleSnaps! The Chicago-based stable hosted a weekend camping, horseback riding, and D&D event. About 50 players came from across the country for this new experience. During the event, the players were split up into three groups. Each of the groups engaged in the "Exploration" and "Social Interaction" pillars of RPGs as a LARP. They used horses to go out on rides around the area to find clues to a developing mystery. After returning to their base camp they'd set up around tables for the D&D "Combat" pillar. Michael was the main DM of the adventure along with lots of support DMs and NPC actors helping him out.SaddleSnaps is planning to do more rides like this in the future, both single day rides as well as full weekend campouts like this first one. There are evening rides every Thursday for the rest of July 2026 with more to come in future months. You can check out everything about SaddleSnaps on their website.Michael has his own website for his RPG resources called Paragon Provisions that you can check out as well.Michael also runs his own Discord server that you connect with him on if you'd like to keep up with all the cool D&D stuff he's doing.Check out the Setting the Stage website!Want to be on the show? Fill out this survey.Join our Discord!Support Setting the Stage on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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