Maura tells us about her campaign, Her Dark Ministrations, which uses the Spire rules and setting made by Rowan, Rook and Decard. Maura’s campaign and version of Spire follow the base setting pretty closely. From the game’s website, “Spire is a roleplaying game about desperate revolutionary dark elves caught up in a secret war against the high elves, or aelfir, who rule the towering city of Spire. The world of Spire is a brutal one, and players can expect to see their characters suffer at the hands of their oppressors, or their rivals; bodily harm, psychological scarring and reprisals against their allies are commonplace. But for those willing to do what it takes, Spire is on the brink of full-scale rebellion, and you are poised to push it over the edge.”

Maura provides some important twists to this though. Her campaign has been running much longer than most other campaigns, already being double the length of the expected 12 session maximum. Additionally, Maura has a fascinating conception of the deities and their motivations and interactions with the Spire world and the Spire city itself where the campaign’s action takes place.

If you’d like to listen to Maura’s play campaign you can check out Her Dark Ministrations.
If you’d like to learn more about Spire and maybe play it for yourself you can check it out Rowan Rook and Decard’s website.
There’s some quick start rules for Spire you can get started with and if you like it, buy the whole book for lots more!

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