Dylan tells us about his campaign, set in the official Forgotten Realms setting! At long last Setting the Stage is covering the big D&D setting. Set sometime in the future of Faerun, Dylan’s campaign focuses on a sentient and malevolent crystal that wants to mind control everyone in the world. This crystal is a representation of the forces of Lawful Evil within D&D’s alignment spectrum along with eight other crystals for the other alignments. A war broke out between the crystals for control of Faerun. Dylan ran multiple campaigns that spanned the time before, during, and after the Crystal War and visited many of the famous locations within Faerun along the way. If you’re a fan of the Drizzt books like Dylan and myself then you’ll recognize many of the locations.

Dylan also talked through the initial concept stages he has for an RPG system of his own design. The system would focus on non-violent conflict resolution with character experience gained through using skills rather than overcoming challenges.

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Welcome to the GoCorral website! I’m Isaac Shaker and this is a place for me to write about D&D and occasionally other topics. I host a podcast called Setting the Stage that interviews different DMs about their campaigns. I’m currently focused on completing the Cimmeria campaign setting and turning it into a book.

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90 – Zombies in Iceland (Hem and VARÚÐ! Dead Island) – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs

Hem returns! Our previous guest from Episode 83 back with another BRP horror game. This time about zombies taking over Iceland. Three brave family members receive a special package that might put an end to the Endtimes. They just have to get the package off the island and into the hands of some researchers. Hem plans on releasing a new episode every day through October as part of the spooky season.The title of the show is "VARÚÐ! Dead Ísland" with Varúð pronounced like Vahr-ooth. You can learn more on the VARÚÐ RPG website.This is Hem's first video show, so you can watch VARÚÐ! Dead Ísland on YouTube as well as listen to it on your podcast app.All other associated info is available on the VARÚÐ RPG Linktree.For other shows produced by Hem check out Blighthouse Studio's website.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.
  1. 90 – Zombies in Iceland (Hem and VARÚÐ! Dead Island)
  2. 89 – Bunnies vs. the Borg D&D (Avery and Traumwald)
  3. 88 – DM & Roleplaying Tips with Balance of Aksio (Jay + Sandra! and 3RPG)
  4. 87 – Adapted Azeroth D&D (Flare and Akridon)
  5. 86 – Wuxia Adventures in RPGS (Daniel and Metanoia/Ithasen)