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Continue reading →: Stats for Cimmeria: Dwarves and ElvesIn preparation for turning Cimmeria into a published setting, I’d like all of my subraces (I guess they’re called lineages and species now) to have stats associated with them. Since I pulled my lineages/subraces list mostly from D&D 3rd edition content, many of those subraces exist in D&D 5e. Not…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 92 – Folk Singing RPG Party (Ian & Shrimps and Crits)Ian from the Shrimps and Crits podcast comes to tell us about the campaigns he runs there! The podcast is in its second season using the Ironsworn system for the world of Dania. The campaign was inspired by folk songs of the American South. A traveling band of enchanted scarecrows…
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Continue reading →: Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate RPG ReviewContinuing my journey through different China RPGS with Wandering Heroes of Ogre Gate (WHOG), the precursor to Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades. One of the authors of RBRB, Brendan Davis, also worked on WHOG. RBRB is in many ways a slimmed down version of WHOG, keeping all the most essential parts…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Outsiders Part 4Location Most outsiders live on other planes of existence. A few live in mystical locations within Cimmeria. Angels are frequently sent to Cimmeria on divine missions to punish or aid mortals. Demons seek to enter the physical world to indulge in their base desires. Beings of Law come to Cimmeria…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Patreon Rewards September 2026I got to this post a little late! I was on vacation and missed when I had planned on posting it. This quarter’s Patreon reward is a set of my favorite type of dice! These are standard acrylic dice but with a marble pattern from mixing two colors during production.…
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Continue reading →: Sacramento RTOI work for the California government. When I was hired in 2024, State staff were working from home 4 days a week and in office 1 day a week. That quickly changed to 3 days a week at home and 2 days a week in office. In March 2025, Governor…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 91 – Turning Your Novel Into An RPG? (Susannah and Thornvale)Susannah tells us about her world, the Dragon Knight Universe! She’s written books and published two podcasts set in the universe. It’s an alternate history of Earth where magic and monsters are real, but hidden from most people behind a veil of secrecy. To fight the monsters, witches created the…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Outsiders Part 3
Subraces Outsiders are a multitude of physical and spiritual forms. All have a measure of magical power and a connection to their native planes outside the world of mortals. Angels are creatures of good opposite to demons which are creatures of evil. Beings of law uphold divine law when no…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Outsiders Part 2
History Outsiders have existed throughout Cimmerian history as the messengers of the gods. All of Cimmeria’s greatest heroes have interacted with outsiders in some fashion. Angels sent by the gods aid heroes. Demons and beings of law impede mortals when their ego’s outgrow their position. The largest incursion of outsiders…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 90 – Zombies in Iceland (Hem and VARÚÐ! Dead Island)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…
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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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92 Extra – Shrimps and Crits Feed Drop – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs
This episode is connected to episode 92 – Folk Singing RPG Party (Ian & Shrimps and Crits). The second main campaign of the Shrimp and Crits actual play podcast is Skywaymen. This is the first episode of that campaign. Listen and if you enjoy it, go subscribe to their show!Shrimp and Crits has a website and is available on all your regular podcast platforms. Go take a look!You can find the TTRPG content that Ian's done on MaudlinGames.comCheck 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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