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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 68 – John and TahlvaenJohn tells us about his campaign setting, Tahlvaen. The world was something he dreamt up in childhood that he’s now turning into a campaign setting for D&D. Tahlvaen is threatened by eldritch entities known as the Outer Five. These nasty beings were cast out beyond the Veil that separates them…
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Continue reading →: Outer Invasion (NaNoWriMo Day 4)Chapter 1 – Tereman (Continued) “Oh right! This was your last patrol. No longer a slave after you report to the captain.” Karl stroked his long dwarven beard as he said, “I should give you one last command to send you off.” Tereman stood straight. One more command, that’s all…
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Continue reading →: Outer Invasion (NaNoWriMo Day 3)
Chapter 1 – Tereman (Continued) Tereman looked at the animal. It had a brown coat with a white region along its back. At least he thought it was brown. He could barely see in the dark. Tereman felt his shoulders. The left shoulder was fine. Bruised from the kick, but…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Snakeshifters Part 1Physical Description Snakeshifters are trickster people that live hidden within Cimmerian society. Each snakeshifter has a humanoid body, but with various snake-like features. These features vary depending on how old a snakeshifter is. At birth they are almost entirely human in appearance. The only physical reminder of their nature is…
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Continue reading →: Outer Invasion (NaNoWriMo Day 2)
Chapter 1 – Tereman Tereman crouched behind the bush and set down his pack. His tall frame was covered by a bronze panoply of hoplite armor minus a helmet. A sheath carrying a steel longsword was buckled to his belt. His pack held various supplies for his patrols in the…
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Continue reading →: Outer Invasion (NaNoWriMo Day 1)
Prologue Djeiclay heard the porthole click as it cycled through to another world. He examined his fingernails as the porthole continued to click. Every twenty seconds a new world appeared in the porthole. Djeiclay glanced at each world for a moment. Too dry, too wet, too cold, too early, too…
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Continue reading →: How I’m Tackling NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is approaching! Every year, people across the world, not just the nation, try and write that novel they’ve always said they’ll write. The official charity that supported the event imploded earlier this year. But the event goes forward with or without official support. There’s tons…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Githyanki Part 4Relations with Other Races Githyanki have poor relationships with all other races. To a githyanki, another species is a means for entertainment and nothing else. They rarely interact with other races outside of demanding something. Those githyanki that form more equitable bonds are likely to leave githyanki society and become…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 67 – John and Blittle League BlaseballJohn tells us about his actual play show, Blittle League Blaseball! The show is based on the now passed internet phenomenon, Blaseball. In Blaseball, baseball teams play against each other while using magical and technological powers. Their furious battles satisfy the Elder Ones and prolong the time before the Antediluvians…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Githyanki Part 3
Subraces There are two subraces of githyanki, those that are loyal to the Lich-queen and those that are not. Loyal githyanki are the overwhelming majority and referred to as githyanki. Dissidents are known as githzerai. Githyanki: Githyanki serve the Lich-queen and live in the Astral Plane. They raid other dimensions…
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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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82 – Tarot Ghosts (George and Fears & Fortunes) – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs
George tells us about his D&D actual play called Fears and Fortunes. The campaign follows the adventures of Sly, granddaughter of the Seer of Bearuport. Sly accidentally releases a bunch of ghosts from her late grandmother's tarot deck. She and her band of companions must find the fourteen ghosts that escaped and imprison them within the deck once more.The campaign is sponsored by Forgotten Adventures, the battle map company. The show has an amazingly high production value with great maps, character art, music, and effects. Cool stuff to watch! And all the visual tools used in the show are available to you from Forgotten Adventures.You can watch the actual play yourself on the Fears & Fortunes YouTube channel.All the cool maps and assets of Fears and Fortunes are available on the Forgotten Adventures website.Or on the Forgotten Adventures Patreon.If you're interested in more of George's projects you can find them by Googling his screen name, GloriousGe0rge. That's with a zero in Ge0rge.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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