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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Orcs Part 4Location Orcs live primarily in the Orc Lands east of Cimmeria. Within the Orc Lands, approximately half the population is in tribes while the other half is Clanless. The lack of resources and pressure on the Clanless sends many of them outside of the Orc Lands. These ostracized orcs end…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 60 – Todd and Skjaald SagasTodd tells us about his world, Skjaald, and his fantasy TTRPG system he’s designing for it called Skjaald Sagas. The main continent for Skjaald is Driktsuung, a place with varied biomes similar to North America. The people of Driktsuung are divided into the Six Realms with different governmental structures for…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Orcs Part 3
Subraces Orcs define themselves by their tribe. There are no major physical differences between tribes, but the traditions and upbringing cause varied changes in the orcs’ abilities as they mature. There are close to a hundred tribes in the Orc Lands, making it impractical to detail them all here. Instead,…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Orcs Part 2
History Orcs came to Cimmeria as one of the five Conclave races. They fought in the Goblin War alongside the other races. Over time, the goal of the war shifted from eradication to enslavement of the goblins. The orcs were unhappy with stripping another race of its freedom, so they…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 59 – Ryan and Ethereal
Ryan is designing a TTRPG system and setting called Ethereal. In the setting all cryptids like Sasquatch, the Loch Ness Monster, and Mothman are real. An international government organization known as the Beacon exists to control these cryptids and keep them away from humanity. The players act as agents of…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Orcs Part 1
Physical Description Orcs are physically the strongest of the Conclave races. They stand above all other Conclave races with typical heights between six and seven feet. Their increased muscle mass has a similar increase in weight, with many orcs weighing more than 250 pounds. Their increased size is supported by…
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Continue reading →: D&D 4e Magic Crafting Rules4th edition D&D embraced the “Christmas tree” character concept of 3rd edition. PCs are usually festooned with tons of magic items. The only real limit was magic item slots and Daily Magic Item Power uses. 4th edition also continued 3rd edition’s economic approach to crafting magic items. A simple system…
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Continue reading →: Swords of the Middle Kingdom RPG ReviewI got the Swords of the Middle Kingdom as part of my journey through TTRPGs set in China. While I enjoyed reading the book I don’t have many positive things to say about the actual system. So buckle up for a mostly negative review. Style The presentation of the book…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 58 – Luca and Codex Inversus
Luca presents his world, dubbed Codex Inversus. Luca is from Italy and has used Italian Renaissance art as the inspiration for his campaign setting. Whenever he writes a new piece of lore its accompanied by a photoshopped piece of Renaissance style art. To see all the amazing art you can…
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Continue reading →: My Use of AI ArtGenerative AI tools have started to become popular and I’m reflecting on my own uses of them now. I first learned about them as art tools in 2022. The first art piece I created was Stevie the Wonder Wagon because I couldn’t find anything close to what he looked like…
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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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76 – Flying Island Worlds (Alan and Fractus) – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs
Alan tells us about his Daggerheart campaign setting, Fractus, that is launching on Kickstarter soon. Fractus was a normal planet until it exploded and stopped halfway through. Now bunches of asteroids rotate a swirling magical maelstorm at the center of the planet. The people of Fractus survive on the asteroids which are large enough to support life. The land is now separated by air rather than oceans, resulting in a different path for technology along the lines of flight rather than sea travel.Fractus is available on Kickstarter at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/icv1/fractus-the-broken-worldAlan also has a big catalog of TTRPG products he's produced in the past that you can check out on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/17830/alan-tuckerIn addition to his TTRPG writing, Alan has written a few novels that you can find links to on his website: http://www.alantucker.net/ For the latest updates on what Alan's doing you can follow him on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tuckerauthor.bsky.socialOur website: https://gocorral.com/stsWant to be on the show? Fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/U11TbxtAReHFKbiVAJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/Nngc2pQV6CSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SettingtheStage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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