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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 53 – Maia and Pinehurst AcademyMaia is our guest today presenting her actual play campaign, Pinehurst Academy. Maia used the City of Mist system for her game. From the City of Mist website, “In City of Mist you play ordinary individuals with powers that emanate from myths and legends investigating supernatural crimes and mysteries in…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Dwarves Part 2History The dwarves were created alongside the other races of the Conclave. They fought against the goblins in the Goblin War the same as the others. Unlike the others, from the beginning the dwarves were led by Karnafaust, First High King of the Dwarves. As the humans progressed they copied…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Dwarves Part 1Physical Description Dwarves are a strong and stocky race. They stand around four feet tall and are considerably broader than the other races of Cimmeria, often weighing close to 200 pounds due to their larger girth. Their increased size gives dwarves a formidable resistance to poisons, both virulent and recreational…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 52 – Arin & Caleb and Black FlareThis week’s stars are Arin and Caleb from the Black Flare podcast. Arin is the GM for the podcast using the Delta Green rules system and Caleb is the podcast’s producer and editor. They work together to create a phenomenal, slow-building horror story. Delta Green is an RPG for telling…
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Continue reading →: My Mother’s SongsMy mom died over a decade ago and its taken me a long time to go through all the things I saved from her house. Most of the large items were quick. The smaller items took longer. The photo albums took forever. I’m nearing the end of that project and…
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Continue reading →: Season of Ghosts PF2EPaizo’s Season of Ghosts is one of the most recent adventure paths set in Tian Xia, Golarion’s version of China. Normally, I’d review the four part adventure path as four blog posts devoted to each one. I’ve decided to take a different route for this adventure path though. I’ve mentioned…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 51 – Amanda and the Delicious HomebrewThis week’s guest is Amanda, another member of the Quelmar organization. Quelmar was featured previously in episode 32 with James, the original creator of Quelmar. Amanda is a Quelmar DM and is currently DMing a Quelmarized version of Hitpoint Press’s Heckna!. Her interview focused on her homebrew campaign without a…
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Continue reading →: Hearts of Wulin RPG ReviewHearts of Wulin is a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) system made for romantic wuxia stories (Hero, Condor Heroes, House of Flying Daggers). Characters struggle with issues of status, wealth, safety, and violence, just like most other RPGs. But there’s also a strong emphasis on social issues like how to have an…
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Continue reading →: Shibuyan Knights RPG ReviewShibuyan Knights is an RPG inspired by the Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) and Forged in the Dark systems to play light-hearted wuxia adventures. If you’ve watched or read the original Dragon Ball series, that’s a perfect fit for Shibuyan Knights. The game book lists a few inspirations including One…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 50 – Emma & Maia and YeldplaySomewhere there is a door. Today’s guests are Emma and Maia, the creators of the Yeldplay actual play podcast which was nominated for a 2024 CRIT award. Yeldplay is the official podcast of the Yeld RPG to showcase the system’s unique mechanics and style of play. The Yeld RPG lets…





