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Continue reading →: Wu Xing, Gaming the Five ElementsI’ve been mulling over what I want out of the different Chinese RPGs I’ve been reading. None of them have been exactly what I was envisioning for a system. I think part of the reason for that is that I’m looking for something that approaches the five elements with a…
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Continue reading →: Qin: The Warring States RPG ReviewQin, The Warring States is an RPG with the goal of representing stories and folktales at the end of the Warring States period in Chinese history. Players take on the role of wandering spies, warriors, wizards, or scholars. Your character could try to become the greatest swordsman ever known or…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 42 – Bob and AelrissBob tells us about his various experiences with D&D and writing. Bob is the writer of the Jubal County Saga, a series of books about Howard Marsh, a meth addicted magician living in the American South. Bob has also designed and published a few dozen single page RPGs and a…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Goblins Part 4Common Deities Most goblins keep to the animalistic Goblin pantheon. The animals have syncretic equivalents with the Titans of Greek mythology. A full list of the animals and their matching gods is provided in a side bar. While many goblins wish for the return of their gods, most have given…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Goblins Part 3
Location Goblins live throughout Cimmeria either as slaves or in small tribal communities. Enslaved goblins often act as house servants. They are too small and weak to be useful for manual labor, but their predilection towards cleanliness makes them excellent at keeping a house. Goblin tribes exist in small enclaves…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 41 – Peter and Tales from Elsewhere (Clockworld)
Peter tells us about Tales of Elsewhere, his own RPG system that he’s using for his campaign. Characters are made with a Culture (where they’re from), a Profession, and an Inciting Incident that sets them on their adventuring path. These different traits combine to decide your character’s skills which are…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Goblins Part 2
History The goblins were the first people of Cimmeria. The great Phoenix burned across Cimmeria and out of the ashes came the goblins. They worshipped their creator and the other animal gods for centuries. After the Trojan War the Olympians came to Cimmeria with the races of the Conclave. The…
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Continue reading →: Races of Cimmeria: Goblins Part 1
Physical Description Goblins are small, wiry humanoids with pointy ears, sharp teeth, and a mischievous glint in their eyes. Their skin tone varies, but it tends to range from green to gray, and some even have a sickly yellow hue. Their faces are often adorned with warts and wrinkles, adding…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 40 – Kevin and Wing Women
This marks the first of a couple episodes where I got the chance to interview different people/groups nominated for one of the 2024 CRIT Awards. Kevin tells us about his campaign and actual play podcast, Wing Women. The campaign uses the Powered by the Apocalypse Night Witches rules system developed…
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Continue reading →: Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades RPG ReviewRighteous Blood Ruthless Blades (RBRB) tries to emulate the wuxia books and novels of the 1980’s. Wuxia is a subset of martial arts stories where the characters have progressed into supernatural abilities. Movies made by Ang Lee or Zhang Yimou are good examples of more modern wuxia films that worked…
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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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