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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 19 – John and OlnapA special episode with the DM that taught me to play, John! When I was nine he ran us through a campaign he’d designed previously called Olnap. The name for Olnap is derived from the real-world map of OLympic NAtional Park that John used to design the campaign. In the…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 11/Rebellion 5The session was attended by Trajan, Will, Ave, Jamie, and Ben. The session was done using Google Hangouts for all the attendees. Ave and Ben left about halfway through the session. At the beginning of the session the party leveled up to Level 2! Crime and Consequences We left off…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 10/Rebellion 4This session was quite short. It took place at Ave’s house. It was physically attended by myself, Trajan, and Ave. It was attended through Google Hangouts by Will and Ben. Jamie was going to come later, but because the session was so short, he did not. Ben played Stanton, Jamie’s…
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Continue reading →: Locations of Cimmeria: Dominarie MountainsThe Dominarie Mountain Range lies between the Aractrashan Jungle and the Shacklack Desert. Rain clouds coming off the Caspian Sea are stopped by the height of the Dominarie Mountains. The clouds feed the rivers of Aractrash and leave the Shacklack drier than would otherwise be expected for its latitude. The…
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Continue reading →: Locations of Cimmeria: Royal Forest and King’s CopseRoyal Forest The Royal Forest is a thin evergreen forest northwest of Nox. Despite the name, the Royal Forest is used by all the residents of Nox. Lumberjacks harvest the coniferous wood to sell in the capital. It is sold for use in constructing buildings, making furniture, or burning for…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 18 – Alec and The Noman Empires
Alec walks us through the different Noman Empires in his world. Noss Farii is an imperial empire dominated by a restrictive theocracy. Hyrend is an atheist society where anything goes when it comes to magic, even necromancy. Brevtensa is a plutocratic wild west society where money is king and a…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 9/Rebellion 3I wrote almost all of the session recaps, but with a few exceptions. This one was written by Will. My comments are inserted in italics as always. Rebel Suppression As our last session ended, we saw that Gregor was not the only person in the Rebellion who liked killing other…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 8/Rebellion 2This session was done using Google Hangouts for all the participants. Will, Trajan, and Jamie attended. Ave’s character faded into the background for this session (The old, he’s there, but the monsters ignore him and he takes no actions). This was the first time we had players attend the game…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 7/Alliance 6This session was attended by Ave and Trajan. Will attended via Skype. The session was held at Ave’s house. Ghost Girl’s Fear The adventurers followed Preta deeper into the sewers. They reached a small room that used to be the bottom of a well. They could see the boarded up…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 6/Alliance 5This session was attended by Ave, Trajan, Ben, and Jamie. Will attended via Skype. The session was held at Ave’s house. Thieves Guild Revolt After camping out in the box canyon before Kruk-Ma-Kali’s tomb the party woke up. They realized that with Thug dismissed back to Erebos they no longer…
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78 – D&D in Suburbia (Ryan and Serenity Springs) – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs
Ryan tells us about his new adventure, Serenity Springs! It's a cozy little suburb. Or at least it seems like it at first. Until you realize its in a dimension like Ravenloft and evil entities lurk around every corner to threaten the citizens and visitors with awful, gruesome death. Just don't bleed on Mrs. Dotty's petunias!You can follow the Kickstarter for Serenity Springs at this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grinningportal/serenity-springs-campaign-setting-for-fantasy-ttrpgs?ref=7ob6pyIf you'd like to know more about Ryan's other projects you can check out his website: https://grinningportalgames.com/And you can follow Grinning Portal Games on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grinningportal.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/p97dfEauFjSupport the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SettingtheStage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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