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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 17 – Garrett and PyrimGarrett talked with me about his setting, Pyrim. Instead of being a whole world, Pyrim is a single city built on top of a dwarven mining town. A civil war was stopped in the town by four brave heroes, but it cost one of the heroes her life. To consecrate…
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Continue reading →: Characters of Cimmeria: AldarianAldarian is an accomplished con artist, a thief, and a loyal companion of Amalius Halkias. He came with Amalius when the psion returned to Eastern Cimmeria and served him during the Second Alliance War. Aldarian fought alongside Amalius, often sweeping for traps in the various dungeons the Alliance was raiding.…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 5/Alliance 4This session was attended by Ave, Jamie, and Will. It was held at Ave’s house. Exploration Around the Tomb In the morning the binding spell on Thug ran out. The demon collected his due from Terroc and left the party. Amalius was obsessed with finishing his reading of The Manual…
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Continue reading →: Locations of Cimmeria: RivertonRiverton is a small village halfway between Makotako and Bigby’s Forest. The village was caught in the middle of the war between the Rebellion and the Xorian Empire, often suffering taxes and collections from both sides of the conflict. One such tax raid was carried out by Gregor, Sivirdm, Stanton,…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 4/Alliance 3This session was attended by Ave, Will, and Jamie. Trajan attended via Skype. Defeating the Doors Without an answer to the riddle, the party decided to explore more the area around the tomb. Maybe they would find the answer hidden nearby. Returning to the fork in the path, they ventured…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 16 – Thesi and Saared
Thesi tells us about his world of Saared, an archipelago surrounded by an impenetrable wall of water shooting up into the sky. Saared is ruled by the Terrace, a floating city that monopolizes all magic within the islands. The people of Saared have lost a strong connection to the gods,…
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Continue reading →: Characters of Cimmeria: AstyanaxAstyanax was the representative for Bradel Fields on the Alliance War Council. He also acted as the main general of the Alliance forces in strategy and in battle. Astyanax was captured and tortured by a demon during the Second Alliance War leading to a profound change in his personality. While…
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Continue reading →: Characters of Cimmeria: ArendilArendil was a wise, old man who led the Second Alliance during the Second Alliance War. He was the head of the First Family of Jipangu as well. During the war, Arendil pursued conservative strategies that risked as little life as possible. This philosophy extended to his morals as well…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 3/Alliance 2This session was attended by Ave and Will. Trajan and Ben attended via Skype. The session was held at Ave’s house. Geriviar’s Conclusion The War Council meeting on whether to use Bill the Geriviar giant reached no conclusion. The collective will of the Council felt that Bill could certainly break…
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Continue reading →: Characters of Cimmeria: Gradorian and JunaiGradorian was the Guildmaster of the Phoenix Mercenaries Guild. He mastered all fighting styles from bow and arrow, to dual-wielding, to spear and shield. Gradorian served on the Alliance War Council and often favored aggressive action to counter Xorian strategies. After the Battle of Phoenix Gradorian remained an important part…
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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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