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Continue reading →: Characters of Cimmeria: Wu Lang LiWu Lang Li was a noble of Xoria and a friend of King Jevaninada II. When Jevaninada became a dragovinian, Wu was the first one he turned. Wu became Jevaninada’s harbinger, turning many other prominent nobles into dragovinians and assassinating those who refused the honor. Wu led the Enforcers that…
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Continue reading →: 100 Miles for Sandy Hook PromiseMy wife is running 100 miles in March to raise money for the charity Sandy Hook Promise. The charity was founded by family members of the victims in the Sandy Hook shooting. The charity’s mission is to prevent violence in schools. Not just gun violence, but also bullying and other…
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Continue reading →: Characters of Cimmeria: ApolloApollo is the son of Leto and Zeus. His twin sister is Artemis. He is the god of the sun, light, healing, music, archery, poetry, and adolescent men. He is involved in many classical myths and is a good friend of Hermes. His sacred animal is the swan. His sacred…
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Continue reading →: Characters of Cimmeria: StantonStanton was a vicious dragovinian halfling Enforcer who served directly under King Jevaninada II. An expert in enchantment and illusion magic, he easily controlled people to get whatever he desired. The Rebellion captured him when he attempted a raid on Bigby’s Forest. Stanton lost his dragovinian status and was pressed…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 11 – Darin and AellorahThis week I interviewed Darin about his campaign world of Aellorah. Aellorah’s cosmology has only seven celestial bodies and no stars besides the central sun. Four planets orbit the sun and two moons orbit the main planet of Aellorah. There are seven goddesses for each of the celestial bodies and…
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Continue reading →: Characters of Cimmeria: SivirdmSivirdm Deephome was a masterful Svirfneblin assassin who served as one of King Jevaninada II’s Enforcers. He was honored with dragovinian status, but lost it during a raid on Bigby’s Forest. Major Dactirian tasked Sivirdm with recovering the pieces of the Druid’s Prophecy along with the other former dragovinians. He…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars 1/Rebellion 1This session was played with Will and Ave. Trajan also joined us for the later half via Skype. The session started off with making characters, but not in the typical way. I had the players roll their stats up in order (First roll goes to Str, second to Dex, then…
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Continue reading →: Characters of Cimmeria: ElerieElerie was a sergeant in the Rebellion military put in charge of the reformed dragovinians, Gregor, Sivirdm, Stanton, and Wu Lang Li. She was of elvish descent and had training in combat prior to joining the Rebellion. Unfortunately, keeping watch over the former dragovinians proved too much. When the opportunity…
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Continue reading →: Xorian Wars: Alliance and RebellionDuring my previous D&D campaign I posted a summary of each session on to the Order of the Stick Forums. It was a great writing exercise and a very useful tool for referring back to events from previous sessions. The log details the third campaign set in Cimmeria. The campaign…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 10 – Bob and the World below Azbymn
I talked with Bob about his campaign, the World below Azbymn. Azbymn is the realm of the gods and the sun god, Menora, is currently on her death bed. As Menora slips deeper into her sickness, the world is likewise affected by an illness that brings insanity and death. To…
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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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