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Continue reading →: Locations of Cimmeria: Aral Sea and Black Mirror LakeThe Aral Sea is an inland salt sea on the eastern edge of Cimmeria. It marks the wild frontier between the human occupied lands to the west and the Orc Lands to the east. The Aral Sea is traditionally fished by a few minor orc tribes, one such tribe being…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 13 – Sara and the Elder ScrollsThis week’s guest is Sara. She’s running her campaign using Savage Worlds in the world of Tamriel of the famous Elder Scrolls games. Sara’s game is set between the events of Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall and Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. The game takes place in Western Cyrodil near the heart…
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Continue reading →: Locations of Cimmeria: The Caspian SeaThe Caspian Sea is the central feature of Cimmeria. Most of the water from the Terror and Dominarie Mountains drains into the Caspian, providing a transit link throughout Northern and Eastern Cimmeria. The Cimmerian port cities of Makotako, Gazeara, Bradel Fields, Lordodo, Cecilia, and Crafterton trade with each other and…
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Continue reading →: Locations of Cimmeria: Shacklack DesertShacklack Desert is a large arid sandscape north and east of the Dominarie Mountains. The dry area supports minimal natural vegetation. There are a few farms on the mountains’ edge and by oases that freckle the land. Various monsters live within the desert, with the blue dragon descendants of Bavastatner…
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Continue reading →: Locations of Cimmeria: Lake Astacol and Amapsau MarshLake Astacol was the home of the Goblin god, Crayfish. It lived within the lake fed by magical springs. While Crayfish lived within Lake Astacol the Long Pearl River provided irrigation for the lands to the east. When the Olympians invaded Poseidon fought with Crayfish. Their fierce battle split the…
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Continue reading →: Locations of Cimmeria: Blendegad’s Hill and Galandir’s TombBlendegad’s Hill is the site of the battle between Blendegad and his companions, Tereman and Galandir. The pair had discovered Blendegad’s vampiric transformation. Tereman wished to slay him but Galandir convinced him they could simply imprison their old friend. They lured Blendegad to a prepared ambush spot where they used…
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Continue reading →: Setting the Stage Episode 12 – Kris and Veris
This week I interviewed Kris about his campaign world, Veris. The world is ruled by a powerful king who made a deal with Lolth. A mythal was installed in the world that hid Veris from the gods’ sight and prevented anyone from advancing in power beyond level 5. All except…
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Continue reading →: Locations of Cimmeria: Neeshvale and StaketonNeeshvale is a small village. Unlike most villages in Cimmeria it is not affiliated with a city-state. It serves as a supply post for trade between Bigby’s Forest and Sheerzen. The village was recently conquered by an orc necromancer named Ratigon. He had been exiled from the Endless Autumn orc…
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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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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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82 – Tarot Ghosts (George and Fears & Fortunes) – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs
George tells us about his D&D actual play called Fears and Fortunes. The campaign follows the adventures of Sly, granddaughter of the Seer of Bearuport. Sly accidentally releases a bunch of ghosts from her late grandmother's tarot deck. She and her band of companions must find the fourteen ghosts that escaped and imprison them within the deck once more.The campaign is sponsored by Forgotten Adventures, the battle map company. The show has an amazingly high production value with great maps, character art, music, and effects. Cool stuff to watch! And all the visual tools used in the show are available to you from Forgotten Adventures.You can watch the actual play yourself on the Fears & Fortunes YouTube channel.All the cool maps and assets of Fears and Fortunes are available on the Forgotten Adventures website.Or on the Forgotten Adventures Patreon.If you're interested in more of George's projects you can find them by Googling his screen name, GloriousGe0rge. That's with a zero in Ge0rge.Check 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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