Lions, tigers, dragons. These animals are used so often as the totems of knightly orders they are more cliche than trope. What about orders that embodied traits of other animals? Order of the Crocodile – “Dura et ieiunium” Clad in
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The God Who Fell to Earth
All across the southern continent there is fear, anger and confusion. A god has fallen from the sky. Faith in the goddess Adoundra is a minority believe, with at most one in twenty a follower of her tenants. Her priests
Tips for Being a 6d6 Game Master
Or as we prefer to call it, the Game Leader. This isn’t us wanting to have a new name just to be different. Master is used for someone who has complete control over the game. In 6d6 that simply isn’t
Gates and Portals
In the spirit of this transitioning time of year, this month’s RPG Blog Carnival is about Gates and Portals. The Ley Gates Looking like simple wooden farm gates, they’re nothing out of the ordinary. It’s only if you look hard and
6 RPG Characters for a Park
Park life is a focus for many community members. Everyone has their own uses for a communal green space, even if it’s just walking through. Add colour to encounters or narratives in a public park, with these RPG characters. Old
Choir of Sorcerers
It has always been known that songs have power. This is exceptionally true for the magical choirs of Estral. Individually their mages have limited magical prowess, but when their voices sing together with the right harmony and rhythm they can
Deep Space Post Office
The galactic travel network has a weird and twisted shape. Rather than freely connecting all the stars, there are several key nexuses that funnel traffic to them. Mega-Station-Blue is the service centre for the Blue nexus point. It was built
Unwritten: Review in the Ages of Myst and Beyond
Back in November 2013, the game had a successful Kickstarter campaign, raising over $35,000. After a year and half of hard graft, the team delivered in May 2015. What is Unwritten? It’s an RPG of the Myst computer game series
Ink Fiend, A Monster Poem
Are you an artisan? Are you a novelist? Do you work with colour? Warning of danger near Traveller, Essayist, Songwriter. I warn of the Ink Fiend Demon stealer of words I warn of the Ink Fiend Demon killer of art.
Age of Legends Interviews
By the time you’re reading this there will be less than a day until the end of the Age of Legends Kickstarter. To hear us talking about the project, please check out these interviews. Hopefully they’ll convince you to talk about,
A History of Age of Legends
As the Kickstarter enters its second week, we’d like to tell you about the history of the project. Four years of work have yielded 100,000 words, 35 gods and 440 advantages. Not bad for our first game. A Beginning Back in 2009,
Four Household Spirits for 6d6 Magic
The fantasy world of 6d6 Magic is infested with all sorts of little magical creatures. The most encountered are the household spirits. Tiny divines, they have no grand power but can be very influential on our daily life. Tely –