Soaring on three meter wingspans, the Nandaunt watch the horizon for clouds. It is the dry season and the Nandaunt cities and farms below are in need of water. Cloud shepards are chosen for their endurance, as to successfully ensnare
Tag: Fantasy
Circus of Traveling Heroes and Adventure
As circuses move from place to place, they can make a great framework for long campaigns that use episodes. The party could comprise characters from the cast and crew. The owner or ringleader would be best as left as an
New Miniatures: Heroes Or Villains
New Miniatures Launched Today Available from today, the new Heroes or Villains pack of character figures incorporating four distinctive designs from Rob Grimley. These figures are perfect for heroes who stride forth and smite evil but they are just as
Return of #Twitterville
Tomorrow sees the long awaited returned of #Twitterville. The creative writing exercise that is rapidly turning into a fully blown fantasy campaign world. It was put on hold back in May, just as it was hitting its stride due to
Philip Jose Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009)
Philip José Farmer, best known for the Riverworld series of novels, passed away peacefully in his sleep this morning. Official Announcement
Poll Results: SF or Fantasy?
Of Books and Reading and That Sort of Thing was this week’s poll and it produced some interesting results. Both about our current habits and the future of reading. The first question was the big one. What is your favourite
4 Tips for getting the most from Fantasy Creatures
As a GM, the fantasy creatures you add to your gaming sessions are your characters and for this reason probably the most important aspect of the game as well as the one that can give you the most pleasure. In
Fantasy Maps
Maps in Role-playing Games Tolkien started it by putting a map in the front of The Lord of the Rings. Since then every fantasy author, and most GMs, have mapped out their world in loving detail. But what about the
Lead Toy Soldiers
A few days ago I put together some thoughts about the plastic toy soldiers of my youth. For me, lead toy soldiers were what I gravitated to when I realised there was something better (if more expensive) than the plastic
Poll Results: Spaceships & Swords
This week’s poll was a little more abstract than previous ones as it focused on genres and game styles. As everyone has a different take what makes up a genre, it was a little bit tough to complete. Question one