“Everything in its place and a place for everything.” The phrase strikes fear into the survivors that hear it. For it mean that the invested had emerged from their cubes again. The alien parasites had spread quickly through the population
Tag: Short Seeds
Short Seeds for RPGs – Mega-Venice and Magical Items
Like old magical items, old magic users have to be treated with care. Even the most powerful mage is no match for the march of time and eventually their their health will fail. It’s a lots easier to look after
Short Seeds for RPGs – The Cavalry Carousel
All adventurer’s companies need somewhere to start up. Most taverns don’t take kindly to poor people in cheap armour taking up seats and not buying drinks. A small monthly fee will get you a desk, access to parchment and post
Short Seeds for RPGs – Mice on High
First the crown prince died in battle with nomadic raiders coming across the border. Before his sister could be named the new successor, she was killed when her entire caravan was swept away by flooding. The old king died along
Short Seeds for RPGs – Stellar Problems
The collaboration between the departements of time, space and cartography produced the historisats. Each satellite was a simple planetary observing payload attached to a time drive. They were programmed to go back in time in 1000 year blocks and survey
Short Seeds for RPGs – Buckets and Scarfs
A race of sentient buckets, created by a wizard that needed to bail water out of the foundations of his tower. Not knowing anything about pumps or screws, he enchanted a large numbers of buckets and compelled them to endlessly
Short Seeds for RPGs – Three Shields
The Shield Legion are a troop of elite soldiers that forgo weapons in favour of a tower shield as tall and as wide as themselves. They operate as a separate formation to be deployed into crunch points on the battlefield.
Short Seeds for RPGs – Oil and Misery
The oils from the wells of Xarax are noted for how greasy they are. The Fastsaf Space Guild maintain their pre-eminent position as interstellar couriers thanks to their exclusive rights to these oils. They use it to lubricate the biomechanical
Short Seeds for RPGs – Lore Lords and Robber Barons
The robber barons are a band of noble knights that have secretly rejected the concept of property. Bored with their affluent lives, the now amuse themselves by attempting, in person, to steal the goods of their fellow robber barons. They