I’ve been running this quite a bit at recent cons. It’s a lot of fun. We ended up with a world with some pretty weird physics: light moves in discrete packets, sound is faster than light, gravity is bouncy and … Continue reading
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Apologies for again taking so long between posts. Real Life continues to assert itself in ways that mean no time for posting here. In lieu of a content-ful post, here are even more clouds for mapping purposes: Clouds for Mapping … Continue reading
It’s been another hectic week here, so that means another batch of four beautiful, all-natural, free-range clouds for your mapping uses. As before, I’m putting these into the public domain, but I appreciate credit and notice if you use them … Continue reading
As so often seems to be the case, with all of Con of the North written up, I already have another con coming. Minicon 50 is this weekend. This isn’t the 50th anniversary of Minicon, because in early years the … Continue reading
A super-busy week at work means that you get four more images of clouds, ready to be turned into great gaming maps! As with previous “clouds for mapping” images, I’m releasing these images into the public domain, but I’d appreciate … Continue reading
The Compact of Sipich (Middle Western Archipelagan “Holy Stone”) was an agreement that occurred among the leaders of about twelve pirate groups in Yolatra in c. 600 SR. The Compact outlined that various raiders of Yolatra would not raid each … Continue reading
Discussion about where to start in building a world (for gaming or whatever else) often starts with the same question: top-down, or bottom-up? Do you start by detailing a little village, or by diving right into millennium-scale histories? There are … Continue reading
What games did I play in 2014? I don’t really try to track all the different games I play, mostly just to enjoy them while I’m playing them. Still, it’s interesting to think about what all I’ve played recently. Here … Continue reading
In Morensia, mercenaries are fairly common. In fact, it is arguable that Morensia was founded by mercenaries. Many large towns will have hundreds of mercenaries headquartered in them, usually in several large or many small companies. Since the reign of … Continue reading
Snippets of poetry from the Imperium; a sample folk tale from the Oral History; brief biographies of over a dozen Duncan Idahos; two differing approaches to Paul Muad’Dib himself and to his son, Leto II; Fremen recipes; Fremen history; secrets … Continue reading