The ancient and possibly mythical hero Aros did many wonderful deeds in the Kreshar region of Morensia. Among these, he gave his last coin to a poor woman in the village of Arosart. When she bought a loaf of bread … Continue reading
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Name Thardan IV Official Name King Thardan IV of Morensia, Duke of Marbrae Profession King Born 54 SD (901 SR) Died 114 SD (961 SR) Thardan was the tenth king of the Semlaren Dynasty. Thardan IV was the son of … Continue reading
A good illustration in an RPG session is worth, as the saying goes, a thousand words. I’ve mentioned before how useful the fictional nonfiction book Lebek has been in gaming; more than once, I’ve used it to give players a … Continue reading
This past weekend was Method Con 2, this year’s MnStf fall relaxacon. As usual, it was a pleasant weekend of conversation, gaming, food and generally hanging out with a bunch of cool people. Games I played As a MnStf relaxacon, … Continue reading
The Arothaem (Old Morensian ‘Road of Aros’) Road is located in the Kreshar region of Morensia. It runs from Aropash, at its southern terminus, to Chaegrae at its north. The Arothaem is the only Rhodian road in Morensia. As such, … Continue reading
The Veil is the Morensian name for the main moon of Calteir. It is the most prominent astronomical feature of Calteir, besides perhaps the Sun and Calteir itself. The Veil is usually pure white. Keen eyes can sometimes detect whorls … Continue reading
Set in a semi-mythical past, Chakola & Gembrig is a traditional play in Morensia. It is considered one of the classic plays of familial tragedy. The author is uncertain. The story In the play, Gembrig and Chakola are brother and … Continue reading
Now that I have The Bandit Map published, my attention turns to the next big project: Calteir. It’s a fantasy game setting I’ve been working on for many years. I developed it alongside Blade & Crown, but neither requires the … Continue reading
Again inspired by the Build a World events run by Ben Rosenbaum at WisCon, and encouraged by previous iterations of this activity, I did a session of this at Minicon 49. We were inspired by the con’s official theme (Pirates … Continue reading
Check out Space Engine. It’s a free (but not open source) program that allows you to fly to and explore a vast array of real and procedurally-generated places in the universe. It’s Windows-native, but seems to run quite happily in … Continue reading