Shaeolgorak, the Lord Bound in Stone and Ash- myriad are the forms of the Uncreated, the beasts born of the friction between reality and un-reality. The things that should not be, none know exactly why they form, only that their mere existence is a threat to creation itself, existential crises given form. Yet not all …
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So the Godbound discord recently started up a monster of the month contest, handing out an image of a monster, and having entrants stat it up. Needless to say, I love this shit. and I'm more than ready to throw my hat in the ring (and add some more content to this blog, since I've …
link to top Strife of the Simplest Way- “Nature operates in the shortest way possible,” the mantra of practitioners of the Strife of the Simplest Way, the belief that all else is unnecessary but the very simplest manner to overwhelm an opponent. This strife is not a martial art of excessive flourishes or flashy techniques, …
top image and artwork from Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei This is the meat and potatoes, baby. We’re done with the appetizers so let’s dig in by starting with the design layout. As I said previously, this whole deal is meant to be a procedurally generated dungeon in the same vein as Gardens of Ynn and …
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link to top The Kingdom of Maltesa and the Chrysanthemum dynasty- a vast forested land swearing allegiance to the fae kings and queens. The people believe that the ruling family is the avatar of the Gods on earth and each new king and queen is an incarnation of the last. Decadent nobility, feudalistic society, strange …
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link to top image Word of Story “All the World’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,” The Word of Story is a Word intrinsic to the universe, one that shapes the grand drama underlying the fabric of creation. A Word of Storytellers, Writers, and Dramatists, those bound to this Word understand …
So I played Magic: the Gathering way back when, but I haven't touched it in years, which is kind of a bummer, because it's a fun game with so much variety. However, I'm not here to whine about that, and I was ass at it anyways. No, I wanted to talk about the world of Magic, …
link to top image First off, a big thank you to Swords and Stitchery. This blog has consistently been putting out great content for a Godbound game, and they gave me a little shout out, so I want to return the favor. Every bit of signal boosting helps, and if any of my barely coherent ramblings can reach …
link to top image The City a vast decaying city scape of twisted metal and crumbling brick. Filthy water sometimes runs in rivulets from the buildings, collecting in brackish pools. The air is stale and carries the faint taste of copper and iron. The temperature alternates, remaining slightly warm and stuffy half the year while …
link to top So I decided on using Hellscapes by Scrivened, LLC for my upcoming Post-Apocalyptic game, mostly because I, and more importantly my players, are pretty familiar with the 5e mechanics, which will make it much easier to transition to this game. I really love this source book. It's well written by someone who …
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