All things give way to rot in the end. Food spoils on the table, men’s minds go mad with age and disease. Even The World itself, when left untended and uncared for, can turn to black muck and stinking air. Things dwell in these parts of Dungeon World. Things gone just as a bad as the swirling filth that fills the swamps. In these cesspit … Continue reading Monsters of the Stinking Mire (Lyonesse)
All things give way to rot in the end. Food spoils on the table, men’s minds go mad with age and disease. Even The World itself, when left untended and uncared for, can turn to black muck and stinking air. Things dwell in these parts of Dungeon World. Things gone just as a bad as the swirling filth that fills the swamps. In these cesspit … Continue reading Creatures of the Stinking Mire (Lyonesse)
There are three significant areas of “Great Woods” (Cymry: “Coed”, pronounced “Coyd”) in Lyonesse: Snowdonia in the north, Fforest Fawr in the southeast (where the play is now -Aberhonddu town is roughly the northern edge), and Cantre’r Gwaelod in the west. Continue reading Monsters of the Great Woods (Lyonesse)
There are three significant areas of “Great Woods” (Cymry: “Coed”, pronounced “Coyd”) in Lyonesse: Snowdonia in the north, Fforest Fawr in the southeast and Cantre’r Gwaelod in the west. Continue reading Creatures of the Great Woods (Lyonesse)
Now with a political (kingdom) layer! Continue reading Updated Lyonesse Map
…So that’s plausibly 48 coins a month expense on a contract mercenary, plus an another 35 coins for starting arms and armor and gear. Possibly plus danger pay. For unskilled labor, maybe you need to pay for tools. But since there aren’t any tool costs, maybe you don’t, and that’s included in the 10 coins a week. Continue reading Dungeon World Shopping List 3 – Labor
A “goblin” is a dark elf. In D&D terms, a drow. They are also called “snow elves”, and mostly they live in Snowdonia, the toughest mountain terrain in Lyonesse, a week or more to the north (west of the Saexa Kingdom of Powys). A Hwb is the non offensive term for the Fair Folk / human mixed race travelling tinkers and storytellers that travel by … Continue reading Lyonesse Monster Terminology Update
The Imperial church was the backbone of the Holy Empire that governed the world, and the various dynasties of semi-divine God emperors who ruled it for more than two millennia. Justice was primarily under the authority of the church (along with education). The religion is polytheistic, with over a thousand named deities (every human settlement has a patron God or goddess, and every significant city … Continue reading Imperial Culture and the Church
Hidden in the remote wooded northern foothills of the Devil’s Beacon mountains, the village consists of a dozen cozy cottages built in harmony with nature, and a nearby grove of ancient trees (Oak, Ash, and Thorn) considered sacred to the Gael culture.
The nearest trade town is the village of Ruiger Moor, who trade with Aberhonddu, half a day’s travel downstream to the north. Ruiger Moor recently suffered a defeat in battle courtesy of raiding bandits, who made off with livestock and captives. Continue reading Village of Eglantine Grove, a Hidden Gael enclave in Brycheiniog
Situated in a valley in the northern foothills of the Devil’s Beacon mountains, the village proper lies on a low hill surrounded by a ditch, with an excellent view in all directions (and encompassing the greatest extent of arable land within several miles).
Ruiger Moor has been inhabited for more than a millenia, back to the last alliance between the Cymru and Fair Folk, before the arrival of the Holy Empire. While there is a shrine to the Annuaki of the Imperial Church in the village, religious enthusiasm is somewhat dampened by the number of ancient bloodlines (with likewise ancient religious practices). Continue reading Ruiger Moor, Village in Kingdom Brycheiniog
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