Welsh tradition credited the founding of Gwynedd to the Brittonic polity of Gododdin (Old Welsh Guotodin, earlier Brittonic form Votadini) from Lothian invading the lands of the Brittonic polities of the Deceangli, Ordovices, and Gangani in the 5th century. The sons of their leader, Cunedda, were said to have possessed the land between the rivers Dee and Teifi. The true borders of the realm varied … Continue reading The Kingdom of Gwynedd
The Garrison Commander of Bridgeford pays 5SC per small chaos-breed head (less than 1 HD – goblins, kobolds), 10SC per moderate sized chaos-breed (Brutes, Stone Goblins, Gnolls), and 15 SC per large sized chaos-breed (ogres and trolls). The Mayor of Bridgeford pays 50SC per map for the location of cleared monster lair, contingent on the militia independently verifying such. notices posted in Bridgeford Notes The … Continue reading Bounties on offer in Bridgeford
You know what I like? Interior / Exterior maps. Like this one: I wish there were a ton of these. I wish more of them didn’t have gridlines already. But…no. OK fine. I’ll make them, then. *ponders* Maybe exports with and without gridlines. Probably an extra layer of roofs with a transparent background, so you could use them if you printed the maps out, or … Continue reading Interior / Exterior Maps
Notable features of Welsh law include the collective responsibility of kindreds (Welsh: cenedl) for their members; the gavelkind inheritance of land among all and only male descendants; a status-based system of blood money (galanas); slavery and serfdom; the inability of foreigners to naturalize earlier than the fourth generation; and very lax treatment of divorce and legitimacy that scandalized the non-native clergy. Wikipedia In contrast to the former Imperial holdings of Lyonesse … Continue reading Law, but not Of Law
If he makes it to second level, his tagline should totally be: “Cleric with more charisma than wisdom”. How catchy is that? I mean, the average lifespan of a starting character in this game is approximately two sessions. So it’s not as narratively deep on the player side as I would like, but at least this gives them time to work up to it. Continue reading Vin’s Second Character
On the one hand, maybe I drop them with the chaos-bred of Kusarikku. On the other hand, maybe they are specifically snake/lizard/dragon-kin enough that they should go somewhere else (like the previously mentioned lizardfolk). Last campaign (all five sessions of it before the TPK), I was definitely playing up the later version D&D interpretation of scaled folk, rather than the early dog-faced version (which if … Continue reading Kobolds
So right now it looks like we’ve got (via the demonic offspring of Tiamat, ultimately): Undead, Lesser Corporeal (Gallu) Wights, Ghouls, Zombies, Skeletons (3, 2, 2, 1 HD) Non-Corporeal (Edimmu) Specters, Wraiths, Shadows (6, 4, 2 HD) Undead, Greater (via Rabisu) Liches, Vampires, Banshee (12, 7-9, 7 HD) Chaos Bred (via Kusarikku) Minotaurs, Ogres, Bugbears, Gnolls, Stone Goblins, Goblins (6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1/2 … Continue reading Monster Genealogy for fun and profit
Bašmu or Bashmu (lit. “Venomous Snake”) was an ancient Mesopotamian mythological creature, a horned snake with two forelegs and wings. It was also the Akkadian name of the Babylonian constellation equivalent to the Greek Hydra. The Sumerian terms ušum (portrayed with feet, see Ninurta’s Dragon) and muš-šà-tùr (“birth goddess snake”, portrayed without feet) may represent differing iconographic types or different demons. Continue reading Bašmu
For interested parties.. have a listing up on roll20 looking for players for perilous paths. Just sayin. Continue reading LFP
Pazuzu is often depicted as a combination of diverse animal and human parts. He has the body of a man, the head of a lion or dog, talons of an eagle, two pairs of wings, and a scorpion’s tail. He has his right hand up and left hand down. Pazuzu is the demon of the southwest wind known for bringing famine during dry seasons, and … Continue reading Pazuzu Izzat Ewe
Perilous Paths 