The magic of sorcerers, wizards, and necromancers is Of Chaos. Chaos has a high affinity for black iron, the less refined, the better. Raw ore is the easiest to enchant, followed by wrought iron, forged iron, and steel. Cultists refer to iron as “the teeth of Tiamat”, although that is not accepted Church doctrine. Continue reading Materia Magicka
Solar Elves tend to be of the Balance Lunar Elves tend to be Unaligned Tenebral Elves tend to be of Chaos Dwarves tend to be of the Balance Gnomes tend to be Unaligned. Halflings tend to be of the Balance Hobgoblins tend to be Unaligned Goblins tend to be of Chaos Sprites and Naiads TBD Hags tend to be of Chaos Banshee are only ever … Continue reading …Six Folk, Four Alignments…
The demihuman classes in Labyrinth Lord list average height and weight (which I threw out for my elves to make them more statuesque, and hardly matter for halflings in exile or dwarves in extinction). Size guidelines for humans are a touch more obscure. My initial plan was to just provide a paragraph or two of human default information. But the more I think about providing … Continue reading Human size ranges
There are generally reckoned five races of Fair Folk: the Ellyllon (Solar elves, Lunar elves, Tenebral elves), the Coblynau (dwarves, gnomes), the Bwbachod (halflings, hobgoblins), the Gwragedd Annwn (sprites and naiads), and the Gwyllion (hags and banshee) Continue reading Seven Realms, Five Folk…
Clerics, fighters, and magic-users are generally as represented in the Labyrinth Lord text, amended to use Swords & Wizardry style Ascending Armor Class [AAC], Saving Throw, and Attack Bonus. Rogues are a distinct evolution from thieves; with reworked d20 based skills as well as the cleric attack bonus from Swords & Wizardry, instead of the magic-user attack bonus specified there. Continue reading Character Class
The common tongue is also known as Parsik, the language of the Sasanian dynasty of the Holy Empire, and is “common” to the far flung extents of the Holy Empire and its trading partners before it fell.
The Fair Folk of Albion (generally recognized as the Elves, Half-Elven, Halfling and Western Dwarf peoples) share a language, with regional variations, known as Gaelic. The human and near-human tribes native to the Isle of Man speak a derivation of the language known as Manx. This was formally supplanted by the common tongue as the far western borders of the Holy Empire encompassed Albion, although there are still isolated pockets of its use. Continue reading Language and Literacy
“Alexander of Macedonia became an immortal, but most of the press is reserved for members of the Imperial royal family that do. Yes, as with Clerics, you also have to be Aligned “with Law” to be eligible. Neutrality generally does not grant an equivalent option to humans; and Chaos, as with many things, has its own perverse interpretation.” Continue reading On the Immortals
Halflings possess their own sense of culture which is frequently centered on the sea and coastal raiding. They make frequent appearances in the histories of their neighbors as savage and violent killers. And yes, extensive tattoos are a hallmark of their corsairs. Continue reading Halflings
It’s been a generation since the Eastern Empire and their Sun-King has fallen, and the light of civilization with it. In the West, the kingdom of Lethowsow was one of the seven fabled realms of the Fair Folk before the arrival of savage humans centuries ago. Now, the dwarves have abandoned their hidden underground strongholds, the elves have retreated to the deep woods, and the … Continue reading Prologue
