Ahhh, that new campaign smell. I know, I know, you’re thinking “Dude, this is like the third one in as many months. What gives?” Well, what gives is pretty simple: If a campaign doesn’t spark for me I don’t force it. That way lies burnout for gaming period. My players mostly understand that. The DF […]
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Session recaps and other campaign related posts.
Dungeon Fantasy Aersalus – C-Team – Session 15
Dungeon Fantasy Aersalus – C-Team – Session 14 Dramatis Personae Alabaster Farkis Sagralleir, OId-Blood Human (320 points) (Played by Will): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Hópgehnást “Keel-Breaker” Nihtbealumann, Beastly Minotaur Barbarian (367 points) (played by Emily Smirle): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Kinnmonaqro “Crow” Rikah, Half-Elf Thief (380 points) (played by Josh Burton): Karemesie wanderer and half-breed. Tagline: “I’m small, […]
Continue readingDungeon Fantasy Aersalus – B-Team – Session 13
Dungeon Fantasy Aersalus – B-Team – Session 12 Dramatis Personae Sir Brazhul Adross, Revenant Knight (350 points) (played by Merlin A.): TBA. Tagline: “TBA” Gaffer, Gremian Artificer (428 points) (played by Christopher D.): Boom Squirrel. Tagline: “Stop damaging your gear! I’m the one that has to repair it.” Galen Fallowhide, Halfling Scholar (Physick)/Cleric of Healing (385 points) (player […]
Continue readingGamemaster’s Guidepost: Learning From Your Mistakes
As a gamemaster you will inevitably make mistakes running your game. It’s just going to happen. Accept it now and be prepared to fix them. But how? Create a strong, but flexible base for your campaign. This way you can change it when you need to and still have a sturdy foundation. What do I […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: AEON Primer – Setting History I
Buckle up, kids. This is going to be a long post. Before the Black Sky Aeon was much like our world in the beginning, in fact, up until almost 30,000 years ago it was the same. Then something happened. An odd asteroid collided with Earth. As the meteor streaked across the sky, it drew the […]
Continue readingDungeon Fantasy Aersalus – C-Team – Session 16
Dungeon Fantasy Aersalus – C-Team – Session 15 Dramatis Personae Alabaster Farkis Sagralleir, OId-Blood Human (320 points) (Played by Will): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Hópgehnást “Keel-Breaker” Nihtbealumann, Beastly Minotaur Barbarian (367 points) (played by Emily Smirle): TBA. Tagline: “TBA.” Kinnmonaqro “Crow” Rikah, Half-Elf Thief (380 points) (played by Josh Burton): Karemesie wanderer and half-breed. Tagline: “I’m small, […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogeim: AEON Primer – Setting Assumptions
As I have discussed before the first thing I do when I start to build a campaign setting is decide what the setting assumptions are. That is, what is true, what is false (if needed), and what is thought to be true. This is an intensely important part of campaign building and I can take weeks just […]
Continue readingThe Hurt Locker: Potion of Rejuvenation
To help push (and celebrate!) the Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Games Magic Items 2 kickstarter I’m going to release 1 new or converted magic item per day until the kickstarter closes. Here is the fourth one: yet another artifact from my Aersalus campaign setting. Potion of Rejuvenation Power Item: N/A Suggested Origins: Magic and Materials. Contained within a […]
Continue readingDungeon Fantasy Aersalus – B-Team – Session 14
Dungeon Fantasy Aersalus – B-Team – Session 13 Dramatis Personae Sir Brazhul Adross, Revenant Knight (350 points) (played by Merlin A.): TBA. Tagline: “TBA” Gaffer, Gremian Artificer (428 points) (played by Christopher D.): Boom Squirrel. Tagline: “Stop damaging your gear! I’m the one that has to repair it.” Galen Fallowhide, Halfling Scholar (Physick)/Cleric of Healing (385 points) (player […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: AEON Primer – Introduction
I previously did a primer series on my Chronicles of Ceteri campaign setting and it was so well received I decided to do it again, but this time for my AEON universe. So first, here’s what my session recap page has to say (I’ve reprinted it here so you don’t have to go there): It’s […]
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