The Chronicles of Ceteri – C-Team – S01E12 Dramatis Personae Agrivain Tashaslan (played by Travis E.): Inhumanely attractive and a genius spellcaster, Aggravaine is trying to make a name for himself in the supernatural world of Ceteri.. Tagline: “TBA.” Leo Brienza (played by Emily S.): A werewolf private investigator. Leo has a fondness for Twinkies and is […]
Continue readingThe Chronicles of Ceteri B-Team: Season 2, Session 1
The Chronicles of Ceteri B-Team: Season 1, Session 13 Dramatis Personae Devin Broadhurst (played by Rob D.): There was a blurb here the entire time. But it disappears every time you look away from the screen. Tagline: “You saw it, but forgot it.” Gabriel MacAlister (played by Douglas Cole): Built like the natural athlete he is, he is […]
Continue readingBoil and Bubble: Ritual Path Magic Miscellany IV
Here’s another installment of Ritual Path Magic Miscellany – today I’m talking about area buff/debuffs, alternate spell modifiers, draining spells, and suspendable spells. Area Buff/Debuff Spells Having a spell that allies you to enhance your allies and weaken your enemies is a classic sort of magic – but RPM cannot natively handle it. You cannot with […]
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Here’s another installment of Ritual Path Magic Miscellany – today I’m talking about spell requirements, renewable charms, and techbane magic. Requirements for Spells Some spells might require specific ingredients, components, gestures, or motions to even cast. To simulate this, use the following rule: If a spell requires a series of complex hand gestures or foot motions […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: 2018 – A Year In Review
Here are how things went for me in 2018: The Good (What I did well or that went well) I got contracted for a small item (which was published in GURPS Monster Hunters 6: Holy Hunters and in Pyramid #3/122: All Good Things). That was novel and very cool I was among the privileged few […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: Author, Patreon, and Blog Highlights – December 2018
Authorial Highlights My Pyramid article “Chevaliers and Commanders” (originally titled Cavaliers and Commanders”) was published in Pyramid #3/122: All Good Things. My other Pyramid article “Native American Crusaders” was published in the same issue. This, along with the small box in GURPS Monster Hunters 6: Holy Hunters was part of my short contract I hinted […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: The Chronicles of Ceteri Primer – Setting History IV
Ok. Here’s Part IV. I’ll be talking about the ascendance of Camelot, its fall, the Venatori, and lots of other little things that in turn lead to the rise of the Conclave amid the birth of a new nation – The United States of America. The Ascendance and Fall of Camelot After Arthur drew the […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: The Chronicles of Ceteri Primer – Setting History III
Ok. Here’s Part III. I’ll be talking about the ascendance of the succubi, the Blood Sin, the First Night War, the fall of the succubi, and the coming of the vampires. Succubi (oh, my!) When Lilith was forced to disband her army of followers much of her temporal power was lost as well. She’d carefully […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: The Chronicles of Ceteri Primer – Setting History II
In the second part of the series. In this I’ll be discussing the the creation of the Fae and the after effects of the Tower of Babel being disassembled (no dissemble!). After The Tower Fell Instead of Lilith slinking back into whatever hole she crawled from she decided to stick around. It was then that […]
Continue readingTriple Threat: Krampus
The Krampus (sometimes called “Black Peter”) is a unique being that is sometimes thought to be a demon or elf who lost a bet with Father Christmas and is now forced to serve him as his terrifying enforcer, a job Krampus delights in. Along with the other Companions, he can only appear after December 1stand […]
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