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The Diviner’s Tools
Those with a guilty conscience often seek the aid of gods and spirits of the underworld. Many priests can seek a direct audience with their agents of their deity. A few priests, like Kemuel, have come...
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Encounter: Enemy of my Enemy
Enemy of my Enemy by Matt Meyer Difficulty: hard Magic: high Keywords: dragon, construct, magic Terrain: frozen forest Treasure: major The entrance to the cave is marked by a sharp line of snow and...
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Encounter: Curse of the Centheions
Centheion Smash by Kenya Ferrand Difficulty: hard Magic: low Keywords: possessed, parasite Terrain: frozen forest Treasure: minor “Go no further!” says the creature on the hill. “The Sleepless Drift...
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The Adventuring Alchemist
Adventuring Alchemist by Rob Torno Introduction Wizards and alchemists appear to share many commonalities. Both are given to many long hours of study researching various texts in search of knowledge....
View ArticlePsionics for Shayakand
Edited by Jonathan Jacobs Shayakand is an upcoming Nevermet Press campaign setting that draws inspiration from the Vedic Age of India, the Funan and Chenla empires of southeast Asia, and the Meiji...
View ArticleDevdanchar – A Shayakand Villain
Edited by Jonathan Jacobs Ethos When creating Shayakand, a lot of thought went into how different the humans and other humanoid races are from traditionally European-based fantasy settings. Amongst...
View ArticleCosmology of Shayakand
One of the inspirations for Shayakand provides a very different cosmology. The source for this alien cosmology is not Vedic, Funan, or Asian at all. It comes from a Greek philosopher and astronomer...
View ArticlePurvaga and Ghosting
Speaking of community driven content, the folks at tenletter built upon the ghosting idea published by Cassey and produced some crunchiness for use the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Considering that...
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Road to Daayata, by John Payne
Kuvaja began preparations to travel south. The journey would require two or three weeks, even though the road leads directly to Daayata. Kuvaja has originally planned to travel alone with one or two...
View ArticleLion Men of the Steppes
In Shayakand’s stratified society, many races find their place either inside or outside the system. Two notable sentient species place themselves in conflict with society; the Purvaga and the Atrasuli....
View ArticleCursed Areas and Undead in Shayakand
To explain necromancy and the undead in Shayakand, I’ve given a brief recap of the cosmology. Following the explanation I’ve given an example of a merchant that began as a dabbler of sorcery and ended...
View ArticleMore Than Reskinning the Horse
by John Payne Sometimes I want the players to feel like they are in a place that is different. I don’t mean different in a disturbing way, but in a way that can make them say to themselves that they...
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Expand This Idea
by John Payne Jeff Rients posted this last week on his website. It is about the mythical island of Antilla drawn on maps from medieval times through the early 19th century. In his article, he quoted an...
View ArticleNotes on Demons and Undead
by John Payne I wrote this for Shayakand and plan to develop it in the future. Feel free to adapt them to your setting. For more details behind the scenes, I’ve also included a discussion we had on our...
View ArticleA Game within a Game
by John Payne There are times when a description is not enough to provide the flavor of a location. This location could be as small as a person’s home or as large as a subcontinent. Pictures can help,...
View ArticleThe Weekly RPG Buzz for October 23, 2010
For those that do not already know, I update my Google Buzz frequently throughout the day with links and thoughts that deal with many things Geek. In order to make all of this information more user...
View ArticleThe Old School Toolkit
There has been a lot of buzz over Warrior, Rogue and Mage since it debuted a few months ago. For those familiar with RPGs, it feels open-ended and light. It seems to be perfectly suited for quick games...
View ArticleThe Weekly Buzz for October 30, 2010
Here’s the best of the rpg related messages from Google Buzz this past week. Dungeonographer The Game Snob links to the Hexographer‘s sibling, the Dungeonographer, a tool to create your own dungeon...
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Big Words, Small Monsters – The Anacoluthon
The anacoluthon are a bane to spellcasters everywhere. No. Enc 2d6 Alignment: Neutral Movement 60′ Flying 180′ Armor Class 6 Hit Dice 1 Attacks 1 Damage special (see description) Save Elf -2 Morale 7...
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Two Friends, by John Payne
It was two years since the end of war with the garuda. My friend and I were again sharing conversation and lentils beneath the shade of a tree. He loved to cook, so I encouraged him to do so whenever...
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