Faux-Alcoholism, Redux Why does imaginary drink play such a strong role in, erm, role playing games? Is it because a lot of us started as teens and couldn’t drink, so we pretended to? Is it because Ale And Whores are such … Continue reading →
Roll The Dice To See If I’m Getting Drunk! (Those of you who do not recognize the title, it’s from the classic and hilarious Dead Alewvies radio sketch, which came before the widely-distributed machinima often called “Summoner Geeks”. I have … Continue reading →
Of Arduin And Green Slime Golems To my mind, the pinnacle of gaming is/was the Arduin trilogy by David Hargrave. The later books were alright, but nothing matched those original three volumes, with their “Percent Liar”, their incoherent layout, and … Continue reading →
Green Slime Golem At first, this creature appears to be a puddle of stagnant liquid, or a thin sheen of mold growing over a surface. Only when someone comes within its programmed ranged (usually 20 squares or so) or if … Continue reading →
The Everburning Forest Many are the layers of the Abyss which resemble, in some way, the forest and jungles of the mortal world. The Forest of Shrouded Pines is of course well known, as is the Jungle Of Gears, and … Continue reading →
Is This A Dagger I See Before Me? Yes, and it’s headed for your spleen. ("Spleen" is one of those guaranteed funny words. Like weasel. "Weasel Spleen" is a)incredibly funny, and b)a good name for a rock band. Yes, I … Continue reading →
Fragments From The Silver Grimoire Before the Rivenning, before the Aeld became three races, they were known as the greatest masters of the Arcane on Cret. The Books Of Metal — the Iron Grimoire, the Copper Grimoire, the Mithral Grimoire … Continue reading →
Insectile Grafts Far north of the remnant empire lies the land of Glamdring, a place ruled by strange mages which have delved into the ancient and now not so lost lifeweaving arts of the Ch’ak, While many of their secrets … Continue reading →
The Poisons Of Corazain Corazain Of The Seven Gates is one of the eldest cities on Karathakos, capitol of Caranail when it spanned the continent, still capitol now that that empire has shriveled like a miser’s heart. It is a … Continue reading →
Cactus Demon Impaler Cactus Demons are massive creatures, "humanoid" only in the vaguest sense. In general, they are roughly the size and build of an ogre, but an ogre which has been picked up, mangled, and twisted by a clumsy … Continue reading →