Unreal Worlds: The Trail of the American Vampire
Oct 04
It’s October, and that means it’s time to talk about something scary. The kind of pulpy weird history musings you get from your typical Unreal Worlds post usually have at least a little bit of a horror flavor, but as the year dies and the days get shorter, I think it’s a good time to talk about vampires. After all, for creatures that fear the sun, these are the good times: long...
Setting Quickstart: The Paladin’s Tale
May 29
It had been a long, hard, unpleasant ride across the plains of Maelwysrin, made longer by the fact that she hadn’t been allowed to return to the barracks before starting west. She hadn’t been forced to draw her sword to fell anything other than brambles, so far. Grand quest indeed. Justice squirmed in the saddle, raising her gauntleted hand to shelter her vision against the setting sun. The...
ENnies Ruminations — More Entries, Please
Apr 09
So I haven’t talked about it all that much here on the blog, but I’m one of the judges for the Gen Con ENworld RPG Awards (the ENnies) this year. This is not, technically, my first rodeo: I was also a judge in 2009. Our own d20Blonde was a judge in 2007 and 2008. Obviously, we’re invested. Even apart from that, I don’t think I’m stepping out of line to say that...
Unreal Worlds – Lines in the Sand
Sep 28The Middle East has been referred to as the cradle of civilization. This tumultuous region that gave rise to at least three of the world’s most widespread and influential religions; their contacts and conflicts shaping the history of the Western world (not to mention a fair chunk of the Eastern world, as well). Modern society owes much of its form to the cultures and beliefs that emerged...
Villainous Calling Cards II – A Knight to Remember
Sep 21We here at the Illuminerdy have been thinking a lot about villainous calling cards since the last time we mentioned them. The reaction on the intertubes to our previous post on the subject seemed to suggest that people are interested in the idea, and also that they really don’t like to look at pictures of flies on eyeballs. I guess we’re coming in to this one 1 for 2. In any case,...
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