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Once Godlings from heavens walked the Earth, and stewarded mankind; then, a princess charmed one of the Nephilim and learned from him the art of weapon making. This was the...
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(Orc recipe from Grendel's Stepdad) Hatred ever labours in Earth's yawning bowels to build Orc: that multifarious tyrant that scourges mankind in shadowed places, and kills...
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Strange tribes of headless men stalk the hinterlands and hunt the great beasts of the world. Humans taken by the Blemee are first decapitated, then have their heads displayed...
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(Skeleton/Zombie and Lich inspired by ideas taken from the bad doctor) There are many ways in which the dead rise. The body, untethered to a soul, is dangerous for it no longer...
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I want to start recording the books I read. Those in bold are recommended, italicized are rereads. (I do not remember every book I read on this year) Stoner - John Williams The...
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Truth-telling is existential in its effect. If someone where to say "I am a Bear" and it was so, they would forever be a Bear. Seemings allow one to mask what they are, but...
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Newt's truth-telling is an excellent take on magic. It concerns the truth, so what about the falsehoods of Faeries? The system below is meant to be paired with the art of...
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Snakes were too terrible for the sea, and driven from the waters onto land. They can climb, swim, and squeeze through small cracks all with ease and do, to hunt and torture...
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The eyes of the Moose are sad because they remember everything they've seen. Those memories are encoded in rings inside their antlers that stretch year over year even as their...
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There is no more noble creature than the Lion, that with its great beard. They lead haughty Lionesses and must always conduct themselves with pride—to act a coward is to be...
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It is possible to tell if a man is really a Fox. It's the way they smirk at nearly any joke, try as they might to repress the laughter. Travel with one, and you'll find it eats...
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Bears are born as unformed lumps. Over months, their mothers lick them into shape and show them how they ought to prowl about. Lords covet bears in their unformed state—they...
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The system below is to be paired with Luke Gearing's Obligations. This is a world where words hold great power. Vows— A Vow is a promise made in exchange for power. Once sworn,...Linked by the ring
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Here are some of the things Wolves do. Their howls echo down through vales, ring around trees, and fill the sky; a single Wolf sounds like 1d6 Wolves. In this way packs instil...
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A talented student may learn the Doll Making arts with 1d6 months spent immersed in the love of form, otherwise this process takes 1d6 years. Another period of study in the...Linked by the ring
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I've long been dissatisfied with Magic-users in old school D&D. There are many reasons for this, but the two main ones are that: A) the spells are D&D spells, which I've never...
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I want to start writing abbreviated session reports each week to help with running our ongoing campaign Devil's World Heroes (DWH). This game is very famous: please enjoy...
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I love Karate and shit. This is the way I'll run Martial Artists in my ongoing Devil's World Hero game. Martial Artists may wear no armor and fight only with staves, nunchucks,...Linked by the ring
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Barbarian—men learned to kill from Wolves, in whose eyes dance dreams of a world without violence. Some still practice the primordial fighting arts. Gain +2HP per Barbarian...
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It is an act of will to compress a spell, with all its truth and vastness, inside a human head. Ancient races of men built and destroyed themselves by magic; leave it buried or...Linked by the ring
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In Violent City you either demonize or cyberize. Those that tread the path of the human are bound to be swallowed by powers greater than themselves; forgotten beneath wasteland...
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It turns out Demon City is taken too, so now this project is called Violent City. The Bond mechanics are vague at the moment. Basically: make a reaction roll, hit the...
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A long time ago I had an outline for a post-apocalyptic OD&D game called Black City (Though I've since changed the name to Demon City, because I learned some other OSR thing...
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Hark! Who comes this way? Oh, what ho? You wish to run prospective dungeoneers through simulated gauntlets: dungeon games which challenge their wits, fortune and daring to...Linked by the ring
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The Big Boys, the player’s party, have had three major boss battles in Devil’s World Heroes thus far: a Sleep Dragon, the Devil Tree Zaqqum, and the dreaded Roartisserie...Linked by the ring
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I've been writing a lot lately. Over the past few weeks I've successfully finished 1-2k words a day on average in prose, and have been writing poetry again for the first time...
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In the campaign I'm currently running the Big Boys have made it to the second region: the Thunderplains. A sprawling savannah of megafauna and giants. There they seek out...
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God forbid, the Devil’s fruit has returned from Eve’s belly and tempted me: the sweet savour of system sings as a siren. I’ve facilitated games as a referee using variations of...Linked by the ring
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King Arthur jorked it in the closet while Lancelot pounded out G-mama nice-style. Through a small crack he watched them tumble and play under the sumptuous silken sheets. The...
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Young Eren made small talk for about ten or so minutes before falling silent. A cool fall breeze drifted into the study; Eren caught a leaf that bumbled in through the window...Linked by the ring