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Monthly Archives: February 2012
A bit of crunch for sorcerers and fans of sorcerers
Decided to mix things up a bit here by presenting one magical discipline and how it works. Let’s start with how magical disciplines work. On the whole, magical disciplines are two things: expensive and powerful. All disciplines, both magical and … Continue reading
Posted in Rules and crunch
Tagged controlling weather, rain and thunder, stuff of legends
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Character Focus: Lieutenant Colonel Birger Elofs of Peimar
Birger Elofs is the head of the Secret Chamber, the intelligence apparatus of the Kingdom of Peimar. A man in his late fourties, Elofs has served three different monarchs and seen quite a few battles in his day. He served … Continue reading
Posted in Setting and fluff
Tagged intelligence operatives, military career, queen anne, workaholic
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Reasons to be innovative
Today I read this fine post on Your Business Sucks. It talks a bit about RPG piracy which has been a hot topic for the last couple of years, but that’s not what’s on my mind right now. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Design thoughts
Tagged dungeons and dragons, flame princess, hot topic, rpg scene
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The Esteemed Society of Polymaths and Philosophers: Mercenary Scientists
The Most Esteemed Society of Polymaths and Philosophers, or just Society of Polymaths for short, is in short an international organization which aims to preserve science, do research and recover pre-destruction knowledge. Sometimes they succeed and sometimes they don’t. Their … Continue reading
Posted in Setting and fluff
Tagged academicians, archipelago sea, tuorla observatory
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Bornholm – A Wretched Hive of Villainy
Bornholm is situated east of what used to be Denmark, south of what used to be Sweden and north of the Pomeranian coast. An excellent strategic location for a group of pirates to set up. One thing worth realizing is … Continue reading
Posted in Setting and fluff
Tagged nuclear exchange, ship crews, small boats, victual
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Life in the 24th Century: Passing of the seasons
One of the most important things to understand when reading history is how much the seasons used to have an effect on how people live. It’s easy to forget about that today, since right now it’s -20 degrees Celsius outside … Continue reading
Posted in Setting and fluff
Tagged autumn rains, league cities, muddy paths, winter feed
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Kickstarter updated, and some upcoming things
Hi friends and readers, we finally got around to updating our Kickstarter, so be sure to tell your friends and fellow gamers about it. It’s here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/400897954/lions-of-the-north. We now have a bit more description about the game itself and a … Continue reading