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…
The anacoluthon are a bane to spellcasters everywhere.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
A little over five generations ago, followers of the twin gods of virtue disappeared. In some cases, entire villages were abandoned. Cryptic messages were found in the religion’s main temple detailing a mass exodus to ‘consecrated isles’ in an untamed, but idyllic world…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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 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…
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 those…
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…
A player’s guide to Alchemists as well as descriptions of various potions, oils, and wonderous creations that Alchemists can create.
A tribe of centaurs have come under the influence of the Sleepless Drift. Can the players rescue the centuars, or will their encounter lead to death and bitterness?
Under the thrall of Neirave, the centaurs seek only to defend her from harm. If the player characters come into close proximity to her, they will appear. Shortly after any battle begins, their companion, a thralled remorhaz will appear to fight with them.
Toga Pazara is the youngest in his clan, but he considers himself the best and brightest of the litter. Physically he is quite large, even by draconian standards. Despite his size, Pazara considers himself an intellectual equal to most dragons much older than him. He also believes that he is much smarter than any human, alive, dead, or otherwise.
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 have come to mistrust the deities they serve pushing them to seek answers from other spirits. Those who are not priests and yet seek otherworldly guidance, look to strange devices to make contact. Take a look at several of these divining tools…
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