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Featured Stories
- The Trivium Proportion, Part 11 (A Cyberpunk Tale), by David Phillips
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- The Trivium Proportion, Part 11 (A Cyberpunk Tale), by David Phillips
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Ouroboros University: Chapel of Saint Alberic, Concluded
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsThere is more to the Chapel of Saint Alberic than the physical building. Stone Columns There are six ancient columns stand inside the chapel. Each column is of granite, about... -
The Trivium Proportion, Part 3 (A Cyberpunk Tale), by David Phillips
Posted on March 18, 2012 | 4 CommentsThe girl was on the verge of the unconscious world. Jarred Dobson looked around as thoughts raced through his head and landed on the nurture response. He grabbed a blanket... -
I Know Something You Don’t Know, by Naryssa Eve
Posted on March 16, 2012 | 3 Comments“I really don’t know how to put this, so I’m just gonna say it… you freak me out. Just stay the hell away from me!” Jenny declared before whipping around,... -
Clockwork Reviews: The Giant Thief by David Tallerman
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsDavid Tallerman’s The Giant Thief does exactly what it says on the tin, it is a story in which the hero, (the excellently named Easie Damasco,) steals a Giant, and... -
Ouroboros University: Chapel of Saint Alberic, Continued
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsThere is more to the seminary of Ouroboros University than the physical building. What People Know Characters learn more about the chapel and the seminary with the right skill checks.... -
The Trivium Proportion, Part 2 (A Cyberpunk Tale), by David Phillips
Posted on March 11, 2012 | 6 CommentsMeanwhile… only minutes before Kayla’s plummet from the beam that held her mission objective and before Jarred sipped upon his Miller Synth… Here Apple sat, in her bachelorette pad in... -
Caretaker, by Jonathan Ward
Posted on March 9, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe Caretaker had been travelling for almost three hundred thousand years, skimming through the void just below the speed of light. For much of that time it had been dormant,... -
Clockwork Reviews: The Hunt of the Unicorn, by C. C. Humphreys
Posted on March 8, 2012 | 1 CommentC. C. Humphreys’ latest young adult novel, The Hunt of the Unicorn (Alfred A. Knopf, 2011), combines the modern world and a fantasy setting into a tale that is filled... -
The Trivium Proportion, Part 1 (A Cyberpunk Tale), by David Phillips
Posted on March 4, 2012 | 15 CommentsKayla Summers walked cautiously, one foot in front of the other in a tight line. The fear pulsated through her body and left it via the sweat that soaked her... -
Tiny Gears and Iridescent Wings, by Michael Burnside
Posted on March 2, 2012 | 2 CommentsHer pale white finger stroked the golden metal carapace of the beetle. The creature appeared to enjoy the attention. Its great black horn moved back and forth as the beetle... -
Clockwork Reviews: Tales From The Fathomless Abyss – Edited by Phillip Athans
Posted on March 1, 2012 | No CommentsGamers tend to be familiar with unusual settings for stories, and as a rule, the weirder the setting, the more popular it is. The recently released Tales From the Fathomless Abyss (Edited... -
Four Things To Love About RPGs
Posted on February 28, 2012 | 1 CommentThinking on what I love and hate most about table-top RPGs was actually a lot harder than I would have expected. I’ve been jotting down notes all month, reading up... -
A Fork in the Road: Concluding the Revolt
Posted on February 26, 2012 | No CommentsLast week, we looked at Siding with the Rebels. Even if the players lost, that doesn’t mean that they have to be dead and needing a resurrection. It just means... -
The Rebel Engine, by Natasha Simonova
Posted on February 24, 2012 | No Comments“He leads them like a thing Made by some other deity than nature, That shapes man better.” — Coriolanus, IV.6. A feast was laid in the commodore’s cabin on the... -
Clockwork Reviews: Alloy of Law, by Brandon Sanderson
Posted on February 23, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s no secret that I’ve become a bit of a Brandon Sanderson fangirl – I’m waiting for The Stormlight Archive to arrive at my local bookstore. So I’m sure it... -
Ouroboros University: Chapel of Saint Alberic
Posted on February 22, 2012 | 1 CommentChapel of Saint Alberic (1), the adjacent rectory and the campus tunnels running under these buildings house the Ouroboros University’ seminary, one of its major colleges. Here paladins, clerics and... -
Points on a Map: The Oasis of Del Foor – Possible Plots
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 1 CommentWelcome back to Points on a Map! In previous installments we learned a bit about the history and people of the Oasis of Del Foor and the settlement of Ashid.... -
A 4e N00b’s Take On D&D Next
Posted on February 20, 2012 | 6 CommentsHundreds of dollars spent, countless hours of research and writing, getting up to speed on a whole new system of rules – only to be told a few months... -
A Fork in the Road: Siding with the Rebels
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsLast week, we looked at what would happen if the players decided to side with the Duke. If the players aren’t clear as to which side they would want to... -
Empyrean Skies, by David Gaither
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsThe tavern was tucked away from the towers and high places of Lear Terra, hidden just off the main road between the docks and the industrial area. Inside, among the... -
Clockwork Reviews: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente
Posted on February 16, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, is a delightful tale of adventure, whimsy, and growing up. In Valente’s book Palimpset,... -
Sex at the RPG Table: A Dicey Proposition
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 9 CommentsDating work colleagues, asking a woman her weight, talking politics and/or religion at Thanksgiving dinner and, most importantly to us, sex in your RPG. All of these topics are usually... -
Episodic Adventures: A New Take on RPG Adventure Design?
Posted on February 13, 2012 | 13 CommentsNo, but life can get busy. Sometimes so busy that you leave the gaming table for 15-years before you realize how much you love playing RPGs. Even then, once you... -
A Fork in the Road: Siding with the Duke
Posted on February 12, 2012 | No CommentsNow that we’ve got the characters started on their expedition into the Duchy of Darimus and described the geographic and political situation, let’s take a look at the fork of... -
The Occurrence of the Cavalry Horse, by Teel James Glenn
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsPrologue “Rudolf Ziesse is the most dangerous man in Germany,” Doctor Augustus Argent said, “And we think he is planning a coupe more violent than the nineteen sixteen revolution started... -
Stories in the Ether, Issue 3 Available Now!
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 3 CommentsGet it today for all your favorite eReaders from DriveThruFiction.com or direct from Amazon to your Kindle for only $2.99 Enjoy! Stories in the Ether, Issue 3 Stories in the Ether... -
Clockwork Reviews: Phoenix Rising—A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, by Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 1 CommentPhoenix Rising, the first book in the A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series from husband-wife duo Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine, is a rich and decadent treat, with some naughty... -
Ouroboros University: A Musical Education
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No Comments“Bards suck” -Zack Sabbath “I take that as a challenge.” -Grumpy Celt Ouroboros University provides the finest musical teaching for leagues around, providing many with instructions in singing, dance,... -
Points on a Map: The Oasis of Del Foor – Personalities
Posted on February 7, 2012 | 1 CommentWelcome back to Points on a Map! Last time we started to describe Ashid, a settlement built around the Oasis of Del Foor. Beneath the trees and near the oasis’... -
Are Alien Big Cats stalking your players?
Posted on February 6, 2012 | 2 CommentsLooking for some spice for your roleplaying game? Perhaps a new monster? But of course, without flavour, any new creature is just a bunch of statistics. So let’s turn to...
