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Ouroboros University; Tunnels Part One [4E D&D]
Posted on April 11, 2012 | 1 CommentRunning under the Ouroboros University are tunnels, and at least one tunnel touches every building on the campus. Naturally, they have their own story… What People Know Characters learn more... -
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... -
Ouroboros University: The Amphitheater [D&D]
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsThe Amphitheater at Ouroboros University features a horseshoe shaped seating area open to the weather, though the stage and the seating closest to the stage are have a roof but no... -
Ouroboros University: An Introduction
Posted on December 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe fey city Ydalir is home to the oldest known university and the madrasah of the City of Brass educates creatures from across the planes who can survive voyage to... -
Oroborus University: Inn without End [4E D&D]
Posted on December 14, 2011 | 2 CommentsSomething is wrong at the Hodgeson Street Inn. The Hodgeson Street Inn is owned and operated by Oroborus University, with David Hilbert serving as manager, and provides fair accommodations –... -
Ouroboros University
Posted on November 14, 2011 | 4 CommentsI am taking something of a holiday from my regular posting agenda for most of November and will return in December. In the mean time, here is preview of my... -
City of the Dead (Area)
Posted on October 24, 2011 | 2 Comments“There are lanterns in these halls but they are dark and without fuel. Sounds echo in dusty corridors and the clang of a slamming gate might be from around the... -
Gravesites: Hall of Righteous Bones (Area)
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 1 Comment“Heroes” in the eyes of the city ostensibly receive funerals with pomp and circumstance before their remains are interred in the mausoleum the city reserves for just such an occasion,... -
Those Bastard Ravens
Posted on August 8, 2011 | 1 CommentThis post is part of the August RPG Blog Carnival. The topic this month is “Animals in RPGs“, chosen by this month’s host: The Tower of the Archmage. A significant... -
Encounter; Ashes to Ashes, Part III
Posted on March 22, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis encounter, divided into three sections, focuses on using skill challenges to deal with undead haunting a crematorium in the city. This is Part III, here is Part I and... -
Encounter; Ashes to Ashes, Part II
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis encounter, divided into three sections appearing here over the next few days, focuses on using skill challenges to deal with undead haunting a crematorium in the city. See Part I and Part... -
Encounter; Ashes to Ashes, Part I
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 4 CommentsThis encounter, divided into three sections. Part I focuses on using skill challenges to deal with undead haunting a crematorium in the city. See Part II and Part III for... -
Gravesites IV: The Coffin Shop
Posted on February 3, 2011 | 2 CommentsKovchegi Coffin Shop (Area) An aging pair of married gnomes operates the coffin shop. Publicly, he is known as a carpenter who chose to make coffins exclusively because it is... -
Gravesites III: The Murina Crypt
Posted on January 13, 2011 | No CommentsThis is the third of a series of articles about graveyards, interment, crypts, coffins and similar issues, for role-playing games. It employs 4E Dungeons & Dragons rules. Murina Family Crypt... -
Gravesite I, A Sinister Little Plot
Posted on December 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis is the first of a series of articles about graveyards, interment, crypts, coffins and similar issues, for role-playing games. It employs 4E Dungeons and Dragons rules. Encounter Level 4... -
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker: Part III
Posted on November 23, 2010 | 2 CommentsMost fantasy settings include something so fundamental that many people miss it and its ramifications. That is that the extraordinary has always been a part of the setting. Therefore, the... -
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker: Part II
Posted on November 17, 2010 | 5 CommentsMost fantasy settings include something so fundamental that many people miss it and its ramifications. That is that the extraordinary has always been a part of the setting. Therefore, the... -
EMT
Posted on November 16, 2010 | 2 CommentsProfessional EMTs see disturbing things. -
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker: Part I
Posted on November 8, 2010 | 7 CommentsMost fantasy settings include something so fundamental that many people miss it and its ramifications. That is that the extraordinary has always been a part of the setting. Therefore, the unusual should influence even the most “ordinary” aspects of a setting. A series of three articles will describe “mundane” shops – the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker – each touched by the fantastic and each shop may add some flavor to your game. This article describes the butcher shop while other articles in this series will describe the baker and candlestick maker shops. -
City of Spires
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsEdited by Cassey Toi The begining Treasures once filled even the beggar’s satchels, the towers of the least nobles reaching heights of a hundred feet or more, a red light... -
Design Philosophy Phase Zero
Posted on March 3, 2010 | No CommentsEdited by Jonathan Jacobs Introductions and Building a City in Miniature Hello O’Readers of Nevermet Press! The name’s Steven Schutt, and I have a few things up on the site... -
City-State of Corwyn
Posted on August 7, 2009 | 1 CommentThe city state of Corwyn lies in one of the farther reaches of the more civilized territories on a high plain, neatly bordered by forests and mountains to the South and East and by a modest river to the West. Falling outside of the region's major trade routes, inter-city trade and communication between Corwyn and the larger surrounding cities has dwindled - though the quiet, peaceful region remains on good terms with each of its neighbors. Nearly a decade ago, a mysterious blight swept through the high plains, all but destroying the harvest of the local farmers on which the area so heavily relied for its food supply. -
Lithos: City of Shared Reverie
Posted on July 28, 2009 | No CommentsThe elven settlement of Lithos has always valued peace and solitude, but few can stem time's flow. Led by House Lithos, the settlement has engaged actively with neighbors while attempting to maintain elven traditions. Successes in trade, cooperative ventures and mutual defence actions have built the trust of the populace in House Lithos, so few objected to the plan for all residents to submit to a shared dreaming state known as Reverie. -
Highcourt, City on the Edge
Posted on July 15, 2009 | No CommentsHighcourt, once a bustling deep harbor port city has fallen from grace to become a decadent ruin run by The Desire and her miscreants. Discover why the harbor has turned into a swamp and visit its debauched streets to your next adventure.
