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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.... -
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... -
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 –... -
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: Tower of Silence (Area)
Posted on September 5, 2011 | 1 CommentHome for the city’s gravediggers’ guild is a solemn, nearly featureless slate gray tower which matches the uniforms of its members. Crows and ravens frequent that gray tower. What People... -
The Market at Gobilei (Goblin Market Part I)
Posted on April 12, 2011 | 1 CommentHundreds of tightly crowded tents, stitched from countless patches of dyed cloth and leather, pile atop one another in stacked mounds covering a once rocky vale. Offers of goods, services... -
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... -
Haunting House, Part II
Posted on January 28, 2011 | No CommentsNote: This is the second half of a story begun here, last week. This situation led to the sale of curiosities such as a wooden bed frame that makes men... -
Haunting House, Part I
Posted on January 21, 2011 | 1 CommentArt felt relieved to discover his house stolen. Though Arthur prided himself on being a practical man he sensed something fundamentally wrong with the First House, although the would-be home... -
Gunplay and Powder Weapons II
Posted on December 21, 2010 | 29 CommentsThis is the second of two articles about including firearms in a fantasy role-playing game. This article covers a shop selling firearms and seven separate firearms using the 4E Dungeons... -
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. -
Encounter: Rooftop Rumble
Posted on September 14, 2009 | No CommentsThe party finds itself in a twisted maze of narrow alleys strewn with refuse and broken dreams, caverns of stone and mortar between the cramped tenements that fill this impoverished section of the city. Washing lines, laden with drying garments, crisscross between the buildings, obscuring the darkening sky and making the alleys, already gloomy by the light of day, even darker. -
Encounter: Church & State
Posted on August 4, 2009 | No CommentsBrother Ptolemy's intent is to perform the ritual on the Mayor by having several monks sneak through the servants entrance under cover of night sneak into his chambers and fulfill it there. Then through the guidance of the other Monks the mayor will publicly announce his conversion before obvious decay of his body begins. That is, unless the PC's can stop it from happening... -
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. -
Encounter: Warehouse Confrontation
Posted on July 9, 2009 | No Comments... The players have traced the hostile activities back to The Desire; they have also determined the time (tonight) and place (a giant warehouse near the docks) of her final meeting with the banker where she will be finalizing her purchase of the target's debt. The players have passed this information along to Marquis and intend to intercept The Desire and partners at the warehouse...
