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Legendary Locations of Midgard: Dynamic Environments (Part 2)

We continue the look at legendary locations of Midgard in part 2 of the Dynamic Encounters series. Next up is Missala, with its tortured inhabitants. Missala, the Indolent Island (Page 140) The ruins of the diamond palace are on this small island. Long abandoned, its only inhabitants are the pained remnants of the once living.

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Legendary Locations of Midgard: Dynamic Environments (Part 1)

The world of Midgard is filled with wondrous locations, from the Ghostlight Forest in the west to the Dragoncoil Mountains in the east. Some of these extraordinary places present a challenge to those who adventure there, such as the Bleak Expanse with its vicious cold that hampers mundane tasks, or the warped magic in the

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Your Whispering Homunculus: Twelve Obsessive Collectors (Part 1)

Master Pett’s Your Whispering Homunculus presents only the finest in British gaming. Indeed, you are not likely to find a more comprehensive assortment of miscellany anywhere. (So much more than just another bloke in a dress.) “Master!” “Do not raise your voice on Starling Thursday, Imp, or I’ll have your mouth sewn shut.” “But master, the

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Transition Scenes: Hacking Story Games for Nontactical Combat and More (Part 2)

Brian continues his look at an option for adding transition scenes to your game by describing how to frame, play, and resolve a transition scene. If you missed the first part, you should read it first! Frame the Scene: Even when the GM suggests the scene, one player should be the focus of the scene. This

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Transition Scenes: Hacking Story Games for Nontactical Combat and More (Part 1)

When you look at the mechanics available to players in 4th Edition, there’s a heavy focus on combat options. Even themes and backgrounds are often geared toward, or at least chosen for, optimizing a character’s abilities in combat. Tactical combat is one of 4th Edition’s distinguishing strengths, but it can feel like the rest of

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Castle Contest Winners!

The turnout on the Castlespotting Contest was excellent, and I was amazed by your clever deductions and by strong Google-fu of many of the entries. Fortunately, many of the Castlespotting images were submitted by readers and not available online, and that’s where things got interesting… I was flat-out impressed at how many people got 20

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Monster Monday: Brandig

Powerful brandigs are among the greater dead, boasting superior reflexes and intelligence coupled with an uncanny ability to track their prey over great distances. These creatures are vaguely humanoid in appearance, though they have gray-green skin that drips fire and smoke, and their eyes burn with the soul of a dead spirit. Brandigs are often

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Midgard Icons: Emperor of the Ghouls

Nicoforus the Pale is the undisputed ruler of the Dread and Endless Imperium of the Darakhul, a civilization of ghouls deep within the realms subterranean. Through cunning and relentless cruelty he’s led his legions to repeated victories over the other races in the underworld. Drow, dwarves, kobolds, gnomes – all are slaves or food for the darakhul. Only the ghouls’ aversion to the sun keeps the Imeprium from invading the surface world.

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