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Faith in Play #8: Redemption Story

July 3, 2018 by M. J. Young, Chaplain 1 Comment

This is Faith in Play #8:  Redemption Story, for July 2018. Years ago I wrote Faith and Gaming:  Redemption, which was republished last spring.  In it I made the distinction between the “Prodigal Stories” that we sometimes call stories of redemption and the real “Redemption Story”, the story of how the price was paid, how … [Read more…]

Posted in: Chaplain's Corner, Faith in Play Tagged: aslan, c.s. lewis, chronicles of narnia, darth vader, faith and gaming, fantasy, gaming, harry potter, j.k. rowling, mjyoung, Narnia, pikachu, pokemon, prodigal, redemption, role-playing, roleplaying, roleplaying game, rpg, star wars

Cultures of Northumbria: Elves

June 26, 2018 by mgarcia Leave a Comment

In this series of articles, Michael Garcia shares various custom rules and handouts related to his worldbuilding for his ongoing Northumbria campaign.  The Elves are undoubtedly the oldest known race in the world. Their culture is ancient and largely unchanged, despite the millennia that have passed. Typical Appearance Elves are generally slender and graceful people, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Games, Northumbria Tagged: culture, D&D, dungeons & dragons, dungeons and dragons, elves, fantasy, magic, northumbria, religion, role-playing, roleplaying, roleplaying game, rpg, settings, world building

Cultures of Northumbria: Varangians

May 8, 2018 by mgarcia Leave a Comment

In this series of articles, Michael Garcia shares various custom rules and handouts related to his worldbuilding for his ongoing Northumbria campaign.  Varangian legends, recorded in the skaldic eddas, tell that a dozen Varangian adventurer-kings of old, in response to a challenge, crossed the Great Sea and settled in Northumbria about five centuries ago, as … [Read more…]

Posted in: Games, Northumbria Tagged: culture, fantasy, fharlanghn, istus, northumbria, people, settings, society, varangians, world building

Treasure Identification

April 24, 2018 by mgarcia Leave a Comment

 This piece follows ‘Ants in the Darkness,’ a Beckett adventure of the Northumbria Campaign.  BACKGROUND: The session began with the PCs in an underground tunnel on Wycliffe Island, located on Blackwater Lake. After stumbling into a nest of giant ants, the party desperately fought its way out. A few caverns away, as they recovered, they … [Read more…]

Posted in: Northumbria, Sessions to Remember Tagged: Becketts, D&D, dungeons & dragons, dungeons and dragons, fantasy, northumbria, play report, role-playing, roleplaying, rpg, rules, session report

House of Keen (Air)

April 10, 2018 by rcbrooks Leave a Comment

By far the largest house, Keen are gifted with any talents useful in the gaseous environment. Dealing with the classical element of air, they are often involved with gas mining or with the persistent monitoring of gas swells and other storms. A great number of Keen Houses are found with the Eminar living below the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Games, Lands in the Clouds Tagged: fantasy, games, grit, lands in the clouds, LitS, roleplaying game, rpg, rules, settings, world building, worldbuilding

Battle on the Beach

March 27, 2018 by mgarcia Leave a Comment

Editor’s note: Gamemaster Michael Garcia runs two groups in the same Northumbria campaign on different nights. The Editor has no idea how he keeps things straight in his head. This narrative returns to the Winchester family, last seen in “Screams in Store.” Background: Sir Garrett of House Winchester and his retinue were on Wycliffe Island … [Read more…]

Posted in: Northumbria, Sessions to Remember Tagged: D&D, dungeons & dragons, dungeons and dragons, fantasy, northumbria, play report, role-playing, roleplaying, rpg, Winchesters

Cultures of Northumbria: The Frangians

March 13, 2018 by mgarcia Leave a Comment

In this series of articles, Michael Garcia shares various custom rules and handouts related to his worldbuilding for his ongoing Northumbria campaign.  The Frangii are relative newcomers to Northumbria, hailing from lands to the northeast, across the great sea. Centuries ago, the Frangii were a divided people, with their petty kings fighting fratricidal wars for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Games, Northumbria Tagged: culture, fantasy, frangia, frangians, frangii, northumbria, people, pholtus, settings, society, st cuthbert, world building

Ants in the Darkness

February 27, 2018 by mgarcia Leave a Comment

Another memorable play session from Michael Garcia, this one from his more recent Northumbria campaign. Mike is running two groups in the same campaign. “Screams in Store” followed the Winchester family; this story is about the Becketts.  Background: The session began with the PCs in a narrow tunnel, which is part of a series of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Northumbria, Sessions to Remember Tagged: Becketts, D&D, dungeons & dragons, dungeons and dragons, fantasy, northumbria, play report, role-playing, roleplaying, rpg

House of Beyan (Earth)

February 13, 2018 by rcbrooks Leave a Comment

The House of Beyan, along with the other three houses that deal with the classical elements, are numerous compared to other houses and have more mundane purposes. The House of Beyan, while associated strongly with earth, more accurate deals with all physical materials. Another way to look at it is that they have affinity and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Games, Lands in the Clouds Tagged: D20, fantasy, great houses, grit, rules, settings, worldbuilding

Cultures of Northumbria: Zeelanders

January 23, 2018 by mgarcia Leave a Comment

In this series of articles, Michael Garcia shares various custom rules and handouts related to his worldbuilding for his ongoing Northumbria campaign.  The Zeelanders hail from lands to the northeast, across the great sea. Centuries ago, Zeelanders (called Frislanders in older texts) established several coastal city-states. A few centuries ago, one city crowned a king … [Read more…]

Posted in: Games, Northumbria Tagged: culture, fantasy, kingdom of zeeland, northumbria, people, pholtus, settings, society, world building, zeelanders
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