The Kompanions had to deal with Zoran's lake monster or the trade on the Silver River, and their major income stream, would dry up. Akbar polymorphed himself into an eel and sought out the monster. He learned that the beast lingered in the deepest parts of the lake consuming schools of land locked salmon. It …
Blog Post of Note: Description on Demand
I want to bring your attention to this excellent post by Justin at The Alexandrian. Justin brilliantly describes something he calls "Description on Demand." This practice is when a player is given control over parts of the game world other than their character. In a conventional RPG, this is a game master technique where instead …
What will you Gith me?: Game Report #21
Rexor, Stilgar and Einar spent a few days relaxing at the villa in Nightside. Meanwhile, Akbar helped the Kompanions co-conspirator, Mirko, get a handle on Whitemist and sweep away any opposition to his rule. They spent the better part of a week together seeking out and destroying the last remnants of Zoran's soldiery and assistants …
The Center: Game Report #20
Rexor, Stilgar and their henchman Einar (the reluctant fisherman) were back in Nightside having escaped the bedlam caused by their assassination of the vivimancer Zoran. Rexor was sad that the Kompanions had killed the fellow but believes it was a necessary task for the good of the realm. Having taken some severe beatings from Zoran's …
Rocketbook Beacons for Online Gaming
I received Rocketbook Beacons from my wife as a birthday gift this year. I hadn't used them very much until my game group moved our games to Skype a few months back. Recently I've been using them more and more. It's a great tool and I'll show you a bit of how I'm using them. …
The Elements of Villainy
In most genres of story, the protagonist has an internal shift from the beginning of the story to the end of the story. They believe something different, they have new skills or ideals, a new point of view. There are a few genres, like sword and sorcery or super hero stories, where that can happen …
A Red Day in Whitemist: Game Report #19
Nearly, two years ago The Kompanions of Kalador first heard of the vivimancer Zoran. They learned of him when Olaf the farmer came pleading for aid to the drunken barron of Hogwater. A homunculus had attacked the farmer's family and drained them of their blood. When the farmer was cast out by his lord, our …
