Cthulhu on Vacation? Hungers for Flesh “Why do humans not understand the simplest things?” the Margr shaman rumbled. “Our borders are clearly marked; they should stay away.” “Humans do not scent as you do, great Marback,” Vescha replied. The human sipped from a leather mug of sharp-tasting fermented milk. “But humans likewise do not wish […]
The universe collapsed. Or perhaps it was destroyed. Reality faded into nothingness and the nothingness boiled away. What was, ceased to be, as time unravelled itself like a threadbare coat, caught on a nail. Darkness swallowed light, as illumination grew ever brighter, blinding the gods and ripping through the outer planes, until the ultimate end […]
Face in the Glass – Part One Now “I guarantee it will scare you out of your…” “Shoes.” The new waitress interrupted in her lilting, Shalamasi accent. “I presume you were going to say shoes. Recall that I have a knife.” Briolden, the tavern-keep, grunted and lifted his lantern a little higher. The new […]
Part 1: A Schoolyard Chase through the City of Ellomyr Clak-clak, clak-clak, clak-clak. Apluma’s sandals beat a steady rhythm against the cobbled streets as he ran. Takkata-takkata-takkata-takkata. He heard the staccato footsteps of his pursuers behind him. It was a perfect musical juxtaposition, a melody to the beat. “Get back here shard-brain!” “Quit running […]
Through the rainfall you can reach up the Great Slab. This was the whisper Baysillette heard on her return from the far side of the span. She was desperate to receive some bit of information that could allow her to help her brother Gonth, though the likelihood was far less than a fraction of a […]
The Dancer in the Dust Prelude: The Patchwork Man On the last day of summer, as the sun melted into the savannah, the children of Ellomyr gathered at the edge of the village with paper gliders and reed fans, waiting for the evening wind to spin dust devils off the Brackenridge. Lightning flickered in the […]
Part 1 : Fields of Blood The shovel lands with a sharp clang. Another rock. Val Tarrow has been trying to expand the south field for several days now, and it has been slow-going to say the least. He wrenches the jagged rock from the earth and rolls it to the growing pile under […]
V Y X L U M I N A E is a cruel Jack who possesses a shard of the sun. She grew up in ruins west of Neverlost before making her way to Milave and the Field of Voices in Orrila. Abandoned at a young age, she learned to survive by salvaging what […]
What happens when a heart-filled connection gets separated by the dangers of Ninth World. The datasphere tells the story of two lost loves, searching desperately for each other while trying to save a small community from the harsh winds that the Ninth World brings. Listen here for Part 1. Listen here for Part 2. Listen […]
In any games I run, I try to avoid strict generalizations or unchallenged expectations; i.e., not all dwarves in D&D should be craving for gold or beer. The same is true for my Numenera games; although in a unknown world full of surprises and mysteries, one must avoid the pitfall of general assumptions. PART […]