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The Iron Vow of Ulthor: Chapter 3

Spencer 2018-08-28 5302 Comments Off on The Iron Vow of Ulthor: Chapter 3
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  Ulthor has made a new vow to Aid Atani. Though it’s a detour from Avenging Maura’s Death and Proving His Innocence, he’s hoping this quest will help him to forge new Bonds with the elves, gain their favor, and ultimately their assistance in fulfilling those vows from “the outside-in”. Scene 4: The Journey South It’s time to Take a Journey, but is Ulthor’s elven friend Kerihu coming along for the ride? I Ask the Oracle with 50/50 odds (>50): 7 → Most definitely not. Kerihu has his own duties to fulfill. lthor sets out alone, heading south along the edge of…

The Iron Vow of Ulthor: Chapter 2

Spencer 2018-08-26 5478 Comments Off on The Iron Vow of Ulthor: Chapter 2
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  When last we left Ulthor, he’d been accused of murdering his forbidden love, Maura, and was forced to flee the port town of Ravencliff. With no friends in the place, and now the ire of a powerful enemy, he was left with no recourse but to escape to the Deep Wilds — home of the elves, the elder beasts, and horrors unknown. As a Wayfinder, however, Ulthor is not entirely helpless, alone in the forest. Or is he … ? Scene 2: The Deep Wilds lthor arrives on the edge of the forest at dusk. The overseer’s guards in…

In Which I Swear an Iron Vow

Spencer 2018-08-17 7276 Comments Off on In Which I Swear an Iron Vow
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I like oldschool role-playing games, retro-clones, the OSR… all that good stuff. I’ve played a few games off that beaten path over the years, like Shadowrun and Changeling (nWoD, or whatever they’re calling it now), but mostly I just enjoy the heck out of D&D-esque games. Not that other things don’t catch my interest (such as the Gumshoe and FATE systems)… Dungeon World is a name you’ll see in the OSR community (or really any RPG community), even if only passing. It isn’t technically a retro-clone at all: it’s a very narrative-focused game, but it aims for that oldschool spirit, I…