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Cinematic Role-Playing
Recently I started running a new Legend of the Five Rings campaign, with most of the players having participated in at least some of my previous five-year story arc in the same setting. I thought long and hard about how to make this experience different from those...
Conquest: Repetition
The constant tremors that rippled through the area helped hide our clandestine investigations, though it made navigating the shifting landscape treacherous at best. The Earthshakers had dug in fairly substantially, both barricading their own camp and limiting avenues...
Halfway Deals
"I don't like him," the large man grunted from the doorway, fingers drumming on the hilt of his aged machete, having escorted the strange traveler from their small bandit village. O-Baka hardly registered his companion's complaint, lost in thought. He mulled over the...
Conquest: Stone Halls
Our return to Stone Down Gorge was uneventful, particularly after a few hours' good rest inside the Spire. All of us felt more refreshed, more alert, when we were able to spend our down hours inside the tall structures. Meeting with Hundred-Blood, who first sent us on...
Conquest: Mediation
"Human is indeed Stonestalker," Red-Fang greeted us as we descended back into the runic hall, her voice wavering with awe. "Means human will help tribe rid ancestor's lands of Elder Teeth stealers. Will protect legacy and strength of Beastmen and Beastwomen, yes?" "I...
DC: Dazzlers
Facing the catastrophic disintegration of society, people do some weird things. I don't mean trapping and eating rodents for food, that happens any time supplies run low. Nor do I mean banding together in pack-like groups for self-defense—that makes sense from a basic...
Success from Rejection
It has been said that what defines an author isn't the actual publication of a book but rather being turned down for publication. How many people have an idea for a story they want to tell, compared to those who write it down? How do those numbers compare to the...
Conquest: Aurora Nights
A surprised Red-Fang watched us enter the runic hall at the base of the Spire. "Am impressed," she barked, noting our battle-torn and bloody clothing. "Martial prowess good. But what proof of inner strength do you have?" I can't tell whose angry growl was louder,...
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