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Tuesday Magic Item - Shellian Staff and Lightning Seeds

Gollaon and Voddic pulled their cloaks tighter about themselves as the rain pounded down. “Why are we here again?” asked Gollaon. “For the money and to protect our soggy friend,” said Voddick with an immediately regretted gesture as the rain blew in his now opened cloak. “Well, I guess it is worth it,” sighed Gollaon as the thunder crashed nearby. Shellian Staff and Lightning Seeds The Shellian…

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Club Query, A Shadowrun Place

People still enjoy the challenge of testing themselves and their knowledge and ability to learn, yes, the humble quiz still has its adherents, followers, and teams.  Game shows, pub quizzes, and trivia games are still popular. The Space: Club Query is just outside of Downtown Seattle proper, but is still in what is recognized as the Downtown district.  The club takes up the lower two floors of…

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Starwatch Tower (Petrichor, Port Imperial)

The study of the stars is vital in the Sea of Stars, not only in the practical sense of providing directions and tracking the season but also for the arcane arts of astrology, which many people subscribe to.  Naturally, there are astrologers in Port Imperial but the city itself is a poor location for stargazing so the Starwatch Tower was built to serve Imperial ends as well as those of local…

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Tuesday Magic Item - Astronomer's Disc

Gollaon stood on the prow of the ship while Voddick was back by the mast.  The astronomer was pleased to be out at night among the stars, with no buildings, mountains, or trees to block their view of the stars. The astronomer twisted the disc they had and it expanded into a telescope. Astronomer’s Disc Usually made of fine brass, these discs are heavy and often decorated with astrological…

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Death and Darkness - A Transforming Petrichor Campaign Report, Game Two

This carries on from Game One, where the characters are again heading into the woods. As the curtain rises on our three characters leading Apprentice Arinal  “Arin” Arrowshot, Solish Shamir, and the three mules through the woods.  The first problem they encountered they recognized by the foul smell, which was caused by thirty or more deer slaughtered and left to rot.  A set of four trees had…

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Corvus Hat and Tie, Feng Shui and Decoration

In the Sixth World many traditional magic rituals and rites, mystical traditions and structures, were found to have actual, measurable effects, positive and negative, after magic began to return to the world.  It was a constant scramble to work out what of the old traditions was real and what was mistakes and accumulated errors.  Specialized consultants on such things as Feng Shui, aura…

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July Shadowrun Campaign News with a new Seattle Scream (#110)

June was slow for Shadowrun game, with just one in-person game, that I was the CH for.  We did play some Wu-Shu in a Shadowrun adjacent setting which was the source for the character Adonis (linked below).  Hopefully, July will be a little busier as I gear up for GenCon at the one of the month This coming Saturday (Five July) is our monthly learn-to-play game at Tyche’s Games!  We usually play…

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Dark Future Ahead 44 - News from the 'Net of a Cyberpunk bent

How dark can the future get?  Pretty dark it seems by current trends.  So, watch out, because they are watching you. Again, we are seeing more drones and drone-related tech.  Drones are constantly in the news as they are used in warfare (in Ukraine and the Middle East) and everyone is trying to work out the best ways to deploy and to counter them. Additionally, we have ships for science and…

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Blight and Beauty, Game One - A Transforming Petrichor Campaign Report

After a week we had to skip due to some kerfuffles for some of the players, we are back at this game.  Picking up with our characters a few days after the events of Game Zero. The curtain rises on our three characters (Kua, Yll, and Ranger Rogers) at the Tower, meeting with Magister Juniper Jaresh, Mistress of the Tower.  She is informing them they they are to escort Apprentice Arinal Arrowshot…

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Tuesday Magic Item - Blight Staff

Gollaon and Voddick circled the mage carefully.  “You could just surrender.  That way you would get a quick and clean death,” said Voddick. “You are the unclean ones!” screamed the mage waving his staff.  “Soon, all will be one!  Joined in a new world!” “Of rot and filth?” asked Gollaon, feinting left only to find a creature of rot get in the way. Voddick used the distraction to snap a hand axe…

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To July and GenCon, exit June

July, as most of you know, was named after Julius Caesar after he adjusted Roman Calendar and created the Julian Calendar (also named for him, maybe just a little bit of an ego problem there).  Anyway, Summer has arrived in my region, hope you all are keeping safe. At the end of the Month, I am off to GenCon which is as early in the year as I can remember.  I will be CHing Shadowrun for Catalyst…

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Adonis, Life Coach

This is a character I built for a friend’s Wu-Shu game whom I could not resist translating into Shadowrun.  However, he should work for any modern, near-future, or cyberpunk game, I give you: David “Adonis” Addams, Life Coach Quote: “You can do it, my friend.  We have worked on getting you into shape, now apply what you have learned.” “My card, call me when you are serious about improving…

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Game Theory - D&D 5E: Interesting Monsters, The Problem of Immunity

“What sort of fool would use fire against an elemental of fire?” “No sword of iron or bronze can pierce the dragon’s hide.” “Why would a ghost fear cold?  It is already as cold as death.” These are the sort of evocative quotes I would like to see in games. I was not intending this to be a three part discussion of monsters abilities and world-building but here we are.  It all started with D&D 5E:…

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Magic for Sale in the Sea of Stars (RPG Blog Carnival)

While later than I had hoped, this is my contribution to this month’s RPG Blog Carnival hosted this month by Advantage on Arcana and this month’s theme is Magic Shops and their alternative. Magic is indeed for sale in the Sea of Stars, however, this magic is primarily of the expendable sort: elixirs, oils, scrolls, ensorcelled arrows and javelins, and other such items.  Magic items that can be…

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New Monster - Dreadful Tree

Coming from the Darkness beyond, the Blight seeks to corrupt and consume, turning natural beings into terrible tools of destruction.  While animals can sense the wrongness the Blight brings and flee, plants are not as fortunate and often fall prey to its corrupting influence becoming horrible monsters that, now mobile, seek to spread the corruption of the Blight even as they seek to end their own…

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New Monster - Blighted Leafmold Men

The Blight is a dangerous, otherworldly force.  It exists to consume, to change, to become the entire world one corruption at a time.  Where people who are infected fall among a blighted forest, their flesh is quickly consumed by blighted mold and fungal tendrels that awaken it into a foul semblance of life.  Another tool of the blight to cause terror and spread its consuming grasp. From a…

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Tuesday Magic Item - Fortune's Friend

Gollaon and Voddick looked over the young volunteers as they armed themselves. “They will have to do,” said Voddick. “Well, we cannot defend the town on our own,” said Gollaon.  “At least they are showing spirit.” “And at least the town’s walls are in good repair and the armory is well stocked,” said Voddick.  “Hopefully, they paid attention during their militia training.” “Well, they know what…