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Undead In the Middle Lands
One of the staples of fantasy gaming is undead creatures--everything from skeletons and zombies to ghouls, wraiths and vampires. But what does that mean for a swords & sorcery setting like the Middle Lands?
Basic Potions In the Middle Lands
In almost all fantasy roleplaying games, there are tons of different potions and elixirs that do wonderful or terrible things. But what kinds of potions are available in a low fantasy or swords & sorcery setting?
Dungeons for Blades & Black Magic
In the past, I have stuck to smaller dungeons when making adventures. Now I think I want to tackle something bigger.
Magic Items In Blades & Black Magic
One of the more interesting things I am waiting for when C.R. Brandon publishes the Black Magic portion of Blades is how he will handle magic items. Until then here are my ideas for their use in that game--and the Middle Lands.
Using Pre-Adventures to Flesh Out Characters
One of the things I have started doing to help flesh out characters while solo roleplaying is using "pre-adventures." These mini-adventures have helped produce story hooks, NPC interactions, as well as more in-depth interactions between the characters.
Rethinking the Middle Lands Bestiary
Over the last few weeks I have been rethinking what I want to do for the Bestiary on the Middle Lands. Two basic thoughts have been churning in my head--redoing descriptions and random alterations.
