Win the Race: Character Creation in Arora: Age of Desolation

Win the Race: Character Creation in Arora: Age of Desolation

The world of Arora, currently being funded through the Arora: Age of Desolation Kickstarter, is something that has been swirling around in my brain for over 10 years. If I’m honest, it’s probably been kicking around the dark spaces of my gray matter since I began...
Art Direction for Arora: Age of Desolation

Art Direction for Arora: Age of Desolation

Do you ever wonder where all those beautiful artworks come from when browsing through TTRPG books? How does it work? How do artists get their art in there? Well, wonder no longer because our principal art director Suzanne Helmigh is here to shed some light on the...
Running a Dark Fantasy Campaign – Party Cohesion

Running a Dark Fantasy Campaign – Party Cohesion

Villains are fun. Like, really fun. They’re fun to watch and read about, and you better believe they’re fun to play. There’s probably a thesis in that, but I’m in no way qualified to go there so let’s just stick with: this post enthusiastically accepts the premise...
A Dwarf Society Built on Adamantine

A Dwarf Society Built on Adamantine

The Dwarves of the Bürach Empire Adamantine was a revelation, the metallic savior of the last great dwarven city. As humans overran Etharis in the Era of Expansion, dwarven lands were consumed. Even the mighty fortress city of Grabenstein fell, and dwarves came to...
Wretched Stories from the Nov Ostoya Streets

Wretched Stories from the Nov Ostoya Streets

There is much to see in Nov Ostoya and getting lost is common among newcomers to the city. Getting lost is also the reason that newcomers tend not to last long in the capital of the Ostoyan Empire. Turning down the wrong street can bring one face to face with either...