Ramblings – Knaves and Saves

The Song of Roland and Hidden Alliterative Verse in Tolkien?

Exploring the poetry in the Song of Roland, Tolkien, and a potentially new poetic form.

Making Mass Combats Better with “Battlefronts”

Make mass combats easier and cinematic with advice from DungeonWorld!

Loyalty and its Mechanics

Loyalty is an interesting concept. Like so many other things in life, it is something that makes society ostensibly run better. The motivations for loyalty – no matter how romantic the idea is – stems from self-preservation since ancient times, where you would die if you weren’t loyal to the group. Didn’t want to shareContinue reading “Loyalty and its Mechanics”

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Duchess of Aquitaine and Queen of France (Disclaimer: Much of this is pulled directly from the sources. This is a summary of what the works mention in a more easily-digested, compact form for readers.) Although described as a great beauty by contemporary sources, we have no more distinctive descriptions of her, such as eye orContinue reading “Eleanor of Aquitaine”

“New” Theban Sorcery Miracles

Two covenants that will probably never get along are the Lancea et Sanctum and Circle of the Crone. Their religious rivalry has been canon since their appearances in the original Requiem book published by White Wolf years ago, and it hasn’t changed in the system’s current iteration. The Crone have a pagan, devil-may-care culture withContinue reading ““New” Theban Sorcery Miracles”

Making an RPG is Hard Work

So, I know my last post was a loooong time ago, and I thought I would have something to throw up for folks to look at in short order. The problem is that making an RPG is more difficult than it looks, and so I’ve been re-iterating over my design for months now. It’s stillContinue reading “Making an RPG is Hard Work”