A few months ago, I started a campaign with my Shattered Earth setting. It was the product of some soul-searching about what makes a game fun for me as a GM, and what makes a game fun for the particular players that I have. As such, the setting is quite different than anything I’ve done [...]
Category Archives: Shattered Earth
Shattered Earth Adventurer’s League : Fire and Ice
November 9, 2010 – 12:00 pm
Zhenette focused her will and channeled her magic into the bit of stone in her hand. Magic flowed from the ether, through her crsystal-bound rune. She shaped it with her intent and words, and then, just shy of triggering it, placed it in the stone. She handed it to Lyp. “Now remember, it’s a touch [...]
Shattered Earth Adventurer’s League : Family
November 8, 2010 – 11:59 am
Foster stood leaning against the stone retaining wall. Keelie stood on top of it, which put her head about even with Fosters. She looked at him and laughed. ”Grass in your mouth and hat and everything. You really fit in here.” “It’s home,” Foster said. “When I’m done I’m going to head back the family [...]
Shattered Earth Adventurer’s League: Briefing
November 5, 2010 – 10:08 am
Commander Bess Nightingale addressed the Silverwings. “We’ve got a couple of assignments for you to pick from. Normal rewards apply.” The Silverwings settled in, their goal was to complete as many missions as possible, and pay back their debts so they could be full Citizens sooner, or at least make a little money out of [...]
Shattered Earth Adventurer’s League: Delivery In Thirty Minutes or Less
November 4, 2010 – 12:00 pm
The Edge Bar and Grill wasn’t technically on the edge, as it was inside the safety fence. Adventurer’s League Silverwings Troop was on the outside of that fence, looking down. “I don’t like this,” Foster said. The ranger scuffed his boot against the side, knocking a stone down in to the abyss beyond. “I thought [...]
Shattered Earth Adventurer’s League: Rats
November 3, 2010 – 12:00 pm
What D&D campaign doesn’t have the party fighting a rat swarm or dire rats sometime early in the game? As they approached the place the farmers said the rats were, Foster called a halt and sent Lyp on a head to scout. As the halfling disappeared in to the tall wheatgrass, Foster turned to look [...]
Tales From Shattered Earth: The Balance
November 1, 2010 – 12:00 pm
The sun’s rays shown up through the water disk, as it prepared to rise. Jaxom, special assistant to the Druid Guild Council Representative, spoke quietly to his companion. ”I still think it was a bit of a cruel joke, Roslyn, putting that fake flavor spell on their water.” “They mishandled the crates,” she replied. “They [...]
Tales from Shattered Earth: Soapbox
October 29, 2010 – 12:00 pm
Annie watched from the shadows, waited to see if he’d be back today. If so, then good news for her and the old man. People distracted were easy marks, and a bit more ration meant things would be a bit easier for a day. The rich folk who came through the market always seemed to [...]
Shattered Earth: Clarification
October 29, 2010 – 9:03 am
Okay some people have said that it’s a bit confusing what I’m asking from players for the Shattered Earth game, and as I’m still looking for responses and players, let me clarify: The idea is to mimic table top role-playing style over the internet, in real time. So, the most important thing is the time commitment, [...]
Shattered Earth Tales: Lovers on Minos
October 28, 2010 – 12:00 pm
Two dwarfs, Harriet and Lottie, lay in the magicite field, the purple glow of the crystal trees surrounding them. Mining tools were placed carefully nearby, out of the way and orderly. Their clothes lay in various piles, strewn around them, discarded in haste a half-hour ago. Now they lay intertwined, looking up at the Minos floor [...]