Monday, August 23, 2010

Eyebite Mews


There's more going on in Eyebite Mews than meets the eye. Like why has Moglin been seen climbing down his well after midnight? Who meets int he old chapel? How does the Theives guild keep such a keen watch on the place? And why are there no stray cats in the neighborhood?

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Friday, July 30, 2010

Stovington Church


The curious religious politics of the Duchy is illustrated by the small community of Stovington Church. Despite the Duke's official censure of the Old observances in favor of the new, every equinox, the people of Stovington gather before the Church and process to the ancient stone circle in the woods, then return for evening worship at the Church. The clergy politely arrange to be absent during the procession, pretending with all solemnity that it does not exist. In this way, the spirits of both traditions are satisfied.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The Heartsmith



Have another city tile!

Fun facts about your neighborhood:

The heartsmith can make practically anything, as long as it's a heart. Like he make a metal clockwork heart that'll keep your dying lover alive for a while. He's pretty useless at making anything else.

The lost quarry isn't called that because it's lost, it's named that because the wizard it belonged to lost it in a card game. The new owner keeps himself completely wrapped in black bandages and never comes out during the day.

Gold Street is a good place to find a goldsmith. There's really nothing else weird about it.

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Wound Way


At the bottom of Wound Way there is a well that is widely held to be bottomless. Certainly torches or lamps dropped into the maw fall without sound until the light is lost in distance. Ropes and chains lowered into the well find no bottom. This has become a popular place to dispose of unwanted items: cursed trinkets, embarrassing correspondence, or, given the dangerous character of the neighborhood, bodies. Curiously, a bucket lowered to a depth of 15 feet comes up filled with brackish but drinkable water.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

The Stonehouse

A dungeon doesn't have to be complicated to be great. This dungeon is inspired by The Book of Ruins by Judge's Guild, a book which I reviewed a while back, so I won't say much more about it here, except that it contains a number of excellent, simple dungeons.

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Friday, February 5, 2010

Final Resting Place



Saint Sabogan's final resting place is half a legend and half a joke. Folks turn up from time to time who claim they know where it is, but they usually turn out to be charlatans or madmen or both. The truth is, nobody knows where Sabogan's tomb is and the relics of this oldest and most revered saint are irretrievably lost.

At least, that's what you think... until one day you turn up irrefutable evidence pointing to its location. In fact, it's right here in the city, in a branch of the old catacombs under a smallish but venerable temple. It's a maze down there. In ancient times, they tunneled all over the place, trying to bury their dead as close to the saint as possible. It's a gloomy maze of dangerous tunnels, but it's where you'll find what you're looking for.

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