Map of the Adelian World

The expanded hex map of the World of Adel is complete. Read on for some idle talk and explanations about it.

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Contest: Read This Blog, Win 10bux

It’s time again for a blog contest. You could win a glorious $10 in RPGNow/DrivethruRPG credit, and buy whatever product you want with that sweet sweet digital lucre, just by reading this blog and commenting.

To enter, simply post a comment to this post with your name and a valid email address that you actually check, and can check within the period this contest will be open for – this is important because otherwise I can’t send you the link.

In the body of the comment you will write below, write me a little helpful bit about an article you read on this blog within the past two or three months (since July) and what you thought about it. The only stipulation is that you not comment on a meta-article, where I talk about the blog’s schedule changes or something. It has to be actual content – in all likelihood it will be tagged “Spirits of Eden” or “Expedition” and you will know it’s actual content.

The contest will be open until next Friday, October 7. I will randomly select one eligible commenter. I won’t actually look at your names when I do – I’ll probably pull them out of a hat without looking. The “eligible” thing is just if you posted a comment with a valid email address and an actual comment in the body.

In addition, anyone can enter the code “DiceInTheFall” to get 20% off the following products:

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Monsters: The Prelude (Monster Vault Part 0)


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Talking About Sex In RPGs

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Book Sale Finds

I went to a book sale today that the county library administration holds twice a year. They have millions of books all at very cheap prices. I’m probably gonna go back on “10 cents per book” clearance day where the unwanted leftovers are sold off. But today was the first day, which is one of the optimal days to go to find things. I had a sharp lookout for history books, with India, China, Japan and Africa in particular, as those are the places that I inject culture from for Spirits of Eden. I found something else while I was there though…

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Guns In Fantasy

When I first started gaming I used to be very against the idea of firearms in Fantasy settings. This was before I really understood the game mechanics well enough to ascertain that a wizard who can basically shoot fire all day will always just be better than the guy with the pistol, and also before I was imaginative enough to figure out how the aesthetics might coexist. To me, guns were a modern or sci-fi deal, and there was no real heroism to having a gun, nothing really cool about it. Having a sword or a bow and arrow was always fantasy to me instead. As with many things, nowadays I feel much differently.

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