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y of Ashlar is small and constrained. Always, the forces of evil and shadow press inwards upon its borders. If it were not for a stout few, death and darkness would have long ago overwhelmed the land. Dunstone was once Ashlar's northern bulwark. Now…
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Successful thieves need a fence—someone willing to buy and sell their ill-gotten gains. Like their customers, such folk must keep their true business secret, and thus, they often openly practise some other legitimate trade.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
Merchants, traders, artisans, and some ordinary folk, need somewhere to store their bulky goods. Some own their own warehouses, while others hire the requisite space on a temporary basis.
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Houses of worship and quiet contemplation stand in or near many settlements. Within, the occupants seek spiritual enlightenment in the service of their patron.
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Normally places for the poor or the penny-wise, boarding houses offer lodgings and food; most such places offer only the barest of essentials to their guests.
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For centuries, the adherents of a strange cult have harvested the skulls of learned folk and interred them in the so-called Halls of the Undying Oracles. Thus, their knowledge is safeguarded for future generations. Now an earthquake has severely damaged the Halls. Was it a natural event, divine punishment for the cult’s blasphemous works, or is something more sinister going on?
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Read MoreWith GM's Miscellany: Wilderness Dressing in the world we turn our attention to Dungeon Backdrops in May!
Read MoreEqually renowned for their battle skills and mercenary hearts, the warriors of the Mailed Fist serve anyone with sufficient coin. Heavily armoured, disciplined and well-trained, those who stand below the Mailed Fist's banner are formidable fighters capable of great slaughter. High above, their winged cavalry—elite warriors and battlecasters astride gigantic black bats—hurl missiles and spells down upon their hapless foes.
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Read MoreLost to time and battered by the foulness of its surrounds, the decrepit and mouldering Decaying Citadel of the Fated Warlock slowly sinks into the Salt Mire…
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Read MoreSouth of dismal Coldwater, where the land grows wild and untamed, and the endless waves of the Bitter Sea batter Ashlar’s coast, the isolated hamlet of Barrowhurst huddles hard between slick sea cliffs of grey stone and the eastern fringes of the heavily wooded, rugged and steeply-sided but round-topped Ochel hills.
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Read MoreSpring is in the air, and at Raging Swan Press, we are prepping GM's Miscellany: Wilderness Dressing for imminent release!
Read MoreOne of Dunstone’s tallest buildings, the Tower of the Astromancer, stands on Selka Street on the north edge of town. From here, it commands unrestrained views of the Mottled Spire and the open sky.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
Read MoreFeral denizens of the deepest, wildest reaches of the Tangled Forest, the Bleached Skull gnolls are creatures of atavistic desires and sadistic lusts. Ferocious warriors and terrible foes, they worship the primal, blood‐soaked spirits of the woodlands and war with their neighbours for booty and sacrifices to bury alive beneath their sacred trees.
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Read MoreSakarias Venemies was a brave warrior, but something he saw on his last adventure shattered his sanity.
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Read MoreStraddling a shallow ford on the Tanu River, Bywater boasts an inn, a toll house and a handful of simple peasant homes. Sometimes, interesting or odd things are washed down the Tanu River and get stuck at the ford. Some of these things are sold at the Weary Traveller Inn.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
Read MoreAt Raging Swan Press Global HQ, we are putting the finishing touches to a couple of large books for release in the coming months.
Read MoreThe tribe was founded by the legendary goblin hero Iglex Fril, who survived an archmage’s symbol of death, which slew all his companions. Iglex was intelligent (for a goblin) and became obsessed with the wizard and the arcane symbol that could bring death to so many.
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Read MoreThe wizened half-goblin druid Tal Nar has dwelt alone in the deep, trackless woods for decades. An outcast from his tribe, he has led a lonely life. With only the nameless, atavistic spirits of the primal forest, roving packs of wolves and the occasional bear for company Tal has sunk deep into insanity’s black pit.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
Read MoreThe Dread Laironomicon comprises 200 pages of content—the entire Monstrous Lair line—and is an indispensable resource for the time-pressured GM
Read MoreThe characters will be far from the only folk abroad.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
Read MoreAt Raging Swan Press Global HQ, we are putting the finishing touches to a couple of large books for release in the coming months.
Read MoreBandits lurk throughout the world. Whether they are persecuted peasants forced to make a life for themselves in the woods, freedom fighters struggling against a corrupt lord, or hardened criminals taking what they want, bandits are a danger to travelling adventuring bands.
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Read MoreThis savage tribe of fearless, bloodthirsty and—above all—fecund orcs dwells deep in the southern woods, far from the easy reach of humanity’s retribution.
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Read MoreDecember is a truncated month for Raging Swan Press as we are taking a break between Christmas and New Year. That doesn’t mean, though, that we don’t have lots of lovely gaming goodness for you!
Read MoreAre you a busy GM? Does session prep take too long? Do you never have time to work on the cool little details that can bring your adventures to life? These focused lists give you, the time-crunched GM, the tools to effortlessly add verisimilitude and detail to your adventures.
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We storm into February with a small flock of new resources for your gaming pleasure along with some new pages for our website.