I’ve published another article over at the Spelljammer Blog, this time the first in a series on the Languages of Wildspace.
Mystaran Skyships in Spelljammer, Part IV: Gnomish Dirigible
September 6, 2014The fourth of my conversions of the Mystaran Skyships from Champions of Mystara is now online on the Wildspace Blog.
Mystaran Skyships in Spelljammer, Part III: Swan Shuttle
September 6, 2014The third of my conversions of the Mystaran Skyships from Champions of Mystara is now online on the Wildspace Blog.
Mirklak the Orcslayer
August 15, 2014I found a brief mention of this deity in The Great Gray Land of Thar booklet of Elminster’s Ecologies. The description of the ogres in that land, as well as the section on their gods, offered great fodder for expanding ogre culture and faith. In particular, the additional deities of the ogres, the ancient kingdom of the ogres, and the depiction of Vaprak as wholly ogrish rather than a mix of ogre and troll gave me the idea that the Thar ogres are actually descended from ancient spelljamming colonists, perhaps from the ogre empire that appears to be in the sphere of the Steel Star. Regarding Mirklak, I made him an amalgam of the various ogre heroes mentioned, and to whom all deified ogre heroes merge with. Read the rest of this entry »
Mystaran Skyships in Spelljammer, Part II: Geodesic Ship
August 9, 2014The second of my conversions of the Mystaran Skyships from Champions of Mystara is now online on the Wildspace Blog.
Mystaran Skyships in Spelljammer, Part I: Ship of the Line
July 26, 2014The first of my conversions of the Mystaran Skyships from Champions of Mystara is now online on the Wildspace Blog.
Diancastra, the Wanton Wanderer
July 15, 2014Diancastra is one of the youngest members of the Ordning, and still has the wanderlust of youth. Born to Annam and a mortal mother, she had the same drive to claim her birthright as Hiatea, and in the process established a colorful heroic career. She values the pleasures in life, be they of the body or the mind. Read the rest of this entry »
Orcish Religion Amongst the Stars
June 30, 2014My latest Spelljammer article, detailing how the orcish pantheon relates to Spelljammer is now live at the Wildspace blog.
Grond Peaksmasher
June 15, 2014Grond Peaksmasher is a relatively minor deity from the Forgotten Realms setting, playing a part in the novel The Druid Queen, by Douglas Niles. He received a handful of mentions in various other supplements, but the most significant information on him was published in Polyhedron #111, containing some additional details about him in the aftermath of the novel. Unfortunately, his specialty priest class was a direct mirror of Hiatea’s, which I felt really did not suit him at all. I have endeavored to write up a full entry on him that incorporates information from the novel and the Polyhedron article, as well as how I think his personality would direct his priests (with an eventual goal of being known outside of just the Moonshaes), so he can be of use even to those who do not have campaigns set in the Forgotten Realms. Read the rest of this entry »
Specialty Priests of Dukagsh
June 9, 2014Over at Wildspace, the Spelljammer Fanzine, I’ve posted an article covering the specialty priests of Dukagsh, one of my own creation, and one modified from Roger Moore’s article on the Scro in the 1996 Dragon Magazine Annual. Included are some new spells for his faith. Enjoy!