The Creation of the Dwarves of Eira
Quick Note: The Dwarves of Eira The quintessential dwarf does not appear in the folklore and myths of British Isles. There are many “dwarf-like” sidhe and faeries but none are quite like the dwarves of Norse myth or Tolkien high-fantasy. The obvious solution would be to take the dwarf and “re-skin” it as one of […]
Quick Note: 10 guidelines to running a fantasy Zombie Apocalypse
This is just a quick and dirty set-up for rules, magic and cosmological changes to a fantasy setting that I believe will aid in running a pretty tight zombie apocalypse campaign. These ideas are fairly generic rules wise and can be easily adapted to any OSR or D20 based system. With a little work one […]
Ath-Sgiobh – Creatures of Eira Preview
This appears to be a day for the monsters to come out and play. I am, however, done for tonight. Ath-Sgiobh Hit Dice: 3+3 Armor Class: 4 [15] Attacks: Slam (1d6) Saving Throw: 14 Special: Damage Reduction 50% non-magical weapons. Move: 6 [30′] Alignment: Chaos Challenge Level/XP: 2/30 Ath-Sgiobh were once mortal who made […]
Guest – Creatures of Eira Preview
Cultural and Linguistic note: Guest was the pronunciation of “Ghost” in North England as a form of ghest or geist. So for Eira, a “Guest” is a form of Ghost in keeping with the Celtic/Gaelic/Welsh theme of the setting. Guest “For thirty years I lived in that house. Every night, I saw her by the […]
Asrai – Creatures of Eira Preview
In Celtic folklore the Asrai are a race of aquatic Fae. The Asrai are a shy and timid race and tend to fly at the sight of humans, however, their tall lithe forms are said to drive men to drown themselves in an attempt to catch an Asrai. They are unable to stand sunlight as […]
Quick Note: Saving Throw Modifier over Straight Saving Throw
From my understand of the rules in Swords & Wizardry and a lot of other Retro-clones, A character has a straight Saving Throw (ST) that he or she must roll in order for something to happen (or not to happen). Sometimes their are situation modifiers that affect the ST but overall it is a straight […]
The Highlander – Raceless Classes of Eira
While “The Lands of Eira” primarily has class-specific races the plan for the setting is to have four “raceless” classes. Obviously, this means that the class is open to more than a single, default race. However, there still exists limitations to what races can play one of these classes. As shown below with “The Highlander” […]
Wirry-Carle – Creatures of Eira Preview
In Celtic folklore the Wirry-Carle or Wirry- Cowe are a malevolent fae spirit that serves much the same purpose as bugbears and goblins in Northern Europe. As such there is little definitive information about these creatures as they morph to become whatever the teller of a tale needs them to be. In Eira however … […]