X’Torth “Once, when I was young, I was on a night hunt. Eager for fox, I broke from my kinsmen and hurried forward. Then, the stars vanished from the sky one by one, and a horrible wind blew through the clearing … I don’t know what happened but when I awoke all but I in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Soul Eater “Always be on guard, lad. Always watch the dark corners of the world. We think the bugbears and goblins and that which we see is the face of evil. Watch the darkness or you will see evil, my boy.” – Willhim Tonks letter 45b. Fiends from the Outside that have found their way […]
A short post today coming after 3 days of little kid birthday party, playing with (or held hostage by) a 2-year-old obsessed with “pomys!” (My Little Pony:FIM). I am starting to notice a theme with my “generic creatures” and that is horror movie. I need to broaden myself in that regard! Anyway! Enjoy the creature […]
The marvelous +matt jackson has created a map named after me over at his blog Lapsus Calumni. Go and take a look, its awesome.
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” […]
(1). Race (Elf, Dwarf, Halfling) as a class? Yes or no? – Yes and No. In Eira, each Race has class options only available to that race.(2). Do demi-humans have souls? – Mortal demi-humans, yes. Immortal demi-humans like Elves and Pixies, no.(3). Ascending or descending armor class? – Ascending.(4). Demi-human level limits? […]
The Road The Road is not really a road but a Presence and Force of the natural world that corrupts and changes its hunting grounds to suit its needs as a trap for the unwary. The road exists not here or there, but between realities and cannot be easily defeat by conventional means. The road […]
