Recent content by Autumnal

Tens of thousands of Phoenicians rise up to say “Screw you, ma’am’ we’re gonna aleph and we’re gonna complain and you are gonna like it!”

I think clerics can be great in noir. Exhibit A: Fsther Damian Kara’s, in The Exorcist. Exhibit B: Fsther Paul Duré, in Hyperion. Priests doubt, succumb to stress and shock, have conflicting obligations, face unhelpful hierarchies, and so much else.

As usual, looks like a bunch of good nominations.

@Mannahnin : Okay, first off, how dare you….

Looks good to me.

These are probably worth a look. Fun stuff. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/147948/strange-trails https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/97722/weird-adventures

Thiel’s anti-comprehension of Tolkien is of a piece with Musk’s anti-comprehension of Iain Banks, all the guys who think the Empire are heroes of Star Wars, and on and on. It’s apparently a basic human drive to go from “I like this” to “this must be compatible with my moral and aesthetic...

So here’s something helpful for us old farts. https://camestrosfelapton.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/new-fantasy-subgenres-explained/ And so on at some length. (Camestros is good at this.)

Obed Marsh would make a great Darklord, yeah.

I have certain questions.

I’m apparently overplaying my hand a bit. I’d be better off saying I don’t think it’s an automatic gimme that only Cthulhu could be a sensible dreaded choice for Innsmouth as a domain.

The algorithm was in fine form over in YouTube land:

Thanks!

I’d be happier with 3d6 or 2d10 than 1d20. The 3.5 Unearthed Arcana has a section on using 3d6 that, as I recall, really got into the weeds in a good way about it. Here we go: https://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/adventuring/bellCurveRolls.htm

Why everyone else said. Maybe my meta-favorite thing is that there’s no presence of medievalism - it’s unabashedly fantasy with more modern touchstones. I’m good with that.