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Adventurer
Splash for my new blood and battle drenched history - or in this part of the world campaign backdrop material - available from those handy folk at DriveThru:
Gnome Stew were kind enough to comment on a very early, blogged version. Way shinier - and longer now:
"Thistle Games is the final Best Blog nominee, and one that I’d never heard of before. Like Critical Hits, TG isn’t devoted entirely to RPGs, but that doesn’t mean it’s not useful to GMs. For example, I dare you to read part four of The Black Douglas, an historical piece that’s chock full of inspiration for battles and dirty politics, and not get the itch to run a game featuring those elements."
Published by Scottish Media Lab
Website: http://scottishmedialab.com/
The Black Douglas is a lightly fictionalised retelling of the story of Scotland’s greatest medieval knight - Sir James Douglas.
Douglas’ name may not be as familiar as those of William Wallace and King Robert I of Scotland. However, it is a measure of the man that his enemies cast him in the role of the infamous Black Douglas, while his own knew him as the Good Sir James Douglas.
In combat James Douglas was considered peerless by friend and foe alike. So much so that he gained an international reputation as the finest knight in Christendom during the early 14th century.
Whether raiding in the Scottish border marches, leading the line at the Battle of Bannockburn or chasing a terrified English King through the night - James Douglas was always in the thick of the action.
The text takes an extended look at the major events of the Black Douglas’ life before exploring the background to his exploits. This includes investigating some of the myths surrounding the Battle of Bannockburn, encountering a band of militarised relic keepers and coming across what amounted to a Scottish Crusade.
Each chapter begins with a full page, full colour illustration connected to events or myths covered in the chapter that follows.
http://www.drivethrufiction.com/prod...-Black-Douglas
Blog post at Thistle Games.
Gnome Stew were kind enough to comment on a very early, blogged version. Way shinier - and longer now:
"Thistle Games is the final Best Blog nominee, and one that I’d never heard of before. Like Critical Hits, TG isn’t devoted entirely to RPGs, but that doesn’t mean it’s not useful to GMs. For example, I dare you to read part four of The Black Douglas, an historical piece that’s chock full of inspiration for battles and dirty politics, and not get the itch to run a game featuring those elements."
Published by Scottish Media Lab
Website: http://scottishmedialab.com/
The Black Douglas is a lightly fictionalised retelling of the story of Scotland’s greatest medieval knight - Sir James Douglas.
Douglas’ name may not be as familiar as those of William Wallace and King Robert I of Scotland. However, it is a measure of the man that his enemies cast him in the role of the infamous Black Douglas, while his own knew him as the Good Sir James Douglas.
In combat James Douglas was considered peerless by friend and foe alike. So much so that he gained an international reputation as the finest knight in Christendom during the early 14th century.
Whether raiding in the Scottish border marches, leading the line at the Battle of Bannockburn or chasing a terrified English King through the night - James Douglas was always in the thick of the action.
The text takes an extended look at the major events of the Black Douglas’ life before exploring the background to his exploits. This includes investigating some of the myths surrounding the Battle of Bannockburn, encountering a band of militarised relic keepers and coming across what amounted to a Scottish Crusade.
Each chapter begins with a full page, full colour illustration connected to events or myths covered in the chapter that follows.
http://www.drivethrufiction.com/prod...-Black-Douglas
Blog post at Thistle Games.
