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“Now father, you’re living in the past. This is the fourteenth century. Nowadays …” – Walt Disney animated feature Sleeping Beauty (1959) The “Get Medieval” series of articles we have been releasing are designed to...
This is the first of a series of Gazetteer entries for regions of the Basin Kingdoms in the World of the Vault. The duchy of the Sept comprises seven settled hexads (hence, “Sept”) and...
If “Fantasy geography is that of the American West,” then what should that setting look like? Answer: It should have American Geography– and European History Aproper fantasy setting should be big–really big. Imagination-capturing big....
This is the second installment in the “Get Medieval” series, exploring the historical world of the Middle Ages in Europe, particularly in the 13th and 14th centuries in England, as a potential source for...
Previously in this column, Wallace outlined four “First Principles” for game world design, four things that many would-be world creators don’t get right when they think about how to create a setting for the Dungeons ...
By Graham Robert Scott (Note: This article was written in response to a recent Ludi Magister article by Wallace Cleaves.) I have to admit that in my own campaigns, I have tended to be...
I have created game worlds before, starting from other sets of basic principles, but now I’m going to create one based on a different thought experiment. D&D has come out with a new edition that I predict...
Your players have just made enemies of the local Thieves’ Guild. Mortal enemies. Whoops. As a result, they are starting to wonder how much trouble they’re in. “Is it possible,” a player wonders, “to...
Game-Mastering Advice / Settings / The World of the Vault / World Building
November 10, 2019
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Get Medieval: The Village in the Middle Ages
October 28, 2014
City Adventuring / Settings / World Building
Introducing the Ludus Population Engine
October 21, 2014
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