Potions of Nap and Mana
We’ve been running a weekly collaborative D&D campaign since January using the Roll 20 system, and it’s been a great experience. The game is set in Oldstone, a crossroads city in a desert region...
Tagged: The Vault
GET MEDIEVAL: Warfare in the Middle Ages, Part II Applying what we know about medieval warfare to a fantasy setting
This article is a sequel to Wallace Cleaves’ discussion of medieval warfare, in which the medievalist applies a scholar’s understanding of period warfare to his own fantasy world setting, the Vault. Warfare in the Vault...
The Einolar, Part 2: The Treesmith’s Treasures
The previous article in this series introduced the basic features of the Einolar Wood Elf culture. These elves are animistic–and potentially cannibalistic–individualists with a culture based on democratic consensus and reverence for the forests...
D&D isn’t Even Human – Game World Design – The Fourth (of Four) Principles
This column rounds up the fourth of four principles of fantasy world design. You can read the other three here, here, and here. 4) If D&D “Isn’t even human,” then what is it? Alien,...
Magic is Prevalent and Pervasive – Game World Design – The Third (of Four) Principles
The post below continues a series that started with an overview of the four principles Wallace Cleaves used in thinking about his world, the Vault. The first principle and second principle have been covered...
Introducing The Vault
What is the Vault? The Vault is a game world designed to reflect the mechanics, character, and ethos of the Dungeons & Dragons game. It is a world created to reflect a game system,...
