Snake People: A Game of Anticipatory Grief Now Kickstarting

February 16, 2020 by Ruth

What happens on the day after the apocalypse? A post introducing my new game: Snake People: a Game of Anticipatory Grief.

Dueling Lords of Decay (Pt. 2)

January 6, 2016 by Ruth

Plot hooks and monsters for the Great Ghoul Mordiggian as a 13th Age Icon. Jackel-headed priests, fungaloids, haunted skulls, and All That Remains.

Dueling Lords of Decay (Pt. 1)

December 2, 2015 by Ruth

With many of his outer strongholds fallen, the Lich King has barricaded himself in the Necropolis. Will the lich who has lasted so many ages hold his (under)ground? Or will ghouls at last suck the marrow of this icon's bones?

Prince of the Crawling Shadows (Pt. 2)

July 29, 2015 by Ruth

Following on to the introduction of the Prince of Crawling Shadows, let's look at how he weakens the icons around him.

Prince of the Crawling Shadows (Pt. 1)

April 1, 2015 by Ruth

Nyarlathotep could not have commissioned a finer avatar than the Prince of Shadows. It's possible that one day he simply slid into the icon's shoes. But his enemies and rogues alike realize with growing horror that the Crawling Chaos is the Prince of Shadows...and has been for some time.

The Enchantress and the Priestess (Pt. 2)

March 4, 2015 by Ruth

In part one, we saw the fall of Santa Cora. The Priestess has not left like the Elf Queen. She is not at war like the High Druid. She is simply missing.

GUMSHOE GM Jam

February 14, 2015 by Ruth

Last weekend, I participated in a GUMSHOE GM Jam hosted by the Play on Target podcast.

The Enchantress and the Priestess (Pt. 1)

February 4, 2015 by Ruth

While it was easy to find a rival to the High Druid in Yhoundeh, handling her neighbor to the north proved trickier. The Priestess is almost an enigma, like her iconic symbol. Is she simply the essence of lawful good? That may be easy enough to handle in a regular 13th Age campaign, but what does it mean in this darker world?

The Druid and the Elk (Pt. 2)

January 5, 2015 by Ruth

The previous Eldritch Icons post for Yhoundeh described her conflict with the High Druid and gave a background on her description in literature. It introduced her strange connection to the powers of nature. Now, let's take a look at some of plot hooks her introduction might produce, what kinds of priests and others you might find working for her, and how someone might become a Blood Druid in her service.

The Druid and the Elk (Pt. 1)

December 10, 2014 by Ruth

Yhoundeh, the Hyperborean elk-goddess is a mysterious figure in the writings of Clark Ashton Smith. Is she elk? Is she woman? Is she some other creature or some kind of hybrid being?