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Month: July 2024

Crime and Law in Orlanthi cities

Posted on July 22, 2024

There really aren’t police or courts as we understand it in Orlanthi cities such as Boldhome, Jonstown, or New Pavis. There is usually a city guard that guards the city gates, maintain…

Orlanthi Leaders

Posted on July 19, 2024

Orlanthi leaders need to have the ability and willingness to personally use violence for the benefit of the community-at-large and for personal considerations, and have a network of connections with other violent…

Choosing Leaders

Posted on July 16, 2024

Among the Orlanthi, leaders require the consent of their assembled community (who often gather with arms) before taking power (this is not the same as being elected but is somewhat similar) and…

Vulture Country

Posted on July 16, 2024

Beyond the eastern highlands of the River of Cradles is Vulture Country, a desolate badlands. Some 50 km wide, the area is an arid desert getting no more than 0 to 20…

The building of Pavis 830 ST

Posted on July 15, 2024

Old Pavis was built of stone, not adobe or brick. Let’s start with this passage about the building of Pavis: After the Too Tall Battle, the Faceless Statue collapsed, all magical energies…

Trolltown in The Big Rubble I

Posted on July 15, 2024

Some 2000 trolls now reside in Trolltown. Powerful troll kinship groups have taken over the intact villas, which may be the home of 50-120 dark trolls, trollkin, and great trolls. The largest…

Lanbril rings in New Pavis and the Big Rubble

Posted on July 11, 2024

A few notes on the various Lanbril rings in New Pavis and the Big Rubble: Yes, that means there are some 800 or so people associated with the Lanbril cult, even if…

Notes on The Red Goddess and Chaos II

Posted on July 7, 2024

Most non-Illuminated Lunars rationalize the Red Goddess’ association with Chaos connection by reasoning that she makes use of Chaos so that she might confound and defeat her foes. We’ve heard countless variations…

The Plans of King Pharandros, Fire Season 1626

Posted on July 7, 2024

In Fire Season of 1626, King Pharandros of Tarsh makes his play to reconquer Dragon Pass. Pharandros has spent his treasure and the last two seasons rebuilding the Provincial Lunar Army. By…

RuneQuest Combat is Not Balanced

Posted on July 4, 2024

RuneQuest combat is extremely dangerous and yet RuneQuest adventurers often find themselves in situations where combat is going to be necessary to go deeper into a situation. Given that RuneQuest is deliberately…

The Pavis Temple in 1625

Posted on July 3, 2024

For those of you who are interested in the makeup of the Pavis Temple in 1625, here’s some notes: Current Members Former Members /s Notes on Ranks

Notes on Waha

Posted on July 3, 2024

Waha has the second biggest cult in Prax (after Eiritha). Now he’s an unusual god, in that he doesn’t appear until after the defeat of the Devil by Storm Bull. Waha was…

Shamans

Posted on July 2, 2024

Shamans are an alternative path towards magic power, quite different from Rune Priests and Rune Lords. To begin with, many shamans are outside of the structures – they are initiates of the…

Lunar Governors of Prax

Posted on July 1, 2024

As an aside, it is worth comparing Sor-eel, the first Lunar Governor of Prax, to Halcyon var Enkorth, the second Lunar Governor. Sor-eel the Short was a member of one of the…

Ruling Pavis after the Lunar Occupation

Posted on July 1, 2024

For most of the last fifty years, the city government was run by the city council, whose members are appointed by tradition from the guilds and the ruling families. This means the…

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