Today, on #DungeonWorld, we left the last session of the year in the Garden of Light, wherein the dryads had given…

Today, on #DungeonWorld, we left the last session of the year in the Garden of Light, wherein the dryads had given…

Today, on #DungeonWorld, we left the last session of the year in the Garden of Light, wherein the dryads had given our heroes a final warning to leave the garden, but the cleric & wizard had convinced them to allow them a chance to release the trapped soul of Light (the druid who lived and died there). The dryads are now holding the rest of the party as a security deposit.

I’ve run Havenshine a couple of times but never visited the garden until today.

New actual play podcast to share!

New actual play podcast to share!

New actual play podcast to share! I organize a tabletop group called the Chimaera. We run different story games, mostly PbtA, but decided to start a podcast recording some of our Dungeon World sessions (our favorite).

We do things a little differently. Rather than a single long campaign, we will be telling short stories over a series of chapters. When that arc ends, we’ll start a new one with new characters, but within the same late bronze/iron age inspired world rather than the normal medieval setting. This is similar to how we run games off air – short stories told over a few sessions. If characters survive, they may make a return in another story down the road. We’ll slowly build on the lore of the world together by running games in different parts of it. This world is also the setting of our games that aren’t recorded, but we try to be sure to explain anything established off air.

We just released the final chapter of our current arc, and I’m very proud of how it turned out. We’ll continue with a new story starting next week, with new episodes out every Wednesday. We’re learning as we go across every stage of this process, so we wanted to make sure we could stick to this release schedule before we started advertising it. But now we feel ready to share what we’ve been doing with you all. I hope you’ll give it a chance and we’d love any feedback from to help improve the show!

Thanks! This is a direct link to our episodes, but we’re also searchable through iTunes, Stitcher, or whatever podcatcher you prefer.

https://www.thechimaera.com/chimaeracast/

I wanted to share some maps that we built together using the Perilous Wilds routine.

I wanted to share some maps that we built together using the Perilous Wilds routine.

I wanted to share some maps that we built together using the Perilous Wilds routine. The places the players made in this process has already shaped the campaign, and they’re itching to go through the dangerous Dæmdurstredet and release the prisoners in the mining colony of Glitirstein.

Since I don’t know the status of some of the images I’ve used, I wouldn’t recommend using this map for profit.

Sparking a rebellion

Sparking a rebellion

Sparking a rebellion

Just had a very interesting session. The players have picked up a follower – the outlaw princess of the Kingdom, intent on reclaiming the throne and take her revenge on the evil advisor who has the king in his thrall.

Sparked by this, and the general shitty conditions of the common people in the border town they’re currently in, the characters want to start a full out rebellion.

Any ideas how we can facilitate this in play? A custom move? Some sort of countdown clock to represent the population’s willingness to rebell? Two opposing clocks perhaps – one for the rebellion and one for the ruling powers to squash the will to fight?

Our adventurers begin their quest to help the creature from the stars build its ship.

Our adventurers begin their quest to help the creature from the stars build its ship.

Our adventurers begin their quest to help the creature from the stars build its ship. What will they encounter on the way to the Dwarves? False accusations? Vicious cut-throats? Mounted Ogres? Who knows?

http://sunday-skypers.podbean.com/e/dungeon-world-along-the-stone-way/

http://sunday-skypers.podbean.com/e/dungeon-world-along-the-stone-way/