“Salmagunderland presents an inhospitable mixture of dark canyons, rushing rivers, and rugged highlands covered in…

“Salmagunderland presents an inhospitable mixture of dark canyons, rushing rivers, and rugged highlands covered in…

“Salmagunderland presents an inhospitable mixture of dark canyons, rushing rivers, and rugged highlands covered in all but impenetrable rainforest….”

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“The spiky golem is an animated construct made of cuir bouilli with iron fastenings and hundreds of iron spikes, all…

“The spiky golem is an animated construct made of cuir bouilli with iron fastenings and hundreds of iron spikes, all…

“The spiky golem is an animated construct made of cuir bouilli with iron fastenings and hundreds of iron spikes, all fashioned around the skeleton of an executed criminal….”

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“One of the expressions that popped up during the lesson was ‘lick of sense’, which made me think of a possible…

“One of the expressions that popped up during the lesson was ‘lick of sense’, which made me think of a possible…

“One of the expressions that popped up during the lesson was ‘lick of sense’, which made me think of a possible spell to be created for use in a game….”

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“To help the man-owl terrorize more adventurers and spread even more fear and chaos, its stats are presented below…

“To help the man-owl terrorize more adventurers and spread even more fear and chaos, its stats are presented below…

“To help the man-owl terrorize more adventurers and spread even more fear and chaos, its stats are presented below for both Swords & Wizardry and Dungeon World.”

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At the school where I teach, I facilitate Ludi Fabularum, a story game club.

At the school where I teach, I facilitate Ludi Fabularum, a story game club.

At the school where I teach, I facilitate Ludi Fabularum, a story game club. I have nine students who participate, divided into two groups who meet on alternating Thursdays.

Today I met with four 5th graders to play Dungeon World. We ended up with a rookie adventuring party made up of Alderist, an elf bard; Longor, a human fighter; Aragorn, a human paladin; and Throndir, an elf ranger (with a wolf animal companion).

The adventure started with the four heroes leaving civilization behind to seek fortune and glory in wilder lands. Along the way, their ship was caught in a tempest and torn apart by wind and waves.

The players’ first move was a roll to see how many choices of gear they managed to salvage. As a result, when the party came to rest in the Shallow Sea (which, unknown to the heroes, is to where the storm magically transported them).

With a minimum of equipment, the heroes battled giant lampreys, and then Undertook a Perilous Journey to find land. The session ended with the party reaching a small island, down to their last day’s worth of rations, and ambushed by frogmen that their scout failed to notice.