Roleplaying games from historical research
Our monthly foray into Longdendale to find material for a saga book. There’s a barguest the size of a cow! Thanks to the reader, Tony Scheinman, and his Librivox production team. NTIL the latter half of the nineteenth century there might have been numbered among the curious old buildings for which the township of Godley has…
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Our monthly return to Cheshire, to patch together a saga book. May I offer the ghost of a witch in a ruined cottage? Thanks to Doc DL Martin and her Librivox production team. N the township of Godley, on the fringe of what was formerly an unenclosed common known as Godley Green, stands an old farm,…
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A further link in the chain of stories to create a story book set in Longdendale. Proof of a constant culture of magic in the valley. We have a story that will seem familiar to fans of early Americana. Thanks to RandyReads and their Librivox production team. ONGDENDALE has always been noted for the number of…
Read MoreI’ve had COVID for the past two weeks and I’m not over it yet, so there will be some delay in transcripts being available. Sorry for that.
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In the depths of the market is a shop with a narrow frontage. It has a single mask, of a gilded gorgon, above the door. It has eyes made of red glass which seem to follow everyone in the street. People say that no-one has ever tried to steal anything from this store. People say…
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There are four sites near Longdendale that seem obvious as covenant locations. These are suitable either for player characters or, if they are settled in this area, a rival covenant. Highstones The simplest of the four suggested settings is at Highstones. This location was a Roman “fortlet”, a sort of waystation between the large fortress…
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Let’s keep running around with a butterfly net through the folklore of Cheshire, grabbing things to use in a setting. There’s a local magical tradition of multi-form shapeshifting witches. Thanks to Brian Fullen and his production team for this recording. This is a pretty simple style of magic to create statistics for: the person gets…
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The collection of interesting trivia around Cheshire continues. A magic book, a likely regio, and a bound spirit. Thanks to Nick D and his Librivox production team. HERE is a spot prettily situated near the town of Glossop, known as Mossey Lea. It is notable as having been the home of a great magician, who dwelt…
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Eligius Caul is a faerie-blooded human whose book arcade acts as a navigational aid and safe harbour within the Merceria. A tall, shy man, Caul spends a great deal of time spinning tall stories to convince people to visit his book arcade. It’s three stories high and has a beautiful rainbow over the broad entrance.…
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One of the team from the other Ars Magica Venice book reached out to me and asked if I could support their Backerkit campaign with a podcast episode, and I’m happy to. I’d like to quickly note this isn’t a paid advertisement and I don’t have any access beyond my status as a subscriber to…
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Games From Folktales 