Xaliotl: The d20 Version

   For today, we have the original d20 version of Xaliotl the Fire Mage. Xaliotl was written up for the Atheria campaign, and was one of the most specialized characters in the game – relying on a single (albeit powerful) healing spell and blasting things into ashes as solutions to every conceivable problem, up to – and [...]

Xaliotl, the Champions Version

   For today, and continuing with the alternate d20 and Champions versions of characters, we have the Champions version of Xaliotl – a powerful fire mage who’s been ported over to Champions as a young Celestial Dragon. There really isn’t any terribly good reason for that, but the player kind of thought that he fit [...]

Going Ballistic

   For today we have another of Clint Walkers old Champions characters – Ballistic, or Cassandra Lane. Apparently he got the his inspiration on her out of an actual comic book, albeit one I’m not personally familiar with. Ballistic only played a modest role in the campaign initially, but her assorted arsenals, created by the [...]

The Darkmage

   For today, I’m putting up the character sheet for the Darkmage, from the Old Mandate. Like most characters built around sizable power pools, his design is deceptively simple. Still, over the course of his adventures, and his thousand-year struggle against the corrupting power of Tyrannon, the Darkmage defeated numerous enemies, sealed dozens of powerful mystic nexi [...]

Comparitive Kristianity Part II

   Well, despite delays, the original d20 version of Kristin is now up for comparison with the Champions version. Since this is the original, it also includes some of her history and background, unlike the Champions version.  

Comparative Kristianity

   For today and tomorrow, I’ll be posting two versions of Kristin Stanwell – a favorite character of one of the usual players – in both the d20 version (using the rules from Eclipse: The Codex Persona) and the Champions version.  Why? Because (1) the player likes both, (2) its interesting to compare the two, [...]

Local Characters

   Sorry, too many of the local players are wanting assistance with their character designs to put anything up here today.

Flight of the Raven

   First up for today, we have a selection of Raven’s friends, allies, and enemies from an assortment of campaigns.    For announcements, the Champions game will be tomorrow evening – starting about 7:30 – in the University of Tennessee library as usual. Given that most of the current legal plotlines have concluded, its back to [...]

Session 30: Trials and Tentacles and Bears, Oh My

   So: straight from the Chinese Hells to Vasilkos trial at last. Very little of the evidence – such as it was – was in dispute. Vasilko had transformed three

General Chaos

   Due to a bit of chaos in real life, there won’t be any major updates for today. We did get a nice review of Eclipse: The Codex Persona over on the Lulu site. With any luck, there will be more than that tomorrow.

Federation-Apocalypse: Sessions 10-11 Campaign Logs

   While the Tomb Guardian was willing to wait while everyone discussed their options (causing Kevin to assume he must be out of a video game, and used to being paused while the players talked), he wasn’t about to allow even non-destructive surveys, much less poking around looking for relics – and the mask he [...]

Legend of the Five Rings: Campaign Log

   The Rise of Fu Leng Sequence: The Serpentine Way, Walkers In The Twilight, Voices from the Darkness. Kochige, Shigure, Tharil, Okari, and Michio.    With the Naga wanting both to gather information and get some diplomats into place, Ninsei and a delegation of Naga (including Tharil, a scout and replacement character for Alex – at [...]

L5R Campaign

   The Legend of the Five Rings game will be tomorrow as usual, although several of the players may have to participate electronically.  The campaign log should be up to date tomorrow, hopefully there will also be time to cover some of the major figures and families of the northern empire and the log updates [...]

Sessions 28 and 29: It’s not my fault! It was the Ninja’s Sister’s Husband!

   While they’d been busy a naval submarine had been attacked and damaged by something off the east coast, the necromantic apprentices had started wanting to know if they could have lycanthropic powers too (without actually dying first preferably), and the White Necromancer’s mother was insisting that he be home for dinner, not leave the US, and [...]

Material for Today

   First up for today we have Raven’s Character Sheet – complete with his (hopefully unique) Avatar of the Wyld Magic Template. Raven’s been floating around since first edition, and his third edition conversion wasn’t particularly satisfying: he’d been a grey elven Druid/Thief and his revised 3′rd edition abilities just didn’t match up with his [...]

Upcoming Material

   Today I’ve been working on getting a very old character ready to post. Raven goes back to the early days of first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, and has been updated for each (2′nd, Players Option, 3.0, 3.5) edition since. He’s also a good example of using Eclipse: The Codex Persona to build exactly the [...]

Shigure’s L5R: Organization

   For today’s entry, we have the next of Shigure’s works-in-progress – some notes on how he intends to reorganize military and governmental activities in Rokugan, at least if he can get away with it. Once again, these are notes only, and subject to revision, so they’re going on their own page. I can see some – [...]

Shigure’s L5R

   For today we have Shigure’s essay on his philosophy of warfare. Since this is – of course – a work in progress, it’s on its own sub-page for easy editing.

Toshi Ranbo: The Neighbors

   For this segment, here are some of the local figures who may play a role around Toshi Ranbo at the moment.    The Lion have assigned a new commander – Matsu Noro – and staff to the border and reinforced the army. He’s one of their better commanders, and seems to have techniques drawing [...]

The Tell of the Black Scrolls

   For tonights Legend of the Five Rings game, here’s the current accounting of the Black Scrolls: There are three remaining unopened Black Scrolls. These are: The Return of the Fallen Lord: Whereabouts unknown, presumed lost somewhere in the Lion Clan Lands. The Dark Sight of Fu Leng: Presumed to be currently in the hands [...]