This character was made for the Sundered Skies setting, a world torn apart into islands set adrift in the sky. Horatio was a lowly goblin, drifting in what was left of a wrecked lifeboat. He couldn’t remember what had happened, and couldn’t speak most languages anyway. The lifeboat was orcish though. All he can ever recall starts from this moment forward. Weeks went by out [Read more...]
This character was created for play in the RPG game, A Song of Ice and Fire (by Robert J. Schwalb). Watch “Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season,” and you’ll be a fan for life. It’s quite understood that Rodney is the illegitimate son of Lord Vallen, and that he has sworn his sword to the family house out of duty to the house and [Read more...]
What do Indiana Jones, Tintin, and a wizard all have in common? Saliston “Stonie” Andronus. That’s what.
Ganthet grew up as a hunter in the jungles of the turian homeworld of Palavan. Like most young turians, when he came of age he spent a tour of duty in the turian military, then opted for a career in C-Sec – Citadel Security. His abilities and instincts have proven valuable when chasing down a lead, investigating a crime, or collaring a perp. Unsurprisingly, Ganthet [Read more...]
Concept Genetically altered super-soldier. Background One of a very small number of human Spectres (Special Tactics and Reconnaissance) commissioned by the counsel in the wake of Shepard’s ascent to that role, Jared Sanderson is a born soldier. Former Aliance military, Sanderson does the will of the Council quietly and efficiently. As one of only a few human Spectres, Sanderson has come to accept comparisons between [Read more...]
So just what is an Adept, anyway? For those of you who haven’t played Mass Effect, there are two answers to that question. The short answer: Adepts are space wizards, and one of six classes in the game. The long answer: Adepts are individuals with Biotic potential who have spent most of their lives learning and practicing how to create and control mass effect fields [Read more...]
Concept Quarian engineer. A bit about the quarians Quarians are a race of interstellar nomads, long since driven from their home planet by a race of Artificial Intelligence known as the geth, originally created by the quarians as a servant race. The quarians attempted to destroy the Geth when they became fearful of their creation’s growing intelligence, and the geth responded naturally to preserve their [Read more...]
I, like many people I’ve spoken to, were disappointed with the new vampire option presented in Heroes of Shadow. It’s not in fault to the mechanics. They feature excellent flavor and a fun balancing act of healing with limited healing surges. It’s not the fact that we already had vampire-esque options in the form of feats. I certainly don’t have a problem with such a [Read more...]
John Armor, “Old School Tough Guy,” is a character for the fantastic cyberpunk game of Interface Zero, made up using the awesome Strands of FATE system.
The following is a theme for Dungeons and Dragons, 4th edition. Presented as part of the ‘A Night in Lonesome October’ Blog Carnival. Some people are born great, some achieve greatness, and some are just surrounded by abyssal horrors! Fantasy is filled with examples of heroes who aren’t smarter, faster or stronger than everyone else, they’re just in the wrong place at the wrong time. [Read more...]
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