To the untrained eye, the desert to the east is dry, bare, and void of life. Speak to anybody that has travelled there and you will hear plenty of warnings to the contrary, especially if you don’t look underground....
What happens when your initial concept or description of something doesn’t jive with the actual idea you choose to develop? You go with the better idea while improvising a retcon, including reasons for the disparity, or simply saying “oops!”...
Not to be outdone by the bulette to the north, the southern farmlands have their own burrowing creatures. Ankhegs that once roamed the soft soils of the southern fields have been converted into pets to help defend the fields....
What do you do when are the only hunter for your village in a pristine forest full of prey? You teach others to hunt. When you follow prey through the seasons, where do you stay? You build multiple lodges....
Hello again! The last two installments literally broke ground by describing how the western valley formed in a giant crevasse. This time, let’s cover some ground by looking at the forest to the north. The overall shape and layout...
Welcome back. Now that we know the layout of the rainforest, we can take a look at some of the life, and possible unlife, that we will find inside of it. A series of small human settlements near the...
Welcome back! We have a pretty good handle on our central mountain, and the lake and village inside. Instead of breaking ground today, how about we cover an area that broke up long ago. What happens when you take...
Welcome back for more Groundbreaking. Last time we took a good look at how the mountain was made, and what the current natural features are. This week, we are going to learn a little bit about what it took...
Welcome back to Groundbreaking! Last week, we covered a lot of ground laying the foundation of our mountain basin and describing the four distinct areas that surround our extinct volcano. This week, I wanted to detail the caldera more....
Hello friends, old and new. My name is Randal, and I will be your host for this blog. As any homebrew GM, I am constantly making up new locations, people, and plots on the fly. Quite often, these are...