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Books, Games, Things:
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Hardhollow Steel, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutWho’s up for a little fantasy industrial processes? Hardhollow Steel is this week’s entry, the sturdy, keen-edged, possibly magical steel alloy that everybody across the…
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Ellamthorn Lake, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutI cheated and elaborated the entry for Ellamthorn Lake before posting it, because it was one of the earlier entries written and other entries added…
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Peshak the Rider, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutY’all have chosen wisely in this week’s entry, as now I get to share with you the exploits of Peshak the Rider, culture hero throughout…
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Industraza, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutI say this about so many of them, but the entry on Industraza is one of my favorites. While the inspiration for this entry can…
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Goblins, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutThey’re disreputable, uncouth, rowdy, and possibly untrustworthy. Everybody knows they’re trouble. (They’re also everybody’s unspoken favorite.) They’re goblins! One of my favorite aspects of worldbuilding…
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A Fateful House Party [Uskweirs #1]
Check It OutThis bit of writing has been rattling around in my head for months, now, and last weekend I sat down to actually get it down in words so I could stop thinking about it—or at least, that was the hope. Yes, it’s the first chapter of a theoretical novel. No, I have no idea if I’d actually sit down and write it all out. Yes, I have extensive notes.
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The Quiet Sea, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutThis week we’re checking out the Quiet Sea, which is in a lot of ways the right-hand side of the map for the Speaking Lands.…
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The Hurra, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutAh yeah, it’s time for some PIRATES! The HURRA may be the largest criminal syndicate in the world, but as pirates they operate in all…
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Blast from the Past: Steampunk Ports-of-Call
Check It OutOnce upon a time, I developed a steampunk roleplaying game called Renegade Jennys and Boilerplate Jacks. It never got past playtesting for various reasons. One…
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Getting Missed and Ma’amed
Check It OutMimsy Borogove’s Guide to Getting Missed and Ma’amed for Trans Feminine Newbies Alright ladies, I’ve only been on this rollercoaster for nine months, but I…