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Cortex Rant: Power Die Ratings and Who’s Strongest
Check It OutIn the Cortex Game Handbook, each Power is listed with its die ratings listed, showing essentially what you get for each die level. It looks…
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Cortex Rant: the “Personality Quirk” Distinction Prompt
Check It Out(Experimental new post format where Miriam just rants about Cortex things. Will there be a second rant? Will it continue for any length at all?…
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Vimstones, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutWhy are wizard staffs always topped with a giant glowing topaz? Cause it’s a vimstone, obviously! It’s an essential wizard’s tool that provides power to…
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Quickfinches, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutLike the smallest stitches that fashion a fine gown, I like to think it’s the little details that best bring a setting together. And there…
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The Norsteppes – from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutFor most folks in the Speaking Lands, the Norsteppes is the distant and barbaric land way over there, where terrifying warriors come from. Of course,…
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Ouradon, City of Towers, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutA city far to the north, sitting astride forking rivers and a nexus of trade routes. No, it’s not Winnipeg, it’s Ouradon, City of Towers!…
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Sylvan Diaspora, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutLarge-scale political unrest which has lasting effects on the social geography of the continent? Yep, that is my jam, and this week I get to…
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Groves, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutI must confess, I am very fond of the Groves of the Lorathan elves, a little bit of worldbuilding that serves as a fulcrum for…
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Craftmasters, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutSomebody’s got to hire the adventurers, or sell them cool stuff, or disdain their very presence in this otherwise very respectable village. They’re the craftmasters,…
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The Canton, from the Gazetteer of the Speaking Lands
Check It OutJust ignore those filed-off serial numbers, check out The Canton, home of the lovable halflings! This rustic backwater, isolated from sweeping historical movements of the…