Last Legend Setting/Pre-Campaign Overview

I had been running an up to date wiki, including session logs, for my current tabletop RPG campaign via Scabard, but my Scabard subscription expired and I haven't decided if I want to resubscribe yet. 

Still, I want to keep up with writing and posting session logs, so this seems like a potential place to put them. But I want to give some context for the campaign for people who might see the posts here that aren't involved in the campaign itself. I'll be posting them at an accelerated rate until I get caught up with what where we are in the campaign now.

Last Legend

The name of my campaign is Last Legend. It is set in an original fantasy setting called Tsud'uula. The feel/genre/content that I am going for, genre-wise, is Final Fantasy meets Horizon Zero Dawn, meets

Book Review: Discworld 1: 'The Color of Magic' by Terry Pratchett

“Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. Certainly it refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that universes are ruled by pure logic and the harmony of numbers.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic

For a very long time, I've wanted to read through the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. I read The Color of Magic (or Colour if you have the British spelling) back in high school, and I've read The Light Fantastic and Guards, Guards somewhere in the intervening time since then. But this is hardly scratching the surface of the 41 book saga that is the Discworld series. So, I've started back from the beginning by reading through The Color of Magic once more (since it's been such a long time since I read it originally).

2020, the weirdest year so far...

 

I want to start this post with a disclaimer. In this post, I'm going to be talking about my experiences in 2020: my struggles, and my successes. But I don't want to disparage those who have faired worse than I have. This year has been hard on everyone, and some people much more than others. Even if all you did this year was survive, I congratulate you and I want you to consider that a win.

As for me, the year offered many great challenges, but it also offered up many opportunities. I am not generally a very social person, so to begin with the idea of not being able to go into work and/or interact with people didn't bother me too much at the beginning. But that peace faded very quickly. I had a friend from a previous office at work who I'd get lunch with usually once a week, and I really missed being able to do that. I missed being able to see the families of myself and my wife. We moved our RPG sessions online which still worked, but lost any out-of-game personal connection.

But I did find myself with some extra time, and with a lot of extra drive to push in my creative efforts in order to try to fill in the areas in which I was lacking.

Book of Destiny (Season 1) Reflection

Season 1 of the Book of Destiny is at its conclusion. 

In this episode of the Books of the Universe podcast, I look back on the journey that was the creation of The Book of Destiny, a journey I've been on for most of my life.

This is NOT a story episode, so if reflections/commentary doesn't interest you, then you may want to wait and come back in season 2.

I also talk some about some of my thoughts on specific characters and events from the first season of the Books of the Universe, and I give a preview of what listeners can expect from next season.

Book of Destiny Episode 151: New Light

Destiny and Penuel Clark reflect on the events that brought them to this point. Destiny gives a speech to the public about how the world will be changed moving forward.

Listen or download from here, or listen on to the podcast version which can be found on any major podcast service by searching "Books of the Universe." If you have any trouble finding it, let me know what service you use and I will try to help.
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Book of Destiny Episode 150: The Tower of the Universal Powers, Part 4

The crew ascends the final floors of the tower, with each of them demanding more and more from the remaining crew. In the end, those who survive come face to face with dark and dangerous beings of great and terrible power.

Listen or download from here, or listen on to the podcast version which can be found on any major podcast service by searching "Books of the Universe." If you have any trouble finding it, let me know what service you use and I will try to help.
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Book of Destiny Episode 149: The Tower of the Universal Powers, Part 3

The tower demands death, creates deadly monsters, conducts a puzzle of clockwork, and shows the night's sky. Desmond's team must push forward, overcoming these increasingly challenging trials in their pursuit of the prize at the end.



Listen or download from here, or listen on to the podcast version which can be found on any major podcast service by searching "Books of the Universe." If you have any trouble finding it, let me know what service you use and I will try to help.
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