fragments of a blue ruin
The fabled vaults of Vaarn - ah! Those tech-tombs that glimmer with tantalising shards of the Long Ago, tablescraps of the gods gone to rot in the recesses of the Urth! Concrete caverns, open doorways like blind idiot eyes, supercoolant lagoons in which lounge creatures of utmost malice and depravity! I have walked silent halls… Continue reading EXPLORATION BENEATH THE URTH
Self-knowledge and spiritual purity are achieved not through enlightenment, but through a slow and patient process of endarkenment. There are other powers in this grand and mysterious cosmos that require no light to thrive; should the residents of Urth not therefore seek to follow their example? There are other sources of illumination than the red… Continue reading SEEKERS OF EYELESS WISDOM
Last time I updated this blog I did not know how the Vaults of Vaarn 2E BackerKit campaign was going to shake out. As you can probably see from clicking the link things have gone... really incredibly well. Unbelievably so, to the tune of more than £160,000 so far. Although I'm not a big fan… Continue reading 48 HOURS REMAIN TO BACK VOV 2E
VAULTS OF VAARN 2E IS NOW FUNDING ON BACKERKIT GO GO GO ALL ZINES INCLUDED PLUS ADVENTURE PACKS PLUS PATREON CONTENT 320 PAGES IN HARDBACK B5 SIZED TWO COLOUR PRINTING CHECK IT OUT NOW
Dearest seekers, the crowdfunding launch for Vaults of Vaarn: Second Edition is now fast approaching! If you have not already signed up on the Backerkit preview page, hit the link above and do so now! I am preparing a special digital reward for people who back the campaign after following the preview page or pledge… Continue reading VAULTS OF VAARN 2E: IMMINENT LAUNCH UPDATE
https://www.youtube.com/embed/cHOl6vw3UIE?si=njRCO2HMare6SpXr I am back on YouTube with a second episode of my VOV 2E Actual Play with the Weekly Scroll hosts and Chris P. Wolf! Although we suffered repeated technical issues we did get through a decent amount of play, with a larger scale fight against some Greenguard, the acquisition of a Mystic Gift, some… Continue reading VAULTS OF VAARN 2E: ACTUAL PLAY (pt. 2)
It's been quiet on the blog recently. The reason is that I'm busy beavering away on Vaults of Vaarn: Second Edition, which I'm hoping to bring to crowdfunding this year. To give you a preview of some of the expanded content I'm creating for the new edition, here's an unfinished draft of the settlement creation… Continue reading VAARNISH SETTLEMENTS: 2E PREVIEW
Greetings wanderers, just wanted to update you on the progress of my projects and the future of Vaults of Vaarn. Specifically I want to address an issue of much discussion: the availability of the Deluxe Edition hardback. Having spoken with Games Omnivorous, I've made the decision to part ways with the publisher. There's no hard feelings… Continue reading VAULTS OF VAARN: SECOND EDITION
I dreamed of ranks of human beings, dreamed of their remote and ancient faces over which the faintest expressions of love and rage flickered like hints of light from a distant fire. None spoke. The figures were bent to their tasks, each shackled to a desk of fine hard wood on which parchments and stylus… Continue reading HESYCHIAN CONFESSOR
I am pleased to announce that Jacob Marks's entry to the 2024 Vaarn Summer Jam, Penumbral Oasis: Part One, is now available in print format from Antipode Zines. Penumbral Oasis is a three-level dungeon suitable for starting PCs. It contains plenty of new monsters and Exotica, as well as a hook for a second installment… Continue reading PENUMBRAL OASIS: PART ONE
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