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Depths of Avarice
An inheritance should be something you enjoy, but not for Valmour Tessount. His father’s mine stopped producing long ago, and only an unexpected discovery in his father’s papers has the estranged son eager to explore his new acquisition. But then miners went missing, and Valmour is doing anything he can to salvage the situation. But more importantly, what lurks in the depths of Tessount’s Folly, were it to get loose, could cause problems for more than the mine’s owner.
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Death stalks the Isles!
All through the Known World, the stories are told again and again, by pirate captains and boasting merchant lords: a ferocious sea monster is stalking the trade lanes, and no vessel is safe. The call goes out for a band of heroes willing to dare the impossible: to slay a leviathan of the murky deeps.
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For most people, the world appears to be a relatively safe place, filled with the usual problems associated with day to day living. There are no monsters beneath the bed, nothing waiting in the darkness...
But for others, there is the maddening truth; unimaginable horrors lurk in dark places beyond the world we know, horrific things who regard humanity as little more than cattle; insignificant creatures to be used and cast aside at their whim. Ever watchful, they seek to pry open the gates to this realm, to reclaim that which was once theirs.
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B. Matthew Conklin III and Patrick Smith joined us to talk about Interface-Zero, the True20 cyberpunk setting from RDP. It all started on the top of a publisher’s wish-list. There were times when we wondered if I-Z would ever see the light of day. Now it’s here, and it rocketh!
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n the second I-Zine issue, we take a look at four of the most dangerous criminals in the G.L.U. (Great Lakes Union). Each of these seedy Narrator Characters comes with a complete back story and plenty of hooks for Narrators looking to provide some interesting (and surprising) antagonists to pit against the heroes.
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Detroit, MI (WKQ News): The severe storms have left the Detroit metro area. Over the past 24 hours, Detroit has suffered intense thunderstorms, with wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour felling trees and utility poles throughout the region. A spokesman for DTE Energy reports it could be a week before power is completely restored. Large hail stones smashed windows and damaged vehicles , and officials are blaming severe lightning strikes for several fires downtown.
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Luke Johnson talks about New Gods of Mankind from Dark Skull Studios. Ever want to play a god? This game might just be what you’re looking for.
Being a game about godhood, it’s probably no shock that the section on deities is robust. It’s easily one of the best documents we’ve ever read on creating gods for any game - and easily used even if you aren’t running New Gods at the moment. One of the coolest elements was the optional board game adaption rules, which allows you to play New Gods...well, as a board game. Two games for the price of one!
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Sicklerville, NJ (WKQ News): Farmers in this Camden County town are growing more concerned by the day. They say their livestock – cows, pigs, and horses mostly – are being attacked in the evening. Few animals have survived the attacks, and the deaths have been especially grisly. New Jersey Game and Wildlife officials are on the lookout for what they say is a very large bear, possibly infected with rabies. Some farmers, however, are whispering that something else is slaughtering their animals. Many are claiming the famed Jersey Devil is the culprit.
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The Great City remains an ever-growing conurbation whose opulent aristocracy is fueled by the influx of international, free-market trade. Dreams of wealth draw transients to the city like avaricious vultures to the flesh of a fallen calf, but the free-market is only one of the many ways to get rich in the Great City.
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The Pathfinder Society seeks the ancient ruby ring of the salamander and it falls to a team of Pathfinders to find it. Last seen in the Tri-Towers Yard, a once elite academy for the youth of Absalom, the ruby ring is now lost in the Drownyard, all that remains of Tri-Towers after it was destroyed a decade ago in the great quake. The Pathfinders must risk the strange black ichors and salty brine to find their prize—will they risk their very souls as well?
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