[HMtW] Using Divination to Generate a Character

 In His Majesty the Worm, character creation is simple enough: 5 multi-stepped steps for, if you've a character in mind, quickly getting up and going. But, what if you've no specific character in mind? Well, the game uses tarot cards. Just divine a character using said cards. Here's how!Using...

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1d60 Wasteland NPC names

 This _should_ be a community prompt post related to elements. I had something picked out too; thought I'd get all clever and put a cyberpunk spin on it. "Elements of the Post-Cybernetic World" or some shit I'd call it. Basically the old elements of fire, air, water, and earth would be replaced with data, misinformation, greed, and hate. Had a datamancer in there, using cocaine to communicate...

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Barkeep on the Borderlands: A Review

Back in the summer of ‘24, back before possession of books was deemed treasonous to the State, I’d somehow or another gotten it into my head to review Barkeep on the Borderlands. But how does one review? I had never been certain. Of course, I’ve read at least a handful, but I’ve never really thought about the elements of one. I’ve never had to. I’m hardly interested in my own vaguely bland opinions,...

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Are you using Liches correctly?

I mean, yeah, probably. This bit doesn't actually address ways of using Liches in game.LichesWe all know the basic description of a Lich: "Undead wizard skeleton who does big evil magic and keeps returning from destruction unless you break their soul jar." Yes, yes, straight forward stuff. We've all heard it. BUT: Consider the source. Who told you this? Was it the murder hobos who swept through...

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Umbra

 "You're late" Settle down, no one is playing this mess anyway. Boy, howdy, have I run out of steam on this.UmbraHumans fear the dark. Many assume it's due to the unknown and what lies within. Wrong. It is fear of the dark itself that led to the survival of the human race. The Umbra, in case you couldn't tell from the very clever name, hold power over the dark itself. Using this power...

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Necrodom

 NecrodomMasters and summoners of both the dead and undead, who use their powers to raise minions and pose questions to souls who have passed beyond the veil. Also, they tend to hang around in grave yards and look like the Cure rejects in face paint. IS it face paint, or do they 'naturally' look like that? Who's the say. A moment should be taken, perhaps, to review terms:Living: Most mortals...

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Ferox

Ferox"There's two things we don't take to here in this holler: 1) IPA drinking outsiders and 2) Sasquatch. You don't look like one of them God damn wood boogers, so just who the hell are you?"The Ferox prefer to live on the fringes of civilization. Out where the old world has been left alone and the Wilds still remain unconquered. Such places fit them fine and feels like an old hat, or leather jacket,...

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