The Tanneries of Akorros are unpleasant enough for those who visit or work there. Surely no-one and nothing is desperate enough to try to live there? Surely? The Tannery Rats Mounds of refuse by the side of the alley are live with maggots, squirming through the putrefying flesh, and flies are everywhere. A mound shifts … Continue reading Developing Akorros: the Tannery Residents
As you head down South Road, the fumes roll over you, catching in your throat and making you cough and splutter with the acrid smell of urea and the overpowering stench of rotting flesh until the wind changes again. You thankfully take in breaths of the clear cold winter air again, appreciating its freshness all the more.
This was a bit of a creation myth I wrote as part of World Anvil Summer Camp 2021. The prompt was "a myth about a mountain, lake, cave or other landmark". I've named the range of hills I imagine to the east of Akorros "The Dragon's Spine" so this grew out of that. The story … Continue reading How the Dragon’s Spine arose
In Akorros Race Relations – orcs and half orcs, I looked at how half-orcs are viewed in Akorros, and some of the history which led to this. Now it's time to move on to the demi-humans. Dwarves in Akorros I see there being a fair number of dwarves in Akorros, particularly in the The Dexterous … Continue reading Akorros Race Relations – dwarves, elves and halflings
Recently one of my players asked "are there any good places to read up on races like Orcs/half-orcs in Akorros? Mostly why they are viewed "less favourably"?" I realised I couldn't think of anywhere to point him at, particularly since this is my interpretation and expansion of Akorros, which qualifies for a whole seven paragraphs … Continue reading Akorros Race Relations – orcs and half orcs
The original RPGaDay2020 prompts graphic by @WillBrooks1989 Yesterday in RPGaDay2020 I looked at demons, devils, the Blood war and the Portals needed to bring them into my campaign. Today the theme is Experience, and I'm going to reflect on my experience participating in RPGaDay this year. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about it. … Continue reading RPGaDay2020 Day 31: Experience – reflections on RPGaDay this year
The original RPGaDay2020 prompts graphic by @WillBrooks1989 Yesterday in RPGaDay2020 I looked at The Tower, an establishment of ill repute in Akorros. Today the theme is Investigate. Which is quite appropriate since we're starting back in our Akorros campaign after our summer break, and the characters will have an investigation on their hands. As I've … Continue reading RPGaDay2020 Day 20: Investigate – missing woman…
The RPGaDay2020 prompts in a map by dunroaminpress Yesterday in RPGaDay2020 I looked at meeting online and my experiences with VTTs. Today the theme is Tower. Round the back of Palace Rock, up against the rock and the inner city wall, is an establishment which everyone knows as The Tower. It doesn't have any name … Continue reading RPGaDay2020 Day 19: Tower – and the Akorros establishment of that name
The original RPGaDay2020 prompts graphic by @WillBrooks1989 Yesterday in RPGaDay2020 I went back to traditional blogging, looking at Rest and the 5-minute adventuring day. Today the theme is Banner...and I'm struggling. What banners might you get in Akorros? The most likely would be the Toney House and Mendel Callister. The Toney family crest (according to … Continue reading RPGaDay2020 Day 14: Banner
The original RPGaDay2020 prompts graphic by @WillBrooks1989 Yesterday in RPGaDay2020 we looked at the Stacks of Akorros, the islands in the lake off Akorros. Today the theme is Message, and I'd like to talk about the language of flowers. Trigger warning: some of this gets grim. Travel into the Spice Quarter of Akorros and you will see … Continue reading RPGaDay2020 Day 12: Message, and the Tsili language of flowers
