Crocodiles, as well as the fortunately very rare Giant Crocodile, are found throughout Tlactoztlan, in the swamps as well as along the banks of the many rivers and streams that crisscross the lost valley. Both varieties are quite aggressive and can be incredibly dangerous to anyone unlucky enough to encounter them unprepared. In addition to […]
Wherein your humble scribe presents a set of opponents for his Mesoamerican themed setting for Barbarians of Lemuria. The sorcerers of Tlactoztlan, when spoken of at all, are know by the appellation Izatacli, the white-headed ones. Like the white-crowned parrots whose feathers comprise their distinctive headdresses, Izatacli are aloof and distant from the world. As […]
Wherein your humble scribe presents a set of opponents for his Mesoamerican themed setting for Barbarians of Lemuria. The priests of Tlactoztlan are called Texotli, the blue-headed ones. Like the blue-crowned parrots whose feathers comprise their distinctive headdresses, Texotli are uniquely in tune with the world around them and are prone to trance-like states of […]
Wherein your humble scribe presents a set of opponents for his Mesoamerican themed setting for Barbarians of Lemuria. The warrior caste of Tlactoztlan are known as Coztli, the yellow-headed ones. Like the yellow-crowned parrots whose feathers comprise their distinctive headdresses, the Coztli are deadly combatants and fearless defenders of their homeland. These men and women […]
I love RPG maps as a concept, but I have a tendency to shy away from them for settings I produce. I like the vagueness that comes with the lack of a map. But at the same time, damn if the old “Known World” maps and such just set my mind to racing. So, with […]
One year ago today I cut the cord from WordPress.com and launched this here “stand alone” iteration of StrangeStones.com. It’s been an eventful year, complete with several job changes and a period of savings-breaking unemployment (which, on the plus side, yielded much more content than I’ve been able to produce since rejoining the workforce, c’est […]
Just got back from seeing Thor. I enjoyed it quite a bit. The mixture of science and “magic” was pleasing enough, and the rainbow bridge (all of Asgard, really) was stunningly beautiful. Plus, now we know a bit more about what the Avengers movie will focus on. No spoilers from me, though! Go see the […]
And so, with today’s posting of [link id=’1339′ text=’the Emperor’] and [link id=’1338′ text=’his Queen’], the Demons of Adad Untash series (for Labyrinth Lord, etc.) here at Strange Stones has come to an end. It took me nearly a year (far from uninterrupted) to bang these baddies out, and believe me, I’m spent. It’s hard […]
Ok, so this went faster than I thought. It’s a long way from professional, but it at least gets the five 5 Room Dungeons for Mini Six/Open D6 into one location. It was also good practice for future compilation PDFs I’m hoping to do (hello, Demons of Adad Untash and Tlactoztlan). So, without further ado, […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, 2010 has left the building. On momentous occasions such as these we humans really get off on looking back and taking stock of the year that we endured. We also like to look forward, predicting the year that we will endure. So in that fine tradition, here’s the Strange Stones 2010 Year […]