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Nimbus Map With GIS
I’m trying out a new way of doing the map for Nimbus using Azgaar’s Fantasy Map Generator, QGIS, and Mapbox. Results are below, but unfinished so far. World Map
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Heroes’ Feast Variants
I was doing some experimenting recently with some desktop publishing software called Scribus to try and make more polished versions of the sorts of RPG homebrew I create, such as you might expect to find in an actual book. Since it’s Thanksgiving today, I put together 10 variants of the Heroes’ Feast spell, including traditional…
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Goblin Horde
So, there’s this game, Goblin Quest by Grant Howitt, which is ridiculously silly, and therefore also loads of fun. I really like the quest/task structure it provides for arranging a complete story and how it handles multiple expendable characters. But would the game be even better if it could be played over multiple sessions? I…
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Mage + Fate = ❤
Last year, I made a port of Mage: The Ascension to Fate Core in order to run a Mage game in a way that would be easier for me and my group to handle. In a test one-shot the system seemed to run pretty smoothly so I added a bit of character advancement to it…
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Arcane Arts of Nimbus
Principles of Nimbic Energy In Nimbus, magic is the art of harvesting, binding, and manipulating nimbic energy, which comes in a variety of different types. Most commonly found is the energy of the four major powers: light, earth, fire, and shadow. Energy is a physical substance that permeates objects, like water in a sponge. It…
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Nimbus Continents and Cultures
The world of Nimbus has six continents, each with its own cultures, although the culture of the Empire of Light pervades the entire world. Tatekami The continent of Tatekami is the center of the empire and the only place where the emperor has real power. The Imperialists who live here carefully follow the philosophy of…
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Machine Warren
I saw a Matrix quote on the Internet a little while back where the poster drew attention to the rabbit hole metaphor used in it, and that inspired me to create a light tabletop roleplaying game system for playing games in a Matrix-like world populated by bunnies! In order to play, you will need a…
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The Empire of Light
In the Empire of Light in the world of Nimbus, the emperor is both the head of government and the head of the church, as the symbolic husband of the chief goddess Tatekami. He runs the empire by means of various ministers and officials selected by examination. The kingdoms that make up the empire have…
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Major Powers
In the world of Nimbus, there are four major powers: Earth, Fire, Light, and Shadow, as well as a number of minor powers. Each of these powers is led by an archon who serves in distributing the power and judges those in its service. Light The motto of light is “walk the path of the…
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Nimbus Map
Click in the world map below to zoom in on a continent or region. Use the back button in the upper left corner of the map to return to wider zooms. At the region level, the map shows cities and large towns and local geography. At higher levels, only region names and large pieces of…