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Mythos: Ancient Greece & Alkainos

Mythos: Ancient Greece & Alkainos

I wanted the Alkainos heavenly host back story to be full of tragedy, quarrels, desires and intrigue. Although the gods have (mostly) left the world, their imprint remains everywhere. They are actively worshipped, but no longer hear the calls of

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Using Tudor England as a Reference for Balcia

Using Tudor England as a Reference for Balcia

My goal with Alkainos is to build a fantasy world from the bottom up. I wanted to start with a world rooted in the history of our own, which hopefully would give it some believability and consistency ‘baked-in’. Then, as

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Wyrm Slayer – An Alkainos Micro Adventure (Work in Progress)

Wyrm Slayer – An Alkainos Micro Adventure (Work in Progress)

I realise I haven’t updated in a while, so this is just a quick post to update on progress and introduce the beginning of my new game: Wyrm Slayer – An Alkainos Micro Adventure….

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I’ve purchased the Inkarnate Commercial Licence

I’ve purchased the Inkarnate Commercial Licence

After playing with Inkarnate maps, and loving their ease of use – I’ve decided that I’ll use that to do all my maps moving forwards. The nearest competitor I could find is Campaign Cartographer – which I’d love to investigate more,

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Short Story: A Cautionary Tale

Short Story: A Cautionary Tale

I’ve just completed my first short story set int he world of Alkainos. Well, when I say ‘completed’ I really mean ‘finished tinkering for now’. You can read it (and download a PDF version) here: ‘Fastaus – A Cautionary Tale’.

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Some, very early rough artwork

Some, very early rough artwork

One of the reasons I liked the idea of developing my own fantasy world for my games was the opportunity to get back into drawing to help flesh out the aesthetic and background. I used to enjoy drawing in my

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Could Gunpowder be a scarce resource in my Fantasy World?

Could Gunpowder be a scarce resource in my Fantasy World?

At an early stage of my world development, I was keen to have gunpowder weapons in use, but not dominate in battles. I still wanted archers and cavalry, but also some cannon and gun. How could it be possible to

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My Early Maps

My Early Maps

I thought it might be interesting to track the evolution of my world map as it matures. This is my original map – sketched out on a piece of paper in a Travelodge in deepest Devon in the autumn of

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About Me And Alkainos

From first reading Lord of the Rings in primary school (some, oh.. almost four decades ago), I have long been captivated by Fantasy Worlds. My teen years were spent reading books by Tolkien, Moorcock and Howard, to a metal soundtrack

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The World of Alkainos

The World of Alkainos

Welcome to the world of the Forsaken Realms. A world where the veil between the living and dead grows ever thinner. Beyond The Veil, the souls of the dead have long been denied ascendency to the afterlife since the gods departed

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This is very much a work in progress – much will change as the world evolves. It’s a scratchpad for my thoughts.

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