Fiction Friday: Broken Banners, the History of Ozora: Part 2
Read Part 1 Here Look not to the sky to hear it, But to the face of the world. The voice of war, of chaos, of punishment Is the same As the voice of silence —from The Book of the Heretic Faelix’s heir, Alexa I, was very young at the time of […]
Fiction Friday: Outrun the Wind
The mouth of the cave shone brilliant white after the dim warmth of the Oracle’s cavern. Gunfire and shouts echoed down the long hall, punctuated by the skitter of falling stones from the cliffs overhead. Mathilde braced herself for the momentary snow blindness as she raced toward the opening, but just as she was about […]
Dueling at PAX!
I’ve seen big groups of people playing board games, but I’ve never seen anything like PAX Unplugged. From the expo hall to the tournament tables to the vast spread of the Municipal Open Gaming Zone, I didn’t see more than a dozen empty chairs all weekend! The question leaps to mind: “What if they threw […]
Character Spotlight: Houlun, the Iron Oracle
Background Houlun is a member of the Circle, a secret group of oracles whose bloodline was thought to have ended as a condition of peace after the First War. Having lived in hiding for the past few centuries, the Circle is scattered throughout Ozora, but most still call Ovog home. To the public, the […]
Fiction Friday: Trade Season at the Pigeon’s Folly
The highways took them north quickly. Traffic was brisk as the trade season set in, and there was always a cart or caravan ready to serve a Calibrator Proxy and his associate. Every year the highway grew a bit wider, and the traffic a bit more disorderly, but faster. Some of the carts weren’t even […]
Character Spotlight: Avaset, Voice of the Fading Light
Background Avaset Kulikov is cousin to King Nirian IV and kin-sister to the crown princess Mina Sultana. Through this bloodline, she can trace her lineage directly to Father Magnus. Known for her composure and calm demeanor inside and outside the dueling arena, Avaset is a woman of simple means and rarely—if ever—relies on her […]
Character Spotlight: Thane, the Wandering Master
Background Having liberated himself from the confines of the Calibrator Assembly, Thane is a budoka on a quest for enlightenment. Originally crafted some two hundred years ago by the djen-blooded Master Takezo, Thane has had an awakening. A head full of cogs and servos is now flooded with thoughts and desires. It could be […]
Fiction Friday: Double Vision
Billowing blankets of steam rose from the canyon below, forming thick cloudwalls that obscured the mountains on every side of the Callisto. Beneath the ship, the valley floor was invisible under its carpet of rolling fog, which occasionally reached out along thermal twisters, rising in white columns on the sulfur-tinged wind. The grumble of volcanic […]
The Full GUNSWORD Core Set Print and Play is Here!
Arm yourselves and get ready to face your foe! The Print and Play version of GUNSWORD is up now, ready for your table. Included is the complete First Edition Core Game, including the comprehensive ruleset, Duelist decks for all 5 core Duelists, Weapon decks for all 5 core Weapons, and a dozen Armor tokens. Oh, […]
Fiction Friday: Tracks in the Ash
The smell of the forest changed. Gradually, as Siva drew closer to the ruin of Ar’lupo, the lush and loamy smells of life gave way to the acrid reek of old smoke. Though the tangy scent of blood had faded in the months since the disaster, still the smoke remained, preserved by the heavy humidity […]