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Play-by-Post » The Scorched Sanctuary » 9/11/2026 1:34 pm

[ Turok's thunderous voice rings out in the darkness and joins a song of spirits on the air! ---
The poo poo is about to get real! ---- ]


[1d12]=6
 

General Discussion » No name yet solo campaign - pc recycling for planar adventure » 9/06/2026 6:06 am

Iron Ranger wrote:

That sounds intense! 10 years of fish does nutty things to hyperborean barbarians I'm told. ;)


 

General Discussion » No name yet solo campaign - pc recycling for planar adventure » 9/05/2026 10:48 am

Over the past couple of years I've had several pc's get whisked away to another plane;

a 5e warlock that wound up in the Far Realms, when he got back was an emotional mess
a 5e goblin shaman landed in a different setting with a human skull rattle named Mr. Bone
a 5e goblin monk wound up in Ravenloft
a 5e cleric wound up in a plane of crystals
and a barbarian from the grasslands of Hyperborea wound up on a small island and lived on fish for years

I want to group them together for a solo run adventure in another plane of existence just because I can.
All stat'd to 3rd edition rules because I don't really play anything else anymore.
I have a few ideas for the plane itself mostly cthulhu-ish.
Suggestions welcome
 

Play-by-Post » The Scorched Sanctuary » 9/04/2026 7:10 pm

[ Turok is at a 2.5 hp? ]

Turok makes a direct beseechment knowing the risk of it not being answered, 

"Great spirits , mighty ancestors, grant me the wisdom and the strength to vanquish my foes ...
it is with the spirit of the Wolf that I make this dire request ... hear me oh great spirits!"


Turok gives it everything he's got a puts into his warclub with both hands.....

[1d20]=14

[1d8+1]=8+1=9


 

Announcements » Christmas in July! » 7/20/2026 4:53 pm

Thank you, my collection is complete .... now all I need are shirts and dice ....

Hyperborea » Cape Calencia and the Carolingian Franks » 7/18/2026 6:51 pm

Blackadder23 wrote:

I don't recall any reference to Franks in Cape Calencia beyond this brief mention.

All the more chance to put your own stamp on the situation! 

work in progress ....
 

Hyperborea » Cape Calencia and the Carolingian Franks » 7/18/2026 11:19 am

CAPE CALENCIA
"The remnants of Hyperborean settlements can be found about the cape.
These ruins are from immemorial times long before the ad-
vent of the Ashen Worm, the rise of the orthodoxy of
Xathoqqua, and the arrival of the barbaric races. Most
such ruins have been reclaimed by the forest, though
small family groups of Carolingian Franks are reputed
to build on these ruins."

This is not specifically mentioned in The Ghost Ship of the Desert Dunes, where
else can it be found?

Hyperborea » Islands below Khromarium » 7/18/2026 11:03 am



What is the current general knowledge of the two islands below Khromarium and Stonebrook?

General Discussion » Hexcrawl suggestions? » 7/18/2026 10:09 am

These are the ones I have found helpful, mostly for hex building. 

Evidently there is a difference between "hex crawl" and "hex explore".

Hyperborea ReadyRef and the encounter tables
Tome of Adventure Design - Matt Finch
How to make a Fantasy Sandbox - Rob Conley
d30 Sandbox Companion
CDD#4 - Encounters  Scot Hoover
 

General Discussion » Hexcrawl suggestions? » 7/17/2026 9:49 am

Thanks, I found them ...

https://archive.org/details/wilderness-hexplore-revised/Wilderness_Hexplore_revised_112913_A4/

It's a good start , one day I need to make something specific to ASSH, including the encounter tables.

General Discussion » Hexcrawl suggestions? » 7/15/2026 10:29 am

What does everybody use?

Being more specific an overgrown area with multiple ruins, former settlements or small towns or cities. 

So far I have considered;

AD&D DM guide and/or Wilderness guide
Rules Cyclopedia
d30 Sandbox Companion

Thanks 
 

Play-by-Post » The Scorched Sanctuary » 7/15/2026 10:10 am

Iron Ranger wrote:

[ref reunites with dice wednesday night for this continued bloodbath] 

[  and the crowd goes wild! ]
 

General Discussion (Off-Topic) » First few albums/cassettes you owned? » 7/14/2026 9:50 pm

Deep Purple - Machine Head
Black Sabbath - Volume 4
Led Zeppelin -  IV
EL&P - Brain Salad Surgery

* Also listened to a lot of Doctor Demento on this!

Panasonic RF-7050 AM/FM/8 Track Portable

Play-by-Post » The Scorched Sanctuary » 7/11/2026 11:10 am

[1d20]=16

[ I don't know why the links are funky ]

Play-by-Post » The Scorched Sanctuary » 7/11/2026 11:09 am

Satisfied by the heavy thunk, Turok moves on to the next target.

Motioning to Arvi to join in, Turok swings the mighty warclub again,,,

[1d20]=16[/url][url=https://www.unseenservant.com/index.php?do=showone&id=311785&macid=0][1d20]=16
 
[1d8+1]=7+1=8
 

Play-by-Post » The Scorched Sanctuary » 7/08/2026 8:55 pm

  [ Is dude down for good? Do we keep swinging (which is okay with me) or do you need initiative rolls? ]

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