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  • Spooky Season, Another Spooky Story: Where the Spirits Do Not Walk Part 7

    I’m starting to think maybe I should have put this in the “Long Stories” section…But I am hoping to reserve that for the stylized campaign stories and for larger projects. If you’re just joining here, you can check out parts One through Six linked on the Home page or in the “Short Stories” section. Thanks

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  • Spooky Season, Another Spooky Story: Where the Spirits Do Not Walk Part 6

    Check out parts one through five, linked on the homepage. I hope you enjoy! Ishmael sat before the pulpit, gathering his strength to speak once more that night. Eliza busied herself sweeping the floor and wiping the pews, giving him space as best she could. He still leaned on her arm when he walked, his

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  • Spooky Season, Another Spooky Story: Where the Spirits Do Not Walk Part 5

    This section took a lot but I’m hoping I’ve gotten the shape of it right. While I struggled a bit, it was pretty fun. Check out parts one through four, linked on the homepage. I hope you enjoy! Four weeks prior. Her hands trembled on the reins as they entered the clearing. The cold and

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  • Spooky Season, Another Spooky Story: Where the Spirits Do Not Walk Part 4

    Happy Saturday!If you’re just joining, check out Parts One, Two, and Three ! Stay tuned for Part Five as soon as I can think it through and get it written. Enjoy! The next morning, Eliza drew the shirt from the boiling kettle, the steam curling into the chill of autumn and filling the room with the sharp

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  • Spooky Season, Another Spooky Story: Where the Spirits Do Not Walk Part 3

    Happy Friday!If you’re just joining, check out Parts One and Two! Stay tuned for Part Four as soon as I can think it through and get it written. Enjoy! The shouts of “Amen!” and “Praise be!” pulled her back to the present. The memory of loss dimmed like a dream at dawn, and her gaze

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  • Spooky Season, Another Spooky Story: Where the Spirits Do Not Walk Part 2

    Well, I just found out that The Outer Worlds 2 drops on the 29th, which means I need to pick up the pace on finishing this story. I’ll probably vanish into space for a couple of days once it launches. For this next part, I wanted to lean into a flashback, but not just a

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  • Spooky Season, Another Spooky Story: Where the Spirits Do Not Walk, Part 1

    If I’m going to try and get one more story out by Halloween, I figured I needed to get a jump on it as soon as possible. This time I’m leaning into something a bit more historical, with a mood somewhere between Guillermo Del Toro, Lovecraft, and Sleepy Hollow. It may not be perfect or

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  • Character Sheets: Position Perks Part 4

    The last three players for my End of the Institute campaign have completed their sheets, chosen their roles, and have received their position perks. First we have an Elocutionist whose character personality did not align well with any of the existing Descriptors from the Magnus Archives core rulebook so I allowed them to check out

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  • Character Sheets: Position Perks Part 3

    Just completed another character sheet creation for one of the players of my End of the Institute campaign. This player is playing a Scholarly Elocutionist Who Solves Mysteries and has taken a position as Artifact Handler. Artifacts being potentially dangerous require special care and so below are the Position Perks I have created for this

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  • Will Cut a Bitch: A Custom Focus for The Magnus Archives Cypher TTRPG

    During Session Zero, our group began character creation. One of our players was trying to choose a focus and was having difficulty as the provided ones did not fully suit their character vision. As they describe their character concept, the joke was made “If only there was a ‘Cut a Bitch’ focus.” This led to

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