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Suffer the Witch

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Fraser

A group of Vikings cast ashore find a village stripped of its warriors. The chieftain speaks of a witch, once a wise woman of the village, now bitter and flushed with hatred. The village suffers under her curse, and he … Continue reading →

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Gifts of the Elder Gods

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Fraser

A duellist in a dying city facing a weapon of fiery death, not to mention temptation. Two fur trappers hunted by a spirit of hate that feeds on the very fear it engenders. An arrogant apprentice to a vain wizard … Continue reading →

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Sword Noir One-Pager: Kiss MacGuffin Deadly

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Fraser

This one-pager probably works best if your PCs are Urban Cohorts in Everthorn–or otherwise representatives of some level of law enforcement or other organization that imposes order in some fashion, like the Knights Templar and Hospitaller in the Holy Lands … Continue reading →

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Sword Noir One-Pager: The Lost

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Fraser

This one-pager only fits on a page with 10 pt font, but that’s fair, isn’t it? One thing I like about this one is that if the PCs are playing criminals, this is where they distinguish themselves from the scum. … Continue reading →

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Sword Noir One Pager: Layers

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Fraser

I talked a little bit about one-pagers over at Sword’s Edge. Here’s the first one-pager for Sword Noir, Layers. You can read the Sword’s Edge article here. Situation The criminal boss, Dugald the Lame, has brought the PCs into a … Continue reading →

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Gen Con Pre-Gens

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Fraser

The Sword Noir one-shot for Gen Con 2011 is tentatively called “Crossing the Millers.” In this adventure, the player characters work for Finney, a crime boss in Everthorn’s East Corners neighbourhood. Finney’s citadel is in a converted waterwheel mill that … Continue reading →

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The Kheufer Scrolls

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Fraser

SEP just released its first adventure for Sword Noir: A Role-Playing Game of Hardboiled Sword & Sorcery called the Kheufer Scrolls. In this adventure, the PCs find themselves caught up in the search for scrolls belonging to the ancient necromancer … Continue reading →

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I Have, In Fact, Kissed My Axe

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Fraser

The writing for Kiss My Axe: Thirteen Warriors and an Angel of Death is done and the manuscript has been sent for layout. What is Kiss My Axe? It’s a Viking role-playing game based on the system I adapted for … Continue reading →

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Dogs is Out, Kheufer is In

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Fraser

The adventure for Sword Noir on which I have been working under the title Scroll Dogs is now titled the Kheufer Scrolls. The adventure is done, maps are done, and I thus I thought the manuscript was done . . … Continue reading →

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Where Be Dragons? Beasties and Sword Noir

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Fraser

Curt Meyer had an interesting comment about Sword Noir that I wanted to answer here. Curt said: “My only complaint is no bestiary. Conan and the Grey Mouser both battle weird creatures from beyond, etc.” Curt agreed to me answering … Continue reading →

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