Playing memorable characters (Happy levelday, Vanella Thane!)

I've always created characters, for as long as I can remember. There was Moonhat, the crazy old, raggedy hat with a moon embellished on it, who lived in a banal society centered around how many stars they had. She conducted rituals such as barcday, where she and the other moonhats tried to pull daddy moon…

Arcane spellcasting in Empai Tirkosu

(Excerpt from A Tsethem's Guide to Empai Tirkosu) Arcane crystals are minerals that form in a highly concentrated area of planar flow. For example, you might find earth crystals buried deep beneath the surface of the island, or fire crystals forming in the volcano's crater, or even air crystals floating on top of the clouds.…

The many, many characters I’ve played in Empai Tirkosu

It can be hard to remember all the characters you've created, when you've played as many as I have. Since I started playing in Empai Tirkosu, I've kept track of all "proper" characters (meaning those who got past 3rd level) with little pixel art renditions. There were many more who didn't manage to get passed…

Lego® Minifigures as miniatures

I've been playing RPGs since 2012, but long before I rolled my first d20 I had something else to fanatic about: Lego. I was obsessed with the stuff. I had buckets full of pieces, boxes full of complete sets, magazines and catalogues delivered to my door... At one point I even had a nightmare about the Lego…

The Evolution of the Tirkosu Map

When I first started playing in Empai Tirkosu, I had no idea of what the land would look like. Image editing software wasn't readily available to me at the time, and I'm really rubbish at physical sketches. So for the few one-and-a-half adventures I just winged it, having only the vaguest idea of the island's…