Monthly Archives: August 2006

Consors: blessed with caring

Posted on August 31, 2006 by matt

The darkness echoes with the delivery of another young life. This is my favorote time. We are not supposed to have an opinion but I can see who is special. I am able to see into their eyes from a … Continue reading →

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Reeves: lawgivers and officers

Posted on August 30, 2006 by matt

When I wake and until I again sleep, I am a Reeve. It is a burden but not without it’s pleasures. My days are spent in deep debate with other Reeves, with Artisans in conflict and with Consors who need … Continue reading →

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Artisans: engineers and crafters

Posted on August 30, 2006 by matt

The Artisans within the Citadel are skilled without compare. They create the greatest structures, like the vast cooling vanes in the heights and depths of the rock. These vanes make it possible to live here and they provide clean, cool … Continue reading →

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Viride: contribution by others

Posted on August 30, 2006 by matt

I started a thread about Viride in the RPG NET forums and I hope to continue to discuss the game in that neutral forum in the future. There have been a couple of contributors to the thread including some very … Continue reading →

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Viride: be like the rock

Posted on August 28, 2006 by matt

[Zian continues] The Citadel can be seen for hundred and hundreds of miles I am told. I have never seen this for myself but it is immense and I have no reason to doubt. It is a vast, black rock … Continue reading →

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Viride: dweller in the darkness

Posted on August 20, 2006 by matt

I am Zian. I am here to relate this tale. Here is the Citadel. Hewn from a mighty stone and held fast to the bedrock miles below it is cold where everywhere else is hot, dark when all else is … Continue reading →

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Viride: First Steps.

Posted on August 20, 2006 by matt

Concept: I was struck by this image when I was looking at protein molecules floating in a lipid membrane. It gave me the idea for a world where civilisation lay on the “rocks” whereas there was a wilderness of dangerous … Continue reading →

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Where is it going?

Posted on August 15, 2006 by matt

Things we have planned: game reports – experiences of our gaming groups game design – building a novel RPG before your eyes tips – things we do before preparing to game Where do you come in?  Well, we expect you … Continue reading →

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