We are suspending our long-running Wilderlands Microlite75 for a short mini-campaign set in the Hidden Valley. This will be a playtest for using the house rules incorporated into Microlite75 in Sword & Wizardry so I can write Swords & Wizardry … Continue reading →
RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund Donors have been able to download The Second Grimoire of Pharesm the Bright-Eyed for about a year. I just noticed that I have never really described what this download actually is. This 15 page dot-matrix printed document … Continue reading →
Cities and Towns in the Hidden Valley Longpoint (pop 1700, Girwyllan) Longpoint used to be the midpoint on a road to Byrne, but the bridges to Byne were magically destroyed during the Kinstrife and never rebuilt. The road between Longpoint … Continue reading →
Cities and Towns in the Hidden Valley Goldcrest (pop 3500, Irillion) A large town serving as a base and rest and recreation area for a large number of mining camps in the mountains. It has a very “wild west” flavor. … Continue reading →
Cities and Towns in the Hidden Valley Irillion This is a large, independent city located south of The Ring on the banks of the Long River. Irillion is currently home to some 55,000 people, barely half of its population before … Continue reading →
Cities and Towns in the Hidden Valley Tarantis [Note: This Tarantis has nothing in common with the Judge’s Guild city-state other than the name.] Tarantis is a large city (about 100,000 people, although there is room for over three times … Continue reading →
Places in the Hidden Valley, Continued Twin Peaks A twin peaked mountain that separates the Vale of Girwyllan from the the Black Forest. There are no truly reliable reports of the southernmost peak ever being successfully scaled. Unicorn Lake This … Continue reading →
Places in the Hidden Valley, Continued The Ring This is a large, tall plateau shaped somewhat like an elongated ring. The top is barren and broken. Due to the creatures that live within it, the lower central section is thought … Continue reading →
Places in the Hidden Valley, Continued Dragonfire Flats This is some of the best farmland in the valley. The land is generally open fields with occasional small copses of trees. Unfortunately, for most of recorded history it has been “controlled” … Continue reading →
Places in the Hidden Valley Arlynn Fens This is a large, trackless swamp that is claimed by neither the Girwyllan Empire nor the Irillion City-State, although it has been claimed by both in times past. It is the home of … Continue reading →