“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching — they are your family. ” -Jim Butcher When fantasy leaves the confines of older periods of history it starts to linger into the modern day. From the world of the penny dreadful was awakened a love of horror, blood, and mystery. […]
ThreeFold Seer finally comes out tomorrow!! After years of work, DasWyrd is going to be throwing a small Launch Party in our hometown of Bellingham, WA. It’s not a long one, but we hope to gather for around an hour from 5pm to 6pm on the 16th! Stop by and meeting the author (me Padraig […]
This is Berk. It snows nine months of the year, and hails the other three. Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people that grow here are even more so. The only upsides are the pets. While other places have ponies or parrots… we have… dragons. -Hiccup of Berk, How to Tame […]
“History often resembles myth, because they are both ultimately of the same stuff.” -J.R.R. Tolkien At its heart fantasy is about escapism. When we dream of mighty elves battling orcs on the fields of Pelennor in the Return of the King we are walking away from reality and walking into a word of the fantastic. […]
The basis of the system is a D20 (Twenty Sided Dice) rolled for each participant. Players who participate each roll a D20, and the highest number wins all. If players have a related skill to the roll they can turn the rank into a modifier (a number added) applied to the roll. If you want […]
“The power of Psi surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds all as one.” -Old Errant Proverb. The power of Proto-Synergetic Induction is one that only a limited few in the Triad are able to command. Individuals who can command the power of Psi energy are known as “Genics” and are a rare few often considered […]
“Master works of power, and the playthings of self-proclaimed Kings and Queens.” Mecha were developed in the ending years of the Second Expansion Era by members of the secretive scientists and smiths of Excalibur Station. However, these were only the first Faerin models, with earlier variants appearing under the direct control Gwagaruh. The Eoten first […]
Mortals think there are four courts, and there are, but they always get the name wrong. We are not Seelie or Unseelie, nor do we align to direction or season. No our courts are named for the gods. The Fae of Agaera are a superstitious and pretentious bunch. Their very existence is driven by interest […]
Endure as the mountain, flow as the river. ~Amazonian Proverb TRIGGER WARNING: Harsh Language, and Pejoratives. My original blog was a lengthy discussion on pejoratives and communication. However, after some thought, I’ve decided to tie this in more to writing itself. The problem with “bad words” that we often face is how to deal with […]
Hello everyone! This is me, Padraig O’C aka “ShadowedSin” and with my upcoming move to the United Kingdom. This is to establish a rough veritable timeline of projects for the next few years to allow the DasWyrd team to get its feet wet and slowly move into creating a development schedule. This is to help […]