Campaign ‘26: Exiles of a Thousand Islands, Session 7

This is a report concerning the seventh session of Pariah: Exiles of a Thousand Islands, an old school sandbox game set in [a version of] the world of  A Thousand Thousand Islands, as described in a series of zines and seminal adventure Reach of the Roach God, all by Zedeck Siew and Munkao.

Campaign '26 is a challenge issued by RPG blogger/man-mountain Nathan Bateman in this post:  participants pledge to run or play a game for most of the year 2026. I have sworn a sacred oath to run a PARIAH Campaign using the ATTI zines (and accompanying adventure, Reach of the Roach God) for the whole of 20026. 

A group of outcast hunter-gatherer elders and a gang of youths have crossed the perilous seas in dugout canoes and landed on a mysterious island. Though they are surviving off the land, they have lost one of their number to a tiger attack. The elders are looking to secure the future of their new home by contacting neighbouring settlements and spirit-of-the land, both in the Here & Now and through the parallel realm of the Dawn.

On their trip to Dawn they were informed that gold was to be found in a range of rocky hills to the east: this was confirmed by a mysterious crow-spirit, who offered to trade them the lives of their youths for some gold. They declined, electing to seek gold the old fashioned way. Previous session reports below:

Session 0

Session 1

Session 2

Sessions 3-6

A Sunda Crow

Solo Blueholme: Second Delve, Part 3/3

This concludes the write-up of a solo-game exploring the Stygian Library, using BLUEHOLME as operating system.  The previous post can be read here.

Aged philologist and wannabe wizard POLSTRUM had organised a second delve into the STYGIAN LIBRARY after previously failing to retrieve MAZIRIAN’S GRIMOIRE. In addition to his faithful servant, MAREK, he has enlisted the aid of the following adventurers:

• Larkin (Eliza Larkinkis), fighter 1
• Sirka, changeling fighter-mage 1/1
• Bastien, fighter 1 (a hired retainer)
• Emmeline, fighter 1 (follower of Larkin)
• Schmidt, Cleric 1 (a hired retainer)

Additionally, thief-for-hire Kurdt fled following his death and subsequent resurrection. After a series of bruising encounters the party may have finally reached their goal...

Illustration by Alec Sorenson

City of 100 Gods Part 9: Temples of the Engineer (ward 50)

This post is the in the City '26 series and continues our ongoing exploration of the City of a Hundred Gods: 

Part 1... City Limits

Part 2... Gates and Ladders
Part 3... Further Along the Ladders

Part 4... The Last Ladders

Part N.... Navigating the City

Part  5... Traders Wake

Part 6... Final Traders Wake Wards 
Part 7... Artisans Quarter

Part 8... The Serpent of the Sky

This post examines the Temples of the Engineer.

Bas relief of Thoth from the Temple of Kom Obo.

But first, here's a City '26 update:

Campaign '26: Exiles of a Thousand islands, Sessions 3-6

Campaign '26 is a challenge issued by RPG blogger/epic poetry enthusiast N.Bateman in this post: in short, participants pledge to run or play a game for most of the year. I have sworn a sacred oath to run a PARIAH Campaign using the ATTI zines (and accompanying adventure, Reach of the Roach God) for the whole of 20026. Previous session reports below:

Session 0

Session 1

Session 2

A Yellow Book, if ever there was one