How did life in your fantasy world begin? How did technology and society progress throughout the years? In some cases, the denizens of your world […]
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Welcome Variants, to spooky season! Today is Vampire Awareness Day. As such, I would like to illuminate the lore behind vampires and hopefully grant some
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To celebrate this wonderful day of Hobbits, let’s take a look and see where these adventurous folk came from! International Hobbit Day is meant to celebrate
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Yo Ho, me hearties! Today be “Talk Like a Pirate Day,” and here be some educational materials about different types of scurvy sea dogs! *cough,
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Why are most fantasy kingdoms ruled organized as kingdoms? And what even is a kingdom and how does it work? As part of my ongoing
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Well met Variants, and welcome to another War Talk. Today we shall discuss the iconic weapon of the medieval knight, the lance. Since we clarified
Asking a layman about a knight, they would probably respond with a description of a nobleman on horseback, wearing heavy armor and charging into battle.
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Variant Rory starts a new mini series within New World, Who’s This? The mini series is all about that TTRPG staple, the castle!
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Variant Rory talks about the importance of studying history, which has nothing to do with history repeating itself.
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Variant Rory recounts the story of the fall of the Knights Templar, and why Friday the 13th is considered a cursed day of the year.
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