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Post by cadriel on Oct 25, 2015 9:49:09 GMT -6
Announcing The Secret of CykranoshI created this module based on OD&D plus Greyhawk, although I designed stat blocks that could be used in Holmes as well. Inspired by Clark Ashton Smith's "The Door to Saturn," this is a dungeon crawl with eldritch secrets behind it. And it's available Pay What You Want, although I'd appreciate a buck if you enjoy it. The whole module text (as well as the map and cover image, which are from CC sources) is also under a Creative Commons license and can be re-used by any other publishers in any way they like.
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Post by stevemitchell on Oct 25, 2015 20:14:17 GMT -6
The spirit of Clark Ashton Smith seems to be haunting the OD&D boards recently: there are two recent discussions on Smith in General Board, plus a reference to Smith in Fiction/What Are You Reading? And now this. Increasing my sense of eldritch synchronicity, yesterday I completed reading Deepest Darkest Eden, a collection of new stories set in Smith's Hyperborea.
I purchased and printed out The Secret of Cykranosh earlier today--looks like it will be nice exercise in old-school gaming crossed with a bit of the pulp horror tradition. I wonder--did you set this up with the expectation that it would be specifically situated in Smith's Hyperborea?
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Post by cadriel on Oct 26, 2015 3:43:49 GMT -6
The spirit of Clark Ashton Smith seems to be haunting the OD&D boards recently: there are two recent discussions on Smith in General Board, plus a reference to Smith in Fiction/What Are You Reading? And now this. Increasing my sense of eldritch synchronicity, yesterday I completed reading Deepest Darkest Eden, a collection of new stories set in Smith's Hyperborea. I purchased and printed out The Secret of Cykranosh earlier today--looks like it will be nice exercise in old-school gaming crossed with a bit of the pulp horror tradition. I wonder--did you set this up with the expectation that it would be specifically situated in Smith's Hyperborea? Thanks for picking it up! I hope you enjoy it. My intention was that Smith's Hyperborea sits in the far past of the fantasy realm, providing deep background but not the immediate environs. |
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Post by cadriel on Oct 28, 2015 13:19:25 GMT -6
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