Ben tells us about Kobold Press's fantasy setting, Midgard. Midgard started off as an open design campaign setting in which the main author, Wolfgang Baur, allowed fans to vote on options for what would be included. That project expanded into the Kobold Press company which now has their own TTRPG, Tales of the Valiant. Ben is a contributing author to many different RPG publications, including but not limited to Kobold Press. Ben's work for Kobold Press has earned him two ENnie awards, a silver for Southlands and a gold for Streets of Zobeck.Midgard was originally inspired by Eastern European myths and folklore but has expanded to be "Europe with the fantasy filter on." Zobeck, the city that Ben collaborated to write about, is the cosmopolitan center of the action, similar to Faerun's Waterdeep or New York City in the USA. Ben's work on the southern African-like continent is detailed in the supplement, Southlands. Midgard offers many different regions for players to explore and have fun in. And its now paired with Kobold Press's new game system, Tales of the Valiant.To try out the Midgard setting go to Kobold Press's website and take a look. There's some free resources to get you started: https://koboldpress.com/midgard/If you want to check out Ben's Kobold Press contributions specifically use this link: https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/page/1/?s=ben+mcfarland&post_type=productFor everything that Ben has ever touched go here: https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/25753/ben-mcfarlandOur website: https://gocorral.com/stsWant to be on the show? Fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/U11TbxtAReHFKbiVAJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/Nngc2pQV6C Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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54 - Dylan and the Faerun Crystal War
Dylan tells us about his campaign, set in the official Forgotten Realms setting! At long last Setting the Stage is covering the big D&D setting. Set sometime in the future of Faerun, Dylan's campaign focuses on a sentient and malevolent crystal that wants to mind control everyone in the world. This crystal is a representation of the forces of Lawful Evil within D&D's alignment spectrum along with eight other crystals for the other alignments. A war broke out between the crystals for control of Faerun. Dylan ran multiple campaigns that spanned the time before, during, and after the Crystal War and visited many of the famous locations within Faerun along the way. If you're a fan of the Drizzt books like Dylan and myself then you'll recognize many of the locations.Dylan also talked through the initial concept stages he has for an RPG system of his own design. The system would focus on non-violent conflict resolution with character experience gained through using skills rather than overcoming challenges.Our website: https://gocorral.com/stsWant to be on the show? Fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/U11TbxtAReHFKbiVAJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/Nngc2pQV6C Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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53 - Maia and Pinehurst Academy
Maia is our guest today presenting her actual play campaign, Pinehurst Academy. Maia used the City of Mist system for her game. From the City of Mist website, "In City of Mist you play ordinary individuals with powers that emanate from myths and legends investigating supernatural crimes and mysteries in a noir City where the truth is always hidden behind the pervasive Mist." Maia has used a fairly straight interpretation of that setup with a twist, her story takes place in a suburban high school just outside of the City. The PCs are a bunch of first year students at the exclusive private school, Pinehurst Academy. The school has a yearly scavenger hunt competition for freshman to find a set of ten artifacts. There are only one of each artifact, so the scavenger hunt teams must also steal the artifactsMaia made an enormous amount of material for the campaign along with many custom rules for managing the more detailed parts of school life. If you're planning on running a similar campaign you should get in touch with Maia and ask for some advice.The Pinehurst Academy playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7m14mvokus1i6gbfAGSKc7oOheJfGQtzMaia's TTRPG links: https://beacons.ai/maiasgameroomMaia's Electric State narrative play podcast: https://beacons.ai/electricstatepodCity of Mist website: https://cityofmist.co/Our website: https://gocorral.com/stsWant to be on the show? Fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/U11TbxtAReHFKbiVAJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/Nngc2pQV6C Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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52 - Arin & Caleb and Black Flare
This week's stars are Arin and Caleb from the Black Flare podcast. Arin is the GM for the podcast using the Delta Green rules system and Caleb is the podcast's producer and editor. They work together to create a phenomenal, slow-building horror story. Delta Green is an RPG for telling Cthulian Lovecraft stories in a more modern setting typically in the late 1990's or early 2000's. The PCs all have a connection to a secret government organization named Delta Green that deals with paranormal events. In the Black Flare podcast, the PCs investigate a mysterious disease that is occurring in one of Alaska's national parks.The Black Flare podcast is a great horror story with the feel of the X-Files show if it was an audio drama. Check it out on the Black Flare Podcast website or by searching Black Flare on your podcast app. https://www.blackflarepod.com/If you're interested in the Delta Green system you can check out the rules on the website. There's a set of start rules and an adventure you can try for free to see if you like the system! https://www.delta-green.com/Our website: https://gocorral.com/stsWant to be on the show? Fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/U11TbxtAReHFKbiVAJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/Nngc2pQV6C Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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51 - Amanda and The Delicious Homebrew
This week's guest is Amanda, another member of the Quelmar organization. Quelmar was featured previously in episode 32 with James, the original creator of Quelmar. Amanda is a Quelmar DM and is currently DMing a Quelmarized version of Hitpoint Press's Heckna!. Her interview focused on her homebrew campaign without a "proper" name dubbed the Delicious Homebrew.The Delicious Homebrew focuses on a world that has lost connection to its magic. One hundred years ago a powerful magician felt that magic was a net negative for the world. It was too dangerous and unpredictable. This magician sealed magic away and then hid the seal itself as well on a lost continent known as the Emerald Wilds. The players journey starts with a king giving them a quest to find a magical crown. The PCs found the crown, but rather than return it to the king they broke it, unleashing a hostile angel. After rallying an entire city to defeat the angel, the PCs interrogated it as it died. The angel revealed the name and identity of the magician who sealed away the world's magic, setting the PCs off on their true quest.During the interview we mentioned the Heckna! campaign by Hitpoint Press. You can check that out at this link: https://hitpointpress.com/products/heckna-box-setI also brought up the Bag Wars Saga from Knights of the Dinner Table which you can check out here: https://kenzerco.com/product/knights-of-the-dinner-table-the-bag-wars-saga/And if you'd like to learn more about Quelmar and the other cool stuff Amanda and the Quelmar members are up to Quelmar has a few of its own web links you should check outThe Quelmar Wiki: https://quelmarwiki.com/wiki/Quelmar_WikiaThe Quelmar Organization's official webpage: https://quelmar.com/Home.htmlAnd Quelmar's Discord server: https://discord.gg/9FZ4EJjOur website: https://gocorral.com/stsWant to be on the show? Fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/U11TbxtAReHFKbiVAJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/Nngc2pQV6C Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
About Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs
Welcome to Setting the Stage, a podcast where I, Isaac Shaker, will talk about different campaign settings for roleplaying games.I'll talk about established settings, either those made for D&D, like Faerun and Greyahwk, or those that are adapted for it, like Middle-Earth, and Westeros. I'll also interview members of the D&D community who have created their own campaign worlds. This is a chance for the guest to show off what they’ve made, explain challenges they’ve overcome, and discuss paths that didn’t work for them when creating their campaign setting. Our homebrew worlds often get no attention outside of our own play groups, so this is a way to present a DM’s hard work to a wider audience.This wouldn't be possible without the amazing D&D community and I'm looking forward to interviewing you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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