Art by Ede Laszio
Year of Celebration: Summer Celebrations
Summer festivals are frequent and the most commonly celebrated as people enjoy long warm days and watch nature’s bounty grow. This article presents narrators with a collection of unique holidays and festivals for their games: Ignanfeast, Summer-Forge, the Festival of Bridges, and Tidecall. In addition to giving your game a sense of life, the listings below also help narrators create memorable events, and include mechanics to give them a real impact. By Marc Kenobi.
Signature Spells of D’Amandre, the Infamous Hypnotist
Lords and ladies far and wide seek the services of magically inclined. With their ability to control public perception, enhance speeches, and keep the court amicable, enchanters are among the most popular to be employed. Most famous (or infamous) among this courtly cast of casters is Voyaume D'Amandre. However, with a notorious reputation of alleged affairs and embezzlement—and rightly so—D’Amandre rarely remains in the service of a single court for very long. Regardless of scandal, however, his contributions to the magical word can’t be denied, and detailed here are but a handful of his work. By Jagger A Dillon.
Tinker, Tailor: Artisan Artificers
Though artificers are often associated with technological marvels and modern inventions beyond the wildest dreams, artifice takes many forms. Some opt to divert their creative energies into less overtly technological endeavors, adapting their arcano-science to a wide variety of endeavors. While these “artisan artificers” are often less bombastic than their more science-oriented fellows, their clever inventions are no less useful—or dangerous. By Jessy Mullins.
Birds of a Feather: Variant Birdfolk
First introduced in Gate Pass Gazette Issue #5’s “Canticle of the Wind”, the birdfolk are varied as the winged creatures they resemble. This article covers several birdfolk variants entirely without the power of flight, as well as those that are blessed (or cursed) with magical abilities. By Savannah Broadway.
