Pantheon Project: Part 1

THE Pantheon Project

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For me, one of the best things to come out of the OGL debacle of Jan 2023, was discovering and getting into all the amazing TTRPGs that I didn't know exist, that could replace D&D.  Mork Borg, Blades in the Dark, Heart, Root, Daggerheart, and now DC20.  But the one that I wanted to run more than any other was Dungeon Crawl Classics.  It has such a Conan the Barbarian, Elric of Melniborne, and Fafhrd & the Grey Mouser feel to it. I love the gritty and gonzo system, and MORE funky dice!

BUT, my GM style is to make the PCs the protagonists in an epic story.  I spend a lot of time and effort prepping to make my stories and combats challenging and dangerous, but the idea of a PC dying is something I struggle with. I tend to make them too important to the story, they are the center of the story.

So, to get around this I needed to make something else the center of the story.

DC20: Mines of Aderynx

So my D&D group finished up Act 1 of their current campaign just as DC20 popped up on my radar.  So I threw together a quick scenario inspired by one of the battle maps I got from the Grim Hollow Monster Grimoire Kickstarter. It was a hit and I have been using it as a quick introduction to the DC20 combat system.

I present to you: The Mines of Aderynx

Use as you will, enjoy, and definitely check out DC20.  It is awesome, currently I am converting D&D one-shots and even Dragon Heist to DC20 for the group!

Book 2 Begins....

 So it has been awhile...  busy life and all that...  but it IS being worked upon...

BOOK TWO

Apocrypha Studios is returning to Hal Con!

Apocrypha Studios is returning to Hal Con!

I am excited to announce the release of my first novel, Seven Crows.  A supernatural thriller set in the world of Eden Falls, Seven Crows is suitable for adults of all ages.  I will have copies of Seven Crows available for purchase ( $10 ) AND I will be having the release of the Seven Crows RPG at Hal Con.  You all will have the FIRST chance to purchase the Seven Crows RPG!

One crow for sorrow,

Two crows for joy,

Three crows a girl,

Four crows a boy,

Five crows for silver,

Six crows for gold,

Seven crows a story,

Never to be told.

– anonymous folk poem

Seven orphan children;

Bron: poor child of sorrow and resolve in the face of a town of bullies. Mab: capricious child of boundless mirth, and fierce protectiveness. Kendra: young girl struggling to find herself in the whirlwind of an exclusive school. Akeem: a reader of what should not be, withdrawn and scheming. Onshuuko: a student of perfection and tradition, haunted by demons. Nathaniel: a “good” boy, struggling with his own power and just trying to remain good. Unknown: perhaps the biggest mystery, will this story ever be uncovered?

Bound together by fate and a mysterious friend that only they can see, these seven have been separated ever since the incident that left their orphanage in ruins. Years later, something powerful and frightening begins to awaken within them, darkness stirs around them, and they are propelled out into the world to find each other once again. This is only the beginning...

Bound by fate,

Seven Crows awaken

to power and tragedy.

Like previous years, I will also be running RPG gaming, this year I will be running an scenario for the Seven Crows RPG.  For those of you who have been involved in previous Hal Con games of Eden Falls, Seven Crows is set in the same world, but is a sort of prelude to the Eden Falls world.

The novel, Seven Crows, is already available on Kindle and Kobo, and if you are on Goodreads you can enter into a draw for a free softcover copy of Seven Crows (the draw will be September 8th).  If you pick up a copy of Seven Crows, I thank you.  Please let me know what you think of it and drop a review on Amazon.com (reviews really help draw attention to the novel).  Thanks for your support and see everyone at Hal Con!

Kindle:

http://www.amazon.ca/Seven-Crows-ebook/dp/B00E9JSZXC/

Kobo:

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/books/seven-crows

Facebook Author Page:

https://www.facebook.com/jkillamwriter