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Room 131

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    131 – Portal Chamber There is a doorway to the north the door is made of cherry-wood, painted every color of the rainbow , with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open.   I nside the room, glowing bright blue – is a large swirling portal, like a circular hole out of space and reality – sitting in front of this central room feature is a small set of mechanical sliders, each going from 0-9. When set to a number from 1-281 – the portal will then transport anybody who walks though it to that numbered room in the hypogeal enigma – any other number transports entrants to a random room. The room is roughly 2 0 X 2 0 feet, each hallways/passage in and out is around 5 feet wide.  

Shadow

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   Shadow by Wild Nothing    The VaM-style spell today is Shadow- the title coming from this song by Wild Nothing. This album is one of my favorites - I have walked many nights to it - It breaks my heart how beautiful it is. One gripe - The official playlist has the HORRIBLE pitchfork version of Paradise with the frigging spoken word for like a minute and I hate it Here is some definitions of Shadow! I love them all!   partial or complete darkness, especially as produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface. the shaded part of a picture. a dark patch or area on a surface. used in reference to proximity, ominous oppressiveness, or sadness and gloom. used in reference to something insubstantial or fleeting. used in reference to a position of relative inferiority or obscurity. the slightest trace of something. a weak or inferior remnant or version of something. an expression of perplexity or sadness. an inseparable attendant or companion....

(Review) Cube World #34: Tower of the Rakshasa

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  Tower of the Rakshasa An old ruined temple With gardens green Peacocks stalk And shadows lean There’s dukes and ghouls Caged imp and snake There’s thorns and statues And traps in wait Vomiter and swan Doors and treasure Rakshasa charismatic Smoking at his leisure This module comes with a copy of the Bestiary and D1000 Treasure tables – and contains multiple challenging enemies, a concise and challenging structure to navigate, and more than one way to include hooks to or locations of other adventures. The module itself is ready made to have a MacGuffin at the end, is entirely conveyed in a single two page spread – which is enlarged for ease of viewing – and is very beautifully illustrated. This module also includes a page from the Cube World Atlas – the map of the Peacock isles, which has common jungle encounters, multiple islands and what is contained on them, and some info on other adventures contained in the peacock isles. How...

Room 130

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  130 – Probability Library There is a doorway to the West, the door is made of oak, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open. There is a doorway to the South, the door is made of oak, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open. This room is filled with several bookshelves and three desks. As for the books throughout the room – there are about 7 500 thin pamphlets filling one larger wall – These are each 346 pages and contain a unique hand in poker each, discussing the strategy for each. There is one or two pages missing…. There are many books of strategy for Every game – from backgammon, to amazons, to Go, to anything you or the players can think of. The room is roughly 1 5 X 20 feet, each hallways/passage in and out is around 5 feet wide.  

Room 129

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  129- Empty Room There is a doorway to the north the door is made of cherry-wood, painted red, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open. There is a doorway to the east the door is made of cherry-wood, painted purple, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open. This room is empty, save some tracks in the dust that looks like dragged furniture. The room is roughly 1 0 X 10 feet, each hallways/passage in and out is around 5 feet wide.  

Corazón

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   Corazón by Titán    The VaM-style spell today is Corazón - the title coming from this song by Titán. I LOVE this song to death - I can listen to it on loop for hours. Here is some definitions of Corazón , and its most direct translation: Heart!   Spanish. the heart. courage; spirit. love; affection; compassion or sympathy . a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. In vertebrates there may be up to four chambers (as in humans), with two atria and two ventricles. the heart regarded as the center of a person's thoughts and emotions, especially love, compassion, or loyalty. one's mood or feeling. courage or enthusiasm. the central or innermost part of something. the vital part or essence. one of the four suits in a conventional deck of playing cards, denoted by a red heart. a card game similar to whist, in which players attempt to avoid taking tricks containi...

Room 128

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  128 - Bed-Room There is a doorway to the east the door is made of cherry-wood, painted light green, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open. Inside the room is a 3X3 grid of strange looking beds – light purple and very thin – composed of an unusual blue material, like sea foam made solid. They could easily be rolled up and carried. The room is larger than would normally be possible, and it is 15X25 feet, each hallways/passage in and out is around 5 feet wide.  

Room 127

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  127 -- Ballroom All four doorways are covered in red velvet hangings tapestries - There is a doorway to the West the door is made of cherry-wood, painted green, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open. There is a doorway to the North- Left the door is made of cherry-wood, painted blue, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open. There is a doorway to the North Right the door is made of cherry-wood, painted blue, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and closed. There is a doorway to the East the door is made of cherry-wood, painted red, with a brass doorknob – it is Locked and Closed. This room has beautiful wooden floors, and chairs lining the outside walls, which are draped in hangings of red and green velvet. There are many sconces where lights would have been placed. There is a stage, of slightly raised wood – where a band would play. The room is larger than would normally be possible, and it is 50X50 feet, each hallways/p...

Black and White Art Portfolio

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Room 126

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  126 – Pile of Dice There is a doorway to the north, the door is made of oak, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open. There is a doorway to the west, the door is made of oak, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and closed. There is a doorway to the south the door is made of oak, with a brass doorknob – it is unlocked and open. Inside the room is a gigantic pile of six sided dice, some cracked – weathered – stained – clean – piles and piles of them. If the players make a search roll, amongst the dice is a key that can open any cherrywood with 1/6 chance of breaking in the lock due to rust. The room is roughly 15X15 feet, each hallways/passage in and out is around 5 feet wide.