Here's the second part of my Dark Sun conversion to the 2d6-based RPG Sword of Cepheus. This covers all of the PC races that players can choose from. Previously in this series I listed some desert survival rules. These are all based on the descriptions in the Dark Sun Rules Book, along with some ideas … Continue reading Dark Sun for Sword of Cepheus: Part II – Races of Athas
I've always been intrigued by the Dark Sun setting TSR put out for AD&D back in 1991. It's got a bleak, weird, post-apocalyptic quality to it. However, I've always thought AD&D wasn't really the right system for it. So I've decided to make my own version using The Sword of Cepheus, the Cepheus Engine-based fantasy … Continue reading Dark Sun for Sword of Cepheus: Part I – Desert Survival Rules
I've recently been running adventures in my Dispute setting for Sword of Cepheus. I rolled up a few pregenerated characters for the game. I'm posting them here, for anyone who might find some use for them. Arjus, Sultanzade of the House Vermillion - Humbled noble seeking glory and status. Hanim - Vagabond and teller of … Continue reading Sword of Cepheus – Pregen Characters for the Dispute
I've been working on the Dispute, my own homebrew fantasy setting I've been creating with for use with the Sword of Cepheus, the fantasy RPG by Stellagama games. I think it's a good idea, if you're making your own world, to make your own custom careers to better match the themes and flavor of the … Continue reading Sword of Cepheus: The Janissary Career
The Imperial sorcerers of old wove dark and terrible enchantments, crafted to wage their endless war. As the millennia went on, their spells grew ever more powerful, and ever more dangerous. Most of them have been lost to time, but fortune hunters and obsessed sorcerers constantly scour the broken, ancient battlefields of the Dispute, hoping … Continue reading Sword of Cepheus: Military-Grade Black Magic
I finally got around to running my first game of Sword of Cepheus - Stellagama Games' fantasy RPG. It uses Traveller/Cepheus Engine rules. I've made my finalized version of a fillable character sheet (previous version here). It includes a table tent. Sword of Cepheus - Fillable Character Sheet (PDF) I've moved the weapon list to … Continue reading Sword of Cepheus – Character Sheet & Table Tent (Final Version)
I've been playing with Stellagama Publishing's Sword of Cepheus fantasy RPG. I wanted to make my own setting to try it out in, so this is what I've come up with: The Dispute A vast demilitarized frontier between two antique and dying empires. All of known human history is the war between the Empire Immemorial … Continue reading Into the Dispute: a Fantasy Sandbox World
Stellagama Games recently released The Sword of Cepheus, a new sword & sorcery game using Cepheus Engine/2d6/Traveller style rules. I've created an initial version of a PDF character sheet, including a table tent. Beta Version of Sword of Cepheus Character Sheet It's fillable, and will calculate the modifiers automatically. I'm not 100% sure I'm happy … Continue reading Sword of Cepheus: Character Sheet & Table Tent (beta version)
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