A Brief History of Valt I thought it best to provide a brief synopsis of the history of Valt. This is by no means comprehensive, but it does provide a summation of the formative events of the world’s history to the current game-time. Note that periods of history are measured in alternating cycles of [...]
Archive for April, 2010
A Brief(ish) History of Valt
Posted in Supplemental, tagged D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Homemade, Supplemental Material, Valt on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Who’s Who Part 3
Posted in Who's Who, tagged D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Homemade, Valt on April 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Krislos- A former thief from Devies, Krislos’s life was spared by Julium, and now he has to find a new way to make his fortune. He was the human face of Vuthalitrix’s operation. Vuthalitrix- A young adult black dragon, Vuthalitrix left more questions in his wake than answers. After it was revealed that he had [...]
Game 8
Posted in Game Summations, tagged D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Homemade, Valt on April 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
So the eighth game is completo, and my loving and adoring girlfriend has posted her synopsis on her blog here. To sum up, my girlfriend linked up with Julium. The two of them followed up a lead to the drug dealers in Devies, only to be bushwacked by the drug dealer, Krislos. After dealing with [...]
New Race: Gravekin
Posted in Supplemental, tagged D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Gravekin, Homemade, Supplemental Material, Valt on April 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Players in Valt have two races of my own devising to choose from as player races. I present here the first of these: the gravekin, a race of humanoids with the taint of undeath running in their veins. Gravekin Gravekin are children of those who have trafficked too closely with the forces of death. Scholars [...]
Homemade Resurrection Mishap Table
Posted in Supplemental, tagged D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Homemade, Supplemental Material on April 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
When Ugorcil, the god of death, established the courts of the afterlife, he established a series of mandates, which became the unbreakable rules for the death, dying, and the dead. One of these rules was that no one would be returned to life with their memories of the other side fully intact. Before leaving the [...]
Who’s Who Part 2
Posted in Who's Who, tagged D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Homemade, Valt on April 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Hamus Merstin- A human bounty hunter, Hamus was contracted by Lady Lorel Renger to pursue and kill Grugor. (and Natalia if possible) Later investigation would reveal that he was unafraid to use any and all methods at his disposal to arrest or kill his targets, and was in fact wanted in Devies for murder. (A [...]
Who’s who.
Posted in Who's Who, tagged D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Grugor, Homemade, Julium, Raelan, Roan, Valt on April 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A brief guide to the NPC’s that are important to the game so far. In no particular order: Grugor- A half-orc from the Cadrane mountains. Grugor is a barbarian, although his normal demeanor is calm and easy-going. Natalia has theorized that he is more cheerful than the average orc because his rages allow him an [...]
The Story So Far…
Posted in Game Summations, tagged D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Homemade, Valt on April 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »
So when my girlfriend, Spring, first suggested that I run a D&D game just for her, I was suspicious. That special kind of suspicion born from being offered something too good to be true. So, like a homeless man being handed a hundred dollar bill, I regarded the whole affair with some trepidation. But [...]
Welcome to the Valt
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, Homemade, Valt on April 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to the Valt. This blog is intended to provide background information for the fantasy world of Valt, created by Jim Stearns for use in fantasy gaming. For those unfamiliar with my work, Valt is a world both alike and unalike to any you have seen before. Valt was never intended to support life. [...]