This blog contains posts on various topics pertaining to the ongoing development of Beyonder and our associated products, as well as more general discussions of gaming and the philosophy and practice of game design.
Welcome back to another edition of “The Many Ways to Make A Character in Beyonder” (that’s not really what it’s called.) If you haven’t seen our overview of chargen options or the details about our choose-your-own-adventure style chargen, start there and then come back to this. So, now that we have that out of the […]
Read More...Coming to you from the Flying NightLab Hello there! I didn’t see you come in. I’m doing quite well, thanks for asking – and you look terrific! Oh…what’s this nifty device I have here? Why, this is nothing less than the Beyonder Builder, a simplify-your-game application the Flying NightLab developed! The Builder helps you create […]
Read More...This post is your guide to three very playable locations on the Tamarran Continent: Tarnath and the Sessmaryth Valley; Naldrin City; and the Region of Jowea (see our map). They have interesting populations, developed neighborhoods, and a long history, so they’re good starting points for an adventure or a campaign. You’ll also notice them appearing […]
Read More...Most citizens of the Tamarran Continent work, eat, play, and interact with each other in ways very much like our own. Only a very small percentage of the population are born as Channels with the ability to directly control the Six Energies. Unless they live in or near a major city, an average person has […]
Read More...What’s in your Travel Sack? Getting New Stuff! Let’s continue our exploration of Beyonder gear by looking at how to purchase some standard supplies. This is done using the Wealth system. Once you understand this system, buying basic gear is easy. When creating the Beyonder system, we aimed to avoid monotonous tracking of every coin […]
Read More...The Aegis of the Six (or the Aegis, for short) is an internal security force maintained collectively by all six Guilds. Because the Guilds are neither a political nor a military organization, they do not have any sort of standing army. However, in addition to normal burglary, Guild houses can sometimes be the targets of […]
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