A hard winter has come and gone for the frontier town of Vosserlin. The common folk scraped by on stale pottage and frozen hearthbread, while the town’s nobility enjoyed salted pork and hearty stews at every needless banquet. Now spring has sprung, and with it come the taxes of the first harvest. The townsfolk are hopeful for a light tax and […]
FIRST THING’S FIRST! We’re thrilled to announce that The Blackwood is coming to Kickstarter on Tuesday, May 2nd! Check out our campaign a little less than 2 weeks from now to find out how you can help bring The Blackwood Errantry Codex to life for you and gamers all over the world. Now, onto the […]
First thing’s first, dear readers: we’ve got a Twitter account now! Follow us at https://twitter.com/ZapDynamic if you’re into the wit that is cultivated by small character limits. Today, we’re taking another look at the Encounter section of the Blackwood Errantry Codex. Check out some info about the human characters you might encounter in your journeys under […]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks at the Mythic Gazetteer! First, Eli appeared twice on the Wild Die Podcast: Blackwood Interview Blackwood Actual Play: The Flying Canoe The one shot is written by one of the Wild Die hosts, Eric Lamoureux. Just like a lot of our own adventures, Eric drew inspiration from his homeland and […]
In the Blackwood, swords and fists carry the day when law and order fails. Since before the Elder King rose to power, men and women have drawn blades against each other for matters of honor, vengeance, and war. Over time, these skills were codified into five distinct schools: powerful Boar, watchful Falcon, mischievous Red Bear, regal […]
Hundreds of you have already downloaded our Seven Quillcrows one sheet and the pregenerated Character Archetypes. Thanks so much for your support! We hope you and your friends love playing in the Blackwood. Be sure to let us know how your games go. We’d love to showcase a play report or respond to any feedback. […]
Zap Dynamic, our resident expert in theoretical cartography, has just returned from another sojourn in a fantastic land. It is Zap’s pleasure to bring cities, valleys, countries, even entire continents to life for your cartographic amusement. You can learn more over at Zap’s Atlas, but today we’ve got another encounter map to share! A Strange Feast Three standing […]
Zap Dynamic, our resident expert in theoretical cartography, has been hard at work over the past few months creating custom maps for a number of fantasy worlds. It’s been Zap’s pleasure to bring cities, valleys, countries, even entire continents to life since we opened up shop this past autumn. You can learn more over at […]
We at the Mythic Gazetteer hope you all had a great time over the holidays, and hope your dice have been generous in the new year. We’ve been busy behind the scenes over the past month, so we’ve got a lot of fun stuff to show off in the next few weeks. First off, we’ve […]
The Blackwood is Grimm’s Tales directed by Zhang Yimou. You are errants, searching the forest for a way to save the settled people of the Elder Kingdom despite a landscape of deadly beauty and a crumbling ruling class. Visually, I’m inspired by games like The Witcher. Tonally, I want to capture the bright but surprisingly […]