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The Oracle Issue 13

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The Oracle Issue 13 - Sky Islands

Just as all characters are better equipped when they have a bag of holding, a potion of healing and a sunrod, a GM is better equipped when supplied with a steady stream of new material and ideas.

And that's what we have for you here.

This month we bring you, in one fully illustrated PDF the following system-neutral Fantasy RPG material:

Contents

  • Game Advice - How to create cinematic moments at the game table with only words
  • Game Advice - Means by which you can explain floating islands including adventure hook examples
  • Game Advice - How to ensure the player characters don't die a careless death by falling
  • Sky Wardens - A flying military organisation used for scouting and guard duty on floating islands
  • 6 Detailed NPCs including Sid and Nancy a pair of talking gryphons, a retired assassin and a flirty aeronaut
  • 15 Adventure Hooks that relate to the NPCs
  • 3 Tables of NPC Names - taken from the real world all the names have sky or wind related meanings.
  • 4 Things to See - from a magic flying boat, mysterious dragons and glittering star falls
  • 5 Flying Creatures including magic copying gryphons, sky monkeys and New Castle Harpies.
  • 4 New Magic Items presented including an anti-kidnapping device and a foggy cauldron
  • Exclusive interview with Glynn Seal, ENnie award winner and owner of Monkey Blood Design.
  • 4 Unique locations presented plus additional NPC
  • Discussion of observatories set on the sky islands
  • Different defence options for sky islands
  • Picture Prompt - designed to get you thinking creatively


Our inspiration goes back to the early years of White DwarfDragon and Dungeon Magazines as well as other less well-known titles like Ares and Level-Up.

Fully Illustrated

Have a look at the quick preview and you will see the great range of images inside!

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Why System-Neutral?

Because we personally play multiple games and systems, and so do virtually all the DMs and GMs that we know. By making it system-neutral, we can focus on strong storytelling without getting hung up on the mechanics and conversions across game systems. (You can read this content and use it at the gaming table inside of five minutes.)


And, let's face it – if we featured even just the top three fantasy RPGs, that would leave out a whole bunch of others.

So, we are embracing them all with clever, interesting, story-rich material that people can easily convert to their desired system.

We have been developing our format for over three years, and we are confident that you will find it entertaining and useful, regardless of the fantasy RPG system you use.

Professionally Edited

Our editor is Jane Spencer, a qualified editor and proofreader with over two decades of editing, publishing and literary project management experience. (She's also an RPG gamer and a lovely person!) And last, but not least, we are ably assisted by a number of player testers, content providers and technical advisers.

Modern Format

Created in a modern landscape format making it idea for reading on tablets, laptops and smart phones.

100% Guarantee

We have every confidence that any fantasy RPG fan reading the magazine will find it both entertaining and useful. However, if we've gotten that wrong, if you find that it is neither entertaining nor useful - then we will give you your money back without any fuss, argument or hassle.

You can't say fairer than that can you?

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If just for the sky monkeys, this issue is totally worth it - Love them! Thanks, Stephen!
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