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Hârn Pottage II

Leitchy — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:23:27 +0000

The second installment of the Hârn Pottage series follows its predecessor’s style. Places, arcane objects, dangerous situations and a new creature fill these 30 pages for your enjoyment. Superbly illustrated by Richard Luschek.

by Mike St-Pierre

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Thonahexus 8

Leitchy — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:49 +0000

July 2007 – Maritime campaigns and other thoughts

The Ring of Halgrim – a treasure item
Maritime Campaigns – GMs discuss the peculiarities of running a maritime campaign
And then we hire a pilot – Pilots and the structure of trade in southwestern Hârn
Sins of Scenario Writers – views on adventure writing
Building a Manor – how a Hârnic lord might build a manor in the wilderness
The Horn of Skargja the Wise – an adventure seed for Ivinian players
Seldholm – an Orbaalese village

edited by Joe Adams

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Thonahexus 7

Leitchy — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:13 +0000

April 2006 – Thonahexus investigates a wide range of topics.

Campaign Talk – several GMs relate how they design and run their campaigns.
Pilgrims and Relics – thoughts on how to develop and incorporate pilgrimages into the Hârn mileu.
Gnostic Interpretation of Hârnic Religion – an examination of Hârnic gods
Conspiracy Theory – a story that casts some light on a hidden power
The Graesha – the tree devils of the Loalan forest

edited by Lucas Magnusson

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Thonahexus 2

Leitchy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:00:32 +0000

November 2002 – The second issue of Thonahexus started with an essay by Lucas Magnusson about his ideas on Hârnic campaigns. He followed this with an article on the Anoth Delta and a convention adventure called “A Diabolical Plan.”

edited by Lucas Magnusson

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Godstones: An Operational Analysis

Leitchy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:06:37 +0000

Godstones: An Operational Analysis is a detailed (12 page) attempt to build a consistent rationale for the way Godstones seem to operate. It is rules-neutral, and maintains consistency with the published information on Earthmasters and the sites they left behind.

The discussion covers why the sites look the way they do, what the entire network was used for, and why the system broke. While it is just one person’s view and an interesting possibility, it is a very thought provoking article and one that GMs can make very good use of for their games.

by David Baldwin

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The Lady of Paladins

Leitchy — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:06:12 +0000

This is a wonderful companion piece to Whyce Chapterhouse, as it describes the Laranian fighting order, The Lady of Paladins; its history, saints, and relationships with other orders within the Hârnic Church of Larani. It also discusses the current Solori Crusade, and its probably role in any crisis over the succession to the Kaldoric Crown. It also covers the daily routine of members of the order, location of its major chapterhouses, and the ranks of the Order. Included is a set of illustrations of rank badges for the order.

by Kerry Mould

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Hârn Product List and Index

Leitchy — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:38:06 +0000

Keith maintains an excellent and complete list of all Hârn official products published by Columbia Games Inc. It indicated which publications are out of print, current cost (as of this version’s date). You can use this to catalog your own collection and determine what you’re missing. It also lets you search the CGI web site more easily because it includes the official catalog numbers. It is correct up to the date given above.

by Keith Mann

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Hârn Pottage

Leitchy — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:27:26 +0000

As the title suggests, this has a bit of everything in it and flavoured with a little meat. It’s a mishmash of random buildings, places and things to be used on Hârn anywhere the GM feels appropriate. Although locations are given for a couple of pieces, these are optional and easily moved.

Also included are various arcane items for campaigns which use magic. The mini adventures/encounters included will hopefully help those GMs who have nothing prepared, or as filler for their PCs’ travels between major points in their present quest, but could be used as a starting off point for beginning characters.

The piece is excellently illustrated by Richard Luschek, and you already know Mike’s beautiful maps from his work on the Tashal module for CGI. Hârn Pottage is a must-have module. I’ll certainly be making use of it, and I hope there are many more Pottage modules to come in the future.

by Mike St-Pierre

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Update 2008-01-04: Hârn Pottage has been reviewed on RPGnet, and those thoughts are up for all the world to see. Jocelyn Robitaille gave the article top marks for style and only marked down substance by a single point because he doesn’t use (or even know) Hârn and couldn’t use the items described in it. Hmmm…I can see his point, but surely a bit of thought might provide him with some ideas as to how to use the items. Still, 9 out of 10 is a pretty good score. Well done Mike!

An Introduction to HârnWorld

Leitchy — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:22:16 +0000

Don’t know anything about Hârn, or HârnWorld? This is an introduction and teaser for the setting.

by Leitchy

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