The Saga Issue 4, August 2022
A zine for the Sagaborn Roleplaying System and other old school RPGs. Table of Contents Previous Issues:
Character Quests
Long gone are the days when a dungeon delve was the main focus of most adventures. These days we have many story focused games which spider web out into intrigue and treachery. Or you build allies and followers who help you solve the mystery set before you. The game master already has so much on … Read more
The Multiverse and me
It seems everything is about the multiverse these days right? I am not really sure when I first got hooked on the idea of other universes. In tabletop, I was always aware of the other planes of existence in D&D. I never ran adventures in them, but it was nice knowing they were there. It … Read more
Saga Points (Adventure Points)
Saga Points are a reward system in the SagaBorn Roleplaying Game, but can easily be converted to any other that uses dice as a conflict mechanic. Saga Points can be used to adjust any dice roll. You can use them to fix that natural one you rolled, or adjust a low damage roll. You can … Read more
A Window into the Universe: An Interview with Ethan Siegel
A theoretical astrophysicist by training, Ethan left a promising research career in cosmology and a job as a physics and astronomy professor to focus on science communication full-time. He revels in telling scientifically accurate, beautifully illustrated stories about the Universe with the widest audience possible. He believes this Universe is the one thing we all … Read more
How to Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Multiverse
How do we tell stories in a multiverse? There are a couple of ways that immediately come to mind, depending on what your goals are. One of the biggest things to keep in mind is what you’re doing with your multiverse, that will help shape the process you use. Each reality in a multiverse is … Read more
Shen’s Mansion – Map
Shen is a mage living in the upper class section of Kowal. He has long been a refuge for your mages who are just coming into their powers. Since the Catastrophe of the Greystone and the fall of the Red Guard, things have changed in Kowal. Shen also changed, though many don’t know why. He … Read more
Forest Encounter II – Map
About the map Another encounter in the forest, but this time its a much larger map – 50×35! As usual there is gridded and gridless, day and night. 200 DPI JPG maps with grid Day and Night Versions Fantasy Grounds Unity and Roll 20 optimized maps. UVTT Animated Map The Urtgen Forest is old. The … Read more
Crafting
A set of very simple crafting rules for D20 systems. Crafting is used to repair or make new items. Crafting is tied to skills from the Core Game. Each character can know one crafting skill per 3 levels. *While written for the Sagaborn Roleplaying Game, these rules can be used for most other d20 roleplaying games.
Map – Bridge of Khazad-dûm
About the map I have been doing a lot of research on Tolkien for an upcoming Saga zine, and got inspired to do a VTT map for Khazad Dum! Here is the bridge for all your balrog battle needs. I always wondered why the bridge was so narrow, but then recently found out it was … Read more