Even if I knew exactly what this movie was about, I wouldn't tell you. I believe this is art brought to the cinema... amazingly insightful and obscure! If you haven't seen it yet... now's your chance! You won't regret it.

I haven't really used my xbox 360 to its fullest, but then a new game came along, a small game called Damnation!

Its pretty straight forward, very linear... but the graphic is stunning and dark, and then there are all the moves. I guess its sort of "Assassins Creed" meets Steampunk...

I just posted another preview of a Mor Aldenn cover to the Design Blog; http://cityofmages.wordpress.com this one is, like the first cover with the harpies, the work of artist Mario Zuccarello (http://www.zuccarelloartworks.com), a great and easy-to-work-with, artist.

Personally, I think that this illustration is much better than the first one, mostly because of the colouring. However, both covers have turned out better than I could ever have hoped for.

Now I'm just looking forward to the last one, which will, of course, be just as great as the previous two! :)

I've posted a few possible Mor Aldenn covers over at the Design Blog; http://cityofmages.wordpress.com if you want to head on over and take a look.

I'm rather proud of them, but they were done rather quick and may need some minor or major changes, also, a book can only have one cover... I think!

The question is... which one??

Embarking on the great Mor Aldenn adventure has really gotten me thinking. Thinking about publishing this great setting on my own... yeah, I said it.

I'm not sure if I can do it or not, so to test my skills, I've used this weekend to explore the wonders of open source desktop publishing software, meaning mainly, Scribus. I'm a rookie still, of course, but actually, it doesn't seem all that difficult. I've already created a cover for Crown thats much cooler than the one that was actually published.

Doing it on my own gives me a great freedom, and since I'm not looking to make lots of money on this project, I think I prefer that freedom. I might get a little bit of outside help, but I think I can handle most of the design work on my own.

Any thoughts on what desktop publishing is best and (possibly) easiest to use? Also, I welcome any advice all you hardened publishers has to offer a rookie...

I have a newfound appreciation for Ryan Reynolds... in case you are wondering what I'm talking about, go watch Chaos Theory, Fireflies in the Garden and my all-time favorite... the Nines!

...pays off!

This upcoming wednesday, I'm going to spend an entire day (at work) roleplaying with 12 of my students. They are just 3rd graders, which means that roleplaying is all new to them. I'm basically going to teach them the magic of roleplaying and using their imagination!

Yeah, I'm looking forward to this, and yeah, I know it will be nothing like playing with the guys on saturday night, but thats so far from the point. We're going to have some serious fun and the kids (all boys, btw) are going to use their imagination in new and interesting ways. All they know are LARP, and what I'm going to teach them will have nothing to do with that.

Now all I have to decide on is what system to use... I'm leaning on creating my own system, or using a system called Windows (I think..)

I recently bought a new bike... well, new to me, but it wasn't really new. It was actually a rusty piece of junk, but it was extremelly cheap (of course!) and I saw the opportunity for a real challenge.

It did have some good qualities, like some good strong tires, good brakes and... well, thats it basically. I've now had the chance to work on the bike for a few days, buying a new chain and a new seat, and its actually starting to look rather decent! I'm waiting for the rest of the spare parts to arrive, but at least now the bike can run.

Working on the bike also means that I've neglected working on Mor Aldenn, but thats going to change now. Next week is a loong weekend and I hope to finish the short guide to Mor Aldenn that I'm currently working on. It will become available on the Design Blog; http://cityofmages.wordpress.com

I can't even say the word. Its really beginning to annoy me. So, I've taken action and removed a couple of people whose blogs I used to read, just because they had started posting regular twitterings. I mean...why? If I wanted to read what you did or said at 5:06 on any given day, I could just follow your twitter-blog... couldn't I?

And why don't I like twitter, you say?

Well, mostly because its weird and annoying. Its a blog, buts its very short and not very interesting and extremely limiting. Why not just post short blog posts, if you only have so much to say, and if you want to post every 5 minutes... feel free.

I'm currently working on a few adventures that can both start a campaign in Mor Aldenn. If you are curious, head on over to the Design Blog and watch as the adventure write-up continues.

You can find one of the adventures here; http://cityofmages.wordpress.com/adventures/iv-a-trail-of-poison-adventure/

Please head on over to the Design Blog; http://cityofmages.wordpress.com and help me decide which will be the first adventure of Mor Aldenn!

Well, its almost done, there are still a few small details to be taken care of. I've posted a small version of it on the Design Blog; http://cityofmages.wordpress.com if you want to drop by and have a look! :)

Yeah, I'm quite happy about Will's work...amazing!

I now understand what this city is all about... its a home. Adventurers can see themselves grow old here, among the ancient oaks, hanging out with mage friends, centaurs, elves and whatnot... and for that very reason, are willing to do anything in their power to protect it! You wont find many enemies here within the city (oh, sure, you'll find the occasional spy, thief and braggart who wish to test your patience, but no really evil dudes, dark elves and mindflayers) for those you'll have to travel into the wilderness, or down below, in the deeper levels of the Barrowdelve. Mor Aldenn is basically a cozy, interesting place and whenever a threat arise, the city stand united.

Looking for a place to start your evil campaign... find another city, looking for a place to start a real adventure...come visit Mor Aldenn, the City of Mages! :)

By accident, I stumbled upon this small site called; http://www.literature-map.com/

I have just tried it a few times, but it does seem to link similar authors. So if you have a favorite author and is searching for other authors with similar writing styles, themes and, then you ought to check out this site and give it a try.

By accident, I happened to cancel my charter member subscription to Dungeonaday.com, Monte Cook's new big D&D thing. This got me thinking... what do I think about the project thus far? Was it really such a bad thing that I happened to cancel my year subscription?

So... here's my thoughts so far;

If you are looking for a megadungeon, then this is definitely the place. I've read/played a few megadungeons in my time, among them Ruins of the Dragon Lord (Mongoose) and Castle Whiterock (Goodman Games), but this is so far, the absolutely best of them, and that says a lot since I haven't read about the entire dungeon.

But, there are still a lot of things that I miss;

More background story: Lots of rooms have no story behind them, even though it seems that they should. I agree, there should be holes for the DM to fill out, but there should also be something to spark the imagination.

Artwork: I love illustrations. Dragon's Delve doesn't really have any illustrations, thus far. What's there, is illustrations from other Malhavoc Press products. This is a shame and for this reason alone, I may find myself glad that I accidentially cancelled my charter membership. As a game designer and art director, I know how much art costs, and hopefully Monte isn't saving his money. A megadungeon definitely should have great art and hopefully Dragon's Delve will have.

Dwarven Forge and Reaper Miniatures: It strikes me that Monte is doing some serious advertising for these two companies, and they probably pays him to. This may not be a bad idea, but I'm not that much into miniatures and it just annoys me. Sorry.

Pace of material: One room per day, sure we all knew this from the beginning, but it isn't that much. If I had begun playing the megadungeon already, I would have to stop and wait for new material, lots of open ends.

There are other things as well, but I'll leave them to myself for now. Overall, I dont think you need a charter membership to really use this dungeon, just check in a few months from now and take what you need.

The charter membership is really for those who wants to join the forum, taking serious part on the discussions there, and for that, I know a lot of other great forums. I probably wont renew my membership, but I will definitely look in on the megadungeon now and again.

I can definitely see this megadungeon as part of a Mor Aldenn campaign, perhaps found below the Barrowdelve!

Fun note: Before deciding on Barrowdelve, I thought about naming this dungeon in Mor Aldenn, Dragondelve! I'm glad, now, that I didn't!

Just received my copy of Steven Erikson's "Gardens of the Moon", Subterranean Press Edition, number 318, signed.

I haven't really read any books of Steven Erikson, but the description seemed almost too good to be true (which it probably was), color art by Michael Komarck and illustrated profusely (their words, not mine).

However, I have yet to find any of these illustrations... or chapter heads. Its not a bad book, quite beautiful actually, but its just not what it says it is.

I just received the scanner I ordered a week ago. It works! This means that I've uploaded a few maps to the Design Blog.

Go to http://cityofmages.wordpress.com to see the city that I am currently working on.

Here's a little weird story from my otherwise, ordinary life. It may not seem as funny to those outside Denmark, because of the cultural differences, but here goes;

Today I wanted to send a letter (a small package really, but not big enough to actually be called a package), but thats not strange or remotely funny, or so I thought! I went down to the post office, which is, not a real post office, but a small stall in the local supermarket. I had my small package (or large letter, if you will) under my arm and went up to the stall. There was no one there, so I put the letter on the table and started to wait. The postwoman that was going to service me wasn't that far away, but she was obviosuly busy doing other things. Finally, the postwoman comes over, and this is what I've been laughing at all day...

She looks at me, then at the letter in front me (and her), then touches the letter, as if trying to decide something... she then looks up at me again and by this time the situation have become slightly strange, it doesn't normally take this long. The postwoman usually just takes the letter, weighs it and tells me what it'll cost to send it. This woman does nothing of the sorts. She looks at me and I start to wonder whats wrong, finally (after 15-20 seconds, which is quite a long time if you ask me) she says; "What would you like me to do with this?"

What?

I mean, how many options is there? Its a letter... its a post office... I can't help but smile, savoring the weirdness of the moment, then finally says, "send it, of course". I really wanted to add, "just for the fun of it, what else could you do to my letter?" but I think I was still rather baffled by the strange event.

After that, the postwoman takes the letter and does what she is suppose to do, leaving the moment way behind, but I was smiling all the way home, enjoying the weirdness!

I guess, what I really want to say to the strange postwoman is, "Thanks for making my day weird(er)!"

I've gone ahead and created a new blog which you can find here; http://cityofmages.wordpress.com

Its a blog dedicated to my thoughts on a new Pathfinder RPG project that I'm currently working on. The project is a new urban setting called Mor Aldenn, the City of Mages. If you wanna follow the blog, expect only fluff, no crunch (at least not to begin with).

However, when that is said, I'd love for as many people as possible to follow this blog adding their oppinions along the way.

I have a confession to make.

I've been trying to read this book for weeks. I'm not even halfway through it, and I have to confess that I'm going to drop it. I'm reading the words, but I can't seem to understand them. Star Wars isn't for me. The movies might be ok, but this book takes it for granted that the reader fully understand the setting, but I really dont. Also, there's too much conversation and when the characters ain't talking about boring topics, they are fighting.

Here's what I know of the book thus far.

Luke and Leia is somewhere in the universe. Luke is trying to teach Leia about being a jedi, but someone won't allow this. Leia has other business to attend to. Somewhere, a man named Admiral Thrawn and his second in command, Palleaon, is trying to find Luke. I'm not really sure, but I think they want to kill him. They succeed at finding another jedi called Joruus Ch'Baoth (I think), and hire him to do something. He is, perhaps, a dark jedi.

Thats all I've taken from the book thus far.

Also, the book seem to know that I really don't want to read it, and with every page I turn, the book is falling apart, literally.

Being sick has, oddly enough, given me some inspiration and therefore, I now present you with one of my Ptolus NPCs! The PCs have yet to meet the Gnome Reporter, but they have read some of his articles in the Midtown Herald, and they will meet him eventually, I'm sure. I just gotta figure out what the reporter is doing at the moment... Enjoy!

Gnockus Flimp
Male gnome (Neutral Good)
commoner5/rogue2; CR 6
Init +6; Speed 20 ft.
HD 5d6+5 + 2d8+2; hp 38
AC 16 (leather armor +1), touch 14, flat-footed 14
BAB/CMD +3/+3
Attack/Full Attack +4 melee (1d6, mwk light mace) or +5 melee 1d4+2/19-20, +2 dagger) or +6 ranged (1d4, mwk sling)
SQ evasion, gnome traits, rogue talent (minor magic), sneak attack +1d6, trapfinding
Minor Magic ghost sound 2/day, spell-like ability
Gnome Spells (CL 7th) dancing lights 1/day, ghost sound 1/day, prestidigitation 1/day, speak with animals 1/day
Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +4
Str 10, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 17, Cha 12
Crucial Skills Climb +5, Diplomacy +8, Disable Device +7, Perception (low-light vision) +8, Sleight of Hand +7, Stealth +8, Use Magic Device +6
Other Skills Craft (alchemy) +10, Knowledge (dungeoneering)+7, Knowledge (local) +8, Linguistics (plus 3 extra languages) +8, Profession (barkeep) +7, Profession (cook) +7, Profession (publisher) +8, Profession (writer) +11, Ride +6, Sense Motive +10
Crucial Feats Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm
Other Feats Dodge, Improved Initiative
Possessions leather armor +1, fancy outfit, mwk light mace, +2 dagger, mwk sling, pen and paper!

Mr. Flimp comes from a long line of gnome reporters, but he wasn't really interested in this publishing business to begin with. He tried all kind of things, like barkeeping in the Griffon and even had a few years in the kitchen doing hard work. He was finally lured in by his younger sister and started publishing a small broadsheet called The Midtown Weekly, not the family business. Unfortunately, this small broadsheet had to close after issue 13, but by then, Mr. Flimp had become something of a celebrity around town and was quickly hired on by the Midtown Herald, a much larger broadsheet.

Gnockus Flimp is renowned for his personal reports from Ptolus, every week, the gnome has seen or even partaken in some important event. He fears nothing, or close to nothing, at least. In fact, just last week, the gnome reported from the Dark Market, a heartbreaking report.

Where Gnockus Flimp lives...
The gnome has a small house in Emerald Hill, where he lives with his elven wife. Yes, that relationship has been frowned upon by many, but Gnockus and Eslamarrin (his wife) doesn't really care about that.

Gnockus Flimp was made using the Pathfinder Rules and the Ptolus NPC template, which is quite easy and fast to use. Also, I cant, though I would like to, take credit for the name Gnockus Flimp... it was created by one of my players!