The Evolution of the Ducks

Following on from my post about the Types of Ducks in the upcoming The Feathers and the Fury book, here’s a quick look at how the various species developed in the crucible of the Duck Coast. A pair of Lake Ducks by Dan Barker Imperial scholars are even more...

Sorcery in the Empire of Gatan and the Savage North

In my Empire of Gatan setting, Sorcerers are a sort of Academic/Scholar class who engage in magical troubleshooting on behalf of their community. They are well embedded in the Empire’s culture, and have their own College of Magic, which has branches in every...

Coming Soon The Chronicles of Gatan

About two years ago I started my ongoing OpenQuest Empire of Gatan campaign. We play online every two weeks or so. It’s structured like a modern TV  series (like Deadwood, Rome) but in keeping with OQ being an Adventure Fantasy Game.  Season one lasted 20...

Deities of the Underworld

So I’m deep into writing the next OpenQuest Book, which is OpenQuest Dungeons. At the moment it’s a heady mix of writing new rules guidance articles, creating resources (such as a set of stock NPCs), and creating dungeon-based adventures. More of that when...

The Three Icons of the OpenQuest Covers

The sharp-eyed among you will have seen the three reoccurring characters on the covers of the main OpenQuest rulebook, the recently released OpenQuest Companion and the upcoming OpenQuest Dungeons. This was intentional I asked Jon Hodgson to do this, but I...

Saran and the Three Bad Piggies

Time for a break from rules related OQ matters. Here’s another tale from Gatan’s folklore.  Once upon a time Saran and his family came down from their cave homes in the hills and came to live on the great plain of Sur. Sarran who was head of his household...