The Noir of the Rings
If Raymond Chandler had written The Lord of the Rings, it might have gone something like this………. The story begins with a funeral, and the reading of a will. General …
The Noir of the Rings Read MoreIf Raymond Chandler had written The Lord of the Rings, it might have gone something like this………. The story begins with a funeral, and the reading of a will. General …
The Noir of the Rings Read More” Knights had no meaning in this game. It wasn’t a game for knights.” — Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep The name’s Sloane. I work out of a small office …
Character du Jour: Aleksis Sloane, P.I. Read MoreCrime Boss. Family man. Ogre. Whatever you think of Very Big Vinnie – doesn’t matter. He’s da boss in the Warrens, and whether it’s racketeering, spell component laundering or speakeasies, …
Character du Jour: Very Big Vinnie Read MoreI sat down on the edge of a deep soft chair and looked at Mrs Regan. She was worth a stare. She was trouble. She was stretched out on a …
Arranged to stare at Read More“That’s the thing about dwarves: we never give up. I’ve never quit a case yet, and this is not going to be my first. Some have taken me 75 years …
Character du Jour: Gloin Sladehammer, Dwarf P.I. Read More(do you see a theme developing here?) In which Jervis “Greywulf” Malloy sets up a scene-based Fantasy Noir style adventure, and shows how to use Skill Challenges to pull it …
Faceless Crimes: Skill Challenge adventures for Fantasy Noir Read MoreFollowing on from the post about Fantasy Noir, here’s suitably Chanderesque fluff text for the 1st level Fighter Powers from the 4e PHB, just to give you a feel how …
Fantasy Noir Fighter Powers! Read MoreI’m a big fan of the whole Noir style, whether it’s on film, in comics or five-a-dime pulp novels. Give me The Big Sleep, the Femme-Noir comics, The Maltese Falcon …
Bring some Fantasy Noir to your table Read More