New Kestevan Chronicle entry online: On the Order of Agropo

A medieval-looking sword

Our knowledge of ancient Kesteva grows! Today we publish another entry in the Kestevan Chronicle. This one deals with vampirism and Ragnarok. And yet it contains that most frustrating phrase “but such things are written of elsewhere.”

Scholarship note: This post is an excellent example of how infuriating ancient texts can be to the researcher. “… but such things are written of elsewhere” is not helpful when the modern-world audience has limited access to “elsewhere.” We hope the Editor upon his next trip through the multidimensional door into ancient Kesteva will find more records pertaining to Ragnarok. What limited knowledge we have is contained in the upcoming Royal Road West Publication No. 1707, Discover Kesteva. Our Editor has not yet located a copy of “the book” that purports to describe the Order of Agropo. We are attempting to locate further K-Chron entries, letters or journals that detail the expedition’s findings. Alas, no such follow-ups have been found to date.

Dungeon World note: Gamemasters and players should make of the entry what they will. Ulric’s Little Descriptive of the Wild Wood gives background information on lost cities, and Dungeon World enthusiasts also may find the upcoming book Discover Kesteva useful.

Click here to read the entry.

A Kestevan Chronicle entry concerning vampires is now online

Illustration of a book

Every week we learn more about the ancient kingdom of Kesteva. This week, it’s vampires. Once again, our tireless, pitiful research team has translated and assembled another entry in the sprawling Kestevan Chronicle. This entry, from Year 33, deals with a merchant’s brief account of a vampire visiting her residence in the dead of night. You can read the full entry on our Cyclopedia & the Kestevan Chronicle page.

Scholarship note: Brief as it is, the entry has us hoping to find a diary from the merchant, or some other elaboration on the undead visit she describes. Pity us in our endeavor.

Dungeon World note: Scholarship is the Editor’s primary purpose, but he also wanted ancient Kesteva’s history to be adapted to Dungeon World use. Our publication Discover Kesteva includes stats on vampires:

Vampire

Group, Stealthy, Organized, Intelligent

Supernatural force (d8+5 damage, 1 piercing)

10 HP

2 Armor

Close, Forceful

Special Qualities: Changing form, ancient mind

Instinct: To manipulate

Charm someone

Feed on their blood

Retreat to plan again

No. 1703, Ulric’s Little Descriptive of The Wild Wood, now live on DriveThruRPG

Drawing of forest and distant montains

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Royal Road West staff, our translation and reproduction of another travel guide from ancient Kesteva is live and available for purchase on DriveThruRPG.com. Ulric’s Little Descriptive of the Wild Wood is packed with tips, lore and scraps of legend. It’s designed to be printed on two sides of an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet and folded just like the original.

Packed with tips, lore and scraps of legend, this gaming aid is a translation of an original Little Descriptive produced by Ulric of Skara’s copyhouse! Print it on two sides of an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet and fold it just like the original version.

The original was brought into our world through a multidimensional door* discovered by an anonymous former newspaper Editor in a fog-shrouded Midwestern town.

The download also includes Gamemaster Notes that give background and tips for adapting the contents for Dungeon World. Inside, find:

  • An overview of The Wild Wood, one of the biggest blanks on a map imaginable
  • Lore and scraps of intel on the forest’s inhabitants
  • Information about Lost Cities, and Ragnarokists’ interest in them
  • Adventure hooks, including The Hoard of Magister Twelis, The Lich, and Secret Ingredient
  • An excerpt from a text pertaining to Ragnarok

Use Ulric’s Little Descriptive of The Wild Wood as a gaming aid or as inspiration for your own Dungeon Worldadventures! Great steading, great adventuring!