Land of Oyr
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Land of Oyr
2M ago
From october 2016 i have been writing in this fine blog telling everyone who cared to listen all about my books my fantasy world and the loves of my life: epic metal, epic fantasy, ttrpgs, HEMA, d printing, miniatures, board games and many more especially interviews with people I respect their work in their individual field.
Now it is time to move on a new site had been created better, more professional, more creative, with a broader scope and purpose. There I will put everything from this blog and many more.
the new site is https://www.talbotepicpress.com/ gradually everything will be mitigat ..read more
Land of Oyr
7M ago
Cubicle 7 is on the lookout for writers so I decided to give it a try.
they wanted a link to a sample of my work so here it is!
Part of my fourth book Ebony Orb a tribute to Michael Moorcock:
He sensed rather than saw the chamber that he had entered. Not a cave with raw stone but a building carved in the stone into a circular shape almost a perfect sphere. The orb seemed to levitate in the centre of the spherical chamber. The orb was blackness through darkness. Half a foot in diameter and lost in its own darkness, it radiated power and pulsated with evil. Damien tasted its anger that it had be ..read more
Land of Oyr
1y ago
my latest adventure in a fairy-tale-like style where I give you a general outline and let the dm decide on the details and how to fit it in his world!
all of my adventures published in Dungeon Vault magazine are not level specific, so they can be played by all types of parties, they are centred around a city and have a specific purpose.
Alternatively, they can be the hook to more adventures or an in-between relapse.
they are created so freely as to give the dm the freedom to use them as they wish.
in the latest one, I used the bird Caladrius which is a unique creature never before used (I thin ..read more
Land of Oyr
1y ago
the band in a church!
We have the pleasure to share our blog with Achelous the greek epic metal band. They were formed in 2011 they have recorded two full lps and various eps and singles and they possess a vibrant power on stage with atmospheric music style and powerful lyrics!
the hero Hercules battling the river god Acheloos
LoÖ: so you named your band after an ancient Greek River/God one of the largest in Greece even today Acheloos! Do you have any relationship with the great state of Aitoloakarnania (where I was born!) or why did you choose that name?
Achelous: Yeah, the name of the band c ..read more
Land of Oyr
1y ago
Well as they say the ancient Greeks knew better so I am reposting something put on stones thousands of years ago!
HEALTH
LIFE
JOY
PEACE
HAPPINESS
HOPE
to all of us for the new year ..read more
Land of Oyr
1y ago
Since early 2022 i have started a cooperation with Elven Tower and I have been submitting a few pretty innovative adventures that combine four critical aspects:
1. making a semi-permanent magic item that is specific to the adventure so that the pcs won’t be full of magic items and they lose their interest, rarity and value
2. offering stories that are fairy-tale-like (actually they are fairy tales of my own, I told my sons to put them to sleep!) with less violence and an aim to the story the background and the immersion
3. being system agnostic or freely adaptable to any system since I don’t o ..read more
Land of Oyr
1y ago
I learnt about the new Beowulf – Age of heroes RPG in 2020 and decided to give it a try finding many new and intriguing facts and innovations from the OGL rules. Actually, I have been playing for a few months and I am delighted with how the game is turning.
It is highly epic in nature, the story unfolding beautifully and my player is overly content with the experience.
I have created an unofficial fb page where I upload material both from my campaign but also material to help others play and I had the chance to chat with mr Jon Hodgson and was delighted to learn that he had accepted my invitat ..read more
Land of Oyr
1y ago
Heavy metal began as a genre with Black Sabbath back in 1970 (although
this could be argued, but we will keep it as a token) fifty-two years ago.
The giants of that time are now old men more than seventy (Ozzy and
Iommi are seventy-four years old!) and many others are near that age,
although many have died like Dio, Lemmy is among the most well-known.
I must define what I call classic heavy metal bands before I continue. For
me, they are the pioneers that formed most of the subgenres and they were
formed in the 70s and 80s, bands like (besides Black Sabbath), Iron
Maiden, ACDC, Manowar, Slayer ..read more
Land of Oyr
2y ago
This was a story I wrote for a magazine that was never published. It had two basic axis one had to be in a historical concept based in northern Britain and islands north of Scotland and also be about Samhain the autumn festival of dark magic that is between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice, with fantasy elements.
You can find more backstory for the characters in wiki links below
Rogvald
Sigurd
Mael Brigte
Mongfind stood in the front door of the cold meadhall of her lord and master watching the dark sea rising and falling. The northern wind of the Orkneys shook her clothes and ..read more
Land of Oyr
2y ago
For my ongoing Beowulf campaign, I have created distinctive items for pcs and npcs alike to show immediately their values.
Marks of valour and rank
All the described below rings have engravings and marking to separate them from the rings received as gifts or barter. Τhe head rings have symbols of power and runes of rulership, the arm rings have parts of the monster killed, the wrist rings have swords, axes, spears engraves, the neck rings have symbols of commandership, finally finger rings are miniatures of the head rings.
Head ring
Triple gold, a powerful monarch that has under his ru ..read more