This post is a long time coming, especially since it’s now May (ouch) but now that The Book of Briars, The Briar Society: Chapter One, and the Neithernor RPG Handbook are all out (ouch again), I have some breathing room and can get back to plans I’d made before 2021 even started! So, yes, it’s…
You may or may not know that Ackerly Green has an initiative called The Community Fellowship. Originally the brainchild of @Augustus_Octavian, the Fellowship serves those in the community who can’t currently manage the cost of new books, merchandise, or memberships, allowing them to make private requests to the Fellowship. This project is important to me…
THE NEITHERNOR ALPHA IS OUT NOW If you didn’t know, the alpha for the Neithernor roleplaying handbook is out now, and I’m so grateful for the response it’s received, even in its current alpha version. It’s the best-selling Book Shop-only book, and that fact alone makes me so happy. I can’t wait to hear your…
Hi! I wanted to preface this quick announcement by saying that I have some fun plans for the community this year. A lot of it is centered on the guilds, including updates to the guild categories, new experiences, and guild-specific events (and new merchandise!). But today I want to focus on two significant community-wide changes…
This will be the first time I’ve fully revealed lore about the workings of the Briarverse outside of canonical books/experiences. Still, covens are a big part of the Neithernor RPG, and since they’ve only been briefly mentioned in the books, it bears exploration. This is a big one, so let’s dig in! Forming Your Coven…
Imbolc is one of several major seasonal holidays featured in the Briarverse books and shares much of its traditional significance in the pagan and Celtic holidays celebrated in the mundane world. Halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox, Imbolc is a celebration of spring. It marks a turning point in the calendar year—notice already…
If you haven’t already, check out the Weatherwatch, Gossmere, Flinterforge, Ebenguard, and Thornmouth reveals to share your thoughts and read about how and why we structured guild skills and archetypes the way we have. Next up, the Empaths of Balimora! Balimora was fun because there’s a lot of kinetic and action-oriented possibilities for a guild connected to change,…
If you haven’t already, check out the Weatherwatch, Gossmere, Flinterforge, and Ebenguard reveals to share your thoughts and read about how and why we structured guild skills and archetypes the way we have. Next up, the Scholars of Thornmouth! Thornmouth was a bit of a challenge, though I always knew what Umbranor would be. The challenges were that: I…
If you haven’t already, check out the Weatherwatch, Gossmere, and Flinterforge reveals to share your thoughts and read about how and why we structured guild skills and archetypes the way we have. Next up, my own guild, Ebenguard! Ebenguard was less of a challenge for me, simply because I have some pretty strong, defined ideas…
If you haven’t, check out the Weatherwatch and Gossmere reveals to share your thoughts and read about how and why we structured guild skills and archetypes the way we have. Next up, Flinterforge! Flinterforge was another fun challenge and the reason why we’re working on the idea of a Guild-specific skill. The Craft skill would…
