Trust in a Promised Land
Introductory adventure The Promised Land, from the Core Book, offers an interesting opportunity to deal with the themes and environment that make up Symbaroum’s world. […]
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Experience Points
You won’t get your players to spend their experience on anything during a session if it isn’t burning a hole in the table right in […]
Flavorful Character Sheet
I have added a new A4 landscape character sheet with a nice thematic look for the Symbaroum game, in a sort of grubby black-white style. […]
The Iron Pact ‘To-Do’ List
As touched upon in this when chatting with The Iron Pact Patrons late last year, I’m open to ideas on where to go with future posts […]
The Unseen Sanctuary: Part 1
The Church of Prios is not without hope that the sickness that grips Ambria can be cured. The zealous may insist that all corruption must […]
Resources Gifted and Given
As ever, I’m always on the look out for useful resources that will ease your preparation or gaming in the world of Symbaroum. With that […]
More Monstrous Boons
When the Monster Codex arrives in the middle of next year, Symbaroum will have more than enough beasts and monsters on offer to throw at […]
News from The Iron Pact
The Iron Pact now has a newsletter feature, which you can sign up to for updates on new articles, events, random thoughts (that might not […]
Don’t Mention the Ducks
The Andrik are coming. Having passed the 800,000 SEK mark, on the Monster Codex Kickstarter, you have now let loose the ducks of war upon […]
The Monster Codex
If you have been out treasure-seeking in the depths of Davokar or knee-deep in the festering antiquities of a Symbaroum dungeon, you might have missed […]
The Taint of Corruption – part 4
The Advanced Player’s Guide introduces further Mystical Traditions to lend further depth and variety to the study of the arcane in Symbaroum. The continuation of […]
Updated Character Sheet
Firstly, if you haven’t been there and joined up, the official English language web form for Symbaroum, on Reddit, has a lot of interesting discussions […]
The Taint of Corruption – part 3
The treatise on matters of corruption and the debilitating burden of the magic arts continues, with an account of Independent Mystics and the lingering malignancy […]
The Taint of Corruption – part 2
Continuing the treatise upon the manifestations and management of corrupting energies by the Traditions of Ambria and beyond – see Part 1 for matters concerning […]
Symbaroum on the Cards
I’ve touched on the business of the Zero Level character before and the pleasures to be had in the process of taking players through the […]
The Taint of Corruption – part 1
The stain of Corruption is a reality for any practitioner of the mystic arts, or for those braving artefacts or locations where magic invites the […]
Heyzrehell’s Google Character Sheet
Amongst many other utilities now available for Symbaroum, Heyzrehell posted a version of the character sheet in Google Sheets over on the Google+ community. I […]
Arms of Quality
Mechanics don’t necessarily need to make perfect sense, but when they don’t a game can often descend into a much less satisfying experience. When a […]
A Tough Act to Follow
When you put yourself in harms way, you set your life firmly on the line. Those who enter the field of battle without a solid […]
Symbaroum at Gen Con
It’s just over a week until Gen Con. While I never expected it to happen, I will be attending this year. Indeed, if you pull […]
The Mythology of Symbaroum
The mythology of Symbaroum lies in the hands of the GM. When you really consider the nature of the world set down in Symbaroum, you […]
The Lies That Bind
The PCs come to a settlement where many of the population have gathered in the centre to listen to the words of a rough clad […]
Longcon 2017
Some conventions seek to serve up a platter of gaming opportunities, a buffet of snacks and tasters, quick adventure and demos. And then there are […]
The Smart Party
I chat with The Smart Party grandees Gary Bee and Baz Stevens about the genesis and expansion of All Rolled Up – the home of award-winning dice […]
Arrows and Quivers
The business of arrows and quivers in Symbaroum doesn’t seem ready to slink into the background. In a Reddit discussion about Symbaroum archers being overpowered, […]
Intermissions and ENnies
For those waiting on the progress of my A-to-Z Challenge, I promise that it will return. However, it will return at a pace conducive to […]
N is for Nihilism
The prospect of having a game that embraces nihilistic behaviour isn’t too far from the core of Symbaroum. From the get go, the situation looks […]
