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 […]
Articles by Paul Baldowski
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 […]
M is for Mounts
Out of the unimaginable blackness beyond the gangrenous glare of that cold flame, out of the Tartarean leagues through which that oily river rolled uncanny, […]
L is for Long Doors
The rules aren’t the same wherever you go; the world just doesn’t work that way and will throw you a curve ball when you least […]
K is for King’s Isles
The enigma of Davokar is not confined to the depths of the dark region to the north or the puncture points of ruined towers dotted […]
J is for Jokes
Setting the mood for your games of Symbaroum makes all the difference, given the general tone of dark fantasy communicated through the background and imagery. […]
I is for Identity Magic
The act of stealing the identity of another can only come from violence. The assumption of the physical appearance of someone else demands payment of […]
