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 […]
Rules
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
D is for Despair and Dismay
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown The stress and […]
B is for Boons and Burdens
The nicest thing about Boons and Burdens, introduced in the Advanced Player’s Guide, has to be that they have a much less obvious connection to […]
No Unpleasant Surprises
Newcomers to any game have a lot of questions to ask and I hope those who already play those games can offer some good advice. A new […]
What’s a Scene?
The basis of an adventure in Symbaroum, a Scene stands as a means to determine the ‘value’ of an adventure — or just a session […]
Quick Arrow Reclamation
The Symbaroum Advanced Player’s Guide (APG) includes a whole selection of optional mechanics in the Alternative Rules section. Some will work for you, some not. If you […]
Casting Checks
Someone put forward the following question on Reddit around the use of Mystical Powers in Symbaroum. Hey guys. Quick question regarding PCs and the use […]
Monstrous Traits
Should Monstrous Traits be more generic? I had that strange thought the other day while looking through some of the reference material I’ve already created. […]
Who You Know
While the Contacts Trait appears in the Symbaroum Core Book as a Trait, generally associated with the player’s choice of race for their character, in […]
Favor and Disfavor
Symbaroum has a simple system for handling the challenges presented to characters. When challenged directly, players roll against one of their Attributes modified by the […]
Heirlooms and Legacies
The Player’s Handbook offers the option to enhance your starting equipment with an Heirloom. Essentially, you can choose a weapon or piece of armor to […]
X is for Xavagunda
Grumpa, a lost and bewildered ogre, was adopted by a traveling theater company, which had her do the heavy work like raising tents and digging […]
U is for Undead
Death is not an option. Or, at least, sometimes you don’t want it to be something thrust upon a player when you’re only an hour […]
T is for Tarasque
The dragon was called of them that dwelled in the country Tarasque and it did make its abode about the wood bordering the Black Lake, […]
R is for Rogues and Ruffians
The imperative of Queen Korinthia and her government to assign every colonist to specific areas and even specific roles has fostered a rebellious streak in some […]
A is for Attributes
The eight individual Attributes make up the core of Symbaroum’s mechanics. When you challenge yourself or face a challenge you complete a Test against one of your […]
Dice Clocks
When you have a team of people working together to achieve a specific objective, it can come down to the dice to determine success or […]
One-Shot Symbaroum
One-shot quick-start games matter a lot. If you can sit down and run something with only 15 minutes of warm-up (or less), then you have […]
Flanking Focus
Symbaroum benefits from a loose mechanical framework that means you get just enough structure to run the game without the straitjacket craziness of having a […]
Blood Host
On the battlefields of Alberetor, the forces of Queen Korinthia faced the armies of an unnatural enemy. Soldier battled soldier in what felt like an […]
Rough Travel in Symbaroum
It’s dangerous to go alone… Take this bit of advice and work with it. The lands of Ambria might seem settled and welcoming, but nothing […]