Rather than attempting to write something ourselves, we instead thought that you should hear from those around the world who have played and loved this series of games over the years. Collected here is some of these stories, both personal recollections and official histories, that we continue to grow as we can.
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As with many such creative endeavours it is often those behind the scenes that make the biggest difference to a project. So it was with Malcolm Wolter, editor, graphic designer and writer of Stormbringer’s one and only fanzine – Herald of Doom.
A while ago, Stormbringer! had the opportunity to chat with Malcolm about his efforts in producing this well-received, but short-lived zine, and his other contributions the game line and other Chaosium RPGs (the result of which sees him today, once more working with Chaosium’s founder, Greg Stafford).
A Scenario for the Elric of Melniboné ruleset by Dean Paolillo
Set in the years prior to Prince Yyrkoon’s rebellion, A Dead God’s Dream throws veteran characters into intrigue and adventure in the twin capitals of Oin and Yu – Dhoz-Kam. Written by Dean Paolillo, this Elric of Melniboné adventure is easily converted into the Stormbringer ruleset.
A Dead God’s Dream is an Elric of Melniboné scenario for 4-5 Veteran characters or equivalent, one of which must be a sorcerer. This story assumes that Yyrkoon still dwells in Melniboné plotting Elric’s demise. He has not fled Imrryr, acquired the Mirror of Memory and conquered Dhoz-Kam. Games Masters who wish set this story after Yyrkoon flees through the Shade Gate can do so with ease.
Ben Monroe was the creator of the Stormbringer 4th edition Magic system and is the author of the forthcoming Magic World RPG. Ben is a former Chaosium employee with close ties to the company, a master of layout (and the sacrifices given to such a task), and an all-round great guy. Earlier this year Stormbringer! took the time to talk about his input into our favourite RPG and his upcoming release (which as a lot more in common with Stormbringer than you could have ever have guessed!).
Over the years many individuals would come to guide the direction and future of the Stormbringer RPG, crafting it into the game we all remember so fondly. One such contributor is Ben Monroe, a one time employee, and long time supporter of Chaosium. Ben has been a contributor to numerous incarnations of the Basic Role Play system (BRP), including Call of Cthulhu, but perhaps of most interest to the followers of Stormbringerrpg.com was his involvement with the 4th edition rule set. More specifically it was his redesign of the magic system that better reflected how demons, elementals and objects of Law should be dealt with in game – a vision that continued right up to the last printing of Stormbringer.
Hi All Stormbringer Fans!
Just to let you all know, we are currently undertaking a few changes to the site. You may have noticed that we have removed the Reviews page, but have added a link to our new Young Kingdoms wiki. The addition of a wiki, which allows us to be a little more generic and verbose with our details, means that pages that feature dedicated reviews are no longer needed; the reviews can be directly linked to the applicable article in the wiki!
The wiki also allow us to create more material that we could do easily previously – such as a dedicated Atlas of the Young Kingdoms, or more details on individual editions and supplements. But more importantly, it allows you – the Stormbringer fan – to contribute to the site; be it through additions to existing articles or material, or by detailing your own experiences in the setting and game.
While there’s not much on the wiki at the moment, it will quickly grow. However, for the time being we are limiting the rights to add to or edit the wiki to registered users only. If you would like to be registered and help us out, please contact us directly.