A Stormbringer 4th Edition Scenario written by Geoff Gillan & illustrated by John T . Snyder
He is dressed oddly, with heavy green boots and quilted red breeches and jerkin. Beneath the jerkin is an emerald green silken shirt. A yellow jewelled belt holds a silver dagger and long silver sword, delicate and thin. A sodden red and green cap droops on his head, and his pale, fine hair is plastered to his face. Rainlashed and on the point of exhaustion, he staggers from side to side, at first appearing to dance some strange unfathomable steps, then drops from exhaustion upon the bridge.
The Man Who Sold Gods is the fifth and final scenario from one of my all-time favourite Stormbringer supplements, Perils of the Young Kingdoms. Released by Chaosium Inc. in 1991 and written by the underappreciated Geoff Gillian, it includes illustrations by the equally iconic John T . Snyder. Sixteen pages in length, it is an adventure couched in high strangeness and amusing oddities, demonstrating the oft-frenetic, new-wave, gonzo aspects that really lie at the heart of Michael Moorcock’s Eternal Champion multiverse.
Please note, as with all such scenario reviews on the Stormbringerrpg.com site, these commentaries are the opinion of their author only, and are rated in three simple categories – Must Run, Should Run, Might Run (see the sidebar below for more information on these ratings).
The Man Who Sold Gods is recommended as a Must Run scenario.
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With news that Free League Publishing are to release Legends of Stormbringer in the near future, I thought it might be worth reviewing the Dragonbane ruleset. However, rather than wandering through this myself, I noticed that Adrian over at Dungeons & Dyslexia has recently uploaded his thoughts on the system and its mechanics. As always, this is a good in-depth look at the game along with some well thought-out opinions into Dragonbane’s strengths and weaknesses.
