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Stormbringer’s Guide to Old Hrolmar by Richard Watts

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On December 4, 2021

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Please note that is a revised edition with new layout and cover art (released December 2021). The cover art for this update was enabled by the kind patrons of this site (see https://www.patreon.com/stormbringerrpg).

About Old Hrolmar

The last of Chaosium’s published monographs, Old Hrolmar explores the Vilmarian city of the same name, and details how the home of Duke Avan Astran represents a bastion of change throughout of the Young Kingdoms. This monograph includes information on the city, its inhabitants and its future in a world doomed for destruction.

This monograph contains a complete guide to the Vilmirian city of Old Hrolmar, including its history, major locations and important residents. Like all supplements for the Stormbringer game published to date, this monograph is set in the year 399 YK, the year preceding Elric’s coronation as the 428th Emperor of Melniboné. Most of the material presented within Old Hrolmar is for the Gamemaster’s eyes only. Players should make every endeavour to avoid reading this book least the knowledge they gain lessen their pleasure in learning the city’s secrets as they are presented during the course of the game.

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The Brides of Pyaray – Revised 2023 Edition

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On April 28, 2021

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A Short Scenario for the Stormbringer 5th edition ruleset by Marcus D. Bone

Chaos hides everywhere amidst the Young Kingdoms, fanned by the desires of mere mortals who lust for riches, power or eternity. In even the most law abiding of communities the worshippers of chaos can thrive, hidden in plain sight! In The Brides of Pyaray, the characters are lured into a mystery of their own making, where their desire to make good leads to an adventure offering dire consequences… does one dare ask; what indeed beckons the brides of the Tentacled Whisperer of Impossible Secrets?

The Brides of Pyaray is a short scenario written for the Stormbringer 5th edition ruleset, and is designed to be played over one or two sessions. The premise of the adventure requires that the characters have access to their own ship and are – as any good Gamemaster is likely to ensure in any case – a little desperate for their next paying job. Set in the Isles of the Purple Towns and dealing with a number of events on the open ocean, it is recommended that the Game Master has access to the Stormbringer 4th edition supplements Sea Kings of the Purple Towns and Sailing of the Seas of Fate. In addition, some of the magic described in this adventure can be found in The Bronze Grimoire.

This updated edition, adds little to the previous available version, except the addition of a new cover and a brief edit.

 

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Inhabitable Dreams

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On June 5, 2019

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A One-Off Scenario for the Stormbringer 5th edition ruleset by Richard Watts


Fair winds carry a ravenous evil to Dhakos, City of Spires. King Dharmit’s capital of Jharkor is raw and bustling – soon it will be rawer still. Silver Leopards will die beneath the tiger’s claws as screams drift like seagulls over the once busy harbor. What burdens drove the slave-artist Halig to suicide by self-mutilation so soon after painting a bloody portent of his own demise? What nightmares and dreams of empire stir in the shadows and devour the waking world?

Inhabitable Dreams is a tournament-length scenario written by Richard Watts.  Originally written and run at Arcanacon X, Melbourne, Australia, in 1992 (for 4th Stormbringer), it sets four nobles of Jharkor’s City of Spires – Dhakos – in a race to save their King – and his Kingdom – from the evil machinations of the dread pirates of Pan Tang. Designed to be completed in four hours, Inhabitable Dreams is bound to give your players nightmares!

The edition you find here has been updated to the Stormbringer 5th edition ruleset, and provides not only 4 ready to use characters, but also a number of play-ready handouts designed to enhance your session.

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The Stormbringer Saga

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On December 6, 2017

In Fiction of the Multiverse

The following is a summary of the Stormbringer/Elric Saga of stories as published in Chaosium’s 5th Edition of the Stormbringer roleplaying game. Rather than rewriting this excellent overview it is presented here with only minor changes.

An Overview

The Elric Novels and short stories encompass approximately seven years of the albino emperor’s life. In order of events, the books are Elric of Melniboné, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, The Weird of the White Wolf, The Vanishing Tower, The Revenge of the Rose, The Bane of the Black Sword, and Stormbringer.

A ninth book, Elric at the End of Time, contains two Elric tales among the works collected in it, but need not be considered a vital part of the saga. Of these, one takes place after The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and the other fits between the last two stories in The Bane of the Black Sword.

A tenth (and similarly extraneous) book is Tales of the White Wolf, an anthology of Elric stories by various authors. It includes Moorcock’s short story “The White Wolf’s Song,” which takes place at an undefined time between the end of Elric of Melniboné and the beginning of The Sailor on the Seas of Fate. Finally, the Elric novel The Dreamthief’s Daughter was published in April 2001. This tale is not dealt with here.

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Gods of Law in the Young Kingdoms by Charles Green

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On July 8, 2010

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Please note that this edition has been reformatted and updated for the Stormbringer! site.

The last of Chaosium’s Stormbringer Monographs, Gods of Law in the Young Kingdoms (written by Charles Green- with large contributions from Richard Watts) is an exploration of the motivations, purposes and goals of the White Gods of the Multiverse.

In this monograph, Charles delves into history and purpose of the Cults of Law, and the Holy Concordance of the White Lords. Additionally, he and others introduce the concept of using the Gods of Law as enemies in Stormbringer adventures, and supplies almost a dozen campaign seeds for your own ongoing stories.

Further information includes the Barrier of Law, the entropic wall that protects so many planes from Chaos, as well as optional rules to reflect the powers of Law and Order.

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