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[Review] Stolen Moments

On February 25, 2025

A Stormbringer 4th Edition Scenario written by Nick Hagger (with Mark Morrison & Richard Watts), with art by Gustaf Bjorksten and Kon Heristanidis

It’s been a thousand years since the embattled Bright Empire clashed against the degenerate Dharzi. A millennium that has seen yet more change, conflict and the demise of the Melnibonean people. Today, the human race dominates the Young Kingdoms, feeling safe in their new roles as masters of the land and sea. Yet echoes of ancient times remain, lurking unseen at the edge of the known world, ready to show these upstart ‘rulers’ that the past can never be forgotten…

Stolen Moments is the fourth scenario from the brilliant Perils of the Young Kingdoms supplement released by Chaosium Inc. in 1991 (during the heyday of the 4th edition, and some might say the entire Stormbringer line). Written by Nick Hagger (with additions by Mark Morrison & Richard Watts) and art by Gustaf Bjorksten and Kon Heristanidis, it comes in at a solid 18 pages of action and discovery, which while at times feels slightly too linear, is in other ways an excellent example of what makes the Stormbringer setting so unique.

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).

Stolen Moments is recommended as a Must Run scenario.

[Review] The Fang and the Fountain

By Stormbringer

On September 14, 2023

In Reviews

A Stormbringer 4th Edition Scenario written by Richard Watts

Upon a storm-wracked sliver of rock, lost for time immemorial in the chill waters of the Pale Sea, unholy blasphemies have been spawned. Driven by dream and prophecy, the heroes must embark on a mighty quest that will reveal not only madness and chaos, but the truth behind these mutant beasts and long-forgotten Dharzi magicks. Will they survive these terrors? Or are they destined to discover nothing more than a watery grave…

The Fang and the Fountain is a 15-page scenario written by Richard Watts, and appears as the third of five adventures in the Perils of the Young Kingdoms collection (released by Chaosium Inc in 1991 for Stormbringer 4th Edition).

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 Fang and the Fountain is recommended as a Must Run scenario.

Calisander – Revised 2023 Edition

By Stormbringer

On June 6, 2023

In Scenarios

A Scenario for the Stormbringer 5th Edition ruleset by Richard Watts

Just what do Calisander Trammel, the limping man and Baron Zamoro of Old Hrolmar have in common? All is revealed in this exciting adventure by Richard Watts.

Now updated and revised, Calisander: A Tale from Old Hrolmar is an adventure designed to introduce novice and experienced adventurers alike to the Vilmirian city of Old Hrolmar and bring to life its diverse assortment of residents. So please join us in this exciting adventure that begins simple enough but quickly escalates into a race against time, where failure to succeed might well signal the destruction of the Young Kingdom’s greatest bastion of change!

As quoted from author – “Calisander was first run as a tournament at the gaming convention Conquest in Melbourne, Australia in 1992. This expanded version is written in such a way that Gamemasters can include the adventure into any Stormbringer campaign, and where desired, expand upon the plot so as to develop it into the opening chapter of a longer campaign.”

Stormbringer’s Guide to Old Hrolmar by Richard Watts

By Stormbringer

On December 4, 2021

In Monographs

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.

Inhabitable Dreams

By Stormbringer

On June 5, 2019

In Scenarios

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.