Show Notes
Miria contemplates her past as she, Edryk, and Kale cross the Divine Seed of Amber, a place of beauty, perfection, and cruelty.
This episode draws its inspiration from the setting of the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny, one of the top six inspirations for Dungeons & Dragons listed in AD&D‘s Appendix N.
This scifi-dense story is mostly told in flashback. Much of my Scifi elements of my campaign are played using Cepheus Deluxe and White Star: Swords & Wizardry in Space, Galaxy Edition.
I also mention a classic D&D monster, the Flail Snail.
This issue introduces a race of humanoid cyborgs, The Zaeth.
Zaeth: HD: 1; AC: 5 [14]; Att: Sonic Disruptor (1d6); SV: 18; Special: agility, bionics, sonar; MV: 12; AL: Neutrality; ML: 7; No. Appearing: 1d4; CL/XP: 3/90
Agility: Zaeth have thief abilities at a level equivalent to their hit dice.
Bionics: Zaeth are immune to poison and disease. Their body temperature is always the same as the room. They cannot be healed with healing magic.
Ultrasound: Zaeth can see texture in perfect darkness up to 120 feet away.
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Music in this Episode
Used with permission:
“Classic Metal Chugga Chugga” by Jon Cohen
From the Free Music Alliance:
King Edward by Mister Smith (CC-BY) from the Free Music Archive
From Pixabay:
“Opus 7” by Christian D
“Crystal” by Tyler Gill
“Punk Rock” by Alex Grohl
“The Enchantress” by OB-LIX
“Turkish Bazaar” by Simon LeGrec
“MR Arabian Nights 2” by Antipodean Winter
“Dark Suspense Trailer” by Nastel Bom
“Japan Background” by Yellow Bird Beats / Tunetank
“Cyberpunk Futuristic City” by INPULSMUSIC
“Stylish Blues Rock (Wild West)” by Brightest Avenue
“Outlaw’s Reckoning” by Moodmode
“Acidcore” by Jumping Bunny
More from Swords Against Madness
Miria and Kale navigate the City of the Dead, Duat-Nar hoping to find their lost companions. They find much more than they bargained for, including blood, redemption, and strange secrets.
Miria and Kale tell stories to fight off the numbing effects of the land of the dead as they search for one of the Demenses where the recently passed await judgement. In a flashback, Silas, Tom, and Tina delve one of Yanghu’s dungeons seeking a way home.
California 1974: four friends make a strange discovery while star-gazing that kicks off a strange journey across space and time that intersects with Miria’s own journey.