Episode 32: Cruel

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 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 (freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/a-new-roar…) by Mister Smith (CC-BY) from the Free Music Archive

From Pixabay:

• “Opus 7 (pixabay.com/music/alternative-opus-7-pop-rock-…)” by Christian D

• “Crystal (pixabay.com/music/alternative-crystal-tyler-gi…)” by Tyler Gill

• “Punk Rock (pixabay.com/music/rock-punk-rock-478794)” by Alex Grohl

• “The Enchantress (pixabay.com/music/main-title-the-enchantress-d…)” by OB-LIX

• “Turkish Bazaar (pixabay.com/music/world-simon-le-grec-turkish-…)” by Simon LeGrec

• “MR Arabian Nights 2 (pixabay.com/music/upbeat-mr-arabian-nights-02-…)” by Antipodean Winter

• “Dark Suspense Trailer (pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-dark-suspense-t…)” by Nastel Bom

• “Japan Background (pixabay.com/music/world-japan-background-349595)” by Yellow Bird Beats / Tunetank

• “Cyberpunk Futuristic City (pixabay.com/music/upbeat-cyberpunk-futuristic-…)” by INPULSMUSIC

• “Stylish Blues Rock (Wild West) (pixabay.com/music/rock-stylish-blues-rock-wild…)” by Brightest Avenue

• “Outlaw’s Reckoning (pixabay.com/music/modern-blues-outlawx27s-reck…)” by Moodmode

• “Acidcore (pixabay.com/music/techno-trance-acidcore-1-337…)” by Jumping Bunny