Shadelocke - A grimdark fairytale

I will try to break down the project into parts so that it will be easier to plan and to get an overview of the work.

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We are creating two fae courts that both will play a part in the saga as they both are looking for a way to win the favour of the Monarch – the silent ruler of the moon.

The first court is called the Court of the ecstatic thought where the queen sees the monarch as a mate to breed with in order to again be fertile. The other court is called the Bramble court where fae and dryad have wed trying to meld themselves with the moon.

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Part two is to create a few smaller boards to play out key battles on and quests that the two courts partake in order to find what they need.

It is in this part where the narrative is told and created. Narrative takes president over the actual gaming itself but we have looked around for a good rule set. The new Killteam release looks very promising so I will get back on that very soon as the release day is around the corner.

I have also dabbled in trying to create some mini games to help telling the tale as they send their champions on quests. The first one was a small card game that played like a tarot but the basic mechanic was flawed so after a few tests I had to go back to the drawing board.

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In the third part we want to create a bigger board to represent the throne room hidden behind the iron doors. This is where the final battle will take place and the tale of Shadelocke is concluded.

It is the end of the tale but also the beginning of the final final part of our story. After they have gotten their Monarch we leave Shadelocke be as the millennia pass and time twist the poor souls that survived the winter. We comeback to it as the empire of man yet again find a way into the Crataegus Fragmentum and the thorn moons in what is called the Thorn moon crusade. Here a final battle will stand as they strike for the heart of the moon in the very same chamber behind the iron doors.

I want the final part to be an invitational where like minded people can join in and be a part of that final chapter. But this is so far into the future that I will come back to that if we manage to actually finish the original saga.

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So what do you think? A grand plan indeed and I hope to take you all with me as I slowly works toward the finish.