Another year, another List. I am always giving advice to various gamers on various game forums. I am constantly giving the same advice over and over again (cut/ paste repeat). Once a year I think about the advice and put together The List. These are this year’s ten most common pieces of gaming advice I have given out. They should be useful to you to some level.

A dark shadow falls over the still waters of the swamp, and for a brief instant every sound made by a living creature ceases.

Unbeknown to them, the party of Brave People wading in the shallows in hot pursuit of a small band of defeated human soldiers, have themselves unwittingly become the prey.

Seldom will you see such a distinguished veteran: A man of action, who always seems to have what a soldier needs!

The pretty and free spirited Yellow Princess, eDonistadled aka Doni, created much havok as she pushed the world forward.

A noblewoman of mixed pedigree, patron of the arts and infamous for playing 'the older woman'.

Written by Konelis Larach, 26th Abbot of Zarant, the Annalia was the first work to firmly establish and codify the doctrinal basis, scriptural support and philosophical underpinning of the Order of Silence.

Senach, the mighty leader who forged a kingdom from a land of quarrelling clans: The inarguable truth, as told by the druid who crowned him.

Before the formation of the Achelandage and its associated merchant and craft guilds there was only the Civic Guild.

Just a few annoying items to spice up your games. Equipment, although needed, is rarely thought of as cursed. So I thought of a few annoying, and not too dangerous ones.

Believed by some to be heretics, the adherents of Silence worship the Blessed Ruth, Our Lady of Silence.

As any adventure seeking traveler who is worth his salt will admit, magic is sometimes a necessity. Many a quest has been in search of powerful magic items. To this end, many a life has been cut short in a wide variety of ways.

Originally an honor guard created by the Princess Reisha, they played a pivotal role in maintining Kingdom Humana over the course of the wars and reconstruction.

As promised, the continuing tale...

Princess Reisha is key figure in the Twin Rose War and the Mother of Modern Humana.

‘‘By the strength in my sinews, I swear upon the spirits of my ancestors that this Curd will not forget the mate and children he has lost, nor find rest until his jaws have crushed the life out of the scum that dare to call themselves the Brave People!’’

A name lost to all but the oldest of history books and mythic tales, yet more important than many modern rulers.

An average city of the Midlands

Listen now and hear my words, for they are the words of truth and they are the legacy of our people.

Toltep, the eldest of the Cuada

Konelis Larach, St. Cornelius of Zarant. 26th Abbot of Zarant; eminence grise to Dominic the Great; author of the Annalia: monk, scholar, saint and martyr.

This strong and powerful woman has been a pawn in the game of thrones, first in her own country, then in The Kingdom. She is the Queen Consort of the Great King. While she will not be queen of any realm, she will cast a long shadow over the happenings in the Kingdom Humana and The Lands.