From Innsmouth to Cthulhutech, a common phrase is “non-Euclidean architecture”. But what is it, and how can it be included in your games in a way that is interesting and fun?

Summons are a common theme in fantasy games, the following is a simplified summoning system

A fairly blunt, systemic look at The Shattering. For flowery prose, look elsewhere ;)

Time is measured for most by the events that are both constant and special. "How many Christmas's ago was that?" It should be no different for Halflings.

A twisted zombiepocalypse creates a new holiday season.

'Fear not this new night, my brothers, the terrors of an everlasting darkness are as nothing when compared to the darkness in Man's heart. For, who among you knows what Man might do when Hunger sleeps in his bed and Famine is his child's only playmate?' --Prelude

Aetherball: the only sport with a PSI rating.

Mathematically twisting the fabric of space, the Yau-Calabi Fold Engine allows for FTL travel without violation of causality.

The scent of magic

Not all magic is focused on war or power. Some magic is used to ease some of the hazards of normal life. The school of Midwifery is one such school.

Thus do the spirits of the six elements take form beyond the norm of elementals of genre fantasy.

Preserver Thought is 'The School of Thought' on Kerren. It motivated the Colonist to colonize. It is what led them to their unique technolgical and social mix. These Preservers live up to their own ideals.

'If you are going to live in the Warren, you need to live by The Rules,' The Edge said.

'I can follow the Ward Rules as good as anyone,' the Green Ryder said.

He waves dismissively. 'Those are not the rules I speak of. I speak of the ones that make you more than just another fool with a dragon mount. I speak of the ones that make you a True Ryder.'

While someday this will be available in the twenty three GIP soft leather bound volume set, this abbreviated version is here for your viewing

Sagas are the 'oral tradition' of Kerren. Sure they are written down, but they tell stories of The Days of the Ships, of Onterio, of Earlier Days. In addition to history, they are used to teach moral lessons and Preserver Ideals to the younger generations. Though the Sagas, one learns to of Kerren and how to be Kerrenese.

Of creatures great and small

Be it salt, wheat, silk or gold, money is money lad.

A creation myth that sets up a Job like contest between the gods for the souls men. It explains the origins of monsters, magic, death and demi-humans.

The Sea that touches all shores.

A composite calendar devised by magi based on the movement of the stars rather than the movement of the moon or the sun.