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KEY CHARACTERS: WHISPER

Whisper grew up in a place called the Cannery - a haven for Shadowborn who practice extreme hardship as a way of unlocking new abilities. Learn more about our newest Key Character today!

KEY CHARACTERS: WHISPER Shadowboxing Like most people, I spent my young life struggling to be heard. It didn’t help that I was constantly surrounded by adults rather than kids my age. Or maybe it did; that’s not the point. The point is, being seen but not often heard made me a jealously competitive and occasionally obstinate child – continually on the hunt for approval. It wasn’t a good look.…

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#Shadowborn #the Chosen

Myopic Studios Founder on GORDCAST

Myopic Studios Founder featured on GORDCAST! Check it out.

Happy Memorial Day maniacs! I love it when Drummond let’s me know he’s being featured as a guest on a Podcast after the fact! Very happy to say that Pete has been featured as a guest on GORDCAST Episode 108 – Take a listen and hear more of our founder’s story and the road that lead to starting Myopic Studios. Big thank you to GORDIE for inviting Pete on the show! Get out there and show some…

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FACTIONS: RUNECUTTERS

The workshops of the Evergreen were magical and storied places where Master Runecutters shaped the most exquisite and complicated magics. Learn more about Runecutters in today's Factions update!

FACTIONS: RUNECUTTERS The Creation Game I hate component magic. By design, spellcraft is not science. Yet somehow, most settings present it as an alternate, often competing school of thought. It’s infuriating. Magic is magic. It shouldn’t need midichlorians or eye of newt to run properly. But, as soon as you remove the components, people start asking where magic comes from. That’s fair. Arcane…

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#Dawnspire #Evergreen #Faran #Runecutters #The Dryadeen #Tyrin

FACTIONS: PILLARS OF THE GREAT VOW

Kir was spent when he reached the summit of the Temple Ascending. His limbs were useless, and the cold air burned as he tried to swallow it in frantic gulps... Learn more about The Great Vow in today's Factions drop.

FACTIONS: PILLARS OF THE GREAT VOW Sights Unseen Full disclosure, when I was diagnosed with Keratoconus, I was terrified. I’d spent my childhood watching the disease dismantle my mom’s vision, and I wasn’t excited to weather those same storms. So, when my eyesight held fast at 20/20, well past my 18th birthday, everyone thought I was in the clear. But I wasn’t. After the first test, I knew,…

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#Kir #Master Shin #Temple Ascending

FACTIONS: THE FREE

FACTIONS: THE FREE Never Coming Home Everyone I know has suffered under the yoke of something from their past. I’m no exception. There’s no need to name it or compare it to the struggles of others. Doesn’t matter what it is; pain is relative. Whatever the battle people face, and I say this with zero judgment in my heart, too many get crushed beneath the weight of it. If it goes unattended for…

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#North Hold #Stonekin #The Free #The Long Winter&039;s War

FACTIONS: VESSELS

To passersby, the path to the Temple Ascending was just a series of winding endless stairs. For Vessels of the Great Vow, it was the last in a succession of backbreaking trials. Learn about today's new Faction from the world of Achades

FACTIONS: VESSELS The Great Vow Time and place is everything! As a latchkey kid, I cut my teeth on martial arts flicks. Every Sunday afternoon, you’d find me glued to my seat for Channel 9’s Kung-Fu Theater. I watched and rewatched all the greats – from Enter the Dragon to Master of the Flying Guillotine. It wasn’t limited to movies either. Even now, if I catch a Kwai Chang Caine marathon on…

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#Kir #Master Shin #Pillar #Temple Ascending #Vessels of the Great Vow

RACES: THE STONEKIN

Had those three divisions paid closer attention, they might have noticed the subtle way those stone figures moved and writhed as they fell, or perhaps caught a glimpse of flickering Arcanis peaking out from beneath their wounds... Who are the Stonekin?

RACES: THE STONEKIN A Study in Stone My uncle John was a giant. Seven foot-two inches of take no nonsense, corn fed muscle. Everything about him was gigantic, the way we think of gods as big. He was diagnosed with diabetes before I was born, but they didn’t start cutting on him ’till I was about six. Once they started, they never stopped. I’m certain he held on well past his expiration date…

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#Arcanis #Haswell #Nine-Spires #Thornhelm #Tyrin

KEY CHARACTERS: DELAINE THE DEVOURER

Delaine was never short on ambition. That's what kept her alive. Well, that and the ability to steal knowledge from the dead... new Key Character post from our guest @dawnpuppet of @womenincaskets !!!

KEY CHARACTERS: DELAINE THE DEVOURER Shattered Seas The Queen of the Great Below lurks out beyond the break. Many serve her, most without ever knowing it. Others bear her mark openly. Those like Delaine, a Bearer, turned pirate queen, shipwrecked on a lost island covered in the bones of old, dead gods. I’ve wanted to give other voices a platform in our sandbox for a while now. So, when I asked…

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#Bearers #Delaine the Devourer #the Heiress #The Queen of the Great Below

MILESTONES: THE FALL OF THORNHELM

While things had started well enough, with the Sunwardens effortlessly holding back the advancing Haswell conscripts, The Dawn Queen could foresee the tide turning, and soon. New Milestone drop for the world of Achades.

MILESTONES: THE FALL OF THORNHELM Trafficking in Denial Listen, there is nothing charming about stagnation. Our thoughts, our values, our desires, all these things are meant to evolve and so are we. It’s our job as people to do everything we can to challenge what we think we know and discard whatever doesn’t survive the scrutiny. Who we are today should only be a fraction of who we become…

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#Haswell #Hierarch #Named Powers #Nine-Spires #Summer Lands #Sunwardens #The Dawn Queen #Thornhelm #Tyrin

RACES: THE FEYN

The Tyrin were dying, whether they admitted it or not - the sacrifices they'd made to survive meant tomorrow bore no future generations of Fae... Check out the new Races post that dropped today.

RACES: THE FEYN The Long Burden There’s a strange isolation that comes from a blended heritage. When you don’t fit neatly into one box or the other, you wind up an outsider to both. This especially true if your parents come from equally proud traditions. No matter how hard you try to stand in two worlds, choosing a side feels inevitable. I tried to envision the Feyn in a similar predicament. A…

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#Achades #Evergreen #Feyn #Old Home #Tyrin

RACES: TYRIN

Gone are the luminous fae of myth. They're called Tyrin now, an ancient word in an ancient tongue meaning Warskin. Learn about a the new Achades race in today's update.

RACES: TYRIN Flesh of Memory Fantasy settings are lousy with Elves. I get it; we’ve all read Tolkien. But after a while, all that toothless arrogance gets a bit tedious. By contrast, fairies have a long, terrifying history of whimsical cruelty. On Achades, they are beings of pure magic. Beautiful and formless. Creatures who long ago sheathed themselves in glamorous flesh to enter the world of…

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#Achades #Arcane #Elves #Evergreen #fae #Shining Cities #Tolkien #Tyrin #Warskin

MILESTONES: LONG WINTER'S WAR

The accords were very clear; any who would breach the Thornhelm, even in an act of desperation, were courting war. Learn more about The Long Winter's War in today's Milestones post.

MILESTONES: LONG WINTER’S WAR Containment Strategy The idea of home has always born with it an illusion of safety. We fall into the trap of thinking that walls and castles will keep the wolves at bay. Now, I will concede they often do, for a time. However, history has proven that even our most vivid illusions of safety will start to crack with the right application of force. No wall can stand…

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#barkskins #Haswell #Kiora #Oathbound #The Landmakers #The Long Winter&039;s War #Thornhelm #Tyrin Freehold

SECRET ORIGINS: THE BOOK OF CREATION

The Book of Creation is a myth. It would have to be, as none here have ever seen it... What are the Secret Origins of The Book of Creation? Find out in our new update.

SECRET ORIGINS: THE BOOK OF CREATION View from the Inside The first time I saw the world, it was from behind the pages of a book. Every chapter filled my head with impossible wonders. Worlds unseen, each with their own unique mysteries to unfold. Creations of such awesome and terrible beauty that I never bothered to look up. Even as my mom dragged me by hand, from country to country, I only…

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#Achades #Book of Creation #Fictors #Master Weaver #The Taleweavers

FACTIONS: THE TALEWEAVERS

When the last glyph burned away, you could see something inside him tremble. But, the training held, keeping his feet steady... who are The Taleweavers? New Faction post from Myopic Studios!

FACTIONS: THE TALEWEAVERS Casualties of Thought When I was in college, Campbell’s Monomyth was my jam. It presented me with this idea that every story is part of some larger narrative that we, as a race, carry on our backs across a sea of time. Now imagine someone gave you the ability, if your will was strong enough, to pull all these unshared fictions into the real world. How awesome could…

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#Agrippa #Book of Creation #Monomyth #The Taleweavers

FACTIONS: THE BEARERS

The dead of Achades can never enjoy the luxury of everlasting peace. They will never fall upward toward eternity, never meet their gods... New Factions Update from Myopic drops today!

FACTIONS: THE BEARERS Mixing Mavens Creators in the audience know ideas are complicated. Thoughts unbidden often come to life in a collision of flavors. I love the pulps. That’s our base. Give me a hard-talking gumshoe or a thick browed Cimmerian any day. Then, stir in a healthy portion of my mom’s Catholic upbringing and the way it fetishized Mary as a conduit between the eternal and the…

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#Achades #Bearers #Bene Gesserit #Catholic #Cimmarian

Happy Holidays!

Hey, all you maniacs, everyone here at Myopic wants to wish you the happiest of holidays, and for those celebrating today, a Merry Christmas! No Dev Blog this week. The Dev Blog is taking the rest of 2020 off. Look forward new content in 2021!

Hey, all you maniacs, everyone here at Myopic wants to wish you the happiest of holidays, and for those celebrating today, a Merry Christmas! You may have also noticed, no Dev Blog this week. The Dev Blog is taking the rest of 2020 off. We look forward to bringing you new content just as soon as we put this year in our rear view. Cheers!

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FACTIONS: THE BLADESWORN

Blood. Honor. Steel. These are the principles that shape a Bladesworn - The newest Faction reveal from Myopic Studios!

FACTIONS: THE BLADESWORN Tin Star State of Mind When Judge Dredd came out in 1995, I admit, I didn’t know much about the character. PS, I’m also aware that it’s not a good movie. Still, it had a few influential moments. Most notably, the retirement of Chief Justice Fargo and his long walk out into the cursed earth. It’s a plot-shabby sendoff to be sure, especially after a career of tireless…

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#Chief Justice Fargo #Hierarch #Judge Dredd #Lyrium #Second War of Ascension #Shadowborn #The Bladesworn #the Chosen #The Quiet #The Wrought #Warsmiths

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