[Fantasy Craft] Origin Analysis: Unborn

Automatons.  Ever since the whole Steampunk boom (and perhaps preceding it, really), Automatons have been pretty popular in RPG circles.  From Promethean: the Created, to Warjacks, Modrons, Golems and Warforged, there’s something about having mechanical beings that behave like humans that fascinates and frightens us. It’s no surprise to find that the Unborn are in [...]

[Fantasy Craft] Origin Analysis: Saurians

Lizardmen. Of all the fantasy races in fiction, I find the Lizardmen to be the most awesome and under-appreciated.  With the exception of the ones in Warhammer Fantasy Battles and the Lizardman guy in the Soul Edge fighting video game series, they barely register on most people’s imaginations when they think of fantasy. I feel [...]

[Fantasy Craft] Origin Analysis: Rootwalkers

Treemen, Ents, Rootwalkers.  This species comes in many names, but everyone can pretty much tell one when they see it.  Unlike the famous Dryad, Rootwalkers resemble trees more than people, and naturally have 4 (or more) twisted branch-limbs.  Solitary and patient given their rather long lifespans, Rootwalkers often wonder at the impatience of more short [...]

[Fantasy Craft] Origin Analysis: Pech

Today we talk about the Pech. Yes, I know it’s a strange word for most people, but I did some research (well, lazy, look it up in Wikipedia Research really, but hey) and it turns out that Pech is actually a creature of Scottish Mythology.  Though, based on the attributes it looks like Fantasy Craft [...]

[Fantasy Craft] Origin Analysis: Orcs

Orcs suffer from being the stereotypical antagonistic race in many a Fantasy setting.  Ask anyone, and they’ll probably know what an Orc is.  Often savage, occasionally civilized, always brutal, and nearly always green, these guys are standard cannon fodder for most campaigns.  Sure there are a few examples that mix it up, most notably Thrall, [...]