# fae (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover fae. Page: Feed: --- ## [Lavender's Fairy Updates](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/lavenders-fairy-updates) _2026-08-09 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ June and July were busy with travel and community events! ## [2026 Reviews - Drought Dragon Desolation](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/2026-reviews-drought-dragon-desolation/) _2026-07-16 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ Today we are facing some unprecedented wildfire smoke and it's been unpleasantly hot for a couple of weeks straight, so it's a perfect time to write up my thoughts about another desert adventure! I'll be talking about Drought Dragon Desolation by Liam Pádraig Ó Cuilleanáin. If the author's name sounds familiar, that's because I just recently reviewed one of his other adventures fairly recently--… ## [2026 Reviews - Tephrotic Nightmares](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/2026-reviews-tephrotic-nightmares/) _2026-06-21 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ I'm back for another sporadic review! As I've mentioned before, I'm running fewer one-shots and short games this year, so these reviews will be for medium to long campaigns. This time I revisited Mörk Borg, which has long held a special place in my heart, and we delved into Tephrotic Nightmares , by Luke Gearing. This campaign-style sandbox adventure was released through Exalted Funeral, and it… ## [Building a Loving Relationship with Creativity](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/building-a-loving-relationship-with) _2026-05-26 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ Reflections on Black Fae Day ## [I Feel Empty](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/i-feel-empty) _2026-04-30 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ The Threshold of Becoming ## [2026 Reviews - Bloodmarm Barrow](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/2026-reviews-bloodmarm-barrow/) _2026-04-11 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ Recently I had an opportunity to run a game for a group of people who were almost 100% new to Cairn (one person had played Mausritter before), and I felt that this would be a perfect time to try out one of the adventures that came with the Cairn 2e boxed set-- "Bloodmarm Barrow" by Brad Kerr. Having run one of Brad's previous adventures for Cairn , I knew that I should expect some weirdness and… ## [✨🧚🏾‍♀️ And we back: Black Fae Day 2026 ✨🧚🏾‍♀️](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/and-we-back-black-fae-day-2026) _2026-03-26 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ 3rd year in row in Little Rock, AR! ## [2026 Reviews - The Horrendous Hounds of Hendenburgh](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/2026-reviews-the-horrendous-hounds-of-hendenburgh/) _2026-03-21 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ Time for another entry into the beloved-by-me "town with problems and lots of interesting stuff to discover nearby" style of adventure which I have written about previously . This time I will be reviewing The Horrendous Hounds of Hendenburgh by Liam Pádraig Ó Cuilleanáin. This adventure exists in two versions-- the original, known simply as The Hounds of Hendenburgh was written for Cairn and is… ## [6 Black Performing Artists Based in Arkansas You Need To Hear](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/6-black-performing-artists-based) _2026-02-24 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ Music from the Souf ## [2026 Reviews - Trouble in Twin Lakes](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/2026-reviews-trouble-in-twin-lakes/) _2026-02-21 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ Over the past few years I've been running quite a bit of Cairn, especially with the release of the game's second edition , and while I've pretty much lost track of most of the third-party adventures, I've definitely been enjoying the piecemeal release of the "Cairn Adventure Series", which this review will return to. I've previously reviewed the second entry in the series, but the first one was… ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PGemdceUMaOD) _2026-02-21 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [SPFBOX Opening Reads Day 72 (Covers with Cassidy)](https://tommock.com/2026/02/11/spfbox-opening-reads-day-72-covers-with-cassidy/) _2026-02-11 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ Landbringer | Sigils & Sushi | Of Wind And Lightning | To Dance With Dragons | I wanted to read more of a voice-driven dystopian steampunk. 3 other openings didn’t quite grab me.(From Covers with Cassidy) 172) Karen H Lucia, Landbringer A gang of miscreant youth raid a passenger airship in a world above the mist covering the surface of \[…\] ## [SPFBOX Opening Reads Day 71 (Covers with Cassidy)](https://tommock.com/2026/02/02/spfbox-opening-reads-day-71-covers-with-cassidy/) _2026-02-02 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ \*AI Narrators | Moon Bitten | Evil’s Unlikely Assassin | I wanted to read more of two urban fantasies with women MCs, one featuring werewolves in a \*the monsters are real\* revelation opening, the other starring an evil-hunting vampire with celestial handlers and sizzlingly, comic-book-colorful narration.(From Covers with Cassidy) Book 169: AI Narration I am saddened by the use \[…\] ## [SPFBOX Opening Reads Day 70 (Covers with Cassidy)](https://tommock.com/2026/01/30/spfbox-opening-reads-day-70-covers-with-cassidy/) _2026-01-30 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ Haelend’s Ballad| A Rose Among Thorns | Fires of Caprica | Two openings with young woman MCs made me want to read more to discover just where the story would go. One was a fun, fae-ish contemporary fantasy, the other a gothic, plague-ridden Venice-like city medical drama (from Covers with Cassidy) 166) Ian V Conrey, Haelend’s Ballad Two navel \[…\] ## [For the Love of Sharing](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/for-the-love-of-sharing) _2026-01-28 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ check out some new creations from the arkansawblk orbit ## [SPFBOX Opening Reads Day 69 (Covers with Cassidy)](https://tommock.com/2026/01/23/spfbox-opening-reads-day-69-covers-with-cassidy/) _2026-01-23 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ Father of Constructs | Oak King Holly King | The Burning Fire Rises | The Afterlife Experiment | A medieval fae-world knight transported to the 19th century mortal realm MM romance caught my attention, and an opening with a girl locked in an asylum with her living shadow, Dread, absolutely blew me away!(from Covers with \[…\] ## [SPFBOX Opening Reads Day 68 (Captured In Words)](https://tommock.com/2026/01/20/spfbox-opening-reads-day-68-captured-in-words/) _2026-01-20 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ The Mesozoic | Cthoma’s Fate | Rejoice! An author returned my inquiry with a copy of her opening, and I wanted to read more of it. Another terrific opening caught my eye. This concludes the Captured In Words group!(from Captured In Words) 160. Demetria Meltinos Dreams, The Mesozoic: Creatures of the Malignant Thicket A dinosaur \[…\] ## ["Feature Presentation", a new adventure for Glowburn & Radscars](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/feature-presentation-a-new-adventure-for-glowburn-radscars/) _2026-01-19 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ Announcing the release of the first illustrated adventure for Glowburn & Radscars! Feature Presentation is now available for download. Venture into the irradiated wilderness and discover the secrets hidden at a drive-in theater of the ancients! ## [2026 Reviews - Perilous Path of the Cursed Camel](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/2026-reviews-the-perilous-path-of-the-cursed-camel/) _2026-01-17 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ Convention season is coming up for me, so the next adventure that I'm going to talk about is one that I think is absolutely perfect for a convention game! Here is The Perilous Path of the Cursed Camel , by Joseph R. Lewis, with art by Oleg Khachkovskiy and Joe himself. The adventure is written for three systems simultaneously (Shadowdark, Old School Essentials, and Cairn) with a pretty clever… ## [SPFBOX Opening Reads Day 67 (Captured In Words)](https://tommock.com/2026/01/15/spfbox-opening-reads-day-67-captured-in-words/) _2026-01-15 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ Amiant Soul | Kindred of the Sea | Darkness Below | The Mesozoic |I wanted to see more of two books from todays batch: a lovecraft university story and an opening that focused on two forlorn soldiers forced to march on an elven wood, reminding me more than a little of The Lord of the \[…\] ## [SPFBOX Opening Reads Day 66 (Captured In Words)](https://tommock.com/2026/01/13/spfbox-opening-reads-day-66-captured-in-words/) _2026-01-13 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ Obsidian Murders| Guarding Gus | Forged By Pain | Sailing to Redoubt | Four or five openings today, but only one of which I felt compelled to read more of and recommend to your attention: a fun UF of a young woman who can see faeries but just wants to be a journalist and afford \[…\] ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QW1kKVfQ9iZJ) _2026-01-13 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Top Reads of 2025](https://tommock.com/2026/01/05/top-reads-of-2025/) _2026-01-05 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ My favorite reads of 2025 ## [2026 Reviews - Corpse Trail to Hell](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/2026-reviews-corpse-trail-to-hell/) _2026-01-03 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ Maybe it's the fact that I just had to spend an hour hacking a space in the frozen mound left by the snow plows on my sidewalk to fit my garbage bins, but I feel like talking about a winter-themed adventure at this time of year. My next review is going to be Corpse Trail to Hell , written by Karl Druid for his weird western game Frontier Scum . I ran it using the intended system. The premise of… ## [2025 Reviews: Where the Sun Dies](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/2025-reviews-where-the-sun-dies/) _2025-12-29 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ Alright, I think I can squeak in one more review this year, increasing my 2025 output by 33%... anyway, let's talk about Where The Sun Dies , an adventure for Vaesen , part of the "Lost Mountain Saga" campaign book. The lead writer of the book was Ellinor DiLorenzo with editing and additional writing by Tomas Härenstam and Kiku Pukk Härenstam. Illustrations are by Johan Egerkrans and Anton Vitus.… ## [SPFBOX Opening Reads Day 65 (Captured In Words)](https://tommock.com/2025/12/22/spfbox-opening-reads-day-65-captured-in-words/) _2025-12-22 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ By Blood, By Salt | Gabriel’s Journey | A Song Of Octavan | I wanted to read more form the SPFBOX champion and a quaint fieldmouse story. A third opening from a romantic fantasy didn’t quite do enough to hook me. (from Captured In Words) 148. JL Odom, By Blood, By Salt For 14 years \[…\] ## [SPFBOX Opening Reads Day 64 (Captured In Words)](https://tommock.com/2025/11/25/spfbox-opening-reads-day-64-captured-in-words/) _2025-11-25 · Tom Mock · Tom Mock_ Dawn of the Black Sun | My Name Is Not Alice | Copper Cold Steel | I wanted to see more of two more fantasy openings: an action anime fantasy, and a contemporary YA Alice in Wonderland riff. A 3rd European Fantasy was too locked into its MC’s head and didn’t keep my interest. (from \[…\] ## [2025 Reviews: Witches of Frostwyck](https://sky-spire.bearblog.dev/2025-reviews-witches-of-frostwyck/) _2025-11-12 · sky-spire · Whispers from the Sky-Spire_ Hello again, folks! Time for another sporadic review of something that I've run. This time I will be writing about Witches of Frostwyck , a wintry and folk-lorey adventure written by Joseph R. Lewis. But first, a little digression. There were two main reasons that I stopped making this blog a weekly thing; first, I no longer have such a huge backlog of adventures to review, because I've already… ## [Reflecting on Black Fae Day in Little Rock🧚🏽🎇](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/reflecting-on-black-fae-day-in-little) _2025-10-28 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ release the fairy magic! ## [shrinking violets do bloom](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/shrinking-violets-do-bloom) _2025-09-25 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ story #1: a shy person's story of navigating social anxiety ## [a letter of gratitude to passionflower](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/a-letter-of-gratitude-to-passionflower) _2025-08-30 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ a commanding friend that reminds us to "go sit down". ## [Leaning into Life’s Pivots](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/leaning-into-lifes-pivots) _2025-07-31 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ Trusting the Wisdom of My Inner-Child’s Guidance ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HCeSv12VzxMm) _2025-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Mythic Bastionland - Sorcerers](https://shadowandfae.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-underworld-from-mythic-bastionlands.html) _2025-07-25 · Hilander · Shadow & Fae_ "The Underworld" - From Mythic Bastionland's Quickstart Mythic Bastionland captured my attention when the quickstart came out, and—having now run a few games in it—it's amazing how simple and versatile it is. That said, all characters are knights sworn to Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, and Protect the Realm. While this does create fun stories that swing from Monty Python's Quest for the Holy… ## [2025 Mid-Year Reflections](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/2025-mid-year-reflections) _2025-06-27 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ Cancer season asks us to pause. ## [Mist and Sorrows - A Trifold Fantasy Mothership Hack](https://shadowandfae.blogspot.com/2025/06/mist-and-sorrows-trifold-fantasy.html) _2025-06-03 · Hilander · Shadow & Fae_ Beware what you wake in the dark... At some point last year I bought Mothership, and after reading through the player's survival guide I decided to give it a shot. I ran some friends on the GLoG server through a space station as they tried to rescue... someone. There were lots of laughs along the way (My ma' was a robot!), but I'd hardly call it horror. A little disappointed, I put it back on the… ## [Retiring from being a "strong black womyn"](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/retiring-from-being-a-strong-black) _2025-05-29 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ managing loneliness and building connections ## [Navigating the space "in between"](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/navigating-the-space-in-between) _2025-04-25 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ Finding peace in the stillness ## [West of Lune](https://shadowandfae.blogspot.com/2025/04/west-of-lune.html) _2025-04-14 · Hilander · Shadow & Fae_ "What if all the Ghibli movies—or stories very like them—were happening in the same world?" That was the question behind West of Lune , a setting I've started to poke a little bit. No doubt it will evolve beyond this initial question, but a rich world of spirits, nature, and growing up in the shadow of war is a vibrant seed to begin with. Also it has a forbidden tea shop in the middle of the map.… ## [Rebirth](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/rebirth) _2025-03-14 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ crawling through the chaos ## [Memories pt1](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/memories-pt1) _2025-02-04 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ holding back the years 💕 ## [Taking Steps Down the Winding Road](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/taking-steps-down-the-winding-road) _2025-01-24 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ Learning to live in color. ## [The Winter Solstice Gathering is upon us.](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/the-winter-solstice-gathering-is) _2024-11-14 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ Join us for the 3rd annual gathering on December 21st at 4:30pm CST ## [Embracing Transformation](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/embracing-transformation) _2024-11-01 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ ~as above, so below~ ## [A Walk in the Harwood!](https://shadowandfae.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-walk-in-harwood.html) _2024-10-24 · Hilander · Shadow & Fae_ I 've been desperately trying to get this out before Halloween, and HERE IT IS! https://shadowandfae.itch.io/harwood This idea struck me a few weeks back while I was watching Over the Garden Wall and reading "Where the Dark Stands Still" I knew if I didn't get on it soon, I'd never finish it at all. It's been a very fun little hex crawl to write, but I must confess it is not fully play-tested.… ## [\[GLoGtober 4\] - Death & Divinity, Bastions, Faith, & Clerics](https://shadowandfae.blogspot.com/2024/10/glogtober-4-death-divinity-bastions.html) _2024-10-09 · Hilander · Shadow & Fae_ Death & Divinity Artist Unknown Look upon the world, how rain falls, trills down the hillsides, pours into the rivers and seas, and rises again as mist in the air. If our world is so careful to conserve the stuff of rivers and seas, how careful shall we suppose it to be with the stuff of souls? And yet, as one can never step in the same river twice, it is known that no being is ever truly reborn.… ## [Building Regional Encounter Tables](https://shadowandfae.blogspot.com/2024/09/regional-scene-tables.html) _2024-10-01 · Hilander · Shadow & Fae_ You're Hex-Crawling. Each night and day the Referee rolls a handful of dice, waiting for the opportune moment... There it is! She rolls the d12, because bell-curves are for cowards , and peers down a sheet of notebook paper to see which interesting encounter she's about to throw at her fatigued, over-encumbered party on their way back from her dungeon . She rolls a few dice, smiles, and announces:… ## [Dark Powers: Arise! — An Evil GLoG Campaign \[GLoGtober Challenge 1\]](https://shadowandfae.blogspot.com/2024/09/dark-powers-arise-evil-glog-campaign.html) _2024-10-01 · Hilander · Shadow & Fae_ GLoGtober continues! The first challenge I rolled, but second I've now completed, is "Anime-Inspired Content". While I watch a little anime, I've never considered writing anything strongly inspired by it. I wrote about 3 half-baked generic systems before giving up and watching an anime I've never seen before. The show is about an MMO guild-master who finds himself pulled into the game after the… ## [Winter Wyrm - a 300 Word GLoG \[GLoGtober Challenge 2\]](https://shadowandfae.blogspot.com/2024/09/winter-wyrm-300-word-glog-glogtober.html) _2024-09-26 · Hilander · Shadow & Fae_ By Harikayu The second challenge I rolled for GLoGtober 2024 (but the first one I've finished) was a 300 word hack. I give you: Winter Wyrm Tiny GLoGhacks have been my jam for a while now. I've written 2 or 3 over the years, the most notable one being MiniGLoG , but even that game is 1100 words long. Winter Wyrm was nuts. It's probably horribly broken, but it is a complete GLoG in exactly 300… ## [my name is arkansawblk](https://arkansawblk.substack.com/p/my-name-is-arkansawblk) _2024-09-24 · Kendra Danielle · shrinking violets do bloom_ here me softly meow ## [GLoGtober 2024 Challenges](https://shadowandfae.blogspot.com/2024/09/glogtober-2024-challenges.html) _2024-09-21 · Hilander · Shadow & Fae_ It's (Almost) GLoGtober! TitleKnown This year's challenges have all been posted over on Glass Candles , and I've decided to take them on! The rules officially state that you can roll or choose on each of the challenge tables, so I made a little game of it. I would roll each challenge in order, but I gave myself two "Picks". After each roll, I could pick something else from the list if I wanted to,…