The Keeper has finally made it to Eldrinar to confront some old ghosts. In the previous tales in the trilogy, we’ve seen our boy go through themes present throughout the texts of the Bible and the lives we live as followers of Christ. Forgiveness, reconciliation, redemption, new life. Now, though,… Continue reading
Continuing on my brief hiatus from the stories of Genesis, our friend the Keeper is off to the Palladium to visit his friend Lysander and talk about old times over tea. It was Lysander’s doing that lead to the keeper leaving the choir of warsingers to join the ranks of… Continue reading
The Keeper finds himself traveling in the Sea of Grass – a portion of the realm of Austwaine marked by rolling hills and high grasslands. Sitting beside his campfire one night, he is joined by someone who started out an enemy but would leave as something else. Forgiveness is something… Continue reading
It is incredibly rare the I ever have the ability to catch a live showing of Critical Role, one of – if not the most popular stream of folks playing Dungeons and Dragons online. Naturally the pull of a group of talented voice actors getting together to play one of… Continue reading
I learned the art of creative paraphrase in college – taking the end of Habakkuk and turning it into a comedic monologue. The story was mostly the same, but different in ways that made it unique and special. That’s the goal of the Parables of the Nine Realms. If you’re… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 36: High Fantasy. Cyclopaedia has been a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. This is the final article of Cyclopaedia and we are finishing the series with my favorite genre of literature, cinema, and gaming. The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia are my all time… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 35: Vikings. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. Whether you are a fan or not of watching the recent Vikings TV series, the Marvel movies with Thor, or reading Icelandic sagas, you likely have heard of and been intrigued by historical and mythological stories of the Vikings. In… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 34: Caves. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. I have been researching for a future D&D campaign set in the Underdark. As part of that research, I wanted to better understand real world caves, their geology, and the life within them. I have visited numerous caves in the… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 33: Dinosaurs. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. I was reading through the classic Dungeons & Dragons module X1 – The Isle of Dread and was inspired for my topic this month. Dinosaurs feature prominently in that module which got me to thinking about other examples of dinosaurs… Continue reading
Welcome to Cyclopaedia 32: Pulp Heroes. Cyclopaedia is a monthly article on the InnRoads Ministries website. I remember watching Tales of the Gold Monkey as a kid and falling in love with the 1930s time period and the hero of the series. Then soon after watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and King… Continue reading
