Tarsyn: Lost Holy City - Now Available in print and pdf

Crusaders Victorious! Tarsyn Liberated!

The wait is over — Tarsyn: Lost Holy City is here. This richly detailed mini-setting blends the grandeur of Arthurian legends, the fervor of the Crusades, and the mystique of a holy city lost beyond the veil of worlds.

The Story So Far

Ten years ago, the Holy City of Tarsyn fell to a crusading host determined to free it from foreign occupation and restore the Vaspianic faith to its glory. Their victory was short-lived. The city’s rulers, cursed by a power beyond mortal reckoning, were transformed into First Ones — ancient beings of conquest and domination.

And then… Tarsyn vanished. Somewhere, in the far-flung reaches of the multiverse, its towers gleam under alien suns. Its knights now ride across strange realms in search of the road home, their banners still proud, their faith unbroken.

What Awaits Inside

The Tarsyn Campaign Setting brings your table a complete, ready-to-run world filled with intrigue, honor, and danger. Inside, you’ll find:

• Three new character races
• Three human subraces steeped in the culture and history of Tarsyn
• Thirteen new class archetypes for every style of champion, zealot, or knight-errant
• New backgrounds, magic items, monsters, and NPCs to fill your adventures with rich detail
• Rules for running tournaments — from jousts to melee — plus extensive guidelines for in-game research, archives, and scholarly discovery

Whether your players want to defend the faith, uncover the city’s mysteries, or navigate the dangerous politics of a people in exile, Tarsyn offers fertile ground for epic storytelling.

Compatible with both flavors of 5th Edition.

Available Now

The Tarsyn Campaign Setting is available in multiple formats:

• PDF — DriveThruRPG
• Print & Kindle — Amazon.com

Rally your party, sharpen your swords, and prepare to ride for the Lost Holy City. The road to Tarsyn begins now.

[Gencon 2025] After Action Report Part 1

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Before Gencon

As usual, Gencon started back in September when I asked the FOE GMs who wanted to write an adventure. This year, many new faces joined the writing crew: Brandon, Chris, and Rees joined veterans Bill, and Rebecca.

To my great joy, they all wanted to write something in different settings, which would limit my workload in each setting. Yay!

I spent most of the year writing the sequel to my first novel, which will be released "soon." Rebecca and I collaborated on the creation of Tarsyn, a new mini-setting for FOE that mixes elements of the Crusades with Arthurian Legends.

How each adventure came together is its own journey. I did a lot of text tightening and turning combats into more dynamic encounters. Oh and removed boxed text. A lot of boxed text.

I got particularly stuck on one of the specials. Despite re-writing it 4-5 times, the result always ended up... Blaaah. It felt uninspired, repetitive, and not something I wanted to actually finish writing. A few hours of video chats got me back on the right track and the story into something I was excited for.

Wednesday

I woke up early, excited to leave. I discovered that something was wrong at work. I diagnosed, and sent as many notes to my team as I could. I had expected to leave everything dont and finished but I didn't have time to get everything done.

After finishing to pack for the con, I left to pick up Thor. I stopped at McD for coffee and food andoff we went. Up I-24, then I-65.

The trip was uneventful, were it not for the scolding heat and my AC on the fritz... (again). Still we made good time, checked into our hotels before heading to the convention center. I obtained the badges, realized I forgot a few people, but I got this quickly resolved.

I was rather worried because this that the first time. FOE was not in the Hyatt/ Marriott/ JW Marriott, but in Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. I had several questions about the layout, the location, the amenities, and how far it was.

Well... we could not get into the Stadium that night, leaving questions for the morning... The ongoing tradition at FOE is to eat a good meal at Denny's before the start of the con. The tradition continued this year with Brandon and Joe joining us. Chris, Matt, Rebecca, and Zhan made a quick stop to say hello.

Back at the room, I turned on the TV but was asleep before the commercial ended during AEW.

Worries about the reception of the new setting...

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