Lands of Alba: The North Country
Overview High plateaus, wild and breathtakingly beautiful moors, windswept expanses between towering peaks, harsh winters, hard but kind people, unyielding grey stone, poor crops, settlements smaller and further away but motivated by fierce pride in their land and their traditions….
The Warriors Fate
Something roared from the tree line, this was the third time now and it was getting closer. Their spear still pointed outwards they looked to the Shaman still whispering to the huge figure in the centre of the glade. Noticing…
Lands of Alba: The Fenlands
Overview The Fenlands are the name given to the low-lying eastern flanks of Alba and encompass both the great marshes and flatlands of the eastern plain and the long eastern and south-eastern coastal strip. The Fenlands breed a people who…
Lands of Alba: The Old Country
Overview The Old Country the name given to the mountainous and rugged western flanks of Alba, and the low plains that connect them to the rest of the mainland in the east. The People of the Old Country are defined…
Save the dates
We are pleased to announce that we have secured sites for our first three regional Alba events to take place this year. We don’t have full details of the events available yet but more information will be coming soon including…
The Stories of your People, The Myths of your Land
As we have alluded to previously, the gods and spirits of Alba are fictional – drawn from our imaginations and our research into the commonalities of faith amongst early peoples – but the faith of the Albanni in their gods,…
A youthful mistake
They had been sat in quiet contemplation since the sun went down. In silence the fire light cast dancing shadows on the painted hides adorning the walls of the Shaman’s hut. The young hunter, their head hung low had not…
Game Design and intent 1
The design process of Alba is ongoing – here is the first of a series of blogs in which we will discuss some of the design and the intent of the design. To begin with it is broad brush-strokes, with…
The Watcher in the Marsh
The trek across the dank and misty marshes had been bad enough; the Watcher in the Marsh lived a long way from the village – from any civilised people – and only those who were bold, who were in need,…
