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My Role Aids collection continues to grow! Role Aids are my favorite old-school supplement series. Some of my most memorable adventures have been Role Aids. I used to own "Witches" long ago. It was very controversial in its day for researching/referencing "real" witchcraft, and it details classical "Dianic" witches, "fairie" witches, ceremonial magic "Golden Dawn" style witches and so on. I dislike that they're all "NPC classes," and I will admit I've always found those to be completely pointless. But the Deryni, the only class writeup in the book based on a fictional series, are really cool, and I think they can work as a PC class. I have to state I greatly dislike their classification of "voodoo" as inherently evil, and it flies in the face of the legitimate research they seem to have done with other types of "witchcraft," but what can I say? They can't all be zingers.
"Crystal Barrier" may be the greatest thing I've ever run(after my own little tweaks, and tying parts into one of the PC's secret backstories!). Way too much to get into now, but maybe I'll tell you all more about it another time! That adventure did use their version of dragons, described more fully in the above left supplement. I really like their take on dragons. All dragons get fire breath. A lot get another special type. And many have random abilities and gifts, making every dragon unique. They're all also very arrogant and self-superior, so even the lawful good ones will expect you to literally hand them over anything they see you with that they want - so smart adventurers hide their good stuff and take out some things they don't mind parting with for when the dragon inevitably demands them!
The "Gilgamesh" adventure in "Wizards" was also great. Not only was a journey to a version of ancient Babylon really cool, the climax was a dungeon hack with Gilgamesh through a step pyramid with Gilgamesh furiously kicking down doors, triggering encounters, and moving on in his desperate search for Enkidu's necklace. The players enjoyed the opportunity to rush around recklessly slaying monsters! Many monsters were very unique, and the finale is both touching and awe-inspiring, as the PCs discover Enkidu's necklace is just a string with pine cones and twigs and leaves - but to Gilgamesh it is worth more than all the jewelry on his body, and so he strips it all off and gifts it in handfuls to the heroes.
And "Old Durnick Ruins" in "A Portal to Adventure" also deserves a mention. Expanding the church and adding some underground areas and some hidden threats kicked the whole thing up a bit. I liked how the ogre magi weren't described as blue, but utilized the other color schemes with which they're described. Often, a monster will be described with two or three different color schemes or looks, and only one will ever be used or depicted(and sometimes one at variance with the description, a problem sometimes consistent through editions, I'm looking at you, norkers!), so I always give a nod to the ones that depict the grey trolls and the purple ogres.
Finally I have to say "Dark Folk" is a supplement I've been using since my teen years. It does a wonderful job of giving the different races cultures and laws and histories and traditions, and the sample adventures are pretty neat, too. The kobold adventure is kinda grueling as it's wave after wave of little guys, but they really use them well, with lots of simple but annoying traps and so on. Also, I play kobolds with the idea that the older they are, the more important they are, and thus the biggest groups of foes are the smallest, beginning with hatchlings! I have a lot of fun playing up the "Gremlins" factor with them as they use tripwires, cut down chandeliers(while hanging from them!), throw containers of slippery oil or even worse substances, nets and so on.
I'll talk more about some of these supplements another time, along with a play report for "The Hamlet of Volage," which I converted and ran for an upcoming system from Penny Thought Exchange...!
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This week’s “Where We Are” is courtesy of two ladies!
Our very own craftswoman, Linda, was checking out the Better Homes and Gardens, November 2017 issue, while waiting on an appointment and low and behold, she saw, you guessed it, a Wish Designs USA fixture! Awesome to see what you have a hand in creating in print!
Judy from Beaver, PA was right on Linda’s tail! While thumbing through the same issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine she saw something familiar on page 125. Judy recognized it immediately as she became “family by fixture” 4 years ago when she hung our Appalachian style in her home. She was kind enough to give us a call!
We are fortunate to have designers, architects and model homes that showcase our fixtures featured in magazines and the press but often we are the last to know about it. Thank you Linda and Judy!
Better Homes and Gardens, November 2017, features the Brandstetter style hung in a dining nook with Ben Moore chalkboard green walls and casual, traditional décor. The Brandstetter is 36” wide and 36” high. It features our signature Hand Dipped bulbs.
Judy was kind enough to send us a photo of her fixture adorned for the fall season. Notice as well the special Branched Canopy Cover we styled to complete the look. Her home is a wonderful mix of antiques and treasures!
We are also proud to show a photo of the front of Linda’s home with her fall décor. Linda has a white Appalachian 36” fixture hung on her covered porch. Her yard is adorned with mums, pumpkins and straw bales. The colors are so vibrant! It is the epitome of fall in Western Pennsylvania.
Love the look? Contact us at Wish Designs USA to set up your wholesale account or for a referral to a dealer near you.
Wish Designs USA chandeliers and sconces are Made in USA, UL / CUL listed hardwire for dry location. Lead time is 3-5 weeks. Global transit time may vary.
#Better Homes and Gardens#Wish Designs USA#Rustic Lighting#Rustic Chandelier#Architecture#Interior Design#Superior Twig Chandelier#Barn Weddings#Home Decor#Twig Lighting#Country Living#Wedding Inspiration#Wedding Planning#Lighting#Wedding Ideas#Event Planning#Lodge Living#Cabin Living
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“New Castle Showroom”
This week marks the opening of the fall Furniture Market in High Point, NC. High Point was our primary showroom location beginning in 1978 until our closure of the space last year. That’s over 74 markets in IHFC years! It still feels a little strange to have a chill in the Pennsylvania air and not be heading south.
Our new location is taking shape at our factory in New Castle, PA. Showroom is open by appointment only with services designed to accommodate wholesale and retail clients.
Product selection includes stock chandeliers and sconces, one of a kind fixtures, ready-made area rugs and pillows, our signature Hand Dipped light bulbs and other gift items. Merchandise is available to take with your or we are glad to ship to you location. Packaging and shipping costs will apply.
Custom orders on chandeliers, sconces and rugs are extended to our wholesale guests. Please provide tax id information when scheduling your appointment.
Call today, 724-598-7793. Not able to make the trip? No problem! Virtual tours are available upon request.
#Wish Designs USA#Rustic Lighting#Rustic Chandelier#architecture#Interior design#Superior Twig Chandelier#Barn Weddings#Home Decor#HPMKT2017#Twig Lighting#HPMKT#Country Living
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Branchelier of the Day, Briarwood Elite
The Briarwood Elite hickory branch chandelier can be summed up in one word – Awesome. This design came into being in the 90’s as a style change of our original “Branchelier”. What makes this fixture so awe-inspiring is the size. Standard is either a 72” or 84” width, 48” high with 14-20 lights. The Briarwood Elite is like looking at the Colorado Mountains. It makes you draw breath, big breath. The branching style is fluffy, full and airy. It is graceful and quietly commanding.
Custom size and color options are available.
Wish Designs USA hickory branch chandeliers and sconces are UL / CUL listed hardwire for dry location. Lead time is 3-5 weeks. Global transit may vary.
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This weeks “Where We Are” features Hidden Hollow Garden Art in New Holstein, Wisconsin.
Hidden Hollow is home to a 60”, 20 light, RE Phillips style hickory branch chandelier, in bright magenta pink! We love custom color fixtures and seeing them in place!
Located at N1851 Orchard Road, Hidden Hollow is bursting with creativity and color, unique hand crafted metal creations and garden art. The studio hosts a variety of shows throughout the year beginning in May. Check them out on Facebook , Instagram, Etsy and their website www.hiddenhollowgardenart.com!
#hiddenhollowgardenart#cooptoo#colorlove#branchelier#wishdesignsusa#wisconsingallery#discoverwisconsin#artists#twig chandelier#custom color#rustic lighting#interior design#architectural design#sherwinwilliams#rephillips#branch chandelier#log cabin#naturally superior twig chandelier
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This week’s “Where We Are” is courtesy of Madison from California. Date night at Ink.Well was more than great food when she spotted not one, but two, Wish Designs USA fixtures across the room. The Appalachian style, 6 light, hickory branch fixtures she spied were ordered by Chef Michael Voltaggio himself for the opening of Ink.Well in August of 2017.
Located on L.A.’s La Cienega Boulevard, Ink.Well is a bar and restaurant combination that is described by Food and Wine as a “total package destination”. Chef Voltaggio even mentions us in the article!
"I found chandeliers from some guy who harvested the wood himself from the woods in Pennsylvania." Voltaggio says. "I looked for people who made things with their hands."
Ron worked with the chef personally to achieve a super rush 24 hour processing of his order in time for Ink.Well’s grand opening.
Per Food & Wine, “Voltaggio, who won season 6 of Top Chef in 2009 and was named a Food & Wine Best New Chef in 2013 for his work at Ink, is a master of avant-garde technique and one of the country's foremost practitioners of modernist cuisine. But he doesn't want to make a big deal of it.” See the full article at http://www.foodandwine.com/chefs/michael-voltaggios-menu-inkwell-full-surprises.
Love the look? Contact us at Wish Designs USA to set up your wholesale account or for a referral to a dealer near you.
Wish Designs USA chandeliers and sconces are Made in USA, UL / CUL listed hardwire for dry location. Lead time is 3-5 weeks. Global transit time may vary.
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