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Momentous 50th Post

Wow, can you believe it? This is our 50th post! I know we don’t have a lot of readers yet, but I’m working on that and I am eager to welcome visitors – please, add a comment, shoot us an email or tweet us. I’m always willing to talk roleplaying, worldbuilding and GMing. Now, seeing as this is our 50th post, I have something pretty special planned that I’ve been workigfnsogsl…

Ahem… now that he is subdued, I interrupt your irregularly scheduled drivel for a vastly more important announcement.

Too long as Mockingbard held the reigns of Pyres of Vam. It is I, Vam, who created this website and it is about time it start serving me. To that end, I usurp this post – it is, in fact, our 50th, but that is hardly momentous. What is momentous about this post is that it marks the founding of the Vamguard.

What is the Vamguard, you ask? It is the most illustrious of armies and will one day be recorded in the history books as the army that conquered the world. However, to make this a reality, I require minions to bolster the Vamguard. In light of this, I have created a recruitment page and an official Vamguard shield for use by minions.

Click here to read about and join the Vamguard, in 2-3 simple steps. Together we shall rule the world. Well… not really, but I will use you as I see fit to further my agenda then discard you when you become useless, if you survive that long. Just know that you will be helping shape the superior future of this world.

I leave you now to go to the recruitment page, join the Vamguard and bask in the vicarious glory of being loosely associated with me, Vam, your future Supreme Overlord.

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On Stagnation, Variety and Square Pegs

It was a good friend of mine who once said “Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation … even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind”. Another man said that “Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor”. There is also the one about square pegs and round holes.

It is with these thoughts in mind that I ask you, humans, why do you stagnate so?

Vampires

You humans are fascinated by vampires. You romanticise these creatures of the night. Yet, what do you really know about them? In this article I will gift you unenlightened plebs with a brief glimpse at the full breadth of vampire kind. Perhaps then you will treat them with the terror they deserve.

Why Pyres?

Some of you may be wondering why this font of knowledge I have created is called Pyres of Vam. I hope that you have figured out the “Vam” part of it. I have at least that much faith in humanity. However, I would forgive you for questioning the “Pyres” aspect. I humble and honour you now, by sharing part of my great saga with you, my loyal and subservient followers.

Curse of the Intermittent Internet

Internet is a vast and mighty being. Yet, I cannot always be one with it. In the wretched hovel of the Bard Who Mocks, the psychic link to the hive mind of Internet is… faulty to say the least. When I am in its glorious presence, I will endeavour to post. If lengthy delays between posts occur in future, it is likely I have somehow fallen again from Internet’s graces and have been stranded in an Offline Hell.

Things That Go Blog in the Night

I have been called a monster and worse, but you may call me Vam. It is true that I keep company with the creatures that cause Man to fear the dark, however, my freedom to do as I wish is limited, as I unwilling share a body with a male human who goes by the moniker “Mockingbard”.

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WHAT YOU'VE GOTTEN YOURSELF INTO

Pyres of Vam is run by Mockingbard and his alter-ego(maniac) Vam. It focuses on tabletop roleplaying but you'll find other things here too.

Mockingbard loves roleplaying, worldbuilding and stories. He posts setting ideas, session recaps, gamemastery tips and the like for fun, for himself and to get his creativity on.

Vam posts from the villain's point of view: debunking monster myths, providing adventure ideas for villains, and helping fellow villains and dastardly GMs deck out their lairs and complicate the lives of filthy adventurers.

We write this stuff because we like it :) Hopefully you'll find something you like here too.