The world of Places of Power is bigger than the pages of the rulebook.

Our aim is to keep the core game streamlined, accessible and affordable, giving you everything you need to play without asking you to buy a book simply to learn about things that are interesting but not essential. This Development Blog is where the rest of the world lives.

Here you will find the stories, people, places and ideas that sit behind Places of Power: character biographies, NPCs ready to drop into your games, locations to explore, events to build adventures around, new inventions, religious traditions, historical details and all manner of other pieces of lore. Some articles will take you deeper into the history of Asteria. Others will give you something you can use at the table tonight. Some may simply answer the question, "I wonder what happened to that character?"

Think of the blog as an ever-growing companion to the game. Everything here is free, optional and designed to give GMs more tools to help build their own stories and players more opportunities to explore the world beyond their characters' immediate adventures.

The rulebook tells you how to play. This is where we tell you what lies beyond the edge of the page.