Seelia on Homebrew Tactics

A Study in Emerald

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:45:00 -0500

Potions Classroomby Mike Prince, CC BY 2.0. Unmodified.

The Alchemist’s Process: A Study in Emerald

The floorboards beneath my desk vibrate with the rhythmic thumping of a minotaur’s dance in the common room below. Even through the heavy oak door of my room at the Pitt, the muffled roars of laughter and the clinking of tankards are inescapable. It’s a far cry from the silent, incense-filled libraries of Golden Bay, but the flickering candle on my bedside table provides enough light for the delicate work ahead.

The Poisoned Heart of Seelia

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 21:00:00 -0500

Fountain with a Naiad Seated on a Shellby Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre, c. 1740. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0 1.0. Unmodified.

The Poisoned Heart of Seelia

The corruption is purged, though the cost was nearly paid in our own blood.

We tracked the pollution to a natural cave, where the water was so foul it burned the skin. Inside, we found ourselves in a shrine to Seelia, locked behind a door requiring three distinct types of purified water. The path to obtaining them was a trial of both mind and steel. We encountered a Naiad who, despite the desecration of her home, showed us a flickering of grace. She spoke of a “Lord of Filth” and a leader named Kevin—a name that suggests a base, intentional malice behind this blight.

Of Truescales and Tainted Springs

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:30:00 -0500

Koboldby LadyofHats, CC0 1.0. Unmodified.

Of Truescales and Tainted Springs

The “Wood Sower” is dead, though its shadow lingers. We returned to the Pitt with the carcass in tow, only to be met with the roar of a blood-sport crowd. A minotaur was dismantling three ratkin with nothing but brute force and horns. It was a stark reminder of the world I now inhabit: one where strength is the only currency that never devalues.