Hollow Earth Expedition Rpg

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Healing rates are increased in the Hollow Earth, and some sort of strange radiation – perhaps due to the center sun – has strengthened everything. In ancient times, the concept of a subterranean land inside the Earth appeared in mythology, folklore and legends.

Symmes became the most famous of the early Hollow Earth proponents, and Hamilton, Ohio even has a monument to him and his ideas. There are no maps here, and since every entrance to the Hollow Earth could take the characters to a new and exciting land the GM has a lot of leeway to change the Hollow Earth as they desire.I understand this material was left out of HEX primarily because of size concerns, but also because HEX is more about exceptional (but, ultimately, human) people exploring strange new locales.

In addition to information like this, the Hollow Earth chapter does a fantastic job of offering ideas for GMs to personalize their Hollow Earth. Perils of the Surface World compiles four adventure scenarios that span the globe and deliver a walloping punch of pulp-era adventure. Where I struggle (or at least where I don’t feel like I can flow) is when running NPCs, keeping track of their personalities and riffing conversations.I won’t attempt to give reviews of the books, there are several really great reviews already online of these products, however I would definitely recommend picking them up if you have a copy of the game. In his book On the Wild Side (1992), Martin Gardner discusses the Hollow Earth model articulated by Abdelkader. When I was writing about the Hollow Earth, I was celebrating people’s ability to believe what was obviously not true,” he says.