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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Mythic Vagabonds: A Campaign Framework for 4+ Players Mythic Bastionland + MOAR PLAYERS Samuel James Apr 3   READ IN APP   There was a poll a few months back on the Mythic Bastionland asking how many player characters is optimal for a long-running game. And of the 27 responses, the results were pretty stark: As stated by one user: “That’s a strong consensus.” There’s a few reasons for this: Spotlight. Many of the Arthurian legends and fairy tales don’t feature a rag-tag band of more than four. This is because the featured characters are HEROES. Combat. Three knights is enough to survive nearly all encounters but not too many to overpower the enemies with brute force alone and no wounds or casualties. Medium. I run this game online and three players just works best logistically. Too many people on an audio call isn’t my cup of tea. But what if they weren’t heroes, but little better than squires? And what if they weren’t powerful enough to trounce every combat even if there are six of them? And what if you’re running in-person or don’t have qualms about being online with 4-6 players? Glad you asked. But here’s a solution. Enter the Vagabonds You are a vagabond. You want to be a knight and live by the Oath, but no seer has yet found you worthy of knighthood. The knight you served together died yesterday, changing your status from squires to little more than vagrants. To create your vagabond, roll d6+6 for each Virtue. Then roll d6 Guard. Gain a Lesser Feat based on your highest virtue (if tied, choose which Lesser Feat to take): VIG: Lesser Smite - Use before rolling a melee attack. The Attack gains +d8. Pass a VIG save or lose this Feat until the end of combat. CLA: Lesser Focus - Use after rolling an attack. Perform a Gambit by discarding an Attack die of 3 or lower. Pass a CLA save or lose this Feat until the end of combat. SPI: Lesser Deny - Use after an Attack roll against you or on ally within arm’s reach. Discard one Attack die of 8 or lower. Pass a SPI save or lose this Feat until the end of combat. Then roll for your Property and begin your adventure! For Property, roll d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20: d4 BASICS: 1 rations, 2 torches, 3 rope, 4 dagger (d6) d6 ARMOR: 1 helm (A1), 2-3 coat (A1), 4-6 shield (d4, A1) d8 RARE ITEM: 1 plate (A1), 2 rare poison, 3 alchemy tools, 4 crystal ball, 5 extravagant harp, 6 informative book, 7 precious stone, 8 charger d10 UNCOMMON ITEM: 1 animal trap, 2 smithing tools, 3 herbalist kit, 4 scribe set, 5 lute, 6 sustenance, 7 stimulant, 8 sacrament, 9 uncommon poison, 10 riding steed d12 COMMON ITEM: 1 saw, 2 fishing rod, 3 sewing set, 4 candles, 5 shovel, 6 flute, 7 hound, 8 spikes, 9 crowbar, 10 mirror, 11 chalk, 12 pony d20 WEAPON: 1 pitchfork (d6 hefty), 2 hatchet (d6 hefty), 3 staff (d8 long), 4 logging axe (d8 long), 5 pick (d8 long), 6 club (d6), 7 handaxe (d6), 8 mace (d8 hefty), 9 axe (d8 hefty), 10 poleaxe (d10 long) 11 sling (d4 hefty), 12 javelin (d6 hefty) , 13 shortbow (d6 long), 14 shortsword (2d6) , 15 lance (d10 long), 16 greataxe (2d10 slow), 17 longbow (d8 slow), 18 curvebow (2d6 long), 19 longsword (2d8 hefty), 20 greatsword (2d10 long) When you recover GD after combat, recount a time in service to the knight you served, now fallen. Vagabonds gain Renown any time they would gain Glory if they were knights. Vagabonds are not worthy or trusted to lead as a knight are. When encountering a seer, the referee rolls d20 in secret for each vagabond: If the result in equal or lower than that vagabond’s Renown, then the seer finds them worthy of knighthood. Change “Renown” to “Glory” and keep the same score, then obtain all the knight Feats and gain d6 in each Virtue. It’s heavily inspired by the opening of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a young swordsman is without his knightly mentor and now goes about the realm fulfilling the oath (haven’t watched, but I’ve now read all three novellas, highly enjoyed). But this campaign frameworks sprinkles a little bit of Fagin in there as your group will likely feel more like a band of orphans than the Knights of the Round Table. Put there is also a clear path to knighthood: gain Renown, find a seer, hope you’re Worthy to be knighted. It has elements of chance and an admirable goal that unites the group. For formatting perfectionsts like me... there is something I put up on itch.io with it’s own one-pager with the text above and a nifty character sheet to accompany it. If you’d like to support making more Mythic Bastionland stuffs, this is how to do it! MYTHIC VAGABONDS ON ITCH.IO Plus, wouldn’t it just feel nice to print off a handy sheet for the table and one sheet per player and just GO FOR IT? Yeah, we’re all about getting gaming goodness from farm to table real quick. May all your games be Mythic and filled with good players! -Sam Pledge your support Find more Mythic Bastionland greatness on the Syllabus! Looking to add recurring NPC plot threads? Check out Mythic Denizens! The Dreaming Dragonslayer blog is FREE to ALL. If you wanna support this work, browse my itch.io page so you also get a game for your generosity. Contact me directly here if you have any questions or want to tell me something cool. :) Want to check out over 100 knightly fantasy resources? Browse the Mythic Bastionland Syllabus. Want to see bunches of other RPG blogs in my webring? Check out rootr.ing! Long live the blogosphere! Want an index of the most popular posts on Dreaming Dragonslayer? Click here for 5+ years of nerdy writings! GAME ON!   Like Comment Restack   © 2026 Samuel James 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 Unsubscribe

The Missing Link Between “Normal Labs” and Persistent Symptoms

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The part no one explains about cortisol and your hormones

In my last email, I introduced hormone receptor dysfunction, the idea that your hormones may be present, but your cells aren't responding to them. Now let's talk about why that happens. Your body is intelligent. When it senses chronic stress (not just emotional stress), but physiological stress like: Poor sleep Blood sugar swings Inflammation Overtraining Undereating Toxic load Relentless pressure to perform It shifts into protection mode. And one of the ways it protects you is to turn down hormone sensitivity. Chronic cortisol elevation literally downregulates hormone receptors. Meaning: Thyroid signaling weakens Insulin becomes less effective Estrogen feels chaotic Progesterone can't calm your nervous system Testosterone impact declines This is why "just add more hormones" often backfires. If receptors are offline, increasing dosage doesn't solve the core issue. It can even create side effects. The real leverage point is improving cellular sensitivity. That means: Regulating your nervous system Stabilizing blood sugar Supporting liver detoxification Protecting sleep Reducing inflammatory load Personalizing exercise intensity Using hormones strategically (not aggressively) This is the difference between chasing numbers and restoring communication. When receptor sensitivity improves, everything changes: Energy stabilizes. Mood evens out. Metabolism becomes responsive again. You feel like yourself…not an artificially stimulated version of yourself, but a truly regulated one. You don't need to fight your body. You need to help it feel safe enough to listen again and that's the work we do inside my Hormone Harmony program — restoring balance at the cellular level, not just the lab level. If this resonated, reply and tell me what symptom has been the most frustrating for you lately. You deserve answers that make sense. To your everlasting health, Dr. Tracy If you wish to stop receiving our emails, you can unsubscribe from this list. 2401-A Waterman Blvd, Ste 4 #296, Fairfield, CA 94533, US