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Arium: Flash
Authors:
Arietta, Caryn Larrinaga, Cat Evans, Chris Bissette, Dan Wells, Doug
Levandowski, Drew Gerken, Emily Earhart, Emmett Nahil, Ezzy G. Languzzi,
Jason H. Abbott, Jessica Marcrum, Katie Young, Kristin Devine, Lynne M.
Meyer, Mario Ortegón, Marlon Moss, Mikhail Rekun, Mitchell Wallace, Pam
Punzalan, R. Jon Rock, Sen.H.H.S., Sharang Biswas, Steffie de Vaan, Will Munn
Editor:
Charlotte Irrgang
Sensitivity Advisor:
Mariam Ahmad
Original Book Design:
David Miessler‑Kubanek
Layout Artist:
Robert Denton III
Arium Logo Designer:
Heather Gerken
Adept Icarus Logo Designer:
K. M. Alexander
Cover Artist:
Andreas Rocha
Cover Design:
Robert Denton III
Publishing/Art Direction:
Will Munn
Additional Thanks:
To our Arium Kickstarter backers who made this book possible!
To Char for the name “Flash”. A+!
Published by Adept Icarus, 2023
All rights reserved. Reproduction without the publisher’s written permission is
expressly forbidden, except for the purpose of reviews and for the blank Arium
sheets and quick reference guides, which may be reproduced for personal use
only. Art images by Tithi Luadthong, Warm_Tail, and kyuandzo are used under
license from
Shutterstock.com.
Photoshop Brushes are used under license from
Brusheezy.com.
Arium: Flash
Table of Contents
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Where Did This Idea Come From? . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
What’s It All For? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using Arium: Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
The Elements of an Arium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Anatomy of a Story Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Story Flashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Absurdist Victorian by Dough Levandowski . . . 13
Arthurian / Medieval by Emily Earhart . . . . . . . 19
Chinese Culture‑Inspired by Sen. H. H. S.. . . . . 26
Cute Horror by Jessica Marcrum. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cyberpunk by Dan Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Dark Humor by Mitchell Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Fae / Folklore by Chris Bissette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Folkloric Russia on the Eve of WWI: The Shadows
Before the Blood by Mikhail Rekun . . . . . . . . . . 58
Gothic Horror: Goethika by Steffie de Vaan . . . 64
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Gonzo by Jason H. Abbott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Heists by Sharang Biswas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
High Fantasy by Cat Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Latinx Dark Fantasy by Ezzy G. Languzzi . . . . . 88
Mexican Mythology Inspired Sci‑Fi: The Elderfire
Song by Mario Ortegon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Modern Horror by Caryn Larrinaga. . . . . . . . . 100
Neo Noir by Marlon Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Old West by Katie Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Post Apocalypse: Dust to Ash by Emmett Nahil. . 118
Psychological by R. Jon Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Romance by Arietta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Science Fantasy by Kristin Devine . . . . . . . . . . 140
Spies by Pam Punzalan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Supers by Drew Gerken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Swashbuckling by Lynne M. Meyer. . . . . . . . . . 159
Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Writing Your Own Story Flashes . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Find Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Genre Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
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Arium: Flash
Introduction
Hey all! Will here.
*waves*
Thanks for joining us for the letter “F” installment of Arium!
Flash
has been called a few things between its conception and today, but we
think the final name is fitting. It’s a supplement that is meant to be a
stand‑alone resource to inspire gamemasters of Arium (or almost any
RPG). The goal of
Arium: Flash
is to provide flashes of 120 unique and
interesting stories. Flashes can take place in vastly different worlds,
including – of course – an Arium (setting) you’ve collaboratively built
with your group using
Arium: Create.
Here we are in the introduction, and I’ve already lied to you...Arium:
Flash
also has a hidden goal that resonated strongly with the TTRPG
community. This diverse group of authors was hired from all over
the globe. Some of them have vast RPG‑writing experience, some are
established fiction authors, and quite a few are relatively unknown. The
diversity is absolutely intentional, as the aim was to include as many
folks in Arium’s success as possible.
A huge thank you to our backers, who completely funded the creation
of this book! When we started the campaign, I thought (with luck on
our side) we’d get a majority of our initial stretch goal authors included
by the end of the campaign. Not only did you surpass that expectation
in every way, but you also had the Arium team expanding our search
for great authors, calling in favors, and finding more and more folks to
contribute! It was an amazing experience. Much love to these authors,
our backers, and everyone who made
Arium: Flash
possible!
-Will Munn
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