Recent News

09/25/2011 - 10/04/2011: "The Assault, Stage Two"
""The pink-skins came with fire, with metal skin, they came to take what we had rightfully stolen from the scalies and the bonies! They burned our lairs! They stole our treasure! And the smell! That pink smell that comes from their pink skin, that smell of flowers and sunshine and happiness that invades everything." -The Orc's Lament Read more here.

09/10/2011, 10:00PM Eastern: "Puzzling Pt. 2, 'Who Dunnit?'"
"The Backwards Bandit has left another note at the shrine, but just what could the Sphinx want this time?" Read more here.

09/04/2011, 6:00PM Eastern: "Darker Dealings"
"Grubfinger's carriage remains outside of the Shrine, in silence. Where has the pudgy Ogre gone to without his glorious goods? Is his disappearance tied to recent events with the red tower, or something darker?" Read more here.

08/16/2011 - 08/18/2011, 5:00PM Eastern: "A Special Service"
A wooden carriage pulled by a lone goblin grunt travels the plains of Uthgol, arriving at Grendel's Shrine. Sitting atop the carriage, a white merchant with red eyes. What wares does the peddler peddle? Does this trader from the outskirts of Uthgol bring a greater threat than overpriced goods? Read more here.

07/31/2011, 6:30pm Eastern: "The Perplexed Sphinx and the Impossible Dolls"
[During the Festival of Battles] The Red Tower, a dangerous creation of the humans. It stands tall to the north as a sign of what they are capable of, machinations of terrible intent locked behind magic and steel. A young Sphinx stumbles upon something foreboding, and flies with haste to the Shrine to warn the rest of his kind... Read more here.

07/17/2011, 6:30pm Eastern: "The Festival of Battles"
Deep purple flames appear in the main room of the Shrine, and a familiar horned imp floats in the center, speaking of a tradition of monsters from a distant region. What is the "Festival of Battles", and what power will it bring you? Read more here.

02/14/2011, 7:00pm Eastern: "Hunting the Hunters"
[From Monday the 14th to Sunday the 20th] Cloaked humans continue to appear in the shadows, spying on clans and powerful wanderers alike. In the west, their army's forces are gathering in unknown locations, and monsters across Uthgol have begun to disappear without notice. In the midst of the two tactician's mysterious plans, a demon appears to aid the monsters of Grendel.

09/18/2010, 5:30pm Eastern: "With a Bang"
At has been several weeks now since the eastern ships arrived outside of the city of Isolde, carrying with them oddly clothed humans and supplies. What purpose did these ships and their cargo hold, and what have the two tacticians, Ergrand and Bartholomew been up to since the disappearance of the pit arachnids?

6/4/2009: The News of Grendel's Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated. Come on over!

6/25/2006: Grendel's Revenge has been moved to a new faster server!

Useful Articles

10/09 – Trials, Triumphs & Trivialities: A Brief History of Roleplaying, Part Three – #134: Looking at the Storytelling branch of RPGs.

8/29 – Building Stories, Telling Games: Roleplaying and Combat: Events and Choices – #66: Travis plunges into the realm of roleplay during action sequences.

8/26 – Engines of Creation: Real Intelligence vs. Artificial Stupidity – #7: Dave makes a case for bringing AI to modern MMO games.

8/22 – Storms on Cloud 9: Fishhooks and Firewood – #17: Scott finds the lure of some games worthy of actual play.

8/21 – Playing with History: Artisans in Historical Fiction I: Clothing & Furniture – #14: Michael dons some new threads for a discussion on props.

8/11 – The Medium: The Beat Goes On – #15: Karrin ponders the point of long-term characters.

4/24 – Biting the Hand: What I Did on My Summer Vacation – #48: Jessica speaks up about the industry before taking a break from Biting the Hand.