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Announcing Healing Blade: Defenders of Soma

May 28, 2015/0/0/

Since the original Healing Blade sold out, people have been demanding a reprint - but instead we're offering a complete redesign! Check out our Kickstarter for Healing Blade: Defenders of Soma.

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Fantasy Art: Enhancing Expressionism

October 4, 2013/0/0/

Fantasy Art has always existed in one form or another in mythology over the millennia. From imaginary creatures to aliens to gods and goddesses to monsters, they have fired our imaginations in endless ways. While fantasy art has some origins in religion, it is largely shaped and influenced by mythology and folklore with parallel streams […]

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Apothecary Profile — Ampicillin/sulbactam

July 21, 2013/0/0/

Description (Healing Blade Lore) Amipicillin’s twin brother, Ampicillin/sulbactam, is much more armored than his sister. Equipped with the finest Sulbactam plates, which like other β-lactam armors, protects Ampicillin/sulbactam from Pestilence armies’ lethal β-lactam poison. Ampicillin/sulbactam is thus often sent in against Lords who have grown resistant to his sister’s attacks, and those of other β-lactam […]

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Apothecary Profile — Ampicillin

July 14, 2013/0/1/

Description (Healing Blade Lore) Ampicillin is one of the top seductresses of the Apothecary Army. She uses the old trick in the book of striking her enemies’ with disarming beauty, before cutting them at their knees. In fact, as only the second Apothecary to effectively take down Stained Legion Pestilence armies—and the first broad-spectrum member […]

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Apothecary Profile — Ticarcillin and Clavulanate

July 7, 2013/0/0/

Description (Healing Blade Lore) Ticarcillin is a descendent of the great Penicillin, and is almost always found in battle with the great Beta Lactam protector, Clavulanate. Ticarcillin prevents the proper linking of the Lords’ armor, causing them to literally fall apart as they try to reproduce. Clavulanate, meanwhile, protects Ticarcillin precious Beta Lactam weaponry from […]

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Apothecary Profile — Tetracycline

June 30, 2013/0/0/

Description (Healing Blade Lore) Tetracycline is one of the Apothecary Army’s great heroines. She saved Soma on many occasions from Vibrio cholerae, back when that particular Pestilence army was one of the biggest threats. With her four circular blades sheathed in toxins, she slices through Soma’s enemies and prevents them from producing the essential compounds […]

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Apothecary Profile — Levofloxacin

June 23, 2013/0/0/

Description (Healing Blade Lore) Levofloxacin is a crafty Apothecary, with the power to take down Pestilence armies infesting the Respiro Forest, the aqueduct, the areas surrounding the Southern Dam, as well as the Southern Outlet from the Boundary Wall. He can also be sent in with other Apothecaries to defeat the most serious infestations. Levofloxacin […]

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Apothecary Profile — Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole

June 16, 2013/0/0/

Description (Healing Blade Lore) Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole have a bit of a sordid history. Trimethoprim is a mighty warrior on her own. She can poison most Lords’ ability to generate tetrahydrofolate, a critical precursor of their very DNA, killing them from the inside out. She is effective against Haemophilus influenza, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumonia […]

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Apothecary Profile — Piperacillin and Tazobactam

June 9, 2013/0/0/

Description (Healing Blade Lore) Piperacillin and Tazobactam are a powerful duo. Together, they are effective against all but the most resistant Pestilence armies, such as MRSA and VRE. While Piperacillin on her own is an effective killer of a wide range of Pestilence species, she is susceptible to the poisons released by many agents to […]

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Apothecary Profile — Amoxicillin and Clavulante

June 2, 2013/0/0/

Description (Healing Blade Lore) Amoxicillin is a valiant β-Lactam warrior. He has slayed the Lords of Pestilence that haunt Soma for more than 40 years and has become a staple weapon of the Apothecary Army. He is effective against a range of Pestilence invasions in various Soma topographies, including the boundary wall, the Northern and […]

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