More Little Gods of Planegea

There was a bit of confusion, I understand, about July's RPG Blog Carnival, so that Seed of Worlds and Sea of Stars are both hosting it this month. That works just fine for me, because it turns out I have more to offer on the topic. For Sean Holland, I wrote "Little Gods of Planegea," which introduces some substrata gods for David Somerville's stonepunk setting published with Atlas Games. For xaosseed of Seed of Worlds, I'm writing some more. Please see that previous post for an explanation of what gods, and especially substrata ones, are in the Planegea setting.1 Collapse-of-the-SkyHigh above a mountain pass, wedged among crags and clefts, is hidden a startle gnome village (p 37 of the Star-Shaman's Song of Planegea). The pass below them is the gnomes' way in and out of the world, but it's also the world's way to them, making it both lifeline and threat. Fortunately, the pass came with a natural defense: its particular placement, and the angles and slopes of the mountains, caused a…