So what exactly is this…
“The Return of Ymir” is… an art project by Chris and Cat.
Together they run “miniatures forward” games at conventions, build terrain, paint minis, answer questions about DMing, make custom builds, and offer DMing services to groups in need of a seasoned Dungeon Master (DM).
At one point Chris and Cat considered calling the project the “Pink Prancing Panther Paladins from Poughkeepsie” but thought better of it once realizing that would be shortened to PPPPP or P5 and that neither of them is from New York,
By stroke of luck, everyone was already calling them “The Return of Ymir people” or just “Ymir” for short, after the DnD one shot they had been running for the last year at Bay Area table top gaming conventions.
Now well past its fledgling state, The Return of Ymir is an ever-growing adventure.
The Makers Behind it All…
Chris is a forever-DM, a member of the 2nd generation of the Old Guard, and as he fond of saying, a “retired war gamer”.
Chris is very-very tall and weighs about four metric tons, with his boot prints being the size of Belgium.
When he was but a wee infant, Chris was abandoned on a the door steps of an old Gaelic church, near the End of the World, by a loving pair of fomorians in a same sex relationships. They were fleeing persecution and did not think it fair to their maiden-changeling child to try to raise them on the run.
Chris brings his love of crafting from war gaming to the expressive and fantastical world of RPGs, giving many players a type of immersive gameplay they’ve never experienced.
Chris’s RPG experience ranges from DnD, GURPS, Earthdawn, Shadowrun, Rifts, Shadowdark, Mörk Borg, Elric, CoC, L5R and countless others to numerous to name.
Chris is the primary maker behind the Return of Ymir, the vast bulk of the terrain scratch-built if not whittled by his freakishly large hands.
Cat is of The Next Generation (TNG) of ttrpg players.
They grew up primarily with DnD and slews of board games throughout the house.
They were constantly drawn to The Animated Adventures of Batman and Justice League, with some Pathfinders thrown in for good taste as a child. Now in their old-age, they chow down on Harley Quinn, Helluva Boss, and Hazben Hotel.
Prior to meeting Chris, Cat had never even imagined a world of roleplaying games outside of the theater of the mind. Long hours spent imagining characters over white-board written maps were all they’d known.
Applying their love for fantasy within the world of miniatures calls Cat back to their childhood days long ago, when she used to make scenes with her Calico Critters, behind the old farm house as the dryads frolicked nearby.
Cat is the primary Hustler behind The Return of Ymir as well as the Assistant DM,
(and ever important Feeder to the Dungeon Master. can’t let busy DMs go hungry!!)
Often they’re found as the Happy little Elf introducing players and pulling them into our Frozen Realm. Players find her happily skulking around, setting up the boards and getting things organized plus generally being a force of creative CHAOS!!