Valla(TM) is a fantasy world created by David James (DJ) as the setting for his novels, published by Trash Panda Publishing, and his Pathfinder 2e campaigns, played on The Forge (using Foundry VTT).
Valla, while trademarked by DJ, is also a shared storytelling world where players in DJ’s campaigns can contribute content through NPCs, towns, myths, legends, magic items, and fantastic backstories, making the world interactive and an immersive storytelling platform.
Together, we are crafting Valla into our own world — a world that, through the power of Foundry (hosted on the Forge VTT), we get to play in each week using Pathfinder 2 edition (PF2e) to resolve how we interact with our creations.
Welcome, fellow adventurers, join me in creating Valla!
NEWS
April 4, 2025
The “Fading Scales” campaign will start in the fall of 2025 on Forge VTT.
This campaign picks up after the conclusion of the Seven-Sided Sand Souls and will begin in Per-Bastet but will move south in the dangerous jungles and rainforests far to the south.
Prior Campaigns Recaps
Valla’s History
Valla has a long and storied history, filled with magic and intrigue. Read the history here.
Valla Maps
Using Inkarante.com and Wonderdraft, Valla has been mapped for your study. Check out the maps here.
Key Posts in the History of Valla
There have been a number of “reveals” in the campaigns I have run in Valla that shed light on the deeper story and conflict in the world. The following posts are some of the key stories as told by NPCs. The following posts have been curated to give deeper insight into to Valla.
Prior Campaign: The Approaching Storm
Prior Campaign: Seven-Sided Sand Souls
“I seen ’em, a Sand Dragon, with my own eye… and this fake one, too.”
Bashur Ahmed (Mahout), as he took out a fake eyeball
“I see you, Argone Deepwater…[PUNCH]”
NeeAha, Female Dragonborn from Travek
“…and my sister said something about kiss my brass…”
Chatter, Young Brass Dragon
“Get on.”
Bone Swarm to Kriick
“Get in.”
Bone Swarm to Jon Marston
“The Collector is awful; he is like a hoarder with unlimited eBay credit.”
DM Quote
“The only refreshments you can have are these leftover Jabaals; suck on those.“
Nix to Felix Traidor in Session 23
“Children are scarier than ghosts.”
Robot Butler, from Joe’s One-Shot (‘Spectres of Midwinter’)
“Quiet, you guy in the stick.” [Referencing a powerful Runelord that is trapped in a gem on a rod]
“What are you doing? Don’t kill the sacrifice!”
Nix to a Skeleton Centaur, who was trying to stab Zithgar (wearing a ram mask from the Royal Herd)
“No more charging into the front, I learned my lesson.” Zithgar
“I give him three sessions.” Daniel
DM: “Do you have swimming skills?“
Aswan: “I’m just a person.”
“That is idiotic.”
Kiervasan to Kate
“The dancing was not necessary.
The Bone King to Zordan, after dancing with a black asp that was killed
“I AM the manager, bitch”
Kriick to Karyn
DM to Zephry:
“What are you wearing?”
DM [second try] to Zephry:
“Are you wearing leather?”
TBD
TBD
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