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Medium humanoid (human?)Hit Dice: 4 to 8 (10 to 20 hp); saves as a magic-userArmor Class: Low (average Dex + wax-stiffened clothing)Movement: as a normal, unencumbered human. A...
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How did your character come to be so far from home? Roll 1d20:1 – Picked the Wrong Side of a Mutiny. As punishment, the winning side has abandoned you here.2 – Failed...
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Following up on the previous post, here’s a little fleshing out of the village of Pale Waters. Hearsay, Rumors, and Whatnot (d12) What’s available for purchase includes:
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So, I’ve made a bunch random generators; why don’t I try to, y’know, generate something. Starting with the two tables here, I rolled a 5 (“Pale Waters”) and a 4 (“The town’s...
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The blog’s been a little light on the plunder side recently. So here are some baubles to spice up a treasure trove. HUNTER-KILLER TOTEM An amulet imbued with a spirit of...
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Like a bird in flight looking down at the landscape below, the crow-seer attains metaphysical heights to scan the tangled webs of fate, waiting for a pattern to emerge. Hit...
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BAGLIN HOOLIGANShriveled and shrunken like misgrown children, baglins are faerie miscreants who delight in theft, vandalism, and other forms of petty crime. Most other fair...
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Domain Spells1 – Fog cloud, sleep3 – Gust of wind, hold person5 – Sleet storm, slow7 – Fire shield, ice storm9 – Cone of cold, hold monster COLD-BLOODED: At first level, you...
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Thirty more attempts at completely describing a magic spell in one sentence. If you use leveled spells, assume these are all 1st-level. Once again, the titles were provided by...
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A gruesome magical construct created by sealing the living viscera of a human inside an articulated glass body. The unfortunate person within the living vitrine cannot sleep or...
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Freelance. Soldier of fortune. Mercenary. On the fringes of civilization, one can find an assortment of individuals willing to trade blood and steel for silver and gold. But...Linked by the ring
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Lanky batrachian bipeds with heads resembling multi-eyed cuttlefish, often seen cavorting amongst ancient ruins under the light of the moon. Certain volumes of occult lore are...
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A primal path for barbarians WHIRLING FURYStarting at 3rd level, when you rage, you can still use two-weapon fighting even if one of the weapons you hold is not a light weapon...
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A quick way to answer PCs when they roll into town and ask to speak to the manager. TITLE (roll d8):1. Burgomaster2. Chief3. Elder4. Father/Mother5. Hetman6. Mayor7. Sheriff8....
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Last month, this li’l blog turned 5 years old. As of this morning (July 21st), some 4000 people have viewed it over 6100 times. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I hope...
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Weird amalgams of animal, vegetable, mineral, and unidentifiable that shouldn’t be alive but somehow are. To create a flux beast, roll 4d6. Die 1: Atmospherics: The...
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The physical manifestations of unresolved grudges, grievelings are psychic vampires that feed on resentment and strife. They can often be found in areas of civil discontent,...
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Canine effigies imbued with wondrous power. Each bestows a passive effect that is always active so long as the figurine is on your person. If you know the name of the dog the...
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Thirty spells in thirty sentences. If you use leveled spells, assume all of these are 1st-level. Hearty thanks to Spwack of Slight Adjustments and Meandering Banter, whose...
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Domain Spells1st: charm person, heroism3rd: detect thoughts, enthrall5th: beacon of hope, fear7th: compulsion, locate creature9th: dream, telepathic bond EMPATH: At 1st level,...
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Clad in black, faces painted in stark white, itinerant berserkers resemble the wraiths of long dead warriors. Cultists of the War-Father, they roam across the land following...
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Witch/Wizard (Necromancy) At some point in history, blood has been spilled at every location. This spell calls out to the vestiges of violence that permeate the landscape and...
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Sorcerer/Warlock/Wizard/Witch (Conjuration) Invoking dark elemental powers, you wreathe your body in umbral force and fade into a wraith-like state. While the spell is in...
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Skunder is the tall one; they never speak, except in whispers only audible to Melda Maz. In fact, Skunder hardly makes any sound at all, unless they want to, and they can make...
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Domain spells:1st – expeditious retreat, false life3rd – enhance ability, ray of enfeeblement5th – vampiric touch, haste7th – aura of life, death ward9th – hold monster, raise...
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One cool spring morning, a young man named Johannes Proft ventured into a deep, dark forest. He was a junior contributor to a publication called The Almanac of Complete World...
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The White Wardens are a martial order dedicated to maintaining peace and order wherever they travel, or so they proclaim. Beyond rote-sounding answers about justice and...
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Sorcerer/Wizard (Evocation) As you speak the incantation, you gather chaotic energies into the space between your hands. The power coalesces into a projectile that shimmers...
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Pyrotheurges are mystics with a great affinity for fire. Most spend their time cloistered in small communes or in secluded hermitage. But some, who chafe at a life of quiet...
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You’ve tried your hand at a lot of things, some more successful than others. You’ve lived in a lot of different places, some longer than others. But in your heart of hearts,...