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Month: March 2018

Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Amaryllis Rosencheek

March 28, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Greetings! Welcome to Creative Characters. This is where I indulge myself a bit and create an unusual character, based on a concept, idea, theme, feat or whatever else catches my …

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Cogrei Brassscales

March 7, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Greetings! Welcome to Creative Characters. This is where I indulge myself a bit and create an unusual character, based on a concept, idea, theme, feat or whatever else catches my …

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Eleventh Cosine

March 21, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Greetings! Welcome to Creative Characters. This is where I indulge myself a bit and create an unusual character, based on a concept, idea, theme, feat or whatever else catches my …

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Mugdok

March 14, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Greetings! Welcome to Creative Characters. This is where I indulge myself a bit and create an unusual character, based on a concept, idea, theme, feat or whatever else catches my …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature Friday: Air Elemental

March 16, 2018April 12, 2018 - by nwright

Today marks a divergence from previous Creature Features, albeit one a bit delayed. Where everything so far has been most at  home in a science fiction setting, the air elemental …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature Friday: Anacite Laborer

March 2, 2018April 12, 2018 - by nwright

The spidery robot is a staple of science fiction. Sure, the leg design means they can’t walk on low density surfaces or get traction on smooth floors, but a robot …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature Friday: Anacite Wingbot

March 9, 2018April 12, 2018 - by nwright

Last week we covered the Anacite Laborer, the spidery robots that control Aballon. As I mentioned then, anacite is a broad term that refers to just about any machine that’s …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature Friday: Anhamut Inevitable

March 23, 2018April 12, 2018 - by nwright

Robots may be technological and elementals may be magical, but inevitables straddle the line. Each designed to oversee and protect certain aspects of existence, the anhamut was built to watch …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature Friday: Apari

March 28, 2018April 12, 2018 - by nwright

If you hate it when you find a bug crawling across your wall, you’ll hate this week’s monster. The apari is a Large vermin clocking in at a CR 7 …

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Location, Location, Encounter

Fort Lazwel

March 25, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Fort Lazwel Amongst the shifting sands of the Nerrab desert lies a large oasis. This oasis has been a major stop on all travel and trade routes through the desert …

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Monster Monday

Galley Hungerer CR 5

March 12, 2018August 26, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan

Welcome to Monster Monday! This week we bring you the Galley Hungerer, a creature whose hunger will never be sated. Galley Hungerer CR 5 Once human, this creature’s eyes are …

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GM Rolefinder

GM Rolefinder: Android of the Year

March 13, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Welcome to a new series of Open Gaming Network blogs by J. T. Moriarty! Hullo, all! And welcome to my underground lair. You may call me Moriarty-related to fiction, yes. …

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GM Rolefinder

GM Rolefinder: Scoured History

March 27, 2018April 12, 2018 - by jtmoriarty

Somewhere adrift from our own atmosphere, between the moons and stars of forever, lies a mystical realm we call Starfinder. The four-armed Kasathas battle the strong-willed Lashunta, while the Ysoki …

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Location, Location, Encounter

Goblin Island

March 11, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Goblin Island Goblin Island is an unclaimed island in The Western Sea just out of sight of land. Ships used to stop for provisions on the final leg of their …

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Location, Location, Encounter

Location, Location, Encounter? – Belvarie, City of Song

March 4, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

This week Michael Vail-Steele takes us to Belvarie, the City of Song, where you can, quite literally, live or die, by how well you play. Remember, it’s time to pay …

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OGN Reviews

OGN Reviews – Book of Exalted Darkness

March 22, 2018May 2, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Welcome to our little Review section here on the Open Gaming Network. We take products and review them, intending to give the reader the best chance of evaluating whether this …

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OGN Reviews

OGN Reviews – Quick Generator: Adventuring Party or Group Name

March 8, 2018May 2, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Welcome to Open Gaming Network Reviews! These reviews are intended to give you the best chance of evaluating whether this product is for you. Products are given a 1 to …

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Miscellaneous

Pathfinder Character Survey Results

March 27, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Daniel Purdy

Working with d20pfsrd.com, I set up a survey to catalog Pathfinder characters and the builds players are using. After three months and over 10k responses, I closed the survey and …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: Metamorph: Ranger Archetype

March 17, 2018April 12, 2018 - by mmiller

Along with druids, rangers are the masters of nature. Like druids, they can call upon the power of nature to cast spells, commune with animals and move freely through natural …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: Monk of the Undying Master (Monk Archetype)

March 31, 2018April 12, 2018 - by mmiller

Monk of the Undying Master (Monk Archetype) The old master sighed. His long life was now ending, but he did not despair. He looked over at the worried face of …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: Name-calling and a bad attitude.

March 10, 2018April 12, 2018 - by mmiller

Welcome to Saturday Potpourri, this time we call out your mother for being a hamster, and your father for smelling of elderberries! Heckler (Bard Archetype) “The bard is the master …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: Rapier, Wit, and a Scathing Tongue

March 3, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Welcome to Saturday Potpourri, our column focusing on… Well, everything. It’s going to be a mix of topics, depending on what’s caught our attention that week. And this week we …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: Wounded Rager (Unchained Barbarian Archetype)

March 24, 2018April 12, 2018 - by mmiller

Wounded Rager (Unchained Barbarian Archetype) It is well known that a cornered or injured animal is the most dangerous. When the cape buffalo feels the teeth of a lion dig …

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Monster Monday

Stellar Envoy, Asterial CR 8

March 19, 2018August 26, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan

Welcome to Monster Monday! This week we present the asterial, the weakest of messengers from the stars themselves. This blazing mass is almost too bright to look at directly, with …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: 5e Kickstarter – The Demonplague – A 5E Campaign With Sandbox & Hexcrawl with Johnn Four

March 6, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Johnn Four of Roleplaying Tips is running a Kickstarter for The Demonplague – A 5E Campaign With Sandbox & Hexcrawl. His project offers more than just adventures, it also has the …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: 5e Kickstarter – The Shadow Over Dunsmore Point. 5th ed D&D adventure with John R Davis

March 20, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

The Kickstarter for The Cruellest Mistress of All. An adventure for d20 rpg’s introduced me to John R Davis and his Viking-esque RPG ideas. Through a vanity press reward for …

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Monster Monday

The Captain And His Ship CR 11

March 5, 2018August 26, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan

Welcome to Monster Mondays! This week we are bringing you a new incarnation of the machine ghost, this time in the form of the Steadfast Captain. The captain went down …

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Miscellaneous

The Editor’s Corner – March 2018

March 31, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

d20pfsrd.com Publishing Presents… The Editor’s Corner! My name is Kim Frandsen, and some of you might have seen my name elsewhere already. I’m the guy posting all the links for …

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Location, Location, Encounter

The Inverted Mountain

March 18, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The Inverted Mountain The Inverted Mountain is the result of a miracle performed by Thoang, a dwarven demigod, before his ascension to full godhood. One of his followers mentioned that …

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Monster Monday

Voyager Roach CR 2

March 26, 2018August 26, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan

Welcome to Monster Mondays! Today we present the Voyager Roach, a space cowboy’s mount of choice… often the last choice. Voyager Roach CR 2 (XP 600) This roach-like monstrosity has …

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