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Month: April 2018

Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Styrabjorn Neergard

April 4, 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: Assembly Ooze

April 6, 2018April 12, 2018 - by nwright

You know, if it wasn’t for the gelatinous cube, you’d probably react to an ooze with angles with bewilderment and confusion. As it is, that monster of old set an …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature Friday: Asteray

April 13, 2018April 12, 2018 - by nwright

What happens when you take the core concept of a Greek monster, splice it with the Fair Folk, and hurl it out the airlock? Well you could get a fairie-hydra, …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature Friday: Barachius

April 20, 2018April 21, 2018 - by nwright

When angels show up in fiction they cover a wide range of forms, from winged babies to flaming wheels of eyes and wings. The barachius angel falls closer to the …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature Friday: Barathu

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 - by nwright

You’d think that jellyfish wouldn’t show up in space as often as they do, considering their lack of a brain, but here they are. The barathu is a floating organism …

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Location, Location, Encounter

Crolaburm Trench

April 8, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Crolaburm Trench Located to the west of the Zandelos islands lies the miles long Crolaburm Trench. It was created nearly a thousand years ago in the same burst of volcanic …

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Location, Location, Encounter

Crypt of The Sparrow King

April 1, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Background In the land of Gorspa sparrows are considered bad omens that bring misfortune or death. This superstition goes back generations to the fearsome Sparrow King who many once ruled …

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Miscellaneous

Dao of a Tentacle: Art of War Kickstarter

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 - by TentacleGreg

The Tentacle is BACK BABY! After a too long of a hiatus, I’m back for another riveting rendition of the things we have been working on at Amora Game. As …

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GM Rolefinder

GM Rolefinder: Flexibility

April 24, 2018May 2, 2018 - by jtmoriarty

Flexibility I’ve run ‘finder games longer than I’ve played them now, and I always encourage my players to try their hand at GMing. Partly because they have good ideas of …

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GM Rolefinder

GM Rolefinder: World building!

April 17, 2018April 19, 2018 - by jtmoriarty

Have you seen France in the winter? Or breathed in the baked air of Australia? How about fallen in love with bier in Bavaria? It’s great experiences like these that …

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Location, Location, Encounter

Iniduoh Prison

April 22, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Background Long ago the Atluvean army conquered the many smaller kingdoms of the southern continent and established what is today known as the Atluvean Empire. Maintaining control over an entire …

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Monster Monday

Ironshod Boarder CR 6

April 16, 2018August 26, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan

Welcome to Monster Monday! Today we present the Ironshod Boarder, a grizzled faerie who coats himself in the blood of trespassers. Ironshod Boarder CR 6 A grizzled hunched over man, …

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Miscellaneous

Kemonomimi – 5e Art of War Preview

April 24, 2018May 2, 2018 - by TentacleGreg

Moe Races, Moe Options Was our ongoing slogan for a while. The link above shows you our Kemonomimi races for Pathfinder. If you are on a budget, you can always …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: Butterfly’s Sting Feats

April 28, 2018May 1, 2018 - by mmiller

A character built around Combat Expertise can create havoc on the battlefield. Using feints and reposition, the character enables his allies to shine. Gang Up and Feint feats are especially …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: Nihilist (Sorcerer Bloodline)

April 21, 2018April 17, 2018 - by mmiller

Nihilist (Sorcerer Bloodline) Life is temporary and meaningless. Laws are for fools. In the underbelly of society, the nihilists embrace a destructive form of freedom, forswearing the future in favor …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: The Mongol (Samurai Archetype)

April 14, 2018April 12, 2018 - by mmiller

The Mongol (Samurai Archetype) Though the Mongol was not born from the samurai tradition, the style of mounted archery and fast striking cavalry was very similar to the Yabusame samurai …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: The Staff Caster (Wizard Archetype)

April 7, 2018April 12, 2018 - by mmiller

Staff Caster (Wizard Archetype) The image of the old gray-haired wizard is ubiquitous in the world of fantasy. In the heat of battle, he leans against his staff, weathering the …

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Monster Monday

Starbound Petitioner CR 6

April 30, 2018August 26, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan

Welcome to Monster Monday! Not every story has a happy ending, and every wish has its price. This the Wishtouched learn as they are harvested and transformed into Starbound Petitioners. …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Battlecruiser Alamo RPG (Powered by Era d10) with Ed Jowett

April 19, 2018 - by Egg Embry

On my personal site I’ve done three interviews with Ed Jowett of Shades of Vengeance and one Era: The Consortium gameplay review because I’m a fan of Ed and his system, Era …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – The Dinosaur Protocol (for Savage Worlds) with Jonathan M. Thompson and Chris Halliday

April 3, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Egg Embry

[Disclosure: One of this project’s stretch goals is “$3,850 – Stretch Goal #2 – One Sheet Adventure by Egg Embry“.] I met Jonathan M. Thompson of Battlefield Press International at …

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Location, Location, Encounter

The City of Vas Legas

April 29, 2018September 5, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Background Vas Legas is a city where anyone can walk in with a handful of copper pieces and win a king’s ransom playing cards. They’re also just as likely to …

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Location, Location, Encounter

The Fey Infested Jungle of Bolraz

April 15, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Background The Jungle of Bolraz was once a picturesque and peaceful place where small villages of vanara lived in harmony with the land. That peace was shattered some sixty years …

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Monster Monday

Tyrant Starfish CR 10

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

Tyrant StarfishCR 10 (XP 9,600) Five massive arms made of pure muscle, lined with ridges and eyes, reach out trying to pull any and all matter towards the brute’s acidic …

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Monster Monday

Widow Wisp – CR 10

April 9, 2018August 26, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan

Welcome to Monster Mondays! Today we present the Widow Wisp, a dangerous hunter who leads travelers off the spaceways. Widow Wisp CR 10 (XP 9,600) One of the many distant …

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Monster Monday

Wishtouched CR+1

April 23, 2018August 26, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan - 1 Comment

Welcome to Monster Mondays! Sometimes, if you wish upon a star, your wishes can come true. It just has to be the right star… and as the Wishtouched come to …

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