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Month: October 2018

RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – DCC Annual, Marek’s Haunted House (Pathfinder), and Raiders of the Cloud Castle (5e)

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 - by Egg Embry

For this pre-Halloween edition of “RPG Kickstarters You Should Back“, I’m reviewing options for Dungeon Crawl Classics, Dungeons & Dragons 5e, Pathfinder 1e, and Sword & Wizardry with great entry-level deals ranging from $2 …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Dragonflight, Limitless Encounters, and Ruin & Conquest

October 16, 2018 - by Egg Embry

This week’s “RPG Kickstarters You Should Back,” sponsored by the Open Gaming Store, looks at three of the best OGL RPG crowdfunding campaigns running on Kickstarter. Two of these games exist …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Savage Worlds, Ghosts of Castle Nevermore (5e/PF), and the Tome of Many Things (5e)

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Looking for an immersive 5e or Pathfinder adventure appropriate to the Halloween season? Want to check out the newest edition of Savage Worlds? Need additional D&D 5e rules? On Kickstarter, there …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

3 RPG Kickstarters You Should Back – Tales of the Old Margreve (5e), Bunnies and Burrows, and Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos (5e)

October 9, 2018October 6, 2018 - by Egg Embry

Welcome to “RPG Kickstarters You Should Back” at its new home on the Open Gaming Network (sponsored by the Open Gaming Store)! For returning readers, thank you for following this …

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Aya Feyblood

October 17, 2018October 19, 2018 - by markt

For our next team of Creative Characters. we’ll be venturing into the deep wilderness with INTERESTING fun characters with a nature/wilderness theme. For the sake of reference, and consistency, all characters …

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Mossbark Ironknot  Horned Warden

October 25, 2018 - by markt

For our next team of Creative Characters. we’ll be venturing into the deep wilderness with INTERESTING fun characters with a nature/wilderness theme. For the sake of reference, and consistency, all characters …

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Xozevet, Centaur Forester

October 3, 2018October 5, 2018 - by markt

For our next team of Creative Characters. we’ll be venturing into the deep wilderness with an INTERESTING fun group of characters with nature/wilderness theme. For the sake of reference, and consistency, …

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters (Starfinder): Matchbox

October 11, 2018October 19, 2018 - by jtmoriarty

Welcome again to Creative Characters for Starfinder! Sorry about the delay, but I’ve been travelling for inspiration. Did you know that they serve French toast on Pluto? And Ganymede has …

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters (Starfinder): Rachael Goldebarrel

October 18, 2018November 29, 2018 - by jtmoriarty

Welcome to another article of Creative Characters for Starfinder. This issue is being streamed across the eons from within the deep cavernous belly of a space worm. Unfortunately, my spaceflight …

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters (Starfinder): Starza Nyten

October 25, 2018October 26, 2018 - by jtmoriarty

Hullo once more to Creative Characters for Starfinder! Today I’m broadcasting from deep within a purple moon. The troubles of the last article are long gone, as the moon worm …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Bishop

October 9, 2018October 3, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

The Pieces worship the Game in exclusivity. They do not deny the existence of outside deities, nor even the possibility one such deity may have created their Game in the …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Knight

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

The thumping of a Knight’s hooves is a frightful thing. The Board’s stone cracks under their step, sounding not unlike bone after bone breaking as they charge. The sound often …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Pawn

October 2, 2018September 26, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

The Pawns exist only for war. Only for service. It is not theirs to ask questions, to disobey. They march to destruction in the ecstasy that is obedience. There is …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Rook

October 23, 2018October 19, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

Outsiders are often struck with fear and awe at the Rooks. These mighty constructs are considered by many to be the grandest Pieces of the Kings; mobile fortresses that dwarf …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Wanderlust

October 30, 2018December 28, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

Some on the Astral Plane make the mistake of failing to value what time they have. In the near agelessness gained while traveling there, some forget that even there time …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (Starfinder): Entrofex

October 7, 2018October 7, 2018 - by nwright

Entrofex CR 5 This raw-skinned creature’s head seems to be encased in dark metal, baleful yellow light emanating from the gaps where its eyes should be. CN Medium monstrous humanoidInit …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (Starfinder): Forgotten Shade

October 14, 2018January 4, 2019 - by nwright

Forgotten Shade CR 4 This creature appears to be composed of strips of dark cloth held together in a humanoid form, smoke obscuring whatever may lie beneath the gaps of …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (Starfinder): Sandstalker

October 21, 2018September 22, 2018 - by nwright

Sandstalker CR 2 What looks like a cross between a scorpion and a lizard bursts from the dunes, sun glinting off its dark carapace and the stinger already arcing over …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (Starfinder): Sigilite

October 28, 2018November 6, 2018 - by nwright

Sigilite CR 9 In place of a head, this statue has a slab of stone carved with a glowing symbol. N Large construct (magical)Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (Starjammer): Gallus CR 1

October 1, 2018September 26, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan

Welcome to Creature Feature Starjammer! Today we present the Gallus, the chicken’s larger meaner cousin. This sizable fowl has short wings ill-suited for flying, a sharp beak, and cruel talons. …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (Starjammer): Sky Troll CR 7

October 8, 2018October 5, 2018 - by Kevin Bryan

Welcome to Creature Feature Starjammer. Today we present the Sky Troll, alchemically altered rock trolls bred for use in planetary bombardment.

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Miscellaneous

END OF YEAR PRINT BOOK BLOWOUT SALE! 30% OFF IN OCTOBER!

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 - by John Reyst

We’re trying to empty our warehouse of books, dice, battlemats, dry-erase dungeon tiles, and everything else taking up shelf space! ALMOST ALL PRINT/PHYSICAL GOODS WE SHIP is 30% OFF in October! …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri – The Glimmerfox (Rogue Archetype)

October 27, 2018October 25, 2018 - by mmiller

The Glimmerfox (Rogue Archetype) Any common sneak can hide in the shadows, it takes a real master to hide in plain sight.  Training at the feet of an expert illusionist …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri – Time Shifted Bloodline (Sorcerer Bloodline)

October 20, 2018October 19, 2018 - by mmiller

Time Shifted (Sorcerer Bloodline) You were surprised to learn that others view the flow of time as a constant, like the movement of the stars across the sky. You know …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: The Searcher (Swashbuckler Archetype)

October 13, 2018October 14, 2018 - by mmiller

The Searcher (Swashbuckler Archetype) The searcher’s interest in the magical devices began as a curiosity.  Now it’s an obsession that drives him to delve into dark, secret places in search …

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Miscellaneous

Saturday Potpourri: The Zealot (Paladin Archetype)

October 6, 2018October 14, 2018 - by mmiller

The Zealot (Paladin Archetype) The zealot is a fanatic. The oaths of a paladin alone were not enough to prove his dedication, he swore the vows of the cleric as …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – Rex Draconis RPG – Rising Tides with Richard A. Knaak, Phil Beckwith, and Micah Watt

October 9, 2018October 10, 2018 - by Egg Embry - 2 Comments.

Dragonlance: The Legend of Huma. Kaz the Minotaur. Dragonrealm: Firedrake. Ice Dragon. Starting in the late 1980s and running through today, Richard A. Knaak, has written for a variety of …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Caving Items

October 26, 2018October 27, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The mine cart tracks venture around a bend in the cave system and out of your field of view. From behind you comes the screeching protest of metal brakes as …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: New Figurines of Wondrous Power

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

Your footsteps echo across the cavernous hall. Valcav leads you to another pillar with a glass display dome. “…and here we have the pride and joy of my figurine collection.” …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Orc Heirlooms

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The tavern is crowded and there is a constant hum of conversation all around you. From across the room, Valcav makes eye contact and begins to saunter over. Once he …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Treasures of the Positive Energy Plane

October 12, 2018September 29, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

A crowd has gathered around the wagon draped in yellow cloth. Valcav struts across a small stage extending from it while the crowd revels in his presence. “Come one! Come …

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