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Author: Kim Frandsen

Monster Monday

Angothian CR 12

November 13, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Kim Frandsen brings you a brand new monster to debut our new Monster Monday column – The Angothians, a race of mechanical creatures that transcended their biological forms to avoid extinction.

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Allenby the Archer

December 5, 2017April 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 – 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 – Buiranar the Blind

November 14, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Buiranar the Blind, former wife of a samurai, now burning angel of vengeance – brought to you by Kim Frandsen.

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Cheriss, the Sister of Merciful Song

October 10, 2017April 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 – Crondor Snik – He who smashes things

January 24, 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 – Doruk the Seeker

October 3, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

This week – Doruk The Seeker, a hobgoblin fighter that focuses on teamwork and support.

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Eiwol Gwa – Attuned to the Land

February 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 – Eve Narcassa

December 20, 2017April 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 – Grig Barr, Chieftain of the Stalking Tiger Tribe

January 17, 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 – Hrubglurb, the Merfolk Pirate

October 31, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Kim Frandsen sails the seven seas and dives down to Davy Jones’ Locker to bring us Hrubglurb, the Merfolk Pirate.

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Katchum the Summoner

October 17, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Kim Frandsen brings us an uncannily familiar Summoner and his Eidolon.

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Khoh Tash – Leader of the Hunt

January 31, 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 – Layla Mortifaney

January 10, 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 – Makana, Misguided Healer

November 28, 2017April 24, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Makana – a wandering priest who uses her powers to bring Death to her enemies.

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Morrivan “Scrolls”

January 3, 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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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Panoril the Just

December 13, 2017April 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 – Sarissa the Skilled

October 24, 2017April 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 – 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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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Sweka Shinnah – Stalking Tiger Witch

February 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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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Tearlach the Transmuter/Barbarian

September 26, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen - 1 Comment

Our very own Kim Frandsen with our first article in a new series of unusual character concepts.

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Thunderwing Tengu

November 7, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Kim Frandsen flaps in the night, and pecks at your nightmares. No, wait, the character he’s making this time around in Creative Characters does that (it’s an easy mix-up, honestly) – Thunderwing Tengu, the tengu vigilante!

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Creative Characters

Creative Characters – Tiktik, the Maroon Murderer

November 21, 2017April 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 – Wulvaron the Just

December 27, 2017April 24, 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 – Kuoris Thunderfist

February 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 – Snotgrot

February 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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Miscellaneous

Creative Characters (Starfinder): Augustus

November 8, 2018November 10, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Welcome to Creative Characters for Starfinder! Today we meet the last member of Valor Incarnate; a group dedicated to doing the good and right thing. Every member is either Good …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature Friday: AHAV

February 23, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Welcome to Creature Feature Friday! This is our weekly series, where we take a look at the various creatures, monsters, races, and more that appear within the Starfinder Roleplaying Game …

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Monster Monday

Ferrothi CR 1

November 20, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Today’s Monster Monday sees Kim Frandsen bring you the Ferrothi, a race of living ferrous metals.

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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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Monster Monday

Gulper CR 1

November 27, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Big yellow eyes, greenish skin and a wide mouth filled with hundreds of teeth – no, that’s not Kim Frandsen, it’s today’s Monster for Monster Monday: The Gulper

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Location, Location, Encounter

Location, Location, Encounter? – Adomix Forest

February 25, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

This week we start on a new series, focusing on locations and the encounters therein. These are basically “drag and drop” or Plug’n’Play areas and encounters for you to use …

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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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Monster Monday

Machine Ghost Template (+1 CR)

January 22, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Welcome to Monster Monday! Please note that this monster was created by Kevin Bryan, who’ll be posting these himself in the future. 🙂 Creating a Machine Ghost “Machine ghost” is …

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Monster Monday

Morkginal CR 10

December 4, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Thick black tentacles reach from the central body or head of this cephalopod. Malevolent red eyes smolder in its face and a headache inducing pressure seems to surround the creature. …

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Monster Monday

Necrotic Knight CR 5

December 11, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

A smell of rot and iron clings to this empty suit of armor, fingers flex and unflex on the grip of a large sword, covered in ice, while it’s visor-slit …

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Miscellaneous

Network Previews – Call of the Wild: Druid

October 19, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

In the very near future, likely within 2-3 weeks, d20pfsrd.com Publishing is launching a new series of books, titled Call of the Wild. Our author, Kalen Tessman, went above and beyond …

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Miscellaneous

Network Previews – Manifest Destiny – Book 1 – Domains & Devotees

December 30, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

In the very near future, likely within 2-3 weeks, d20pfsrd.com Publishing is launching a new series of books, titled Manifest Destiny. Our author, Beth Jones, went above and beyond on …

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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 – Dragora’s Dungeon

December 14, 2017May 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 – Everyman Minis: Festive Options

February 8, 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 – Horizontech Catalogue 002 – Unique Starships

November 30, 2017May 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 – Letters from the Flaming Crab: Imaginary Friends

December 28, 2017May 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 – Races of the Outer Rim: The Ruanoch

January 25, 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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Miscellaneous

OGN Reviews – The Big Book of Battle Mats and The Giant Book of Battle Mats

December 4, 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 – The Ebon Vault: Glittering Rings

January 11, 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 – The Horseshoe Calamity

November 16, 2017May 2, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Kim Frandsen reviews The Horseshoe Calamity, by Legendary Games

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OGN Reviews

OGN Reviews – Where Heroes Stand

February 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 …

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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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OGN Reviews

OGN Reviews: Legendary Worlds: Terminus

October 19, 2017May 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: Player Paraphernalia #133 The Sorcerer’s Secrets Vol I, Core Bloodline Expansions

November 2, 2017May 2, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Kim Frandsen reviews “Player Paraphernalia #133 The Sorcerer’s Secrets Vol I, Core Bloodline Expansions”, by The Knotty-Works

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OGN Reviews

OGN Reviews: Star Log.EM-003: Collateral Characters

October 5, 2017May 2, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

Kim Frandsen with a review of a recent Starfinder-compatible release by Rogue Genius Games

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Monster Monday

Robot, Monitor CR 2

December 18, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

This small construct has 2 camera eyes set into its surface, one large and one small above it. Maneuvering fins at the back are set with small indicators and propulsion …

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RPG Kickstarters You Should Back

RPG Kickstarter You Should Back: (Press Release) The Dungeon

April 13, 2019 - by Kim Frandsen

We were so impressed with the Battlemats created by Loke Battlemats, that when we saw they had sent us a press release regarding their upcoming Kickstarter, we had to share it. …

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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: Sword, Board, and Shield

February 24, 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 we kick off …

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Monster Monday

Skrraaak CR 7

December 25, 2017April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

The eyes in the face of this vulture-like humanoid gleam with intelligence, short feathers covering the entirety of its body, leaving only a bald head and beak-like nose exposed. XP …

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Miscellaneous

The Editor’s Corner – February 2018

February 25, 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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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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Monster Monday

Trinity Magistrate CR 9

January 1, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

This large floating mask consists of 3 small heads set upside down to the larger head below them. Carved from some black metal, a stench of sulphur surrounds it, while …

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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

Void Siren CR 3

January 8, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

This small greenish-black skinned creature, has only a nasal cavity set above a toothy maw, and 3 eyes, 2 set normally and one in its forehead, each pupil in the …

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Miscellaneous

WE’RE ON HOLIDAY!

March 17, 2019 - by Kim Frandsen

Hello Everyone, You’re friendly, neighborhood editor-man here.  We’re all currently on holiday, after the deluge of content that we have been putting out over the last year and more. Everyone …

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Monster Monday

Xenosite CR 4

January 15, 2018April 12, 2018 - by Kim Frandsen

This ooze is covered in tiny mouths, its silver surface shifting and shimmering with every tiny movement. Contracting and expanding constantly, it is impossible to guess as it’s true size …

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