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Tag: 5e

Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): The Queen of the Black Court

September 4, 2018October 10, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

There are stories of an ancient and forgotten place, a demiplane 800 miles by 800 miles across. Here there are pure white mountains and forests with trees whose leaves are …

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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): Blooded Samurai

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 - by Quin Callahan

In many ways, samurai are not unlike the knights of western lands. In their idealized form, they are honorable, dutiful, powerful warriors. Like knights, they are of noble blood except …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Bwoslodoon

November 20, 2018November 29, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

The bwoslodoons drift through the astral sea, often seeming completely oblivious to their surroundings. Many make the mistake of believing they are nearly as mindless as the jellyfish of the …

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Miscellaneous

Creature Feature (5e): Da’no Ohn

November 6, 2018December 28, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

Like a ghostly cross between a cat and a snake, many outsiders are quick to misjudge the Da’no ohn. They are mischievous, yes, but not at all as predatory as …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Dwarf Powderguard

December 18, 2018December 28, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

Individually, a member of the powderguard is a lethal individual capable of devastating far larger groups of enemies if given only a few minutes to secure a distant position with …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Extremoturtur

January 1, 2019December 30, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

Extremoturtur’s are an anomaly of nature and a rare one at that. These tiny creatures live in extremely hot environments on the prime material plane, appearing not unlike tiny turtles …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Gamble

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 - by Quin Callahan

The coin flip rules their day. The Gambles wander along, betting on anything and everything. Beneath their smiles and jokes is a sinister overtone: they want these wagers to be …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Human Derring-do

December 25, 2018December 28, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

Humans are a varied and ambitious people. It is for perhaps this reason that some of the most heroic and most monstrous of mortals are often human. However, the elves …

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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): Lildroc

November 27, 2018November 29, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

Said to be the workforce of some long dead deity, Lildrocs are strange and industrious spirits. They exist to build, fortify, and repair, doing so from dusk to dawn every …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Ogre Monk

January 22, 2019January 16, 2019 - by Quin Callahan

There are some who argue that ogres, by their nature, are doomed to chaos and evil. The question of whether one’s blood or one’s upbringing us what dooms them to …

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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): Powderbug Swarm

January 8, 2019January 3, 2019 - by Quin Callahan

At first, powderbugs were heralded for their potential use as a black powder substitute. They required little food and harvesting them was a simple matter of leaving enough bugs for …

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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): Sabtora Cat

February 19, 2019February 14, 2019 - by Quin Callahan

They prowl the sands, large predators with unusually long snouts for cats. Even more for such a predator is their four eyes; these eyes are spaced just so, allowing the …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Shogunate Nothing

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 - by Quin Callahan

In the lands of the Dairi Shogunate, there exist an order of wandering monks known for their unusual dress. In the native language of the land, they are the Grey …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Skeletal Powder Keg

February 26, 2019February 27, 2019 - by Quin Callahan

A nefarious combination of necromancy and black powder, a skeletal powder keg is a strange yet straightforward design. By taking a blindly loyal skeleton minion and placing within its ribs …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Slime-thing

February 5, 2019January 30, 2019 - by Quin Callahan

In the darkest cesspools and refuse piles, chaos reigns. At the bottoms of dark, forgotten pits of the abyss, there swirls the centuries of filth and magical leftover from countless …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Stomo Mole

March 5, 2019March 10, 2019 - by Quin Callahan

Stomo moles are often seen as disgusting by surface dwellers; eating dirt and bugs on one end and excreting a gross gel from the other. Underdwellers understand the moles’ value …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): The Queen of the White Court

September 11, 2018October 10, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

Outsiders are often confused by the nature of the Queens. The Pieces generally chalk this up, probably correctly, to the fact that many outsiders are from lands where royal ladies, …

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Creature Feature

Creature Feature (5e): Walber Snail

December 4, 2018December 28, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

The walber snail is thankfully a rare thing. While relatively small, it is notoriously hostile to perceived threats, commonly spitting a deadly sludge at any and everything that moves too …

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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 (5e): Whirling Painter

November 13, 2018December 28, 2018 - by Quin Callahan

The Astral Plane is close to both the divine and the most foul. Its silvery sea and whirling pools of color hide secrets the likes of which mortals were never …

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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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Miscellaneous

PRESS RELEASE – POWERED by the DREAMR (PbtA) and Love’s Labour’s Liberated (5e) at Kickstarter’s Zine Quest

February 8, 2019 - by Egg Embry

Love’s Labour’s Liberated introduces the theme of February, love, into your 5e campaign. Part of Kickstarter’s RPG Zine Quest, this publication focuses on a romanticized view of Cavaliers, Enchanters, Magic Items, and more for the world’s …

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Interviews

Tech Tuesday: RPG Kickstarter – World of Alessia Campaign Primer for 5e D&D & Starfinder with Jaye Sonia

May 29, 2018May 30, 2018 - by Egg Embry

I first met Jaye Sonia of Storm Bunny Studios through Design Camp 2 – The Conversion! with Ben McFarland, Jason Sonia, and Brian Suskind. He was an exceedingly nice instructor and I …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Bounty Hunting Gear

September 14, 2018September 11, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Valcav nods at you from behind his counter. “So you’re going into the bounty hunting business are you? It is a very noble calling.” He taps his long stem pipe …

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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: Circus Items

December 14, 2018November 27, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The air is thick with the sounds of roaring animals and the scent of greasy foods. “I just love circuses don’t you?” Valcav nudges you in the side. “Where else …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Cursed Items

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The ornate sign directs you to a small stall at the edge of the market district decorated in purple cloth. Valcav stands behind the stall, carefully adjusting his items but …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Desert Items

February 8, 2019February 4, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The wind blows harshly off the dunes behind you, causing the lilac colored tent walls to strain against their poles. Valcav leans luxuriously over the wooden arms of his throne-like …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Dream-Based Items

December 7, 2018December 9, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The room around you seems to flicker and shift. Objects will disappear and then reappear on tables and shelves. Valcav, however, remains as solid and unchanging as ever. “They say …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Drow Items

January 18, 2019January 13, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Rain pounds on the shop’s roof as gusts of wind slam the shutters against the outside walls. The lamps have been turned down low and now only give off a …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Exotic Dragoncrafting

August 31, 2018September 12, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The sounds of the forest reverberate around you as you trudge through the underbrush. Birds flutter far above you in the tree tops and a river babbles just out of …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Gem Based Weapons

February 15, 2019February 1, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

You stand in the shadow of a gigantic statue carved out of the side of a mountain. Waves crash along the nearby beach as Valcav walks down wooden steps descending …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Giant Items

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

“So you’re looking to slay giants?” Valcav nods his head knowingly. “It admirable quest. Difficult but still quite admirable.” He claps his hands and three items come floating from a backroom, …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Goblin Items

November 30, 2018November 29, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

“Goblins. Am I right?” Valcav gives a hearty chuckle. “They do have persistence, I’ll give them that much. No matter how many you defeat, there’s always a few more out …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Legendary Swords

January 25, 2019January 14, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The sound of hammers hitting anvils rings out all around you. You feel a sudden blast of steam as a nearby smith quenches a blade in water. Valcav is nodding …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Library Items

March 15, 2019February 25, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The library is quiet and the only sounds you hear are the rustling of pages and the shuffling of feet several shelves away. You turn left at the bust of …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Lovecraft Mythos Items

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The ruins of the cyclopean city spread out into the distance as far as you can see. The non-Euclidean architecture gives you a headache if you focus on any single …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Magical Tattoos

December 28, 2018December 11, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Before you read the following, yes, we are aware of the Inscribe Magical Tattoo feat. Unfortunately, the source in which that feat first appears is unavailable for third-party publishers to …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Mobile Blacksmithing Equipment

September 7, 2018September 5, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Sweat trickles down your brow as the sun blazes overhead. You’ve been walking for what feels like days through this desolate terrain. Scanning the horizon you spy a shimmering shape …

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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: Ooze Based Items

December 21, 2018December 17, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Valcav gestures to the shelves of bottles, jars and glass terrariums behind him. Each one contains a different variety of ooze. “I see my collection has caught your eye. Unfortunately, …

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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: Pirate Items

November 16, 2018May 23, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The waves crash along the pier as you approach the moderately sized merchant’s ship. Walking up the gangplank you see Valcav locking up a chest before turning around to greet …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Prosthetic Hands

January 4, 2019May 23, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Valcav nods towards the ships sailing into in the harbor. “It looks like my next big rush of customers just dropped anchor.” He begins to rummage under the counter for …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Random Effect Items

September 21, 2018October 19, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Sitting cross-legged on a pile of pillows Valcav gestures at the three items before you. “Many philosophers claim that it is possible to plan too much.” He sips from a …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Snake Inspired Items

April 26, 2019May 2, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

You wipe the sweat from your brow as the desert sun beats down mercilessly. In the distance, you spot Valcav sitting on a half-buried stone pillar. As you approach, you …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Sound-based Items

September 28, 2018October 3, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Valcav struggles to make himself heard over the din of the surrounding marketplace. “I said, sound is easily one of the most powerful elements!” He shoos away a potential shoplifter …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Treasures of the Elemental Plane of Fire

March 1, 2019March 10, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The heat shimmers before your eyes as you feel another blast of steam. Wrapped in a purple towel Valcav splashes another cup of water on the burning coals. He grins …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Treasures of the Elemental Plane of Water

February 1, 2019January 14, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The sun shines brightly off the sand, and you can hear the calming sound of waves crashing against the shore. Valcav leans against the warped counter of his seaside stall …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Treasures of the Ethereal Plane

August 24, 2018September 5, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Crystal of Ethereal Conjuring Incense hangs thick in the air as you enter the cramped shop. The bustling sounds of the city outside instantly cease as the door shuts behind …

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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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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Undead Hunting Items

January 11, 2019January 3, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

Wind rustles through the bare tree branches of a nearby tree and a crow caws in the distance. You spot Valcav leaning against a gravestone, shovel in hand and a …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Undead Items

March 8, 2019March 3, 2019 - by Michael Vail-Steele

The sound of the main boulevard grows fainter as you wind your way through the dark alleyways. The paved lanes slowly give way to dirt covered streets. At the end …

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Miscellaneous

The Magic Shoppe: Unseen Ioun Stones

November 23, 2018November 13, 2018 - by Michael Vail-Steele

“You can never have too many ioun stones.” Valcav grins at you from behind a cloud of dozens of stones orbiting his own head. “True, it does get a little …

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