Nightgaunts have deep black oily-looking skin and ‘skeletal’ features making them appear (in the dark) to look like emaciated humans. On closer inspection, their tridactyl-clawed hands and feet (three digits) become more noticeable. They come in two known types, the first are the more typical kind and have horns, leathery wings, and a long tail. […]
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The Night-Dimmed Day – Part III – Game Session 1
July 3rd 2000, Monday 4:00 pm 3518 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL Jessie sends a small group (about twenty) of the imperial guard, the Atejaja (ah-jah), to protect their Rani (Angelique). He also sends a “small” chest (a six by six by six cube) of Arkaelian weapons and supplies. He even manages to make it […]
Continue readingBoil and Bubble: Magical Legalese
For campaigns where magic is common, GMs may wish to adopt a “Spell Legality Class” or SLC for various spells, colleges, or types of magic. The GM will have to decide exactly what is what in his campaign, but the following might work for most campaigns: Control Rating Examples for Magical Societies CR0 – Anarchy. […]
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The wolpertinger takes the form of a small mammal (rabbits and squirrels are typical) with additional morphological features from other animals such as wings, antlers (or other forms of horns), tails, or fangs. Wolpertinger are for the most part harmless; they live in woodlands and eat plants (though legends persist of a carnivorous variety that […]
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Boil and Bubble: Practical (Ritual Path) Magic
The new Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic has been out for a bit. Since its release there has been a flurry of activity on the Steve Jackson Games Forums regarding it. As PK’s officially unofficial deputy on ritual path magic, I’ve made it my job to answer as many of these questions as fast as I […]
Continue readingTriple Threat: Mountain Oni
Mountain Oni are corporeal demons who wear tiger skins and wield Tetsubos. They’re very strong. For Any Game…ST: 20 HP: 20 Speed: 7.00DX: 14 Will: 13 Move: 10IQ: 10 Per: 13 Weight: 1,000 lbs.HT: 14 FP: 12 SM: +1Dodge: 10 Parry: 11 DR: 4 (Tough Skin; 2 […]
Continue readingTriple Threat: Animated Scarecrow
There is nothing so iconic, innocuous, or fear inspiring as the scarecrow. Sometimes called a “hay-man,” which doesn’t really do anything to assuage the fear of onlookers, it is one of the words oldest symbols. There are dozens of types from all around the world, and most cultures have tales of the creatures that come […]
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[The following creature is from a nightmare I had. Enjoy.] A strange creature the fluttermouth begins life as a large fungal bloom the size of a basketball and continue this way until encountering a living being at which point they eject huge numbers of spores. Once they’ve infested a living being they grow until they […]
Continue readingThe Night-Dimmed Day – Part II – Game Session 6
July 3rd 2000, Monday2:00 amUndisclosed Island in Michigan Lake Despite the increasing difficulty of the mathematics involved to plot a course using the XDG, and the PCs involvement with solving them, the next gateway opens a mere four hours later. Once open they can see that it leads to a swampy, desolate place that both […]
Continue readingCarpe Blogiem: My Writing Process
On the forums, Kalzazz asked about a comment I made on another thread: Recently, I did an interview with a bunch of other authors about Steve Jackson Games’ Pyramid Magazine. Although one was late to the party (Matt Riggsby). I had a fantastic time. Even though one of the questions that Doug sent my way […]
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