#Monstrous Compendium 5

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Dragons of Greyhawk: Cloud Dragon, Greyhawk Dragon, Mist Dragon, and Shadow Dragon (Mark Nelson, AD&D 2e Monstrous Compendium 5: Greyhawk Adventures Appendix, TSR, 1990)

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💎 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺! Monstrous Mask
Wondrous item, rare ___ This painted wood mask weighs 3 pounds and resembles a mish-mash of various roaring monsters. While wearing it, you can use an action to cast the “polymorph” spell on yourself from the mask. You transform into a random monstrosity, instead of a beast. When you do, you retain your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. Roll a d6 and consult the table below to determine which monstrosity you transform into: d6 | Monstrosity — 1 | Ankheg 2 | Ettercap 3 | Griffon 4 | Manticore 5 | Owlbear 6 | Winter Wolf For the duration of the spell, you can’t be frightened, and you have advantage on Constitution saving throws made to maintain concentration on the spell. Once this property of the mask has been used, it can’t be used again until the next dusk. ___ ✨ Patrons get huge perks! Access this and hundreds of other item cards, art files, and compendium entries when you support The Griffon's Saddlebag on Patreon for less than $10 a month!

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Dalya

“Rider” © Cindy Avellno, accessed at her ArtStation here

[And Monster Girl Summer is officially a Go! Part of my goal with Monster Girl Summer is to reflect on the games I’ve run in the past. And to sort of mentally catalog how many of the PCs started out monstrous, or became monstrous over the course of play. Like Dalya here. Dalya was originally a human, but ended up reincarnated as a gnoll. And was in the half of the party that survived their fight with Karzoug, as opposed to being wiped out in round 1. Time stop + reverse gravity + prismatic sphere, don’tcha know.

I ran Rise of the Runelords in 3.5. Dalya was originally built using the battle dancer class from Dragon Compendium. So making her a brawler was a easy choice for the conversion.]

Dalya CR 18 CG Humanoid (gnoll) This tall, lean hyena headed woman has her hair done up in a dyed fringe, and tattoos are visible beneath her fur. She wears leather armor and carries a buckler and spear.

Born to an exiled Shoanti father and a Varisian merchant mother, Dalya was used to living on the road. But she didn’t expect it to turn out the way it did. Visiting the Swallowtail Festival in Sandpoint, she was caught up in a goblin raid, which rapidly turned into investigating the growing power of the Sihedron cult and, eventually, opposing the forces of Karzoug. Underneath Thistletop, Dalya was slain by the barghest Malfeshnekor, but her allies were able to fight the beast back long enough to recover her body. Possibly as a side effect of being slain by one of Lamashtu’s chosen, Dalya was returned to life as a gnoll when brought back through a reincarnate spell. And Dalya couldn’t have been happier with her new body.

Dalya’s adventures continued from there, and she proudly brags that she’s never lost a fist fight with a giant. She was instrumental to killing Karzoug and preventing Varisia from being overrun by an army of lamiae and other monsters. But Dalya is not one to rest on her laurels, and she is in no way retired. Her current mission is to help a few packs of non-evil gnolls to settle in the Storval Plateau without causing too much conflict with the Shoanti quahs living there already. Her allies in this mission include a quartet of advanced crocuttals and Krojun Eats-What-He-Kills, a powerful warrior of the Sun Clan, himself reincarnated into a monstrous form (a bugbear) following a fatality in combat.

Dalya    CR 18 XP 153,600 CG Medium humanoid (gnoll, human) Reincarnated gnoll brawler (battle dancer) 18 Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +18 Defense AC 33, touch 20, flat-footed 26 (+6 Dex, +1 dodge, +1 natural, +6 armor, +6 shield, +3 deflection) hp 200 (18d10+90 plus 7) Fort +20, Ref +21, Will +13; +2 vs. fear, despair Resist fire 30 Defensive Abilities dancing dodge (9/day), hopeful Offense Speed 35 ft. Melee +4 evil outsider bane unarmed strike +34/+29/+24/+19 (2d8+16), +4 evil outsider bane bite +32 (1d6+5) or +4 evil outsider bane unarmed strike +32/+32/+27/+27/+22/+22/+17 (2d8+16), +4 evil outsider bane bite +32 (1d6+5)  or +2 returning distance spear +30/+25/+20/+15 (1d8+17/x3), +4 evil outsider bane bite +32 (1d6+5) Ranged +2 distance returning spear +26 (1d8+17/x3) Special Attacks awesome blow, brawler’s flurry, brawler’s strike (magic, cold iron, silver, chaotic, good, adamantine), martial flexibility (12/day, 3 feats as swift action or 1 as immediate), rolling flurry, sparring partners (3/day) Statistics Str 30, Dex 22, Con 21, Int 9, Wis 13, Cha 16 Base Atk +18; CMB +28 (+36 trip, +35 grapple, +30 bull rush, +29 disarm); CMD 48 (56 vs. trip, 55 vs. grapple, 50 vs. bull rush, 49 vs. disarm) Feats Acrobatic Steps (B), Combat Expertise (B), Combat Reflexes, Deflect Arrows, Dodge, Fleet (B), Improved Grapple (B), Improved Trip, Improved Unarmed Strike (B), Iron Will, Mobility, Monkey Moves, Monkey Style, Nimble Moves (B), Power Attack, Snapping Bite, Vicious Stomp (B) Skills Acrobatics +27, Climb +16, Intimidate +17, Linguistics +0, Perception +18, Perform (dance) +11, Ride +12, Sense Motive +12, Swim +16 Languages Common, Gnoll, Shoanti SQ close weapon mastery, dancer’s cunning, legendary, maneuver training (trip +4, grapple +3, bull rush +2, disarm +1), martial training, reincarnated Gear manual of gainful exercise +4 (expended), tome of leadership and influence +2 (expended), amulet of mighty fists +5 (+4 evil outsider bane), belt of physical perfection +4, +4 brawling leather armor, +5 buckler, +2 returning distance spear, winged boots, pliant gloves, cloak of resistance +4, ring of major fire resistance, ring of protection +3, potion of cure serious wounds (x3), potion of haste (x3), 500 gp worth of mundane jewelry, 36 pp. Special Abilities Dancer’s Cunning (Ex) A battle dancer can treat her Charisma score as her Intelligence score for the purpose of meeting the prerequisites of combat feats. In addition, she can attempt a Perform (dance) check instead of a Bluff check to feint in combat, and her unarmed strikes are considered to have the performance weapon special quality. Dancing Dodge (Ex) When an opponent attempts a melee attack against Dalya, she can expend one use of an attack of opportunity as an immediate action to move 5 feet, granting the battle dancer a +3 dodge bonus to AC against the triggering attack. The attack is still resolved normally, even if the battle dancer’s movement takes her out of the triggering attack’s reach. This movement is not a 5-foot step and provokes attacks of opportunity from creatures other than the one that triggered this ability, though the battle dancer can attempt an Acrobatics check to avoid provoking the attacks. Dalya can use this ability nine times per day. She can use this ability only while wearing light armor or no armor, and while carrying no heavier than a light load. Hopeful (Ex) Packmaster gnolls gain a +2 racial bonus on saving throws against fear effects and emotion effects such as despair, grief or boredom. They do not gain this bonus against rage effects, or other types of emotion effects, such as an unnatural lust or overwhelming presence spell (GM’s discretion). Legendary Dalya’s statistics are built using 25 point buy, and she has the gear of an 18th level PC. This increases her CR by +1. Reincarnated (Ex) Dalya was born human, but transformed into a gnoll due to a reincarnate spell. She has the bonus feat of a human, and bonus skill ranks for levels 1-4. She does not have the racial Hit Dice, or mental ability bonuses, of a gnoll. Rolling Flurry (Ex) When a battle dancer uses her brawler’s flurry, she must move 5 feet before each melee attack or combat maneuver. If she is unable to move 5 feet, she can’t attempt any further attacks or combat maneuvers. She can’t exceed her maximum speed. This movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity if the brawler would be able to take a 5-foot step normally; if she would be unable to (for instance, if she were in difficult terrain), the movement provokes attacks of opportunity as normal unless she succeeds at the appropriate Acrobatics checks. While using this ability, she can still take her normal 5-foot step before or after making her attacks. Sparring Partners (Ex) When Dalya gains a flanking bonus on an attack while using her rolling flurry ability, the ally providing the flank gains a flanking bonus on its next attack against that opponent, even if the battle dancer moves out of a flanking position. If either the opponent or the ally moves more than 5 feet before the ally’s attack, the flanking bonus is lost. This ability works only if the ally is on the opposite side of an opponent during the battle dancer’s attack, not if a flanking bonus is gained in some other way, such as through Gang Up. Dalya can use this ability three times per day.

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Memento Mori - A Roleplaying Game of Dreams and Corruption

Actual photo of the first edition of Memento Mori

Memento Mori is a folk-horror roleplaying game set in Europe in 1347.

The Black Death is exacting its toll on Europe, and it will quickly exterminate a third of the population. The characters are a group of Drifters, infected people who come in contact with dark creatures from folklore due to their condition. With every new horror they experience, the characters will become ever less human and increasingly similar to the creatures they are fighting.

Only the Dream burning within them can keep them alive. What will they sacrifice for it?

Actual photos from the Italian edition of Memento Mori

Memento Mori has an original game system created to highlight the process of corruption and transformation undergone by the characters.

The system uses two pools of six-sided dice distinguished by color. White dice represent the human skills of Drifters, while black dice represent the supernatural powers and monstrous features that they develop.

The Drifter Sheet

When rolling dice, the Players’ objective is to roll as many 5 and 6 as possible in order to overcome the difficulty set by the Narrator. The powers developed during the Drifters’ adventure come at a steep price, because the Players are forced to choose a part of their character to sacrifice whenever the corruption grants them a new ability.

Every element on the character sheet is subject to change in order to achieve their Dream and unlock new powers.

We will produce 3 books for Memento Mori, plus a book-shaped box containing official dice and tarots. You will only need the Memento Mori corebook to start playing.

MEMENTO MORI: [Corebook] 200+ pages in black and white, hard cover, A5 format. The corebook contains everything you need to play, the setting, and a short introductory adventure complete with four Drifters ready to play. All neatly binded, with a canvas-style hardcover with gold lettering, and a ribbon bookmark.

CODEX GIGAS: 200+ pages in black and white, hard cover, A5 format. This expansion is composed of Addendum (setting), Bestiarium (creatures), Herbarium (plants), and Lapidarium (minerals). Thanks to the supernatural myths, descriptions, treasures, and ingredients in this book, the Narrator can lead the group of Drifters beyond the boundaries of the known world.

EX VELUM: 150+ pages in black and white, hard cover, A5 format. In this compendium of esoteric knowledge from Beyond the Veil you will find everything that was previously kept secret from Drifters because too dangerous and too powerful. Rules to use Tarot cards, and menacing revelations, a Lost Bestiarium (secret creatures), Legends from the Ephemeral Land (prominent individuals), and a Grimorium (rituals and magical items).

ARCA FATI: Box shaped like an A5 hardcover book. This box holds the most precious materials from this edition of Memento Mori. The Tarot deck and the custom-made dice, as well as many other surprises that we may unlock as stretch goals during our campaign. NOTE: You will need the Ex Velum supplement to use Tarots in Memento Mori.

DEATHLESS EDITION: Slipcase with a detachable magnetic 3-panel Narrator Screen. This slipcase holds the 3 Memento Mori books, and the Arca Fati box. The front is a detachable 3-panel Narrator Screen that features summary tables for all the main game rules.

Backerkit campaign ends: Feb 8, 2024 at 10:59pm GMT.

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Azalin Reviews: Darklord Althea

Darklord: Althea Domain: Demise Domain Formation: 686 BC Power Level: 💀💀⚫⚫⚫ (2/5 Skulls) Sources: Domains of Dread (2e), Monstrous Compendium I and II (2e)

Within the island chain known as The Finger in the Domain of Lamorida is a small island called Demise that houses a mysterious Darklord who’s history has been obscured by time and most likely the diligent work of our ever present tormentors. This Domain is ruled by the Darklord Althea.

From the sea, Demise appears as a large cone of dark basalt rock sticking out of the ocean with desolate shores. Those brave enough to climb the cone discover the island is a large crater that contains a vast tropical jungle at its center. From this, one could gather that Althea’s homeworld was associated with volcanic activity or, at the very least, far warmer than the arctic climate of Lamordia.

At the very heart of the jungle is a structure made entirely of white stone with a single arched entrance – a portal of a sort with runes engraved all around it. None in the lands of Mists have been able to decipher its meaning and I theorize that is a harsh reminder of Althea’s homeland. Within this structure is a vast labyrinth made of stone and illusions, the combination making it nearly impossible for one to navigate. It is within this maze that Althea is trapped.

No one, not even I, have discovered Althea’s history before she was dragged into the Mists. Her crimes must have been great to not only be imprisoned on an island but also within a labyrinth on that island. What can be determined about Althea is that she is a Medusa. If you’re not familiar with their kind, Medusa are beautiful women with snake scales upon their body and hair made of living snakes. Althea’s isolation has driven her into despair and desperation. She longs for companionship, but her gaze turns most that look upon her into stone. 

Althea’s gaze is quite deadly and she can even extend it into the astral and ethereal planes, but if she is ever to view her own image, she too would be turned to stone. Given that their own reflection is a medusa’s greatest weakness, a vampire medusa would be quite formidable. Perhaps I should conduct some experimentation into the matter…

Althea’s snakes spit venom and she herself is skilled with both bow and sword and though she loathes the maze she is trapped within, it is the perfect lair for one of her kind. Each bend of the maze, she could hide behind, ready to paralyze any that look upon her. 

I find it difficult to fully rate a Darklord who’s history has been so thoroughly obfuscated by the Mists. Without her illusion-filled maze, she would be rather easy to defeat. And given that she is just as fooled by the illusions as any would-be hero, I find her Darklord status a bit lacking. I will grant her two skulls, one for her mysterious past and one for her snakes.

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Belker are aggressive and hateful elementals of air and choking smoke. They appear demonic, roiling smoke in a large, clawed and winged form with glowing red eyes, and some theorize that they are a form of hybridization between demons and elementals (perhaps created by the Diabolist's intervention). There is no solid evidence of this theory however, as anti-demon spells and weapons have no additional effects against belkers, and they only tolerate other elementals. Specifically only air and some fire elementals, as earth and water seem to infuriate them as much as humanoids.

A belker attacks by allowing part of its vaporous body to flow into a creature's nose and mouth, filling its throat and lungs with rasping, clawing smoke. The pain of this immobilizes a foe, and those who cannot force the belker out of their lungs in time will have their insides shredded to a bloody mess.

Blindheim are a species of squat, 4 foot tall frog-like animals that primarily reside in the Underworld. They are hunters that make use of bright lights to confuse and blind prey. The blindheim's eyes always glow a dull red, but they can withdraw the thick membrane over their eyes to unleash a much brighter flash when hunting or confronted by a threat. While blindheims are rarely aggressive on their own, retreating when confronted by anything larger than them, they can be driven into violence under pressure. When their home is invaded they will seek to blind and shred the intruder, and many underground dwelling societies will capture them for different uses. Drow and derro will carry blindheim with them on raids, training them to unleash their blinding gaze on command. Even more cruel, some drow nobles will suspend bound blindheim as exotic light sources during major events as a show of wealth and taste.

Belkers originate from the 2nd edition D&D Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix III, and Blindheim originate from the Pathfinder 1e Bestiary 2. This post came out a week ago on my Patreon. If you want to get access to all my monster conversions early, as well as access to my premade adventures and other material I’m working on, consider backing me there!

Belker  Large 3rd level spoiler [elemental]  Initiative: +9 Smoke Claws +8 vs. AC - 16 damage. Lung Invasion +8 vs. PD - The target partially inhales the belker (save ends). While it has the belker inhaled, the target is stuck and weakened, and the belker automatically hits it with smoke claws attacks. The effect also ends if the belker moves or uses lung invasion again. Flight. Smoke Form: 1/battle, as a quick action, the belker can shift its body to pure smoke until the end of its next turn. While in this form, the belker gains resist damage 18+ to all damage except force. AC 18 PD 17 MD 13 HP 88

Blindheim  1st level troop [beast]  Initiative: +4 Bite and Claws +5 vs. AC - 5 damage. Natural Even Hit: The blindheim can pop free from the target. [Group Ability] C: Blinding Gaze +5 vs. PD (1d4 nearby enemies) - The target is hampered due to blindness (save ends). Sustain: The blindheim can repeat this attack as a standard action on its next turn without expending another use of its group ability. If it goes a turn without using this attack, it can no longer sustain the action. Group Ability: For every two blindheim in the battle (round up), one of them can use blinding gaze once during the battle. Swimmer and Wall Climber. AC 17 PD 16 MD 10 HP 26

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DND Gnome History

So as the theme of the night is DND Gnomes might as well talk about their history in DND! Thank you Wiki for this!

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, gnomes are one of the core races available for play as player characters.[1] Some speculate that they are closely related to dwarves; however, gnomes are more tolerant of other races and of magic, and are skilled with illusions.[1] Gnomes are small humanoids, standing 3–3.5 feet (91–107 cm) tall.

Dungeons & Dragons

The gnome first appeared in the original 1974 edition of Dungeons & Dragons,[2] and in its second supplement, Blackmoor (1975).[3]

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition

The gnome appeared as a player character race in the original Player's Handbook (1978).[4][5] The gnome also appeared in the original Monster Manual (1977).[6] A new gnomish subrace, the deep gnome (svirfneblin), was presented as a character race in the original Unearthed Arcana (1985).[7] Another gnome subrace, the tinker gnome (minoi), focused on building mechanical devices, was presented in Dragonlance Adventures. The humorous Solo Quest adventure Gnomes-100, Dragons-0 featured these gnomes in their resistance against the dragon army of Takhisis.[8]

Gnomes were originally introduced to Dungeons & Dragons as a new alternative to dwarves, elves, and halflings.[9][10] They were developed from mythology from a number of different sources, originally being a bearded, short race similar to halflings and dwarves. The gnome's niche in play was made magical, to separate it from the more warrior-like dwarf and the more rogue-like halfling.[11]

Dungeons & Dragons (Basic/BECMI)

The gnome appeared in the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set as a "monster". The gnome appeared as a player character class in Top Ballista (1989).

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition

The gnome appeared as a character race in the second edition Player's Handbook (1989).[12] The gnome also appeared in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989).[13] Four gnomish races – forest, rock, tinker, and deep (svirfneblin) – were detailed as player character races in The Complete Book of Gnomes and Halflings (1993).[14]

Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition

The gnome appeared as a character race in the third edition Player's Handbook (2000),[15] and in the 3.5 revised Player's Handbook.[16] Gnomes were detailed for the Forgotten Realms setting in Races of Faerûn (2003).[17] Gnomes were one of the races detailed in Races of Stone (2004).

Throughout D&D history, up to and including the third edition Player's Handbook, spellcaster gnomes were either illusionists or had illusionist as their favored class.[18][19] However, in Dungeons & Dragons v.3.5, gnomes' favored class has been changed to bard, as the favored class of "illusionist" was a subset of the wizard class. The wizard favored class was also already used by elves. In D&D v.3.5, gnomes are inventors and alchemists who love pranks and excel at engineering. The tinker gnomes of Dragonlance are mechanically skilled, though their devices are quite prone to backfiring. It has been suggested that gnomes be given the Eberron class artificer as a favored class, due to their technical aptitude.

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition

Gnomes appeared in 4th edition as a player character race in Player's Handbook 2 (2009).[20] The gnome appeared in the Monster Manual (2008).

Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition

The gnome was included as a player race in the 5th edition Player's Handbook (2014).[21] Two subraces were introduced with it: the forest gnome and the rock gnome. The Player's Handbook connects the rock gnomes to the tinker gnomes of the Dragonlance setting.

The deep gnome (svirfneblin) is also referenced in the Player's Handbook, and is fully detailed in the 5th edition Monster Manual (2014).[21][22] The Elemental Evil Player's Companion (2015) presents the deep gnome as a player race.[23]

Subraces

Gnomes in Dungeons & Dragons have been further divided into various subraces:

Rock gnomes are the standard gnome subrace of Third Edition. They live in burrows beneath rolling, wooded hills.

Tinker gnomes are the common gnomes of the Dragonlance campaign setting. In that fictional universe, they dwell in the Mount Nevermind in the world of Krynn.

Svirfneblin, or deep gnomes, dwell in cities deep underground. They are more dangerous than the common rock gnome.

Forest gnomes are smaller than rock gnomes. They are a shy, secretive folk, living deep in wooded areas.[24] Friends to animals, forest gnomes have a racial ability that allows them to speak with small animals.

River Gnomes are graceful and quick. They live in homes dug into the side of riverbanks and speak with river dwelling animals in place of burrowing mammals. They are non-magical but gain +1 to initiative and are proficient swimmers.

Arcane Gnomes are city dwellers. They generally keep to a small community within a larger city. Arcane gnomes are focused on the pursuit of knowledge making their populace, in large part, over-eager inventors or wizards.[25]

Chaos gnomes are the most flamboyant gnomes. Brightly colored and rare, they are strongly inclined towards chaos, as their name suggests.[26]

Whisper gnomes lack the jovial outlook of other gnome races. Sly and suspicious, they are creatures of stealth.[26]

Ice gnomes dwell in the region of Frostfell in the Eberron campaign setting

Fire gnomes live on Bytopia, on the Outer Planes, where they help Flandal Steelskin, the Gnomish god of metal and crafting, in his work.

Sky gnomes appear in the Creature Crucible Top Ballista PC2 published in 1989. They are cunning engineers living in the flying city Serraine above the World of Mystara.

In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, gnomes are also known as the "Forgotten Folk".

Society

Gnome society had changed greatly over the different editions of Dungeons & Dragons. In the first edition, they were portrayed as intensely curious and intellectual, keeping in theme with their spell-casting niche, with an interest in gemstones.[18] They typically lived in hills, and acted as intermediaries between dwarves, elves, and halflings.

In the second edition, gnomes received further background. According to The Complete Book of Gnomes and Halflings,[27] gnomes have an intricate society based on their love of all kinds of arts, pranks, and their long lives. Their society is based on art; all gnomes must take up some form of art whether music, painting, cooking, building, or any other form that is considered creative by the time they come of age.

Gnomes are naturally friendly, highly social and fun loving people. They are respected by Elves for their communion with nature and knowledge of arcane magic, admired by Halflings for their humor, and sought out by Dwarves for their gemcutting skills.

Religion

Garl Glittergold was created by James M. Ward and first appeared in the "Nonhuman Deities" chapter of the original Deities and Demigods (1980) as the god of gnomes.[28]Roger E. Moore detailed several additional gnomish gods in his article "The Gods of the Gnomes" in Dragon #61 (May 1982), including: Baervan Wildwanderer, god of adventure and thieves; Urdlen ("The Crawler Below"), god of evil; Segojan Earthcaller, god of earth and nature; and Flandal Steelskin, god of metalworking;[29] these four newer gods also appeared in the original Unearthed Arcana (1985).[30]

All five of these deities were detailed for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons second edition in the book Monster Mythology (1992) by Carl Sargent, including details about their priesthoods; this book also introduced additional gods including: Baravar Cloakshadow, god of illusions, protection, and deception; Gaerdal Ironhand, god of protection, vigilance, and combat; and Nebelun (The Meddler), god of inventions and good luck.[31] All of these gods also received a very detailed description for their roles in the Forgotten Realms in Demihuman Deities (1998).[32]

Further reading

Tresca, Michael J. (November 2010). The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games. McFarland. pp. 34–36, 140–141. ISBN 978-0786458950.

Bowman, Sarah Lynne (May 2010). The Functions of Role-Playing Games. McFarland. pp. 151, 165–166. ISBN 978-0786447107.

So I hope you enjoyed the in depth DND knowledge about gnomes! Link to the gnome article below!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)

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Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement) ___ A “fang keeper” is a dark silver necklace that’s adorned with one or more monstrous fangs. When found, the necklace has 1d4 fangs, which come from one or more creatures with a challenge rating of 1 or lower. Over the course of 1 hour, which can be done during a short rest, you can add one or more teeth to the chain or replace any teeth currently on it; the chain can have no more than 4 teeth on it at a time. While wearing the necklace, you gain the following benefits. 𝘽𝙞𝙩𝙚. Your teeth lengthen and sharpen slightly; your bite becomes a magic natural weapon, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with it, you deal piercing damage equal to 1d8 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike. If you bite a target in this way, you can immediately use your bonus action to clamp down even harder, dealing an extra 1d4 piercing damage to the target as part of the same attack. 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙬. As a bonus action, you can choose a tooth on the necklace. If the tooth came from a creature that had the Bite action, it summons the spectral maw of that creature in front of you, which is instantaneous. Make a melee spell attack with the spectral maw; the spell attack bonus and damage depends on the challenge rating of the creature the tooth came from. If the attack hits, the tooth immediately rots after the attack, and it can’t be used again to summon the maw. On a miss, there’s a 50 percent chance that the tooth rots instead. | Challenge Rating | Spell Attack Bonus | Damage | — | 1 or lower | \+5 to hit | 1d10 + 2 piercing damage | | 2–5 | \+7 to hit | 2d10 + 3 piercing damage | | 6–9 | \+8 to hit | 3d10 + 4 piercing damage | | 10 or higher | \+9 to hit | 4d10 + 5 piercing damage | Once a tooth rots, that same creature’s maw can’t be summoned again. If another tooth on the necklace is from a creature whose maw has already been summoned in this way, it immediately rots. ___ ✨ Patrons get huge perks! Access this and hundreds of other item cards, art files, and compendium entries when you support The Griffon's Saddlebag on Patreon for less than $10 a month!

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Tortle

Image © Wizards of the Coast

[The tortle is a monster that originated in Basic D&D before migrating over to AD&D in the Mystara Monstrous Compendium. In 5e, they first appeared in Tomb of Annihilation, then as a playable race in a PDF sold by WoTC, then in Mordenkainen's. Tortles have gone back and forth as PC species vs. monster, but I'm more interested in them as monsters. Humanoids are allowed to have Hit Dice sometimes. I did want to put a spin on them, namely, making them a bit more like real tortoises. Tortles traditionally have shorter lifespans than humans and are semelparous, dying after they lay eggs. That's weird, especially for an anthro tortoise, so I changed that. I also made them generally polysexual and promiscuous, in part because it fits with real tortoise behavior, and in part to drive a wedge between "lawful" and "boring". D&D has long characterized lawful characters and cultures as stodgy and boring, presumably because lots of D&D players like to think of themselves as rebels. Which is funny, considering that the hobby is taking make-believe and adding more rules.]

Tortle CR 2 LG Humanoid This creature appears to be a humanoid tortoise, with a bulky shell and clawed hands. It has a steady, calm expression.

Tortles are peaceful wandering humanoids of turtle-like aspect. It is said that a tortle’s home is on their back, and most tortles travel throughout their lives. Those few settlements that tortles make are agricultural in nature, farming the land for a few years and then moving on to clear new land and allow the old to return to a natural state. A few tortles live and work here full time, and these communities serve as waystations for tortles to rest, socialize and raise children. Tortles can live for more than a hundred years easily, and have several clutches of young during that time. Parenting duties are shared by the entire community as a matter of course. Something that surprises many outsiders is that most tortles practice free love; they care little for monogamy, are frequently pansexual, and may pursue romantic relationships with members of other species.

Tortles rarely come into conflict with non-evil humanoids, as they are peaceful and patient creatures. They usually fight only to defend themselves, which they can do with their clawed hands or with weapons. If a tortle is sorely pressed, it will often withdraw into its shell and hope that its foe gives up, or to give reinforcements time to catch up to them. Tortles are decent swimmers, and may flee a losing fight by stepping into a nearby river and floating downstream to safety. When defending their community, they work together in units called warbales.

Tortles advance by character class, with paladin, cleric and monk common choices. Few tortles become evil, but even fewer become chaotic. They venerate a number of spirits of nature and order with honorifics instead of names; Mother Earth, Father Ocean, Sister Grain and Brother Shell. Treat this as worshiping a pantheon with access to the following domains: Earth, Law, Plant, Protection, and Water. Clerics of the tortle pantheon can access the Defense, Growth, Loyalty, Ocean and Solitude subdomains

Tortle    CR 2 XP 600 LG Medium humanoid (tortle) Init +0; Senses low-light vision, Perception +5 Defense AC 17, touch 10, flat-footed 17 (+7 natural) hp 22 (4d8+4) Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +5 Defensive Abilities shell defense Offense Speed 20 ft. Melee 2 claws +5 (1d4+2) or spear +5 (1d8+3/x3) Ranged light crossbow +3 (1d8/19-20) Statistics Str 15, Dex 10, Con 13, Int 11, Wis 12, Cha 10 Base Atk +3; CMB +5; CMD 15 Feats Endurance (B), Great Fortitude, Self Sufficient Skills Heal +10, Perception +5, Survival +10, Swim +10; Racial Modifier +4 Swim Languages Common, Tortle SQ buoyant, hold breath Ecology Environment warm land Organization solitary, bale (4-9), warbale (10-24 plus 1 leader of 3rd-5th level) or tribe (30-300 plus 1 leader of 3rd-5th level per 20 individuals and 50% noncombatants) Treasure standard (spear, light crossbow, 20 bolts, other treasure) Special Abilities Buoyant (Ex) A tortle gains a +4 racial bonus to Swim checks, and can rise to the surface of a body of water without making a Swim check if it chooses to do so. Shell Defense (Ex) As a move action, a tortle can withdraw into its shell. When withdrawn, it gains a +6 natural armor bonus to its AC and a +6 racial bonus to CMD, but can only take purely mental actions or emerge from its shell as a move action. A tortle gains no benefit from wearing armor.

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Monday Monster #60: Flameskull

I’m very sorry if you got PTSD just from reading that title; I know many out there have suffered at the figurative hands of this monster, which is why I vow to dig deeply into its lore and statblock to see if we can reach some sort of redemption. Without any further ado, let us discuss the…

Flameskull

The basics

For a floating calcium deposit these things have surprisingly good stats; we’re looking at matching +0 CHA and WIS, a +2 CON, and a single dump stat assigned to STR for a -5 modifier. Today’s monster is both incredibly smart and incredibly dexterous with matching +3 scores to DEX and INT.

The Flameskull gets +5 to Arcana checks as well as a nice +2 to Perception for a total Passive Perception of 12. They also get 60ft of Darkvision and 40ft of hovering movement. Thanks to that big head of theirs they can also communicate in Common despite, you know, not having a tongue or any of the other important bits we use for talking.

In terms of combat durability, this thing can probably rival creatures of much higher CR. Its measly AC of 13 and average hit point pool of 9d4+18 might not look like much but today’s monster is immune or at the very least resistant to a wide variety of damages. We’re looking at Immunity to Cold, Poison, and Fire damage… you know, only the most widely used type of damage in the game, but as if that weren’t enough, they also have resistance to Lightning, Necrotic, and Piercing damages and cannot be charmed, frightened, paralyzed, poisoned, or prone.

But even now we’re not quite done yet; Flameskulls also have Magic Resistance for some nice advantage on saving throws, not to mention their Rejuvenation feature that will have them regain all their hit points back after being destroyed unless their magic is dispelled, or they get sprinkled with some of that good holy water. That’s a thing, yeah.

On the bright (ha!) side of things, your party of adventures won’t have to carry torches while they fight this thing because today’s monster does give off 15ft of dim light at a minimum (though it can choose to increase the range and brightness for a further 15ft).

As promised for ranger week, the Flameskull is fully reliant on range spell attacks, its main attack action being a Fire Ray that works with its Multiattack feature. Chances are though, that, before this creature goes down, you’ll want to use up the spells that it gets access to:

Cantrip (at will): mage hand

1st level (3 slots): magic missile, shield

2nd level (2 slots): blur, flaming sphere

3rd level (1 slot): fireball

That’s right, this thing has a goddamned Fireball waiting to go off. Not to mention the fact that it gets the option to use shield on top of all the crazy resistance it already gets. Actual bananas.

Last but not least, today’s monster is considered a tiny undead ans is usually of neutral evil alignment. Although this bit might be a little debatable, it is also technically a CR 4 creature.

The lore

The Flameskull was first introduced in volume one of the Monstrous Compendium for 2nd edition. As a monster that has been part of the game for most of its history, today’s monster has been through a handful of changes (mostly to do with the list of spells available to them) but remains the same when it comes to its lore. Speaking of older editions though, despite their very bright presentation, these monsters somehow managed to qualify as stealthy back in 4th edition, don’t ask me how though.

The first thing you should know about these creatures is that they aren’t born and have no way of reproducing amongst themselves. Flame skulls can only be fashioned from the skulls of recently deceased spellcasters or cultists, human wizards in particular, through a dark ritual performed by a powerful necromancer. The skulls themselves are often carved with esoteric runes and symbols.

After being summoned and bound to their master, Flameskulls will listen follow instructions to the letter until their purpose has been fulfilled. Oftentimes they will be used as guardians of particularly important places or treasure, but it’s not completely unheard of for them to be assigned to guarding a living being instead.

While Flamekulls will follow their master’s instructions unlike they can no longer follow them, they do retain a few aspects from their previous life; most notably their intelligence. It is also common for Flameskulls to have a similar spell list to the one they had while alive. The only way for Flameskulls to regain a semblance of autonomy is to complete their task. Of course by the time that happens most of them will have been driven mad by their long years of isolation safeguarding treasure.

Once freed, these creatures would show a curiosity for the world after years of duty. In fact, Flameskulls have been observed to follow adventurers around in search for excitement. In return, Flameskulls might choose to share some of the more obscure knowledge and lore they might have come across in their time as wizards.

The execution

Okay, hear me out. I think a lot of the reasons why people dislike this creature so much has to do with CR and level. Yes, fighting a Flameskull should be challenging, but there is a very steep curve for Fireball danger at this level. Which is why I want to put forward the idea that your party should not fight a Flameskull, but instead fight three of them.

If you have a higher level party!

My stance on this is this: Flameskulls should be used as minions against higher level adventurers. Take for example this encounter:

The party finally reaches the top of the evil necromancer’s spire, they trade snarky comments with our heroes, and bam! Our villain smirks and snaps their finger only to have three Flameskulls appear. Heck, it could even be an interesting premise for a villain: a powerful necromancer who is going around killing wizards only to raise them in servitude as Flameskulls.

Keep in mind Flameskulls aren’t only fun in combat situations either! Got a big bad you were fond of only to have your party of aventurers make quick work of them? Why not have them come back as an extra powerful Flameskull under the influence of your next big bad? You could even give them some especial armor or a particularly nasty spell list to toughen them up depending on your party level.

But even if you don’t have a big bad to bring back, Flameskulls can still be plenty fun in social encounters. The idea of luring the party into what appears to be a difficult encounter with a Flameskull only to have the creature start jabbering ridiculous riddles or pestering the party for the rest of the dungeon is extremely fun to me. If done right this creature would very well turn a would be mediocre dungeon into something memorable. Don’t believe me? Give it a try yourself!

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The Underground Notebook is a novel little sourcebook supplement in the form of a binder filled with loose leaf pages dedicated to characters, organizations, places, tech and events of note in the world. Aside of some stat blocks, its all in-world lore. I’m a big fan of this sort of approach to fluff (see my undying love for the Monstrous Compendium binders and the Gamers Handbook of the Marvel Universe) even if the content doesn’t real set my world on fire.

This is sort of the main problem with Underground as a line. The rulebook is fantastic, boasting full color art and glossy pages and a deep well of energy. The supplements are not so lavishly illustrated or printed, and the energy level is all over the place. Notebook is on the sedate end of the scale.

With that, let us pause and discuss the Underground system. It uses the Mayfair Exponential Games System, also known as MEGS, which was the backbone of the DC Heroes RPG. It was designed to let characters of a wide range of power levels interact together without getting smeared.

Like D&D’s THAC0, it is a system that requires a sort of rearranging of brain cells, but once you get it, it is kind of genius. It uses a sliding benchmark scale, where each value of Units is equivalent to a bunch of stuff. One Unit is 125 pounds, 12 feet, 5 seconds, 64 cubic feet; Four Units is double that: 250 pounds, 24 feet, etc. Because you have all these equivalencies, you can add and subtract units related to different things to get meaningful results.

For example.  Say a character with a strength of 25 wants to throw a car that weighs 15 units (1.5 tons). Subtract 15 from 25, you’re left with 10 units for distance - about 100 feet. You can apply this in all sorts of interesting ways. Neat, right? I am by no means a math person, and writing this hurt my head a little bit, but I have to admit, kind of understanding it feels like I now know magic.

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Now available in advance PDF from DriveThruRPG: Night Horrors: Shunned by the Moon for Werewolf: The Forsaken 2nd Edition!

You’ve got it into your head that there can’t be much worse than you. You’re a monster, a feral animal, barely controlled and just snapping at unfortunate bastards who cross your path.

Well, newsflash, buster: there’s far worse out there than your hairy hide.

We are mutation. We are forced devolution. We are throwbacks and beings so ancient you wish mommy Luna had kept a lid on us. You’ve got teeth and claws. We use disease as a weapon, tear open the Gauntlet for fun, get into the minds and bodies of your precious families.

You talk a good game. You claim to be “Forsaken.” Oh, poor you.

You don’t know what it is to be unwanted, shunned, truly treated as abominations.

But don’t worry, cousin. We’ll show you. 

Shunned by the Moon includes:

A rich cast of monstrous creatures suitable for Werewolf: The Forsaken, Beast: The Primordial, and other Chronicles of Darkness games.

Thorough examinations of the culture, practices, and abilities of the Pure, the Bale Hounds, and other depraved werewolves.

Threats from the world of spirits, including void spirits, spirit-ridden, and new Hosts such as the Children of Termite, the Wasp Hosts, and the Toad Hosts, among many more.

Human antagonist groups fit to take on any pack of werewolves or direct their attentions against other supernatural foes.

New, terrifying idigam and Father Wolf’s first attempt at predators, the Geryo.

An accessible how-to guide on running your first chronicles of Werewolf, including how to incorporate many of the creatures introduced in this book.

Sales

Scarred Lands products for Pathfinder (the Scarred Lands Players Guide and The Wise & The Wicked 2nd Edition) are upwards of 90% off from IPR and Studio 2! Both products are an incredible $5 each!

Kickstarter Update

Our current Kickstarter, Trinity Continuum: Aberrant, launched last week and we’re already at $76,470 of our original $40,000 goal, or 191%, funding after only 16 hours and 40 minutes! Wow! With nearly three weeks left, we’ve hit the following stretch goal, with more to come:

Aberrant Storyguide Screen

Comic compilation: You Are Not Alone

N!WE: N!nterational Wrestling Entertainment supplement featuring professional nova wrestling

Backer T-shirt

1e’s Aberrant Worldwide: Phase I to be scanned, uploaded to DriveThruRPG, and added to PDF bundle

Proteus Nova Compendium: Stat blocks for many of the character bios from the rulebook

Aberrant digital wallpaper

Did you miss one of our previous Kickstarters? The following Kickstarted products are still open for preorders via BackerKit:

Dystopia Rising: Evolution: Dystopia Rising: Evolution rulebook

They Came from Beneath the Sea!: They Came from Beneath the Sea! rulebook

Trinity Continuum: Trinity Continuum (core rules and Trinity Continuum: Æon)

Exalted: Dragon-Blooded: What Fire Has Wrought

Exalted: Lunars: Fangs at the Gate

Vampire: The Masquerade: V5 Chicago by Night

Chronicles of Darkness: Chronicles of Darkness: Dark Eras 2

Chronicles of Darkness: The Contagion Chronicle

Geist: The Sin-Eaters: Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition

Community Spotlight

The following community-created content for Scarred Lands has been added to the Slarecian Vault in the last week:

Scarred Races: Player Options for the Scarred Lands

Vengeance of the Shunned 2: A Scholarly Schism

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