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Monday Monster: Tree Octopus.

The Tree Octopus, part of the reason characters do not wander through the forest at night. The 1d8 att*cks are due to 8 tentacles. Based on a "real world" creature.

Compatible with Dragonbane RPG. Tree Octopus Description: These monsters come in a variety of sizes and color. The smaller ones are relatively harmless unless they are disturbed in some way. Having a little sap covered octopus stuck to one’s face is annoying and quite disgusting. They mostly appear during the day.The larger ones sleep in the canopy of trees during the day and come out to hunt…

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The Sinking Tower for Dragonbane

The Sinking Tower is a brand new FREE Quickstart PDF with pregenerated characters and a new challenging dungeon for new and veteran players. Did I mention FREE? I'm so stoked for this dungeon.

SURPRISE!!! I had no idea this was coming until I opened my email this morning. My little heart was all aflutter because it’s not just Quickstart Rules, but a full on Tournament Adventure! This is so cool! The best part is the PDF is FREE! Click on my affiliate link to get your copy from DriveThruRPG today. The Statue Gallery is just one challenge in this dungeon. Players have two hours to…

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Monster (Meetup) Monday: Ophidslakt.

Hexcrawling can be a mix of trial and error, good and bad. After a somewhat violent encounter with violent "Snake Men" the party found a hamlet of agrarian, peaceful beings.

A new kin recently discovered during my Wednesday hexcrawl.From the diary of “Old Wolf” of the Long Tooth. We’ve discovered a hamlet with purple skinned beings, fairly large oval heads with huge black almond shaped eyes and otherwise snakelike facial features. They are generally skinny and wear peasant clothing. A few of them wear robes. We think those are the elders or council members. They…

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Monster Meetup Monday:

They might look adorable, but rest assured they are excellent swimmers and capable merchants. They are above all peaceful and have lived in harmony with their surroundings for over one hundred years.

Introducing the first new Kin of 2025 a little early. Otterkin:Roughly the size of halflings, these furry humanoids are anthropomorphic Otters. Much like their animal cousins, they are intelligent, nimble, and playful. They are capable swimmers in general. Their pacifistic nature can make them easy prey for large carnivores and bigger Kin.Cultural word of caution: Words such as “cute” and…

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Monday Monster: Portal Custodian and Guardians.

They were these short humanoid turtles, about the size of a halfling with strange mushroom shaped helmets and these odd looking swords. Behind them stood a rather imposing metal gentleman who greeted us politely in spite of his appearance...

Compatible with Dragonbane RPG. Portal Custodian. Description: A man made of metal and clad in faint glowing magical runes. He wears no clothes and has no discernible anatomical features beyond his head, arms, hands, legs, and feet. He moves very slowly. He speaks in a heavy male voice in very slow even tones. Resistance: Half damage from Bludgeoning attacks. EVADE 10. Parry 10 Absorb Spells…

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Silly Internet TTRPG Arguments: The D&D Edition Wars.              

"Begun again, the Edition Wars have." Whose edition of D&D is best? Which one do you prefer? Do you still use any of the sourcebooks as reference material? I just love games and want people to be happy.

Dungeons & Dragons Edition Wars have returned. There’s a very old, old argument that has been around as long as I can remember over what edition of D&D is the best. Let’s roll down the list of possibilities minus a few Basic sets. Brown Box/White Box. The old, old original 1974 version. B/X Moldvay. 40+ years in and still popular. BECMI. The edition I started with. I rather enjoy it. Rules…

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Monster Monday: Combining the Best of the Worst.

Making monsters more dangerous. The beginnings of something dungeon delvers dreads lies within.

Monster A + Trap B + Spell C= Disaster. The first step  is asking oneself, “How contrived do I want to make this?” Allow me to give an example: GM Jimmy wants to really mess with his fantasy TTRPG players this evening. The monster is cleverly “mimicking” a chest at the end of the long hallway. Thus it appears that loot is readily in sight. The stone floor of the hallway is shiny, but otherwise…

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Sunday Check In.

(Please contact me for credit on the meme.) I'm sure Granny is fine. Lots going on. I just wanted to hang out for a few. I'm plotting and scheming on the Monday Monster, working on a video, and writing up my solo RPG recap. Hope you are well.

(Please contact me for credit if you created that meme.) How are you today? Did you get to game yesterday? Was it an epic session? We had lots of ice roll through Iowa early Saturday morning. All events cancelled. Noone going anywhere. We’ve been cooped up here in the house all weekend. My wife got lots of presents wrapped. I’m still working on Plucky Pato’s recap of my first major solo…

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Monday Monster: Bloosifer

Beware the (honk) omens. Beware the (honk) signs. He's coming on the night sky. Tremble in fear at the goose that escaped hell itself on silky moth wings. It's Bloosifer!

Compatible with Dragonbane RPG. Bloosifer Description: Gigantic blue goose with moth wings and the hindquarters of a blue horse. It has fire coming from its eyes and hooves. Truly a sight to behold, the creature only appears following several bad goose related omens. Resistance: Half damage from Fire attacks. Wings: Moves freely through the air. Vulnerability: Banish Ferocity: 2            …

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Monday Monster: The Goobler.

This giant turkey with the maw of a shark and rows upon rows of sharp teeth all the way down is capable of swallowing whole Dragonbane characters. Its hunger is unyielding. It only comes once per year in the Fall to feast.

Compatible with Dragonbane RPG. GOOBLER STAT BLOCK Description: A monstrous turkey with the jaws of a shark instead of its beak. Its mouth and throat are filled with rows of sharp teeth like that of a lamprey. It has been known to swallow creatures of smaller size in one massive bite. This monster only appears once per year to satisfy its voracious appetite for flesh before returning to its…

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Silly Internet TTRPG Arguments: Homebrew vs Premade.

Definitions: Homebrew: tabletop game content created by the Game Master, players, etc. Premade: store bought content created by game designers at an established company. Game Master, aka GM: Person that just wants a fun game to play with friends.

Here’s one I never imagined I’d see. What’s better- Making your own setting/campaign or buying one someone else made? Believe it or not, this is something of a dilemma for me. I pride myself on creating campaigns and worlds, which I then intend to sell on the World Wide Interwebs. Am I a bad gamer for loving my own creativity so much? Let’s separate this out a bit. There are adventure modules,…

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The Bewalopus for use with the Dragonbane RPG.

No one is sure where it came from or what to make of it. The creature isn't malevolent so much as constantly hungry. Stay out of its territory if you want to be safe. For Dragonbane RPG.

This creature defies logic. From the diary of Scholar Thelonious the Cowardly:The first time we laid eyes on this thing, we weren’t sure anyone would believe we even saw it. Whatever it is has the front paws and upper torso of a bear. The face of a bear with walrus tusks protruding from it, but then the back of the thing was a flat tai like a beaver ending in spines. We found out the hard way it…

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Dragonbane Path of Glory Out Now!

I'm overjoyed to announce Dragonbane: Path of Glory. Free League publishing was kind enough to send me the PDF copy for review and I'm loving this book. These three full length adventures are not for the faint of heart. For Dragonbane RPG.

November 12. Path of Glory is Available! I’m super excited to finally be talking about Dragonbane Path of Glory. It is everything I’ve been hyping for the past few months and then some. Path of Glory contains three full fledged adventures for Dragonbane RPG. (Disclosure: I received a free PDF copy of Path of Glory for review purposes. This article is in no way paid for or sponsored by Free…

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Monday Monster Nov11. Goosidorah.

Goosidorah. The first of many goose themed Kaiju to come for Dragonbane RPG. Mirth and Mayhem. Hooooonk!

For use with Dragonbane RPG: Goosidorah: the Honking Menace GOOSIDORAH A large 3 headed goose capable of honking lightning at its enemies. It is covered with a constant field of crackling lightning. Ferocity: 2. Size: LargeMovement: 20 Flying or 12 Ground/Water. Armor: 6 HP: 33 D6 Attacks:1: HONK! Everyone within 30 meters becomes Scared and suffers a Fear attack.2: You Get a Lightning Blast…

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Are TTRPGs Becoming Resource Gathering Games?

What sounds better- exploring a dark and scary dungeon to recover some cool loot or staying at home with your settlement and overseeing the construction of the coffee house? New Dungeons & Dragons rules will soon pose this question and more.

Bastion building, supporting the Union Crawler, Community building… With the (re) addition of Bastions in Dungeons & Dragons along with a host of other games sporting fortress or settlement building mechanics, I have to ask what’s going on here? Back in my day, we didn’t have a fancy observatory. We were happy just to get our castle built and keep the peasants from revolting.Back then the castle…

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Monday Monster: Scuttler.

These creatures are a bad omen anytime one is found. An obvious product of Infernal Magicks, the Scuttler poses a threat to all Kin alike.

Compatible with Dragonbane RPG. This creature is a gruesome six legged rat the size of a small dog with a white skull for a face and a mouthful of short tentacles, each with a small hollow tooth on the end. Most Mariners would rather scuttle their entire vessel than let one of these creatures loose in a port. Believed to have been created by an evil wizard to disable entire armies. SCUTTLING…