White Apes & Yetis
So BX d&d has white apes but in AD&D we got yetis with powers.The ad&d yeti here are not like any of the folklore of modern era explorers who describe dark haired or level long haired...
View ArticleThe Manticore
Also see Mantygre or mantygerIm a bit woozy and not very creative after last big book project so monsters for a whileThese are a mythology classic and changed wildly from ancient Persia, to Greeks and...
View ArticleProject Updates
Recently I asked around bout starting a current D&D Theros based campaign and got far more responses than I get for my usual attempts. So I'm now making a greek myth setting which will make up more...
View ArticleGamelog: Return to the Gatehouse
Heroes have not been into Chagrinspire since December and since then have been exploring, trading, and ruining the international slave trade. All were very worthy but they had heard rumours about the...
View ArticleReference material and background tables for Ethyria setting
I've considered doing some underground maps for Chagrinspire with a rail lines layer and a deep cavern layer but no hurry. Having a big shop before possible tariffs. Might stock up on a few years of...
View ArticleEthyria The South & Rumours of Adventure
The names here I used google translateKallikantzaros are greek goblins that come from the underworld once a year, people stop them doing mischief by hurling sweetcakes and sausages on the roof. They...
View ArticleEthyria: Local Problems & Carousing
Had a nice session zero with 2 players - my first dm session with 5th ed as I find new version more readable and the index isn't in print so fine I need a magnifying glass. Had a...
View ArticleClan generation for Theros campagn examples
My new Theros campaign I was wondering if it was going to be a sandbox or if I could run the lost City. As we are a small group the sandbox seems more workable. Im also not using XP or promising fair...
View ArticleApril Spot Reviews
Ive been shopping a bit to beat some mysterious price increases. Also just spent 4k on an electrician so the benefit of home ownership vs rent cost is blown for the year sigh. Bat at least the...
View ArticleHexcrawling for Ethyria pt 1
As my game is small currently I'm going for sandbox style with lots of mission tables and adventure threads in my villages but now I need some more for exploration in the wilderness also handy for...
View ArticleHexcrawling for Ethyria pt 2 Rumours + some campagn notes
One feature of Ethyria in the central north is the Home of the primal giant Geryon, his two-headed dogs (children of Cerabus), his cattle and his followers. Probably best avoided until you're a...
View ArticlePotions are for cheaters! d12 Potion Side FX
Potions are drugs and if you used them in pro sport you'd probably be a cheat and fined.Do good people do potions?Various expansions for The Lost City had some cool side fx for Cyndacean potions, which...
View ArticleHexcrawling for Ethyria pt 3 - d100 Treasure
This is some Greek-themed petty non-magic treasures Will do a weirder magic list nextMy players are robbing a tomb now as required.Many bronze or copper items and even silver might require cleaning to...
View ArticleSinkholes!
Im curating an art show so have been tied up with that a bitd12 Depth1 d6 x 3m/10f2 2d6 x 3m/10f3 3d6 x 3m/10f4 4d6 x 3m/10f5 5d6 x 3m/10f6 6d6 x 3m/10f7 8d6 x 3m/10f8 10d6 x 3m/10f9 12d6 x 3m/10f10 d6...
View ArticleGamelog: Ethyria 5th ed & Chagrinspire EMO homebrew
Chagrinspire EMO homebrewThe party after one year around an 18km megastructure, actually went to the gatehouse to deal with the orc vampire cult of the bloody tree. Months ago they made a deal with old...
View ArticleGorgonites! Varieties for every occasion
fixed last gamelog post as id forgot to publish an earlier episode so I added it on end of the last posts text.As I start my Theros dnd5 game I've been reading up on my classics. Plus I got the new MM....
View ArticleHexcrawling for Ethyria pt 4 - d100 Islands
The last post, part 3, was very useful, and the tomb was mapped in 5th ed dmg and encounters and items were procedurally generated. I need to clean up some more details on that post.Im gonna steal some...
View ArticleAdventure Seeds for Ethyria
This is a map where I will add rumoured locations for my Ethyria game. I'm using Dungeon Mags, Advanced Adventures Compendium vol1-4, and some old-school dungeons and mythology and history inspired. I...
View ArticleHexcrawling for Ethyria pt 5 - d100 Magic Loot
d10 Magic Loot Types1 Ceramic Jars2 Jewellery3 Clothing4 Armour5 Weapons6 Scrolls7 Curses8 Amphora 9 Magic Implements10 Holy itemsd100 Magic Loot01 Potion of Succour will heal 2d4 hp and will remove...
View ArticleHow the local church became evil
d12 Reasons why the local church is corrupt1 The local community was taken over by a cult already who helped replace true clergy2 New clergy were replaced by cult agents on way here, the real ones...
View ArticleThe Labyrinths of the Ancients
All my greek inspired stuff in a compilation on Patreon in next day or so.It wasn't planned but I needed it for my campaign and the other project needs editing as it was written over a much longer...
View ArticleEthyria & Chagrinspire Game Logs
Ethyria book up on Patreon now a 40 page comp of tables for ancient Greek-inspired gaming. I am using D&D2024 Theros myself, but this is written to be system/edition agnostic mostly. I will update...
View Articleemo vs d&d5
For some reason, the new D&D books turned out to be good value, cheaper than the 2014 books. And then all local postal service retailers here had some amazing stock dumping sales of old stuff at...
View Articled12 Magic Library Pests
My Patreon will be showing updates for the Labyrinth bit by bit. It will end up as a megadungeon. I still need to do a sub-level with a maze. All will be added to the Ethyria book eventually.Magic...
View ArticleMinotaurs, the horned headed herd humanoids
MinotaursAbhuman beast folk Young MinotaurAC+4 HD 4d12 (26hp) Att Axe d8+2 or Javelin d6+2 or unarmed d4+2 Mov 12 Morale 9Veteran MinotaurAC+5 HD 8d12 (52hp) Att x2 Axe d10+3 or Javelin d8+3 or...
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