tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66788937580466990622024-03-19T04:48:53.317-04:00CROSS PLANESCross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.comBlogger2976125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-14461886431083347242023-12-04T14:33:00.006-05:002023-12-04T14:40:08.588-05:00Monster Monday: Ork City's Chupacabra for Shadowdark<p><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Welcome to Ork City!</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the middle of Ork City's Hatt Island is the Park, a wild and dangerous forest filled with all manner of nightmarish predators. One of the most frequent dangers is a creature about the size of a large dog that drinks the blood of its victims. It is quiet as death as it stalks its prey, listening to their heart race, smelling the fear radiating from them, and relishing the warm, coppery taste of the blood that sustains it. Few who come across a <a href="https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/chupacabra.htm">Chupabra</a> live to relay the tale.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp_yVFxZzvNdShOJMeADI89_6-0fsLBPUVqnj9eiKutDxm8exEtV2Y6z0BceIhWR1hTTgOxyZx0MWgXW8cc4AC3ZibodUUaQ9JoLTiNPwS4QxFT2fgTP9DJ3d54IKy0dNig1k4nHtWYN_qO6ZjjCbtfl4Xh0gkn2lpabyZsjlJw71OyqtLIJjZDsjWCfa/s828/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50Lmhzd3N0YXRpYy5jb20iLCJrZXkiOiJnaWZcL2NodXBhY2FicmFqcGcucG5nIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo4Mjh9LCJ0b0Zvcm1hdCI6ImF2aWYifX0=-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="828" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp_yVFxZzvNdShOJMeADI89_6-0fsLBPUVqnj9eiKutDxm8exEtV2Y6z0BceIhWR1hTTgOxyZx0MWgXW8cc4AC3ZibodUUaQ9JoLTiNPwS4QxFT2fgTP9DJ3d54IKy0dNig1k4nHtWYN_qO6ZjjCbtfl4Xh0gkn2lpabyZsjlJw71OyqtLIJjZDsjWCfa/w400-h224/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250ZW50Lmhzd3N0YXRpYy5jb20iLCJrZXkiOiJnaWZcL2NodXBhY2FicmFqcGcucG5nIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjo4Mjh9LCJ0b0Zvcm1hdCI6ImF2aWYifX0=-2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0wht7t963f00vm2va5der/Chupacabra-for-Shadowdark.pdf?rlkey=a5b5bul56oz4ymctro8p1sgqk&dl=0" target="_blank">You can download a PDF here.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj99ICyCcE8SRwtAsDdS-lVzsk9QdlaDa_Tb-LIbuuDhELMAkWDnSPAeyUL-anPM0E5HxUPYadBMrRLFR3tFj0-I4OcgzUe7R9v8iSYfTA7PRaPA1HKT8UELznTHftCRFbAkqufjtiSq_KGjI42JR_5K6yEGvow0nEV_fxkJJeuYAl2mlflA49LGk1sPNF7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="1246" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj99ICyCcE8SRwtAsDdS-lVzsk9QdlaDa_Tb-LIbuuDhELMAkWDnSPAeyUL-anPM0E5HxUPYadBMrRLFR3tFj0-I4OcgzUe7R9v8iSYfTA7PRaPA1HKT8UELznTHftCRFbAkqufjtiSq_KGjI42JR_5K6yEGvow0nEV_fxkJJeuYAl2mlflA49LGk1sPNF7=w400-h358" width="400" /></a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnjPqG3_6VLh4uaGDQH1nLCig-aK7nUT59A9i9VxKcAgy-KbgpVdfxkbYHNr26DCQgpUra6MhEYPxIvwuVYbxoY-8A9E-F3Wvaqgme-z_IwvM21jra1VP0BzRLO3B5qpv8DABzvMVQ-nWtVQhUpoJMlGxpwVGJx9mSR58QmU0jJlhk26scOEfpDgFdI9T2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1456" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnjPqG3_6VLh4uaGDQH1nLCig-aK7nUT59A9i9VxKcAgy-KbgpVdfxkbYHNr26DCQgpUra6MhEYPxIvwuVYbxoY-8A9E-F3Wvaqgme-z_IwvM21jra1VP0BzRLO3B5qpv8DABzvMVQ-nWtVQhUpoJMlGxpwVGJx9mSR58QmU0jJlhk26scOEfpDgFdI9T2=w400-h274" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div><br /></div>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-12786754237651560952023-11-28T16:51:00.001-05:002023-11-28T16:51:33.043-05:00Ork City: Moorlocks for Shadowdark<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnjPqG3_6VLh4uaGDQH1nLCig-aK7nUT59A9i9VxKcAgy-KbgpVdfxkbYHNr26DCQgpUra6MhEYPxIvwuVYbxoY-8A9E-F3Wvaqgme-z_IwvM21jra1VP0BzRLO3B5qpv8DABzvMVQ-nWtVQhUpoJMlGxpwVGJx9mSR58QmU0jJlhk26scOEfpDgFdI9T2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1456" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnjPqG3_6VLh4uaGDQH1nLCig-aK7nUT59A9i9VxKcAgy-KbgpVdfxkbYHNr26DCQgpUra6MhEYPxIvwuVYbxoY-8A9E-F3Wvaqgme-z_IwvM21jra1VP0BzRLO3B5qpv8DABzvMVQ-nWtVQhUpoJMlGxpwVGJx9mSR58QmU0jJlhk26scOEfpDgFdI9T2=w400-h274" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Welcome to Ork City!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is inspired by Gamma World, Numenera, Thundarr the Barbarian, Planet of the Apes, Roadside Picnic, Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth, and Mad Max and focuses on excursions to what used to be the ruins of New York City. I see it as a Point Crawl mixed with running Dungeons that drawls in those seeking fortune and treasure in this harsh and unrelenting world. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Most of what is known about the Moorlocks come from the Vagabonds who have survived its dangers and the Versifiers who carry those tales far and wide. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh4Xd8P3dcLkE-dNtClt5PETnglZtVrX-K9Nz0K6m3Iq6DmznNU3Tbv-Ig3yUvstuZJ2zZTFQZOoTiaJeXD-NnR6ospFJ8udU7mVqyneDMAHNGaRxvpQ9YF3VgE8ppTZVrkzxsVh-fEWQRcjBcgXuCUBDXXW6S8MtYCM8y0t-JwOE7WWRL6p3sn54VJPtQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="1600" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh4Xd8P3dcLkE-dNtClt5PETnglZtVrX-K9Nz0K6m3Iq6DmznNU3Tbv-Ig3yUvstuZJ2zZTFQZOoTiaJeXD-NnR6ospFJ8udU7mVqyneDMAHNGaRxvpQ9YF3VgE8ppTZVrkzxsVh-fEWQRcjBcgXuCUBDXXW6S8MtYCM8y0t-JwOE7WWRL6p3sn54VJPtQ=w400-h312" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/erqf0sjy6y2vb7wittni1/Moorlocks-for-Shadowdark.pdf?rlkey=9jnunqbwyze2154vwtn0xw7cu&dl=0" target="_blank">You can download a PDF here.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheGWaxgrsf2YgoeeI8GdwOr9aUabT25wjQ6zF1YsNJ6vS34y7Mwb7KdwOSGmLHtIDpHnXvP5W2Lm2yjezYO796DD8UwaY3YTW8iSp1j8PDOxUURpFhaATTz0bxH0_0cy0o5iguSseHa59lS0LIKxMO3kcHlf-qcp09Z3UMoie43HTlTuySL9KvYO6gwT7O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1262" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheGWaxgrsf2YgoeeI8GdwOr9aUabT25wjQ6zF1YsNJ6vS34y7Mwb7KdwOSGmLHtIDpHnXvP5W2Lm2yjezYO796DD8UwaY3YTW8iSp1j8PDOxUURpFhaATTz0bxH0_0cy0o5iguSseHa59lS0LIKxMO3kcHlf-qcp09Z3UMoie43HTlTuySL9KvYO6gwT7O=w400-h357" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-15629603316606195552023-11-27T21:43:00.003-05:002023-11-27T21:43:38.412-05:00Miscreant Monday: Crime Wave for Savage Worlds + the Supers Companion for Earth 72<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEYsQ-nEXQkCAuu_D10Q35K_arz8fD37hdQlnoe6DcPD5WRBzLYN8gIvW2osU8ozZC0vOD0rf6Y8IFE5tZLzXxq2L7ajv8Esox3S4bi-uylgzp1Mq58RpW7PFpd4W1_t1vXkUXCs_QIGtRufkaRBcGJ91KtOtSw2iU8qTcPs4fLAKijbUvtJnmL0pL-LuF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEYsQ-nEXQkCAuu_D10Q35K_arz8fD37hdQlnoe6DcPD5WRBzLYN8gIvW2osU8ozZC0vOD0rf6Y8IFE5tZLzXxq2L7ajv8Esox3S4bi-uylgzp1Mq58RpW7PFpd4W1_t1vXkUXCs_QIGtRufkaRBcGJ91KtOtSw2iU8qTcPs4fLAKijbUvtJnmL0pL-LuF=w333-h400" width="333" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063077088064" target="_blank">Artwork by Storn Cook</a></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hamilton Fox, a con man and drug dealer, had dreamed of becoming an Olympic runner for as long as he could remember. Sadly, he was willing to do anything to be the best and was caught using performance enhancing drugs and banned from competing any further.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Blaming everyone but himself he fell in with the wrong crowd and began dealing drugs before being caught and doing time in the Holloway Detention Center on the outskirts of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Opal_City">Opal City</a>. It was there that he met Joseph Klein who took him under his wing. When Klein was released he told Fox to look him up for a job when he got out. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hamilton did just that 18 months later when he found Klein working for the crime syndicate known as the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/One-Thousand_(New_Earth)" target="_blank">One-Thousand</a> and serving as a trusted right hand for the Mist who was in charge of operations in Opal City. Two years later, after proving himself loyal and reliable, the Mist asked Fox if he would be interested in an experiment that could give him superpowers and without a moment's hesitation he told her he was in.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The 1,000 had put a member of the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Dominators" target="_blank">Dominator</a> species known as <a href="https://comicvine.gamespot.com/gunther/4005-61485/" target="_blank">Gunther</a> in touch with a new iteration of <a href="http://H.I.V.E." target="_blank">H.I.V.E.</a>. Gunther had defected to Earth during its Invasion by a coalition of aliens. The Dominator's research involved unlocking the metagene and he and two other subjects underwent the procedure.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hamilton was really lucky. He only had flu-like symptoms for a couple of days before his super speed manifested while the other two subjects died very, very painful deaths.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Nash_(New_Earth)" target="_blank">The Mist</a> has been training Fox in the use of his powers and he has taken up the codename the Crime Wave. She's been having him operate in Hub City to save him as secret weapon when the time is right. Fox is running faster than ever and is enjoying the rush.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hsi6s69e4mg12qoukp2jy/Crime-Wave.pdf?rlkey=bmnw0fu4j2qiflqeai1inrf8z&dl=0">You can download a PDF for Crime Wave here.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I used the excellent <a href="http://Savaged.us">Savaged.us</a> to build him at Power Level II.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiDPM255GoHXQN4WkJBzEqJfpAB3H5oe5Cg2QNGOQE4FCrJmbUQdcWaeZ4M-dRHuZcvEPJOxHMQBgEeJnrH3kvW6vd8Xd6AVjwIlIttJSIoNxcdq-HFwj1_J4yWb037ld9_5ElA2-SRzR6eKay_WxZwydQzJrW369c3UiC-S0qURzWuz5kmCWjaHfAyxON" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiDPM255GoHXQN4WkJBzEqJfpAB3H5oe5Cg2QNGOQE4FCrJmbUQdcWaeZ4M-dRHuZcvEPJOxHMQBgEeJnrH3kvW6vd8Xd6AVjwIlIttJSIoNxcdq-HFwj1_J4yWb037ld9_5ElA2-SRzR6eKay_WxZwydQzJrW369c3UiC-S0qURzWuz5kmCWjaHfAyxON=w413-h640" width="413" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI-PpEOIs9CFqye5XHjLCf_iydiZ8x--4POnwMDWftApTmJrRKCSe70575s7b9F2eyv475oyPx7OaDibcTEJFNlvkaPNqOJ1c6fdGQFvkTRROZpW2WvzblEzu0JgklITYtdX-6bd1KP1mP1odAErg1bwT9R5k0ofbcjCgbPQJg7-7_nBcz2XC6QjX4GSSq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="906" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI-PpEOIs9CFqye5XHjLCf_iydiZ8x--4POnwMDWftApTmJrRKCSe70575s7b9F2eyv475oyPx7OaDibcTEJFNlvkaPNqOJ1c6fdGQFvkTRROZpW2WvzblEzu0JgklITYtdX-6bd1KP1mP1odAErg1bwT9R5k0ofbcjCgbPQJg7-7_nBcz2XC6QjX4GSSq=w488-h640" width="488" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-72902978773334817002023-11-13T14:08:00.006-05:002023-11-13T14:08:50.712-05:00Miscreant Monday: DC Comics' H.I.V.E. Soldiers for Savage Worlds and Earth 72<span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTFJR98muzBoRuoVL7jwx9UMmySSWmSBFwvrLFI02Y23-X_Gq2lrp92PRWCm4_Fm4gKw4wZN_4x8yq1XtHW1iQvrCBdxBbApUyoZwbg5lxtFt5RAG4u6m8vC8MCCu7hDvHRnTn7Fgc5pbO3ejj939sV1-9aA4-MYLCVZnBd5xggOkd9jP72WQsPDHGvrGu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="359" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTFJR98muzBoRuoVL7jwx9UMmySSWmSBFwvrLFI02Y23-X_Gq2lrp92PRWCm4_Fm4gKw4wZN_4x8yq1XtHW1iQvrCBdxBbApUyoZwbg5lxtFt5RAG4u6m8vC8MCCu7hDvHRnTn7Fgc5pbO3ejj939sV1-9aA4-MYLCVZnBd5xggOkd9jP72WQsPDHGvrGu=w287-h400" width="287" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/H.I.V.E._(New_Earth)" target="_blank">H.I.V.E.</a> is a mercenary organization that specializes in high-level contract assassinations, the training and even creation of metahuman operatives, and acts of terrorism. The current incarnation has begun operating in Opal City on the East coast of the U.S. and the Department of Extranormal Operations had identified its new Queen to be the brilliant and deadly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_(comics)" target="_blank">Cheshire.</a></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/989vtzr9ysk3j6njp6ejn/H.I.V.E.-Soldier.pdf?rlkey=6pig1rzls5wmye79ys6ebm6fi&dl=0" target="_blank">Here is a PDF download.</a><br /><br /></span><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 30px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLDl6PXLs5zZdwJbne_UfWHpvY6FAPxesCIhpI_ga3sguVMbjV77pHqHI3U-b8vM0QP9L3ECT1NSmbgOdjzLsmyEk3PSa2j6daobbTesgQEdQDyAJ0WNd3L2PsrJcA8Rj4xR_8nlFt8myT0X6SuA6E7zsOwqlAkngM0BlkI53UF4zWK5hgiZ-ANioF54LL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLDl6PXLs5zZdwJbne_UfWHpvY6FAPxesCIhpI_ga3sguVMbjV77pHqHI3U-b8vM0QP9L3ECT1NSmbgOdjzLsmyEk3PSa2j6daobbTesgQEdQDyAJ0WNd3L2PsrJcA8Rj4xR_8nlFt8myT0X6SuA6E7zsOwqlAkngM0BlkI53UF4zWK5hgiZ-ANioF54LL=w523-h640" width="523" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div><br /></div></div>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-1126601264885299152023-11-04T19:00:00.002-04:002023-11-04T19:00:14.982-04:00Dungeons & Dragons 5E: Thoughts on Rogues & Rangers<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxJhvIzINGOpVrQjKSMPaaXqcnic60OtShMXIOGoC4NZ9D3gwD_TKBS2oEwbSfQnQoVxK7EPOyJ_Oq0Rhw8OjOoSOfpdm_i1IqTsaIbMd65gR6eyTEMJnlNwophPtRWR5F_lTS_97ajAf64yRrYdqH2SfLh5qVJWAG0SGA1DjPDdHywkiBwMYwBscPr0kB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="970" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxJhvIzINGOpVrQjKSMPaaXqcnic60OtShMXIOGoC4NZ9D3gwD_TKBS2oEwbSfQnQoVxK7EPOyJ_Oq0Rhw8OjOoSOfpdm_i1IqTsaIbMd65gR6eyTEMJnlNwophPtRWR5F_lTS_97ajAf64yRrYdqH2SfLh5qVJWAG0SGA1DjPDdHywkiBwMYwBscPr0kB=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our group has kept up with Wizard of the Coasts Unearthed Arcana playtest material for the 2024 Edition/Printing of DnD and there two things the boggle us, how underwhelming the Ranger is and how overpowered the Rogue is.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to the Ranger I'm sure there are numerous people coming to DnD because of the Drizzt novels and we wonder if Hasbro/WotC isn't too keen on that? I mean Drow are nearly unplayable with Sunlight Sensitivity and the 5E Ranger doesn't seem to have a very clear vision for what it wants to be. We had a bit of hope because at one point Hunter's Mark no longer required Concentration but according the notes WotC felt that made the Ranger too good. We were all left shaking our heads at that.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Then, from the other side is the Rogue who can deal Sneak Attack damage once per turn, can gain Advantage on attack rolls by not moving on their turn, can use a Reaction to take 1/2 damage, and can sacrifice Snake Attack dice for special effects. The Rogue, in our estimation, is just too damn good. Realistically, how does WotC walk that back? They just don't and we get it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to be really honest about the fact that WotC's tactics with DnD and Magic: the Gathering leave me fairly bitter. I've been pretty clear with my group that I just don't see myself running 5E...at leas anything published by them. I will say that I am fairly excited by Kobold Press' Tales of the Valiant and ENWorld's Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition and may very well do something with either or both in the future.</span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-59913260648533762672023-10-31T19:38:00.001-04:002023-11-01T11:40:23.790-04:00Happy Halloween! Headless Horseman for Shadowdark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToLNk4ZFbCFHeZgWyVQ3Rv1Bb8po5b9NXMfwoAE3gPgarKbrvNxvJzAGD0JdLj4I5fP_fKg6tIO0ZF1bZSCLsJ0cAGTe0tdseCvVc3TVclJmPh_vNJAS6cjsQ75VJtJ5KbYrYg646Q1Ulqd7k8vsuxqslv8KnG6EMqblnuj0rm9rJCda8UUTtqAMkng/s1600/hh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToLNk4ZFbCFHeZgWyVQ3Rv1Bb8po5b9NXMfwoAE3gPgarKbrvNxvJzAGD0JdLj4I5fP_fKg6tIO0ZF1bZSCLsJ0cAGTe0tdseCvVc3TVclJmPh_vNJAS6cjsQ75VJtJ5KbYrYg646Q1Ulqd7k8vsuxqslv8KnG6EMqblnuj0rm9rJCda8UUTtqAMkng/w320-h400/hh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeR_F-7CvcJC557ZWWNXKytBCEgFENRf2hkYrbIbc8Ky2WXBe8SGcxY4PcWmQ4wY7UDJf-l5CpB_n8kdc_RPQyXMbfV2krFT8WXhTnqxii76enN_6bbblSwqaK--moJbItG5AUwr02e0TUUtllYGV9nktrgCRl4dF3AifwdTBiZTio81aPtb8MXy_v1sGV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1242" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeR_F-7CvcJC557ZWWNXKytBCEgFENRf2hkYrbIbc8Ky2WXBe8SGcxY4PcWmQ4wY7UDJf-l5CpB_n8kdc_RPQyXMbfV2krFT8WXhTnqxii76enN_6bbblSwqaK--moJbItG5AUwr02e0TUUtllYGV9nktrgCRl4dF3AifwdTBiZTio81aPtb8MXy_v1sGV=w378-h400" width="378" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-37948377883957999612023-10-30T01:04:00.003-04:002023-10-30T01:04:22.714-04:00State of the Planes: October 2023<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXSheKM7uN6SRtNycBY5sn2cjsy8Twc3YKAy8-avjGcGAh55OhG40WCZeCo94_TBwhXISMXYIH_CB7Tci3vToMR6Hex9SaKl3NuQCn3psYP4w-HyQs41AEqvie7W-Tknb99G6BFkoYgmXEn35tk3uVxZ1y9lEuEK14e-AAM5xOINL5zSDwllru9CSJ5LpI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXSheKM7uN6SRtNycBY5sn2cjsy8Twc3YKAy8-avjGcGAh55OhG40WCZeCo94_TBwhXISMXYIH_CB7Tci3vToMR6Hex9SaKl3NuQCn3psYP4w-HyQs41AEqvie7W-Tknb99G6BFkoYgmXEn35tk3uVxZ1y9lEuEK14e-AAM5xOINL5zSDwllru9CSJ5LpI=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />This year just seems to have flown by and All Hallow's Eve is nearly upon us. I've been playing a Fighter named Bluehawk using the Unearthed Arcana playtest version and am enjoying it. I'm a bit tired of 5E though and if the group wants to continue with it after this campaign wraps I might excuse myself for a bit. I love seeing all of my friends but they still seem very enthused about 5E and I am just not.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'm still taking a break from Deadlands on Tuesdays and we are beginning an Icons game set in the DC...uh...Multiverse...I guess? The PCs are working for Power Co. in Opal City and are dealing with a new version of HIVE led by Cheshire.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've spent the last few months looking at games I want to run such as Shadowdark, Dragonbane, Basic Role Playing, Hero's Journey, Castle Falkenstein, Fantasy AGE, Hero System 6E, and even Pathfinder 2E. I think whatever I run it won't have a d20 in it. I love the OSR and still love 5E, even though I despise Wizards of the Coast, but I just need some time away from both of them. I think I'm going to focus on Savage Worlds since my biggest grip against it was the Wound system which is no longer the case and I really like a bunch of its settings: Deadlands, Battlelords of the 23rd Century, Rippers Resurrected, 50 Fathoms, Saga of Solomon Kane, Flash Gordon, Pathfinder, and Lankhmar. I'm contemplating a setting like Rifts Earth (though I don't want to run SW Rifts yet), Deadland's Hunting Grounds...something where people from all over find themselves in the same place or the setting just makes room for all of them like </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Numenera's 9th World a billion years in the future but without the Cyphers.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">. Basically, I'd just lay out all of the Seasoned Archetypes for SWADE and let people pick their characters. I love what Pinnacle is doing with the Archetype, Powers, Chase, Status, and Ally/Adversary cards. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I also have a Rippers Resurrected mixed with Ravenloft's Masque of the Red Death game in mind but when don't I have a million ideas? So little time. Sigh.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'd like to do some "OSR stuff" for Savage Worlds like I started with </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="Numenera's 9th World, " target="_blank">Death's Head Keep</a> earlier this year but I'm going to be realistic and see what happens. I don't think I just want to make antagonists and might focus on setting material and even side quests.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I guess we will see what November and December hold.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Be well.</span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-46756523598114402452023-09-16T16:27:00.008-04:002023-09-16T16:28:29.546-04:00Marvel Super Heroes/FASERIP: Additional Damage Revised<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIg_DhjLPVmZ2054Ymrd4gCiKCK_SaXZXroT_jFnt_F6bH5kfIYm2XEpn1JXmLCuQ4nIr5PKKg8EmWGJtMFLUCDh-iB-e535H9cEN14QFOBMF3I85Z_h9beFvxHOPeFRehquYzdH4FFpy0UiCZtYUxMPXeW9QDoQJvG2Rl0-VeOSHxSuMZ-6i-QofPNH5F" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1280" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIg_DhjLPVmZ2054Ymrd4gCiKCK_SaXZXroT_jFnt_F6bH5kfIYm2XEpn1JXmLCuQ4nIr5PKKg8EmWGJtMFLUCDh-iB-e535H9cEN14QFOBMF3I85Z_h9beFvxHOPeFRehquYzdH4FFpy0UiCZtYUxMPXeW9QDoQJvG2Rl0-VeOSHxSuMZ-6i-QofPNH5F=w400-h310" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've revised my FASERIP Damage Bonus <a href="http://www.crossplanes.com/2023/09/marvel-super-heroesfaserip-additional.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">originally posted here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If the roll of a d10 is even you gain a +1 Column Shift per die and if your roll is a double and a success you gain +3 Column Shifts.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Example 1 - My roll is a an 81 so I gain a +1 Column Shift to damage since one of the dice is even.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Example 2 - My roll is a 64 so I gain a +2 Column Shift to damage since both are even.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Example 3 - my roll is a 95 so I don't gain a bonus to damage since both dice are odd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Example 4 - My roll is a 77 so I gain a +3 to damage since my roll is doubles and it succeeded and even or odd doesn't matter.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That's it. It's fast and fairly straightforward.</span></p><p><br /></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-79606194633389259222023-09-02T16:33:00.001-04:002023-09-02T16:33:30.606-04:00Marvel Super Heroes/FASERIP: Additional Damage<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuz84sOiWRj7_zRP1Cm-SgpnYoGUEg_WDrG7MSFjodAqlnJU3Cwy8VUg2FMBhEXCFsp5cnj2haHBnSxM1sYHlK7mfU_cCtzEVqEZ0ei0vImv9FZbyDnFUT6c59h8DBE1IsD_nX1lTQ8E8QNkntNDC5wAEzEzqTKLLo7F9zGW29FXjtaRdb4SXUqK5fH_cv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1045" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuz84sOiWRj7_zRP1Cm-SgpnYoGUEg_WDrG7MSFjodAqlnJU3Cwy8VUg2FMBhEXCFsp5cnj2haHBnSxM1sYHlK7mfU_cCtzEVqEZ0ei0vImv9FZbyDnFUT6c59h8DBE1IsD_nX1lTQ8E8QNkntNDC5wAEzEzqTKLLo7F9zGW29FXjtaRdb4SXUqK5fH_cv" width="318" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I love the old <a href="https://classicmarvelforever.com/cms/" target="_blank">TSR Marvel Super Heroes/FASERIP rules</a> and its an old favorite of mine, however I would like some random element to damage and have two different options:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Option 1: When an attack hits a target roll a d6 and on a roll of 1 or 2 the damage increases by that many column shifts and on a 3-6 nothing occurs.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Option 2: Works as above but when you roll a 6 it counts as 1 column shift and you preroll the d6. As long as you roll 6s you keep increasing the column shifts, but a 1 or 2 are ignored on all additional rolls.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That's it. Pretty straight-forward.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Excelsior!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-3530659759098730832023-08-27T22:17:00.006-04:002023-08-27T22:17:43.821-04:00#RPGaDAY 2023: Day 16 thru 27<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJP0D_aPpx7AnYd3zK4skBvjwR6zJd1u-z0N9cQHypGMj8uMiJwTxBT2YFDxtJ5ai6FUUBLAAhmLB8fyqKgRcS9k7M0Ge1pdqgisMLCGHyh9Y312bt029WPx4cja8ik_R_prLAg57e4UZ_shBH7pLqzuy7KYd_eFXZK6vFSMMJq7Ub6dZcEFc3qcb3H2OJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1600" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJP0D_aPpx7AnYd3zK4skBvjwR6zJd1u-z0N9cQHypGMj8uMiJwTxBT2YFDxtJ5ai6FUUBLAAhmLB8fyqKgRcS9k7M0Ge1pdqgisMLCGHyh9Y312bt029WPx4cja8ik_R_prLAg57e4UZ_shBH7pLqzuy7KYd_eFXZK6vFSMMJq7Ub6dZcEFc3qcb3H2OJ=w400-h283" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Game You Wished You Owned? This is tough. DnD popped into my head. HERO System/Champions too. Rifts. Savage Rifts is cool but I'd like to fix Rifts. It is my White Whale.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Funniest Game You've Ever Played? Tales of the Floating Vagabond.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Game System? HERO System. It's a like a language that I'm still fluent in.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Published Adventure? L5R's Tomb of Iuchi-Ban for 1st Edition.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Will Still Play in Twenty Year's Time? DnD most likely. Hopefully Savage Worlds and Dragonbane.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Licensed RPG? West End Game's Star Wars RPG.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Best Second Hand RPG Purchase? Villians and Vigilantes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Coolest Looking RPG or Book? Castle Falkenstein RPG Hardcover.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Complex/Simpler RPG you Play? Complex is HERO System. Simple is Call of Cthulhu.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Unplayed RPG You Own? So. Damn. Many. Rifts.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Character Sheet? Vampire: The Masquerade's Character Sheets.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Game You'd Like a New Edition Of? West End Game's Star Wars. I appreciate the slipcase FFG did but I'd love for that line to come back.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-5224190316203129672023-08-15T15:14:00.004-04:002023-08-15T15:14:42.967-04:00#RPGaDAY 2023: Day 1 thru 15<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHsbYVAHZ5wJ4zLJE9sVQAh-Exl8ndcFJZVOhjiRd3Y61zxxv9yttsaQ-jSXMHfEjUC7c0rs40usrnx9Rk6O-_VST8lWZ9qiicfuQNxY-CD8xUkC34uMKPu_87tZhgL2arekNnJyHpB4nAiA0cUq5bFZ7TIrPWWQwZpoMWkFUO13-ipu-Cryk6AlvUidLb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="3508" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHsbYVAHZ5wJ4zLJE9sVQAh-Exl8ndcFJZVOhjiRd3Y61zxxv9yttsaQ-jSXMHfEjUC7c0rs40usrnx9Rk6O-_VST8lWZ9qiicfuQNxY-CD8xUkC34uMKPu_87tZhgL2arekNnJyHpB4nAiA0cUq5bFZ7TIrPWWQwZpoMWkFUO13-ipu-Cryk6AlvUidLb=w400-h283" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First RPG Played This Year? Savage Worlds Deadlands.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First RPG Game Master? My old buddy Todd back in 1991. I was a sophomore in College.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First RPG Bought This Year? <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/416642/Harthbreaker&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">Harthbreaker</a>. An OSR + Powered by the Apocalypse hybrid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most Recent Game Bought? <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/432417423/shadow-of-the-weird-wizard?ref=user_menu" target="_blank">Shadow of the Weird Wizard.</a> It is on Kickstarter right now and you should back it too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oldest Game You've Played? Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Game You've Never Played? <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/692/CJ-Carrellas-WitchCraft?cPath=93&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">WitchCraft from Eden Studios.</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Smartest RPG You've Played? I don't know what this means to be perfectly frank. I'm going with <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/240654/Numenera-Discovery?src=hottest_filtered&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">Numenera</a> for some reason.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Character? Billy Ray Cordite, a Pathfinder 1E Paladin that wore cowboy boots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Dice? My friends bought me those really expensive Sapphire Anniversary DnD Dice that are metal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Tie-In Fiction? West End Games had at least one novel for Bloodshadows that I really enjoyed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Weirdest Game You've Played? Skyrealms of Journey at Gen Con in 1993. Strange setting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Old Game You Still Play? Marvel Super Heroes/FASERIP from TSR</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most Memorable Character Demise? I had this Monk in 5E, an eladrin, he was just a combat monster and I was it hard to make him unique so I leaned into an existential crisis where he is tempted to join the cult of Iuz because he thinks he is a remorseless killing machine. However, first he discovers a Deck of Illusion and just loves the chaos of it. Then he discovers and then later wishes for a Deck of Many Things and he gets a magic belt from Kord and he begins to believe that the deity worships HIM. He goes off to defeat a Black Dragon in one on one combat but then decides to seduce them. He was almost holing his own in the fight but a grenade a gnome tinkerer gives him blows up on a count of 2 instead of 3 and the Dragon then finishes him off. It was crazy fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Convention Purchase? I have the Castles and Crusades White Box from years and years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Favorite Module/One-Shot? <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8782/Schwalb-Entertainment?term=schwalb&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">Any thing published by Schwalb Entertainment.</a> They are short and succinct.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-2864796891096990882023-07-15T14:56:00.000-04:002023-07-15T14:56:04.881-04:00If You Build It They Will Play: Hedrons<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOlTYSfaXhdkmkfzQo7FZYxmoBTeEyi_yhrbXVGbgLBORDa5YVblRgLkVV-7XmFCV1vGx3MR63LerGq4EbDW99Yismsa7YDaxVB8DXJ8KHXJcVoZlGEzL96LdUwNPOKFZhQt4sL9he2qtxErG_o2T2BqHOszbe3s0FmJV_Iaua48duGUo0MFIdPhMEoXG/s1000/HedronDuels2.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1000" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOlTYSfaXhdkmkfzQo7FZYxmoBTeEyi_yhrbXVGbgLBORDa5YVblRgLkVV-7XmFCV1vGx3MR63LerGq4EbDW99Yismsa7YDaxVB8DXJ8KHXJcVoZlGEzL96LdUwNPOKFZhQt4sL9he2qtxErG_o2T2BqHOszbe3s0FmJV_Iaua48duGUo0MFIdPhMEoXG/w400-h354/HedronDuels2.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I started playing Magic: the Gathering with the Antiquities set...so 1994, I guess? I've always found many of the game's Planes fairly interesting and <a href="https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Zendikar_(plane)" target="_blank">Zendikar</a> is among them. In the setting, a geomancer, created these floating monoliths or <a href="https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Hedron" target="_blank">Hedrons</a>, to imprison the game's riff on the Great Old Ones known as the <a href="https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Eldrazi" target="_blank">Eldrazi</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Since the <a href="http://www.crossplanes.com/search/label/Craglands" target="_blank">Craglands</a> have been dealing with the threat of expansion of the Far Realms I decided to use the Eldrazi as a change of pace.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Hedron appears, passing through a newly formed Rift, moments after an unexplained explosion within a nearby mine and immediately begins floating at about 15' in the air where it remains stationary and vibrates at a frequency that is just barely audible (DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Rift, which appears as a night-black oval set into the ground, is a slightly larger than an average human and is 15° cooler than the rest of its environment. Looking directly into the Rift requires a DC 12 Wisdom Saving Throw which causes a level of Exhaustion on a failed roll.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Anyone who succeeds on a DC 12 Intelligence (Arcana) check knows what the Hedrons are and that they are rare on this Plane. If the total is a 15 or higher then it is known that the Mage King Suleiman III of Khersia wrote that our Plane and Zendikar's were somehow linked during the sinking of Hem-Hoomod, the Ivory Seat of the Woodeel Empire, which marked the end of the 7th Age and the beginning of our current one. With a total of 18 or higher it is know that Ur-Hukar, the High Vizier to the Ivory Seat, came upon the Invector Prima, a foul tome devoted to the Higher Ungods, the name of the Eldrazi during the 7th Age, which corrupted him body, mind, and soul. If the total is 20 or higher then it is know that that Hussars of Vim use a strange form of magic to detect, track down, and destroy Hedrons and then cleanse the area via the <i>Meteor Swarm</i> spell.</span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-37275406145381608482023-07-10T22:42:00.001-04:002023-07-10T22:42:47.043-04:00If You Build It They Will Play: A Simple Start<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlfBEKeS-CBxPu2ge3dbn2unu0Njyd1yaJRG8_p3TOYu2vXBeq9d0frHNUQaXzELxISHOjacDKShCpHEUrGxKcgu7iLLP9uKdY04IEeS3m07sPZdxc5uCw6yt5SdrZTR0cijpKFszVCFEKPmqLTIaqN-ZqYcE-_v_AAtOuUOuPuxPXH79KrbzE-8jpTAKl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlfBEKeS-CBxPu2ge3dbn2unu0Njyd1yaJRG8_p3TOYu2vXBeq9d0frHNUQaXzELxISHOjacDKShCpHEUrGxKcgu7iLLP9uKdY04IEeS3m07sPZdxc5uCw6yt5SdrZTR0cijpKFszVCFEKPmqLTIaqN-ZqYcE-_v_AAtOuUOuPuxPXH79KrbzE-8jpTAKl=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A few months back I put our <a href="http://www.crossplanes.com/2022/11/spotlight-horror-at-headstone-hill-for.html" target="_blank">Tuesday Deadlands game</a> on pause and started a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition game with mostly the same players.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I chose 5E because two of my players hadn't really had much of a chance to try it, DnD Beyond is a HUGE time saver, and if I'd run B/X or ADnD I'd have used a fair number of house rules to make it somewhat closer to 5E.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I decided having a good introductory adventure to get things moving worked really well with Deadlands so I looked for something similar for 5E. With DL I used a sandbox setting but I feel more comfortable with DnD fantasy so something simple would just fine. We were starting at Level 3 and I chose the 4th Level adventure A Deep and Creeping Darkness from Candlekeep Mysteries because two of my players had play tested the 3rd Level adventure before. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Without going into too many details the adventure gave me two locations the town of Maerin and the abandoned village of Vermeillon. Additionally, I know that I will be dealing with the Feywild and the Far Realm. I cut the part about Candlekeep and have the Players being hired by an older woman who is looking to return her Mother's ring to enhance the dowry of her great-grandaughter.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to take a step back and share that some goals this campaign: I want this campaign to be 99% player drive and since I have some very active players they make this easy for me to accomplish.; I'm not looking to make the Big Damn Heroes who have to save the world; the rules are far less important than fun -- again, my players have all kinds of ideas if sounds good why not do it? For example: our wizard had an idea to distract an enemy and while he knew Color Spray he didn't have it prepared, so I let him make an Arcana check and since he succeeded he was able to cast it. I think there should be some extra incentives for utility spells that might get overlooked and I've enhanced this process by giving him a magic item with several utility spells he can cast once per day.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We are couple sessions into this campaign and I've been sketching out the setting as the Craglands. There is something sinister trying to turn a nature portal into the Feywild into a hole to the Far Realms and they have met someone from 50 years in the future of Vermeillon whose exposure to the aberrant energies of the Far Realm have twisted him physically and impaired him mentally and there has been some concern about Hill Giants making deep forays from their mountain strongholds.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">More soon.</span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-36748651184905210902023-06-24T18:22:00.001-04:002023-06-24T18:22:48.590-04:00Dungeons & Shivan Dragons: Sword of War and Peace for B/X D&D + Old School Essentials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEregJMontNHoM58BoOKBxyEki5GHJDV67ODW9S_cXJxmcv6ELxBZjXHA0ud0MfDN2Dl6-J8V60XE75ETxq2efih3j66R5DqHPfOv7W8FO-kvZQsJnR1Mu7EhHepvyR-_HzuD5ThhKTdB8ErHaZYz9KpIFnBXyZiNhiMUChQwpHDNx_MyiBwauoO6aw1G8/s1160/218276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="833" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEregJMontNHoM58BoOKBxyEki5GHJDV67ODW9S_cXJxmcv6ELxBZjXHA0ud0MfDN2Dl6-J8V60XE75ETxq2efih3j66R5DqHPfOv7W8FO-kvZQsJnR1Mu7EhHepvyR-_HzuD5ThhKTdB8ErHaZYz9KpIFnBXyZiNhiMUChQwpHDNx_MyiBwauoO6aw1G8/w288-h400/218276.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 30px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sword +3, War and Peace</span></b></p>
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<li style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Fire-based damage:</i> </b>Is reduced by 1 point per damage die rolled. (Each die inflicts a minimum of 1 hit point damage.) </span></li>
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I figure I'll work a few each post.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Derketa</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Alignment:</i></b> Neutral Good</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Domains:</i></b> Grave, Life, Order</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Erlik</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Alignment:</i></b> Lawful Evil</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Domains:</i></b> Death, Grave</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Ishtar</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Alignment:</i></b> Neutral Good</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Domains:</i></b> Order, Twilight</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Mitra</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Alignment:</i></b> Lawful Good</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Domains:</i></b> Knowledge, Order, Peace</span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-20489434491954700902023-06-11T15:55:00.003-04:002023-06-11T15:55:31.912-04:005E vs the OSR vs What is Best for Our Group<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilx2-gLpT7ACffTbDlcznS6rXCgT6rtfJx2DaYNraFl2W7UxlRyQDAC9MY-CmW82HrbmWoY3txe5e2kQP89fNE7JGTM1uDMi58WVhzqRi6CdKzNat0FkcEmWPbmhj8_9Bi2HMj57LzfvhNL-kcwjZgukymUYqGvp3Z4zq_hKOcaxGjVSxIUFzpVIEdxg/s1280/d20-dice-transparent-orange__03889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilx2-gLpT7ACffTbDlcznS6rXCgT6rtfJx2DaYNraFl2W7UxlRyQDAC9MY-CmW82HrbmWoY3txe5e2kQP89fNE7JGTM1uDMi58WVhzqRi6CdKzNat0FkcEmWPbmhj8_9Bi2HMj57LzfvhNL-kcwjZgukymUYqGvp3Z4zq_hKOcaxGjVSxIUFzpVIEdxg/s320/d20-dice-transparent-orange__03889.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've spent the last year working on combating my Gaming ADD so that I could run games that would last more than 2-3 weeks. I'm glad to report it's been working. My Deadlands game is 9 months in and sadly had to go on hiatus as one of my players is buying and moving into a new house.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We decided to run a different game while he is unavailable and I started looking at the OSR and 5th Edition. On one hand, I'm royally pissed at Wizards of the Coast for their shenanigans and would like to support creators who actually care about their audience. But on the other hand I have some players in this game that want to play 5E, have never gotten to play it, and love DnD Beyond.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I did some heavy thinking about this and what I came away with is that I tend to agree with many of the 5E changes that were made while also altering many OSR games to be closer to 5E. And when I look at what has been successful for me as a DM in the last 9 months is focusing on story and fun over game system.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In fact, when I look back at my Gaming ADD it always comes back to finding that perfect system. The 3 games that come closest to perfect for me are Castle Falkenstein, Shadow of the Demon Lord and Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Right or wrong, 5E captures my vision of DnD as a game designer. I like Bounded Accuracy and Sub-Classes. If I were designing DnD it would look a lot like 5E.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After looking at all of this I went back to 5E and for my players and for me it was the right decision. I'm not giving WotC any of my money and I'm picking up excellent 3rd party products. I'm also backing Kobold Press' Tales of the Valiant as I feel that Kobold is doing some of the most exciting work on 5E.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My group is invested in 5E and I'm invested in them. They are my best friends and it's great that I get to run a game for them. I still am angry at WotC and I'm sure that will affect things at some point but honestly, I have enough material for 5E to use the engine for years to come.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I hope someone knocks WotC off of their block but in the meantime I'm going to enjoy DMing my friends.</span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-14445202725248808742023-06-04T22:40:00.008-04:002023-06-12T16:50:45.649-04:00Clerical Work: the Gods of Conan part 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A_dADXv4u9Tl7RBOq-8-6nPa_XMd3jBF6pQpCZbNcr4OEJlz-Vpfgjs4ro7rHqG5ks1bXnAc-sOyrpmvTvI5-eNTp3HX2NPOXjwz5PIK_gj1_WMXps6S6X6Diq3ViHN50-2geYSCY1gVm_otzlxXTTQwvRqD1PVNOPrVXalkwHADfwN1Bx9ixHRnug/s1023/204217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="796" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A_dADXv4u9Tl7RBOq-8-6nPa_XMd3jBF6pQpCZbNcr4OEJlz-Vpfgjs4ro7rHqG5ks1bXnAc-sOyrpmvTvI5-eNTp3HX2NPOXjwz5PIK_gj1_WMXps6S6X6Diq3ViHN50-2geYSCY1gVm_otzlxXTTQwvRqD1PVNOPrVXalkwHADfwN1Bx9ixHRnug/w311-h400/204217.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I recently picked up <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/232064/Conan-by-Crom-BUNDLE?src=cmail612023&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">Modiphius' Conan Bundle </a>and was reading through the Nameless Cults and thinking about using the deities presented it for a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition campaign. I figure I'll work a few up each post.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Adonis</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Alignment:</i></b> Neutral Good</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Domains:</i></b> Life, Nature</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Anu</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Alignment:</i></b> Neutral</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Domains:</i></b> Knowledge</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Bel</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Alignment:</i></b> Chaotic Neutral</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Domains:</i></b> Trickery</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Bori</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Alignment:</i></b> Lawful Neutral</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Domains:</i></b> Order, War</span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-65163365833963357052023-05-21T23:31:00.002-04:002023-05-21T23:31:23.873-04:00Magic Item Monday: Helm of the Vanguard for Dragonbane<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicW2IhomHdbqSvixi9wBghCOuhQL-jbR78e0Qe5sN-1sKjviTPGouwE6lfuOYJ2PhSmMa99XXQaK3Sal5GvRzwaRvoFo_R6vFcPDRkA3QWwn7IGrLZIgGDq1A_pKrKgtlqLX1UEp5MjoB_xeolTsYYfaNHD8NKyztsKpWPICuD_QkmQ1uaCgMYIS5V8w/s750/1002199469-photo-u1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="750" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicW2IhomHdbqSvixi9wBghCOuhQL-jbR78e0Qe5sN-1sKjviTPGouwE6lfuOYJ2PhSmMa99XXQaK3Sal5GvRzwaRvoFo_R6vFcPDRkA3QWwn7IGrLZIgGDq1A_pKrKgtlqLX1UEp5MjoB_xeolTsYYfaNHD8NKyztsKpWPICuD_QkmQ1uaCgMYIS5V8w/w400-h301/1002199469-photo-u1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Helm of the Vanguard <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/418106/Dragonbane-Core-Set&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">for Dragonbane</a></i></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Amor Rating:</i></b> +2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Cost: </i></b>--</p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Supply: </b>--</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 32px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 32px; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: x-large;">When you take damage, as a Free Action, you may reduce your Willpower instead of your Hit Points. You may not do so again until the beginning of your next turn.</span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-11174452822793955692023-05-08T16:51:00.003-04:002023-05-08T16:56:03.970-04:00Monster Monday: Man-Serpent for Dragonbane<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims4o30NNsvQxXZRCk5WsGWpF_vE1DBXreSWxs4HOLyLzoWWeopJPL2sCqCUdpxs_NdOKKRY-Iot_x2rIZJSXwzztBvCm2h2__TrNp0vVunx_WqPy1kh_lp0fhzn_QlrTrlo5E1z9ogWGX/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims4o30NNsvQxXZRCk5WsGWpF_vE1DBXreSWxs4HOLyLzoWWeopJPL2sCqCUdpxs_NdOKKRY-Iot_x2rIZJSXwzztBvCm2h2__TrNp0vVunx_WqPy1kh_lp0fhzn_QlrTrlo5E1z9ogWGX/w300-h400/SavageSword191.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/x374sp8cvkkiq5j/Man-Serpent%20for%20Dragonbane.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">You can download the PDF here.</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 32px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Man-Serpent <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/418106/Dragonbane-Core-Set&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">for Dragonbane</a></i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Ferocity:</i></b> 2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>Size: </i></b>Large</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Movement: </i></b>12<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>Armor: </i></b>3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>HP: </i></b>25</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Typical Gear: </i></b>—</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Monster Attacks</i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>D6<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Attack</i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Crown of Vipers! </i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b>It darts at its victim and the</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>tiny serpents atop its brow </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>sink their fangs into their foe. </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The attack inflicts 4d4 piecing <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>damage and if any damage </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>gets through the victim’s </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>armor they gain the </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sickly condition.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 39px;"><b><i></i></b><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Tail Lash!</i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b>The monster’s tail lashes </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> <span> </span></span>out toward a victim to smash </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>them. The attack targets a </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>creature within 10m </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> <span> </span></span>and inflicts 2d8 bludgeoning </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>damage and if the victim fails </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>a Strength check they are </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Toppled.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 39px;"><b><i></i></b><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Constrict!</i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b>Its coils wrap tight around its </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>victim and squeezes. The </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>attack inflicts 2d10 </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>bludgeoning damage and the </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>target is Grappled if they fail a </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Strength check with a Bane.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 39px;"><b><i></i></b><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>4<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Mesmerize!</i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b>Its yellow eyes beckon you to </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>look at it’s forked tongue’s </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>rhythmic pattern. The victim </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>must make a Willpower check </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and if they fail they are Dazed </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>until the beginning of the </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>man-serpent’s next turn.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 39px;"><b><i></i></b><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>5 <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Bite!</i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b>The man-serpent bites at it’s </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>prey. The victim takes 2d6</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>piercing damage.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 39px;"><b><i></i></b><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>6<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Smash!</i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b>It uses its size and bulk to </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>attack it’s prey. The victim </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>takes 2d8 bludgeoning </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>damage and rerolls any 1 or 2 </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span> <span> </span></span>but must use the next roll </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 32px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>even if it is another 1 or 2.</p><div><br /></div></div>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-87521216000442266692023-05-02T17:42:00.005-04:002023-05-02T17:58:10.172-04:00Back In the OSR: Ziggurnaut for Old School Essentials<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEger3qpTU64A1CD47jgsCWkRkcOsIwYUOmZ1m5Ju5DNGTr-nlF6cqYyfA6FSC_0fFkm9MlgWcM_DYXjOV1Hcn8fdJvbpWvOkf7dCACeP0jE9i1hjZebcbrtxsCRw-biSWDUKmXgrm-mbiieU1cdax8XmrMmSuV5m4LKL3HmtT7VHtPjTcA0JZ2UQlw-xQ/s902/fc25406dce434826075d1d4c04142db6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEger3qpTU64A1CD47jgsCWkRkcOsIwYUOmZ1m5Ju5DNGTr-nlF6cqYyfA6FSC_0fFkm9MlgWcM_DYXjOV1Hcn8fdJvbpWvOkf7dCACeP0jE9i1hjZebcbrtxsCRw-biSWDUKmXgrm-mbiieU1cdax8XmrMmSuV5m4LKL3HmtT7VHtPjTcA0JZ2UQlw-xQ/w250-h400/fc25406dce434826075d1d4c04142db6.jpg" title="Mayan Temple by Mark Akopov" width="250" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/3025924740475180/" target="_blank">Mayan Temple art by Mark Akopov</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Ziggurnaut for </b></span><span style="color: #0000e9; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Old School Essentials</b></span></span></p>
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<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Huge engines of conquest used as the advanced guard to invade for the Mage-Priests of Non Ek.<i> </i>Ancient and powerful ritual magic transfers a decorated soldier's consciousness into a ziggurnaut and it is considered a great honor to be chosen for this role. The families of those chosen are given land and title for their loved one’s dedication.</span></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>AC </i></b>9 [10], <b><i>HD </i></b>12+3 (57hp) <b><i>Att </i></b>4 x cannonball (2d8),<b><i>THAC0</i></b> 10 [+9], <b><i>MV </i></b>360' (120’),<b><i>SV</i></b> D6 W7 P8 B8 S10, <b><i>ML</i></b> 10, <b><i>AL </i></b>Lawful, <b><i>XP</i></b> 1,900, <b><i>NA</i></b> 1 (1), <b><i>TT</i></b> G</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">▶</span><b><i>Cannons (4):</i></b> Up to 120’.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">▶</span><b><i>Transferred Consciousness:</i></b> All ziggurnauts are experienced veteran officers who have been decorated for their actions before earning the rank.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Arial; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-61299383877731687542023-05-01T23:25:00.002-04:002023-05-01T23:26:23.283-04:00Monster Monday: Simian Imperials for Dragonbane<p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/418106/Dragonbane-Core-Set?src=hottest&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">Dragonbane</a> is the kind of RPG I've been looking forward to for a long time. It's based off of Chaosium's RuneQuest/Basic Role Play but uses a d20 like Pendragon. Professions help you pick your skills as a beginning character but after that you improve Skill through play. Also, its spells are closer to DnD than RQ and it has a cool mechanic where you spend Willpower for spells as well as heroic abilities. I really can't recommend it enough.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've been brainstorming a setting where the enemies are the Simian Empire and I decided to work up some ideas for antagonists.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/3t3tcngotwgw8ms/Simians.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">If you want a PDF you can download it here.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkr2p5Iu3Ouu7aoKVTjXnikFiTp_SzoPLTOC3Nf8btQTlzsXtR-lbK6Yql0RlNS0leGX3ZRWiesCmqAE4X0Sk-MzLz6lon1rrkjJGcnXdPyBpt_pvV8YKo7ITCjvjwcAX46QdGDKWJplS54P6qvYT-F69f1qWiUyUxJpcc1H-Xok87CrXV0VtNoxK9w/s1338/Planet_of_the_Apes_Vol_1_1.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkr2p5Iu3Ouu7aoKVTjXnikFiTp_SzoPLTOC3Nf8btQTlzsXtR-lbK6Yql0RlNS0leGX3ZRWiesCmqAE4X0Sk-MzLz6lon1rrkjJGcnXdPyBpt_pvV8YKo7ITCjvjwcAX46QdGDKWJplS54P6qvYT-F69f1qWiUyUxJpcc1H-Xok87CrXV0VtNoxK9w/w478-h640/Planet_of_the_Apes_Vol_1_1.webp" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><i>Gorilla Soldier</i></b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Movement:</i></b> 10<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>Damage Bonus: </i></b>Str+d6</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Typical Armor: </i></b>Hide (3)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>HP: </i></b>14</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Skills: </i></b>Acrobatics 12, Awareness 11, Evade 9,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Riding 14</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Abilities: </i></b>Lightning Fast</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Typical Weapons: </i></b>Heavy Crossbow (skill level 12, </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">damage 2d8), Scimitar (skill level 11, damage 2d6)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <b><i>Orangutan Psyker</i></b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Movement:</i></b> 10<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>Damage Bonus: </i></b>Str+d4</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Typical Armor: </i></b>Leather (1)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <b><i>HP: </i></b>10<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>WP: </i></b>12</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Skills: </i></b>Acrobatics 10, Beast Lore 12, Evade 7,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mentalism, 14, Myths and Legends 13, Riding 12</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Spells: </i></b>Farsight, Power Fist, Scrying, Telepathy</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Typical Weapons: </i></b>Club (skill level 10, damage 1d8)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hand Crossbow (skill level 11, damage 2d6)</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <b><i>Chimpanzee Scout</i></b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Movement:</i></b> 12<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>Damage Bonus: </i></b>Agl+d4</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Typical Armor: </i></b>Leather (1)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <b><i>HP: </i></b>10<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><b><i>WP: </i></b>10</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Skills: </i></b>Acrobatics 13, Evade 10, Riding 12</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Abilities: </i></b>Backstabbing, Catlike</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Typical Weapons: </i></b>Short Sword (skill level 12, </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">damage 1d10), Hand Crossbow (skill level 13, </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">damage 2d6)</span></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-92065613548110827652023-04-24T18:43:00.000-04:002023-04-24T18:43:22.805-04:00Manitou Monday: Dobson Family SideQuest for Deadlands the Weird West & Savage Worlds<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr93lX4TPb3V6hevjTuFSsjVITP3Ls54BUNuMis0akyOcx-wLL4QTtOt3X-zFHPPF5Bo18dBVO3uBWTdJZNMY-5HWNcgy3sXyXmcLMvinfwZshJB01s6S9gJmA59whWW8qL-Q4OoBFd6prF9TZB4wffuAPJ2GKpLYdhMbCDpZYsEAMRl4MtP7_ipxFQ/s792/Dobson%20Family%20Tomb%20Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="612" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHr93lX4TPb3V6hevjTuFSsjVITP3Ls54BUNuMis0akyOcx-wLL4QTtOt3X-zFHPPF5Bo18dBVO3uBWTdJZNMY-5HWNcgy3sXyXmcLMvinfwZshJB01s6S9gJmA59whWW8qL-Q4OoBFd6prF9TZB4wffuAPJ2GKpLYdhMbCDpZYsEAMRl4MtP7_ipxFQ/w494-h640/Dobson%20Family%20Tomb%20Image.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/gkgrd73263kjudh/Dobson%20Family%20Tomb.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">A PDF of this SideQuest is available here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px;">Outside the city of Denver is a small, family cemetery hidden amongst the woods of a blue spruce forest. No one remembers the Dobson family in the area if asked, but they will lose every ounce of friendliness if outsiders are foolish enough to inquire about the tomb or any other strange things in the area. Only, Bringham Polk, a drunk trapper who lives closest to the cemetery is willing to open up about the place and only if some booze is made readily available to him.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px;"> </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">After his third or fourth whiskey Brig, as his Ma called him, will tell you about the strange screeches that can be heard several nights a month around the boneyard, the death of livestock of all kinds throughout the year, and those nights when the Moon is nowhere to be seen and not quite human things that knock on his windows, rattle his locked doors, climb upon his roof, and try to crawl down his chimney. By the time Brig gets around to this last bit the man is terrified and heads over to the Sherif’s office to dry out in a cell. Coincidentally, there is no Moon that night.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">When its found the vines, creepers, and roots of the forest seem to shy away from the ominous stone building and here are several things about it that are off-putting. First, the doorway is just a tad to narrow and short for most people and no one can read the bone white letters of some strange language that spells out “VKTUURM circa 2241” etched above the door.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">There is a single coffin on a stone slab within the tomb and it uncovered and empty with the lid missing completely. Covered in a heavy layer of dust is a golden necklace with a long attached. On a successful Common Knowledge check the observers believes it is a human tooth. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Each corner of the interior features a gargoyle crouched and ready to strike and a successful Occult check reveals them to be examples of Ghuls from Middle-Eastern folklore.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">A successful Notice check finds a narrow hidden door in the far left corner leading down. Posse members with the Brawny edge are too large to enter the door.<br />
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A worn set of hand holds takes the Posse down about 30’ before opening into a large chamber and utter darkness. Using a torch or other light source reveals a dirt floor and scattered bones of all kinds. A terrible stink pervades the whole area and is a mixture of a heavy musk and feces. A Notice check reveals 2 Dobson Family Ghuls almost completely buried in the walls of this chamber and breathing very shallowly. A roll of 1 on the Notice trait die awakens both Ghuls who attack and screech for the rest of their nest. If the Ghuls are not awakened then Posse members have The Drop on them.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Dobson Family Ghul</i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Parry</i></b> 7 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Tough </i></b>7 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Pace</i></b> 6 (d6) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Ag</i></b> d10, <b><i>Sm</i></b> d4, <b><i>Sp</i></b> d6, <b><i>St</i></b><i> </i>d8, <b><i>Vi</i></b> d10 | </p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Athletics </i></b>d10 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Fighting </i></b>d10 (d8+d4)</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Notice </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Stealth </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span><b><i> Survival </i></b>d10 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span><b><i> </i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Edges</i></b> Arcane Resistance, Beast Bond, </p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Calculating, Free Runner, Grit, </p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Special Abilities </i></b>Burrow, Fear (Those who see them must make a Fear Check), Low-Light Vision (No penalties for Dim and Dark Illumination), Weakness: Light (-2 to all Trait Rolls in light brighter than a torch)<br />
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A narrow tunnel opens up to the left and after about 30’ splits to the right and left.<br />
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Taking the right-hand tunnel leads to another chamber that is barely large enough to hold the entire Posse and has scattered piles of various items and includes 1 dagger, 1 Colt Peacemaker, 1 calvary saber, 4 children’s toys, and $40. Another Notice check reveals 2 adult Ghuls and 3 Ghoul children. Once again, a 1 on the Notice die awakens the creatures and sleeping Ghuls gives the Posse The Drop.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">If the left-hand tunnel is selected it is 50’ long and opens into the smallest chamber yet. There is enough room for 2 Posse members at most and a woman with wild and long silver hair, naked and her belly swollen with child, lies in the center of the floor with her left arm buried in the dirt up to her elbow. Both Mother Dobson and her mate, whose hand she is holding and who is lying buried beneath her, Father Dobson can be awoken just like the other Ghuls and if they are asleep the Posse has The Drop on them.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Father Dobson Ghul</i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Parry</i></b> 7 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Tough </i></b>7 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Pace</i></b> 6 (d6) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Ag</i></b> d10, <b><i>Sm</i></b> d4, <b><i>Sp</i></b> d8, <b><i>St</i></b><i> </i>d10, <b><i>Vi</i></b> d10 | </p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Athletics </i></b>d10 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Fighting </i></b>d10 (d10+d4)</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Notice </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Stealth </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span><b><i> Survival </i></b>d10 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span><b><i> </i></b></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Edges</i></b> Arcane Resistance, Beast Bond, </p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Calculating, Free Runner, Grit, </p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Special Abilities </i></b>Burrow, Fear (Those who see them must make a Fear Check), Low-Light Vision (No penalties for Dim and Dark Illumination), Weakness: Light (-2 to all Trait Rolls in light brighter than a torch)</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Mother Dobson</i></b></p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Parry</i></b> 6 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Tough </i></b>6 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Pace</i></b> 6 (d6) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span></p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Ag</i></b> d8, <b><i>Sm</i></b> d8, <b><i>Sp</i></b> d10, <b><i>St</i></b><i> </i>d6, <b><i>Vi</i></b> d8 | </p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Athletics </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Fighting </i></b>d8 (d6+d4)</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Notice </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Stealth </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span><b><i> Survival </i></b>d10 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span> </p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Edges</i></b> Brawler, Command Presence, Ferver, Improved Beast Bond, Master Tactician</p>
<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Special Abilities </i></b>Burrow, Low-Light Vision (No penalties for Dim and Dark Illumination)</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Within this chamber is the Dobson Family Bible with a letter from Lilith Whately congratulating her niece, Pandora, on her engagement to Ibraham Dobson. There is an old and weathered copy of the dreaded Liber Des Goules which contains a cypher for the language used on the outside of the tomb known as Enoy and a written history of the Dobson clan here in the U.S.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-25074548080140347352023-04-18T16:34:00.000-04:002023-04-18T16:34:41.209-04:00Savage Worlds Pregens: Seasoned Troll Merc for the Sprawlrunners Setting<p><span style="font-size: large;">Noah "Tynee" Woodburn is a Pregenerated Seasoned Troll Merc for <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/334278/Sprawlrunners&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">Sprawlrunners, an excellent Savage Worlds version of Shadowrun</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://savaged.us" target="_blank">I made Tynee with the Savage.us site</a> that I cannot recommend enough and it already features the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/261539/Savage-Worlds-Adventure-Edition?src=hottest_filtered&filters=1600_0_0_0_0&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">SWADE</a> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/416768/SWADE-Fantasy-Companion?src=hottest_filtered&filters=1600_0_0_0_0&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">Fantasy</a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/383266/Savage-Worlds-Super-Powers-Companion-SWADE?src=hottest_filtered&filters=1600_0_0_0_0&affiliate_id=18983" target="_blank">Supers</a> Companions with Horror on the way!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/cmkgwtn8j03bklq/Noah%20%22Tynee%22%20Woodburn%20Troll%20Merc.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">You can Download Tynee as a PDF here.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px; text-align: center;"><br /><b></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/lcc8t6kjwg6bezl/Red%20Tiger%20Gang%20Shootout.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">You can Download the PDF here.</a></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The Red Tiger Gang is led by Tigress Hepburn, the daughter of Frances "Trapper" Hepburn who rode with several gangs in the 1870s. Tigress' Mother, Acorn, died in child birth and she was literally raised by gangs her father rode with. After her Dad got gunned down in Dodge City, she found herself working with her "Uncle", Frank Perth and Robert "Red" Dobbins who both think of her as their daughters. Due to the backward view of some bandits and hired guns Tigress posed as a young man and was known by strangers as "Tiger". Smart and surprisingly well-read most who rode with Tigress quickly found enough success to look past the fact that she was "the fairer sex" and those stupid enough to give her unwanted attention had to deal with first her and then Uncle Frank and Red. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The Posse is tracking down the Red Tigers who are wanted for several murders in the area over the last 4 months. The Gang is working for the Bayou Vermillion rail company dealing with folks who won't accept the Baron's offer for their land. There is bounty of $200 each for all 8 members of the Gang.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The entrance to the caves the Tigers use as a hideout is guarded by Uncle Frank Perth and his gatling rifle, Birdie (she has been modified to carry double the amount of rounds). Frank uses a wooden crate as a seat, there are two sets of lanterns mounted to each side of the cave, and a small wooden table holds a cup of oily black coffee.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Uncle Frank Perth</i></b></p><p style="color: #e4450b; font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Wild Card</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Parry</i></b> 7 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Tough </i></b>7 (1) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Pace</i></b> 6 (d6) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Ag</i></b> d8, <b><i>Sm</i></b> d8, <b><i>Sp</i></b> d6, <b><i>St</i></b><i> </i>d10, <b><i>Vi</i></b> d8 | </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Athletics </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Fighting </i></b>d10 </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;"><b><i>Notice </i></b>d8 | </span><b><i>Shooting </i></b>d10 (2d8, 24/48/96,</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">AP 2, RoF 3, 60 Shots) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span> <b><i>Stealth </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span><b><i> </i></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Edges</i></b> Improved Rapid Fire, Rock and Roll! </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Quirks </i></b>Shaving cuts on face</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The cave branches to the right and left.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Heading to the right leads to a chamber with four rough tables with a poker deck on the closest. Under one of the tables lies a woman who pleads for help when the Posse enter. Her arms and legs are bound with heavy rope. Her face is dirty, she has no shoes, and she is wearing a denim dress that is heavily scuffed. She quickly tells them , "A bunch of 'em are out hunting, hurry get free me before they make it back!"</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">She will identify herself as Diane Hope and claims the outlaws killed her husband and kidnapped her two days ago. In reality, she is the gang's leader, Tigress Hepburn, and she heard the scuffle with Uncle Frank and tied herself up and sent the other Tigers into the next chamber to ambush the intruders. She has a derringer and a knife on her.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Diane Hope AKA Tigress Hepburn</i></b></p><p style="color: #e4450b; font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Wild Card</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Parry</i></b> 7 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Tough </i></b>7 (1) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Pace</i></b> 8 (d8) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Ag</i></b> d12, <b><i>Sm</i></b> d10, <b><i>Sp</i></b> d6, <b><i>St</i></b><i> </i>d6, <b><i>Vi</i></b> d10 | </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Athletics </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Fighting </i></b>d6 (d6+d4) | </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;"><b><i>Intimidation </i></b>d10 | <b><i>Notice </i></b>d10 | </span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Persuasion </i></b>d10 | <b><i>Shooting </i></b>d10 (2d4, </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">3/6/12, RoF 1, 2 Shots) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span> <b><i>Stealth </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Taunt </i></b>d10 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span><b><i> </i></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Edges</i></b> Command Presence, Level Headed,</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Natural Leader </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Quirks </i></b>Missing pinky on left hand.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The next chamber has a bear-skinned rug and 3 crates containing whiskey, a bag of mail, and several empty money bags. The two tables in this room are tipped over and being used as cover by 5 Red Tigers. "Drop your weapons and we'll talk about how you might make it out alive!", yells a man with flaming red hair and beard aiming 2 peacemakers at the Posse. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">"Diane" will make sure to stay behind the characters and in the previous the chamber they "rescued" her from. She won't act on the first round of combat but will attack the Posse on the second round. She is loyal to her gang but if things look bad for them before attacking she will continue her ruse until she can escape and then gain revenge. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Shooting in the cave can be dangerous due to ricochets and if an attacker rolls a1 on their Shooting die and fails their attack roll, draw a card, if it is a Diamond draw a card for each person in the chamber and whoever has the lowest card is hit by the ricocheting bullet.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>5 Red Tiger Bandits</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Parry</i></b> 7 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Tough </i></b>7 (1) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Pace</i></b> 6 (d6) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Ag</i></b> d6, <b><i>Sm</i></b> d6, <b><i>Sp</i></b> d6, <b><i>St</i></b><i> </i>d8, <b><i>Vi</i></b> d6 | </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Athletics </i></b>d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Fighting </i></b>d6 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Shooting </i></b>d8 (2d6+1, 12/24/48, AP 1, </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">RoF 1, 0 Shots) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span> <b><i>Stealth </i></b>d6 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span><b><i> </i></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The cave take a sharp turn to the left toward the largest chamber yet. There are 7 bed rolls in here and the last 1/4 of the chamber is separated by quilts hung on clothesline to give Tigress privacy from the rest of her gang. While the Posse searches this chamber she stay close to the entrance and will be looking for a chance to make a run for it if the Posse has killed the Uncle Frank and the other 5 Tigers. Once the Posse begins inspecting Tigress’ belongings a successful Common Knowledge roll will clue them into her lie and she will not surrender for any reason, she'd rather die then be hung or go to jail.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">There is a deep niche in the wall near her bedroll where there is $100 in cash and 4 ounces of Ghost Rock. After searching the whole chamber the Posse also finds an additional $80 in cash, a ruby engagement ring, 1 stick of TNT, 3 dime novels, and a copy of <i>Hoyle's Book of Games</i> that is missing close to 20 pages. </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">If the Posse takes a left instead of the right at the split after about 5 minutes they find dead end with numerous bones, animal, human, and…other critters scattered on the chamber floor. A successful Notice roll at -2 will reveal a carcajou, a wolverine-like creature that the Gang has chained up in here. The chain has 15' of slack and this chamber is 45' long and 30' wide.</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Carcajou</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Parry</i></b> 9 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Tough </i></b>10 (1) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Pace</i></b> 10 (d10) <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Ag</i></b> d10, <b><i>Sm</i></b> d4 (A), <b><i>Sp</i></b> d12, <b><i>St</i></b><i> </i>d10, <b><i>Vi</i></b> d12 | </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Athletics </i></b>d10 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span><b><i>Fighting </i></b>d12+2 (d12+d6+2, AP 2 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span>Intimidation d10 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span>Notice d8 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">| </span>Stealth d12 <span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;">|</span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;"><b><i>Survival </i></b>d8 | </span><b><i>Edges </i></b>Improved Frenzy<b><i>,</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Quick, Rabble-Rouser<span style="vertical-align: -2.0px;"> | </span><b><i>Special Abilities</i></b></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Fearless, Hardy, Size -1</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Quirks </i></b>Missing left eye</p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; 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font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"> </p><p style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 29px;"><br /></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678893758046699062.post-77398022137816520882023-04-11T23:37:00.002-04:002023-04-11T23:37:26.193-04:00B/X D&D x BRP Version 2<p><span style="font-size: large;">I've worked a Version 2 of my B/X D&D X Basic Roleplaying Mashup. It goes off on its own but I think it's more streamlined this way. As always, feedback is greatly appreciated.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/i47ktnmeabenula/BX%20RP%20Character%20Creation%202.0.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">PDF is here.</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJL89yzyvQH5Jv57JsWPSN2c2kK8ywvWnlsagL34byyuH2uEgAKhDvd4HPT_d96dMwr15INO0EEPhZFU1NeMXCBTnsh0pub9wS4OboXwqhqYyVq62iJRFf1guyI_LhvnI71_ANlwWxN5BHSbdkyPkviBUG8cNNls9w9BW0Yrv-gaUCn7_vUI3e5dmu7Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="612" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJL89yzyvQH5Jv57JsWPSN2c2kK8ywvWnlsagL34byyuH2uEgAKhDvd4HPT_d96dMwr15INO0EEPhZFU1NeMXCBTnsh0pub9wS4OboXwqhqYyVq62iJRFf1guyI_LhvnI71_ANlwWxN5BHSbdkyPkviBUG8cNNls9w9BW0Yrv-gaUCn7_vUI3e5dmu7Q=w493-h640" width="493" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Cross Planeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258583245202567276noreply@blogger.com2