Quick Note – First Basic 5e Character
While I’ve made more than my fair share of characters during the playtest I couldn’t wait to create a new one using the Basic pdf that was released today. Have a look norT Race: Mountain Dwarf male Class: Fighter Level : 1 Alignment: neutral good Background: Folk Hero STR 17 (+3); DEX 10 (+0); CON […]
Back in the Saddle! Flower of the Heart a Spell for S&W, Next and Pathfinder
Well my wedding/honeymoon/vaction went great. got a tan, learned to surf (kind of) and enjoyed the time with my new wife in a place far enough away from home that the stresses and bothers of home life vanished … if even for a short time. now, however, I am back and I have a deadly […]
Creatures for any Setting S&W and Next – The Gortach
The following creature came about in the last game I played with my daughter. It is a mixture of a zombie and a wraith and is attracted to the smell of cooking food. My daughter found the creatures especially scary because of how the originally died (famine) and how they could instantly make a target […]
Creatures of Eira – Hodekin (S&W and Next)
Hodekin The smell of offal and rotting meat filled the air as El dropped into the cavern from poacher shift. Dirty linen tents lay in disorganized mass around a large fire pit. El slipped and suppressed a gag as she stepped in something’s waste. If not for the offal she would have died, as it […]
5 minute Adventures for Next (WIP) and Swords & Wizardry Core Halls of the Dwarf King
A new 5-minute adventure for the month of May. Yes the map is on a post-it note and the Next section is incomplete. That will be fixed early on the morrow, for now though, please enjoy and as always, feedback is greatly welcomed and will help me make better adventures in the future! Five Minute […]
The Fauth – A Creature of Eira for OSR & Next
Fauth Past the lochs the Fauth do live in villages of bone and seal skin. Their eyes burn like brimestones of maligned hate, for the sea, lakes and rivers were once and no longer theirs. Type: Mortal, Monstrous Hit Dice: 2+2 Armor Class: 6[13] Attacks: 2 Claws (1d4+2), Weapon (1d6 + 2 or 1d8+2) Saving […]
Next – Messing around with the Backgrounds
As has become apparent in recent days I am a fan of Dungeons & dragons Next (5e) and hope that WotC opens the system up as they once did with 3.5 and the OGL. I must agree with some podcasts out there that, yes, the OGL is wonderfully vague enough that Next can be easily […]
5-minute Adventure Listing by Request
This was asked of me a week ago by a Blogspot user named “The Scarecrow”. I promised him it’d be up by the 26th … once again I’m late! Shrine of ThiseirAdventure for characters level 2 through 4 for Swords & Wizardry and Next The characters are tasked with discovering the cause of the black smoke […]
Snow Beast – A Creature for Any Setting (OSR + Next)
Snow Beast Tis like a wolf rising from the deep snows of the wastes. Fur edged in frigid ice, teeth grinding, chipping ice. The howl like that of the worse nor’easter … they hunt in packs and stain themselves with the blood of their dinner. Type: Construct Hit Dice: 2 Armor Class: 7[12] Attacks: 2 […]
Quick Note – Dreams of the Red Wizards released
The next D&D Next adventure, Dreams of the Red Wizards, has been released. It is the 18th season of the Dungeons & Dragons Encounter line and the second to be mass-market released. I plan on picking this up on pay day but am a little worried about the inclusion of the “Event Coordinator” from Dracolich. […]