Category: Swords and Wizardry

Guest – Creatures of Eira Preview

Cultural and Linguistic note: Guest was the pronunciation of “Ghost” in North England  as a form of ghest or geist.  So for Eira, a “Guest” is a form of Ghost in keeping with the Celtic/Gaelic/Welsh theme of the setting. Guest “For thirty years I lived in that house. Every night, I saw her by the […]

Asrai – Creatures of Eira Preview

In Celtic folklore the Asrai are a race of aquatic Fae. The Asrai are a shy and timid race and tend to fly at the sight of humans, however, their tall lithe forms are said to drive men to drown themselves in an attempt to catch an Asrai. They are unable to stand sunlight as […]

Quick Note: Saving Throw Modifier over Straight Saving Throw

From my understand of the rules in Swords & Wizardry and a lot of other Retro-clones, A character has a straight Saving Throw (ST) that he or she must roll in order for something to happen (or not to happen). Sometimes their are situation modifiers that affect the ST but overall it is a straight […]

Soul Eater – A NOT S Generic Creature for the Crypts & Things Setting

Soul Eater “Always be on guard, lad. Always watch the dark corners of the world. We think the bugbears and goblins and that which we see is the face of evil. Watch the darkness or you will see evil, my boy.” – Willhim Tonks letter 45b. Fiends from the Outside that have found their way […]

The Highlander – Raceless Classes of Eira

While “The Lands of Eira” primarily has class-specific races the plan for the setting is to have four “raceless” classes. Obviously, this means that the class is open to more than a single, default race. However, there still exists limitations to what races can play one of these classes. As shown below with “The Highlander” […]

The Road – Generic Creatures for Any Setting

The Road The Road is not really a road but a Presence and Force of the natural world that corrupts and changes its hunting grounds to suit its needs as a trap for the unwary. The road exists not here or there, but between realities and cannot be easily defeat by conventional means. The road […]

5-Minute Adventures – Whitebox

The following is a quick adventure meant to “fill the gaps”. My apologizes for the crude map. I did not have proper supplies or hardware and was limited to MSPaint. If anyone happens to run this adventure please tell me how it went and what improvements I could make to it. I can be e-mailed […]

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