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Encounter; Ashes to Ashes, Part III
Posted on March 22, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis encounter, divided into three sections, focuses on using skill challenges to deal with undead haunting a crematorium in the city. This is Part III, here is Part I and... -
Encounter; Ashes to Ashes, Part II
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 2 CommentsThis encounter, divided into three sections appearing here over the next few days, focuses on using skill challenges to deal with undead haunting a crematorium in the city. See Part I and Part... -
Encounter; Ashes to Ashes, Part I
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 4 CommentsThis encounter, divided into three sections. Part I focuses on using skill challenges to deal with undead haunting a crematorium in the city. See Part II and Part III for... -
Gravesites III: The Murina Crypt
Posted on January 13, 2011 | No CommentsThis is the third of a series of articles about graveyards, interment, crypts, coffins and similar issues, for role-playing games. It employs 4E Dungeons & Dragons rules. Murina Family Crypt... -
Gravesite I, A Sinister Little Plot
Posted on December 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis is the first of a series of articles about graveyards, interment, crypts, coffins and similar issues, for role-playing games. It employs 4E Dungeons and Dragons rules. Encounter Level 4... -
Black Sheep: Kardas the Hell’s Ram
Posted on December 6, 2010 | 2 CommentsAdam White’s recent post detailing the new player character race the Weregoat inspired a villainous idea. Here he is, in all his statted-out glory: the black sheep of the Weregoat... -
The Dead Queens of Morvena – Cover and Setting Preview
Posted on November 19, 2010 | 8 CommentsHere’s a preview of the cover for the upcoming Dead Queens of Morvena for Savage Worlds. Matt Meyer is the artist – you can check out more of his work... -
Devdanchar Art
Posted on February 26, 2010 | 3 Commentsclick each image for a high resolution version In the Time Before Time, in the Great Darkness (a couple of months ago, online) the Creator (John Payne) brought forth a world... -
Devdanchar – A Shayakand Villain
Posted on February 25, 2010 | 3 CommentsEdited by Jonathan Jacobs Ethos When creating Shayakand, a lot of thought went into how different the humans and other humanoid races are from traditionally European-based fantasy settings. Amongst those... -
Portrait of a Villain: The Sleepless Drift, Neirave
Posted on August 17, 2009 | 4 CommentsThe Sleepless Drift, Neirave is an odd-looking woman, with a sterile beauty that seems mournfully frozen in time, wearing a long robe covered with crystals and flecks of ice. Those who enter her domain greatly fear discovering her or the creatures she commands, as no heart seems warm or pure enough for her to spare the wrath of her wintry domain. -
Portrait of a Villain: Brother Ptolemy & the Hidden Kingdom (part 2)
Posted on August 3, 2009 | No Comments(Part 2) In his single-minded quest to cheat death and live forever, the man formerly known as Gerhardt von Brandt conducted a ritual upon himself that sealed his spirit inside his body. While the ritual did indeed stop him from aging and kept him from dying, it did nothing to prevent his body from expiring and decaying once it was fatally wounded. As his body deteriorated, so did his grasp on sanity. -
Portrait of a Villain: Brother Ptolemy & the Hidden Kingdom (part 1)
Posted on August 3, 2009 | 3 Comments(Part 1) In his single-minded quest to cheat death and live forever, the man formerly known as Gerhardt von Brandt conducted a ritual upon himself that sealed his spirit inside his body. While the ritual did indeed stop him from aging and kept him from dying, it did nothing to prevent his body from expiring and decaying once it was fatally wounded. As his body deteriorated, so did his grasp on sanity. -
Portrait of a Villain: Immeril Lithos
Posted on July 20, 2009 | 2 CommentsBorn the heir of an elven bloodline, Immeril Lithos was condemned to the life of an invalid as he was plagued by frailty and sickness since birth. Not being strong enough to lead his house, Immeril turned to the solace of the great Library of Lithos where he indulged his voracious curiosity and where he found the cure to his weakness... Now Immeril must commit despicable acts in order to maintain his health, see how this villain steals the blooms of life from his victims.
