By Mike Welham Aug 17, 2011 | Articles, Front Page |
It’s raining drakes! Find a whole slew of these fierce mini-dragons in the Book of Drakes. Masters Daigle and Welham can show you the way… Style Feat Drake Style: Mimicking the unpredictability of drakes, practitioners of this style attack their foes with a series of confounding, random movements, which eventually provide a clear opening for more deadly attacks. Masters of this style learn to jump so well they appear to actually fly. Feats...
By Mike Welham Aug 16, 2011 | Articles, Front Page |
It’s raining drakes! Find a whole slew of these fierce mini-dragons in the Book of Drakes. Masters Daigle and Welham can show you the way… Bard A bard may add the following masterpiece to his or her repertoire. Flight of the Drake (Sing, Wind) Your ever-lilting tune stirs the air under your allies and lifts them skyward. Prerequisite: Perform (sing) 5 ranks or Perform (wind) 5 ranks. Cost: Feat or 2nd-level bard spell known. Effect: This...
By Mike Welham Aug 15, 2011 | Articles, Front Page |
(Illustration by Chris McFann) It’s raining drakes! Find a whole slew of these fierce mini-dragons in the Book of Drakes. Masters Daigle and Welham can show you the way… __ Oftentimes, a drake’s curiosity about the world around it drives the creature to seek out experiences beyond the physical realms. The drake finds companions with which it experiences the wonders of the multiverse. It returns from its travels with a changed appearance,...
By Mike Welham Jul 8, 2011 | Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
(Illustration by Chris McFann) It’s raining drakes! Find a whole slew of these fierce mini-dragons in the Book of Drakes. Masters Daigle and Welham can show you the way… __ This miniature dragon, radiating near-blinding illumination, flies effortlessly toward a group of shambling zombies. The creature bursts into an improbably brighter ball of light, and moments later, nothing remains of the undead but piles of ash. Typically found in temples...
By Mike Welham Jul 7, 2011 | Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
(Illustration by Chris McFann) It’s raining drakes! Find a whole slew of these fierce mini-dragons in the Book of Drakes. Masters Daigle and Welham can show you the way… __ An impossible combination of spider and dragon stares at you with its six eyes while its mandibles clack in hunger. Hundreds of bright red spiders on the drake’s hide give the appearance of crawling skin. Upon seeing prey, the creature spits out a sticky glob,...
By Mike Welham Mar 14, 2011 | Articles, Front Page |
A pair of pony-sized frogs leap headfirst into massive trees, which splinter and fall after being struck by the creatures’ bony heads. Seeing a lone orc, the two frogs croak at each other and turn their attention to it. They maneuver into position on opposite sides of the orc, then propel themselves at the hapless humanoid, and leave nothing but a pulpy mess when they meet. Carnivorous beasts typically use claw and fang to kill and eat their...
By Mike Welham Sep 27, 2010 | Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
The rogue swaggered down the alley and examined his prize, a sapphire liberated from a wealthy widow. He stopped short on hearing a squeak. A pair of rats glared at him from further down the alley. He drew his dagger and strode towards the creatures, but his eyes went wide as the 2 rats became 8, the 8 became 32, and the 32 quickly became uncountable. The sudden horde of rats overwhelmed him, and his screams echoed through the alley. When the...
By Mike Welham Sep 16, 2010 | Articles, Front Page |
New magic items for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game that you take directly from your foes’ corpses. ___ Fetishes are easily introduced to a campaign: characters simply make Knowledge (nature or religion) checks (DC 20) after combat against eligible creatures. This provides a way to grant treasure for creatures that normally have only incidental treasure or none at all. Of course, with characters sporting bits and pieces of various creatures, NPCs...
By Mike Welham Sep 9, 2010 | Articles, Front Page |
New magic items for Pathfinder Roleplaying Game that you take directly from your foes’ corpses. ___ As the cheetah studied its prey—an oblivious antelope grazing no more than 50 ft. away—it paid no attention to its own stalker, the young orc warrior Grim-Eye. Only after bringing the frightened animal down did the winded cat realize its predicament, readying itself for another battle. Defeating the cheetah, Grim-Eye took great care in removing...
By Mike Welham Apr 5, 2010 | Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
“It’s gonna be a good haul this year!” Morant shouted to his partner as he clubbed another seal to death, blood spilling to the snowy ground below. “Yeah, they’re plentiful this…” Morant’s partner’s response became a scream as one of the seals unhinged its jaws and then chomped down on the man’s arm, severing it. Morant stared wide-eyed at the scene and readied his club to smash the creature, which had his partner’s arm dangling out of its...
By Mike Welham Mar 22, 2010 | Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
Steggar stayed behind while his fellow hunters returned to the village. Despite their warnings about the dangers in the swamp, Steggar knew he must return successfully from the hunt or face dishonor from the elders. As he thought about how he’d rather die than return empty-handed, he suddenly found himself knocked off his feet, face first into the shallow water, and then he felt a heavy weight drop on his back. He thrashed about to get himself...
By Mike Welham Mar 12, 2010 | Articles, Front Page |
The shopkeeper looked at the leopard-spotted dog sitting outside his shop, and he found himself oddly compelled to leave his shop so he could pet the sad-looking animal. The dog sat there while he consoled it and asked it where its owner was. Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded to his left, and the dog trotted off toward the sound. The shopkeeper watched the animal wistfully before returning to his shop, where he discovered his most expensive...
By Mike Welham Feb 22, 2010 | Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
In a clearing dominated by an enormous tree, a pair of large monkeys sat lazily on a branch until they noticed three men entering the clearing. They shrieked, and the men, seasoned warriors all, ignored the warning and approached the tree. The monkeys dropped to the ground and ran towards these new foes, who drew their swords and prepared to cut down the aggressive creatures. As the monkeys launched their attack, they flickered in and out of...
By Mike Welham Dec 14, 2009 | Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
Brother Fandrus rubbed his eyes. Scribing books by candlelight took its toll. He stepped outside his cloister to get some fresh air. The sight greeting him when he returned made him gasp: a small dragon with waxy wings contentedly munching on the candle Brother Fandrus had been using. Even more remarkable, the room’s illumination had increased thanks to the light emanating from the dragon’s tail. Candle Drake (CR 1) XP 400 LN Tiny dragon Init...
By Mike Welham Nov 16, 2009 | Articles, Front Page, Monsters |
The hunter carried his prize, a clutch of tiny eggs, through the woods. The wind picked up around him as he walked, and he noted it had a particular bite. Wondering how the temperature could have dropped so quickly, the hunter absently felt his neck. His hand came away slick with blood. Then he felt the wind kick up again—the last thing he would ever feel. As the hunter dropped to the ground, a gray dragon the size of a cat materialized next to...
