Saint Authketill, the Twice Slain Origins. One of the most perplexing and enigmatic saints to have walked the lands of Midgard is St. Authketill, the Twice Slain. An aasimar of indeterminate heritage but who claimed to be the grandson of Loki, Authketill was an adventurer and thief who traveled up and down the Nieder Straits […]
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It’s a new month, and everyone’s gaming! So here’s a cult-tastic set of wallpapers for your computer, your smartphone, or whatever electronic device you’ve got. This month, we’ve got a piece from The Emerald Order (artist William O’Brien). Let’s go dangling from ropes, adventurers! Please, click on the image you want to download to expand it
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History In the five millennia of Nuria-Natal’s existence, its influence has waxed and waned across the Southlands. At a high point many, many years ago, Nurian merchants established the outpost, lighthouse, and port of Mhalmet on the White Sea. Nurian sandships sailed out of the desert and onto the sea, establishing trade up and down
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Insatiable Brood These ravenous beasts are always found in great, gnawing swarms. Each individual of a brood is a head, slightly larger than a human fist, with bulging black eyes and an enormous mouth lined with uneven, jagged teeth. Slimy tails trail away from the back of the head, and wasp-like wings protrude from where
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Role of the Fighter There are so many different ways to build a fighter, but at the end of the day, your role is to be good at combat. You can make your fighter a deadly ranged character, a death-dealing tank, a WWE wrestler, a military general, the list goes on and on. All your
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Seer of the Middle Sea. Brahm became familiar with ocean travel at a young age. After becoming injured in a fierce battle against pirates off Raguza, he left his parents’ employ aboard the Glory of Gold and convalesced with his grandmother in Triolo. While there, he began to experience strange visions while he was engrossed
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Wilderness exploration has always been integral to the game. Even in its earliest forms, Outdoor Survival was considered an important addition while campaign structures like hex crawls and the West Marches setting have kept that tradition alive. In a genre dedicated to diving into the new and unknown, this is no surprise. The wilderness is
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Though the ratatosk may seem to be little more than carefree tree dwellers more concerned with their next celebration or game rather than any matters of importance, they all have their own needs and agendas. Three ratatosk factions of note are listed below. Madbranch Cult Limbs of the World Tree reach into all of the
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Incremental traps are reminiscent of the death traps from horror movies or superhero comics, where each logical avenue of escape adds another dangerous obstacle to be conquered. Like a normal complex trap, they get worse with time, but unlike most other complex traps, their dangers are not obvious and often act in response to characters’
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There were many reasons that we were excited when Tales of the Old Margreve came out. Firstly, the vast majority of Beth’s PCs have been druids, so we were immediately interested in something with a heavy emphasis on a mysterious and ancient forest. Secondly, this book features a series of adventures that can stand alone
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Ruins 2d20 Encounter 2 1 medusa guarding her lair 3 2d6 clockwork beetles (75%) or 2d4 clockwork beetle swarms (25%) (see Tome of Beasts) pouring out of cracks in the walls 4 A mummy, awakened from its slumber 5 A lawful good fane spirit being pursued by a fleshspurned (see Tome of Beasts 2) 6
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Though kobolds live deep down in the earth in our safe, dry warrens, we do get out and about from time to time, and even we can’t help noticing the days are growing longer and warmer, and there is new life budding green and fresh all around us. This rejuvenation is a healthy reminder that,
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Saint Andares, the Locksmith Origins. Rava has few saints, but arguably her most famous is St. Andares, the Locksmith. Andares was an elfmarked who grew up in an unassuming village in the Duchy of Dornig. He moved from Dornig when he was still a teenager and settled in a small house in the gear district
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Role of the Druid Druids have a great deal of freedom in what role they fill in an adventuring party. If a party doesn’t have a standard healing class, druids can fit into that category nicely. If healing is already covered, they can become DPS (damage per second) machines with their killer selection of blasting
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Hunter of the Damned. During his many northern crossings, Galdvyr has successfully led numerous expeditions through encounters with its many dangers, such as giants, werewolves, and fey. None of those creatures bedevil him as much as the walking dead though. Galdvyr despises vampires in particular, viewing them as unnatural parasites. He has a dream of
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NEW CULT SPELLS These spells have been developed by the cult. CURSE OF DISSOLUTION 4th-level necromancy (Void)Casting Time: 1 actionRange: TouchComponents: V, SDuration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You speak a phrase of Void Speech as you touch a creature. That creature must succeed on a Charisma saving throw or be cursed for the duration
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