The dark cohort of old St. Nick, the Krampus is the sinister creature tasked with punishing the little boys and girls who fail to listen to their parents throughout the year. Presented here for your holiday entertainment, we’re providing you with a collection of Krampuses, a bundle of badness who are intent on leaving behind […]
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The dark cohort of old St. Nick, the Krampus is the sinister creature tasked with punishing the little boys and girls who fail to listen to their parents throughout the year. Presented here for your holiday entertainment, we’re providing you with a collection of Krampuses, a bundle of badness who are intent on leaving behind
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We’re approaching the end of the funding period for the Journeys to the West Kickstarter, but that doesn’t mean we’re slowing down the fun involved for everyone. In fact, we have another creature for you to add to your game right away—if you dare! Also, those of you who have already joined the crew might
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When a catastrophe strikes or a massacre takes place, and the lives of thousands are extinguished, some might come to believe that the place where it happened is accursed and that the very stones remember the agony of the dying. In fact, when the victims are psionic beings, their mental death shrieks and psychic horror
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In the first part of this two-part series, you learned of the trog-kin template and how you could use it immediately in your game. Now we take that a step farther in the second part. Let’s start with some adventuring fun. Adventure—The Hive The encounter in the first part is merely an aperitif for coming
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Venture again to the Isle of Morphoi, where we peer at the Morphoi hulk, which has been illustrated by Chris McFann. You can venture beyond the jump now to read the entire entry, and then head over to the Journeys to the West Kickstarter and join the crew if you want to see more about this
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“I’ve noticed you using the word ‘sluglet’ again, sluglet.” “Master?” “Copying me. Mocking me, some might say. My old friend Inferdal the Dark Magentine noticed it only last week, and Mumpsicrumb the maid has twice commented upon it to me recently. You will cease this imitation.” “As you wish, mighty one, but I am merely
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In our ongoing look at the Isle of Morphoi, we take a look at the Nethysule, which has been illustrated by Chris McFann. You can venture beyond the jump now to read the entire entry, and then head over to the Journeys to the West Kickstarter and join the crew if you want to see
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The climactic cavalry charge has always been an iconic image in fantasy literature. From the charge of the Rohirrim at Helm’s Deep in The Two Towers to the famous mounted knights of Lastwall in Golarion, the image of a line of knights mounted on horses and riding the enemy down has been with us since
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Gunnar the Huntsman studied the tracks in front of him, grimacing when he saw those made by a pair of large birds. Trina, a young woman who had accompanied him on his annual hunting trips to Fairview in the past, fidgeted at his side. Why the new mayor of Fairview had suggested she accompany him
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Journey back to the Isle of Morphoi and spend some time with the creature for which the island is named. Designer Christina Stiles has provided you with some statistics and Chris McFann has illustrated this creature so that you can begin your seafaring adventures right this second. Of course, if you want more, you should
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Phinneus, sage drake of Zobeck, was perusing a book that discussed flora of the Dragon Empire. Suddenly, the door to his library swung open. Phinneus’s annoyance changed to terror as a green draconic head attached to a spear flew by him, missing him by mere inches. “Dragon! We will speak!” a recognizable voice shouted from
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Adventure! Excitement! These things and more await you in Journeys to the West, a Kickstarter project by Open Design. The project, which you can help fund as of this writing, will have six adventures for the Pathfinder system, and it plans to give adventurers of levels 1 to 12 plenty of opportunities to explore and
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Leaves skitter along the dry path, tumbling over the exposed roots of old-growth trees. The smell of fall provides a crisp counterpoint to the cutting cold that crept into the air as the sunlight fled not too long before. A slight breeze picks up more leaves, stirring them lazily, then dies before it becomes a
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A pool of oily black water ripples as you approach. Darkwater can be both an unexpected terrain hazard and a potential story hook for assassination plots. If your adventurers are moving through a dark and dank cavern system, they might walk right into a puddle of darkwater. If they’re mixing among the social elite in
A low hum of muffled clicks and whirrs emanates from this feline statue as it stretches. Its dark body glistens in the available light, and its eyes and ears move as it begins to look around the area. A faint glow flickers in its eyes, a low thrum underlies the sound of its movement, and
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