Despite their powerful magical abilities and natural aptitudes for spellcasting, living stars that choose to interact with other beings typically relish the visceral rush of melee combat and frequently have a weapon of choice with which they are highly expert. While most wield potent magic weapons from points around the Celestial Sea, a lucky few […]
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Do you ever wonder where some of the basic concepts for how magic items work in tabletop games come from? Sure, some of it came from more modern fantasy, but early folklore and fairy tales influenced those stories. In the story, “The Wishing Table, the Gold Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack,” we can
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In Pathfinder, aging is addressed in game mechanics by a slow degradation of the physical attributes and an equally slow gain in mental attributes. I agree that for perhaps the majority of stories this makes perfect sense, but then I think of some of my favorite characters that are older and how they seem to
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Master Pett’s Your Whispering Homunculus presents only the finest in British gaming. Indeed, you are not likely to find a more comprehensive assortment of miscellany anywhere. (So much more than just another bloke in a dress.) “Our tale is almost at an end, huskface.” “But how does the tale end, master? Do the good ravens
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With their punishing climate and near-total lack of precious water, deserts are one of the most hostile environments in existence. Those who spend enough time among the desert sands know that some monsters can thrive even in these hellish wastes. Such creatures are feared and respected by wise adventurers, for they are invariably predatory and
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If you couldn’t tell, I’m an old school gamer and 2nd Edition AD&D was my jam. I held onto the system I grew up with through 3rd Edition, and into the death and rebirth of 3.5. My more progressive gaming friends pressured me to revaluate my position on the system time and time again, but
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With their punishing climate and near-total lack of precious water, deserts are one of the most hostile environments in existence. Those who spend enough time among the desert sands know that some monsters can thrive even in these hellish wastes. Such creatures are feared and respected by wise adventurers, for they are invariably predatory and
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All the stories that were collected by the Brothers Grimm were folktales of the time and region, and most of them were very simple and short. In Tales About Snakes, we find a trio of stories that tell of magical snakes that are helpful and giving to those who show kindness. One version of these
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We are pleased to announce that many of our maps and paper miniatures are going to be available in 3D Virtual Tabletop. 3D Virtual Tabletop is a visually stunning virtual tabletop that presents the miniatures in 3D as stand-up pawns on the map. Already available as a standalone app on iPad, iPhone, and Android, it
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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” —Lao Tzu The romantic interest hostage is a staple of action movies, fantasy, and comics. The setup is easy, lazy writing, and the good guy always comes out on top, except when he doesn’t and the romantic interest gets killed
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Each morning, Midgard’s deific sun emerges from the horizon and begins its swift journey across the sky, sparks of flaming godstuff cascading in its wake. While most of these divine motes simply diffuse into the firmament, a rare few find purchase in the heavenly ether and begin to mature into something truly magnificent. Growing in
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Few mortals know how deep the Fair Lands go, or what manner of creatures dwell in its shadows. These are the strange, wild folk of the old tales: cruel beings who prey on human greed with cursed gold, and invite young men and women to revels from which they never return. Dark Fey is an
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Without looking too hard, you can find tons of adventures teeming with interesting encounters all of which have built-in conflict. They have monsters to fight, devious traps to disarm, and cunning puzzles to solve. But what about the other encounters in the campaign world? What about the traveler the heroes met on the road, the
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“The Robber Bridegroom” is hands down my favorite tale recorded by the brothers Grimm. It has beauty, murder, mystery, magic, terror, and revenge. The characters dance wildly in my imagination each time I read it, and the settings frighten me more than any horror film could as my imagination fills it with evil and terror.
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The White Necromancer is all my son’s fault! You see, my son plays in our weekly Pathfinder games and (says the proud father) is an extremely good, knowledgeable player. In fact, I often bounce ideas off him when I am working on freelance projects. But, I digress …. My son was really intrigued with the idea of playing
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The alchemists and astronomers who associate the green planet Asaph with air, sea, and spirits are correct. Those who find serenity in its pleasant face are not. Asaph is a world of raw, tumultuous nature and primal magic, covered in roiling seas and raging storms. Such is its intensity that even the dead cannot dependably
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