Too Afraid to Change My Blog Name!

thats what we call neo nazis and shitty conservative bros? or at least its what we used to call them? why are ppl calling themselves "chuds" affectionately now

what is happening

when you call yourself and your friends "chuds"

YOU

ARE

CALLING

YOURSELF

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Image by Sam Wood, © Green Ronin Publishing

[Commissioned by Soluman Blevins. Hadriel first appeared in the 3.0 book Legions of Hell, as the leader of two whole factions of devils, the Submitted and the Obeyed. This was yet another “BDSM is Evil” themed monster, which were a common theme in RPGs trying to be “edgy” in the 90s and 00s. And her backstory, rebelling against the misogyny of Hell, gives her original flavor text something of a girlboss vibe. I have nothing against either BDSM or rebelling against misogyny, so I wanted to make sure there was something genuinely evil about my take on Hadriel. Long story short, Hadriel is a TERF.

There is a 5e conversion of The Book of Fiends, which has rather more of an art budget and is in full color. I don’t like that rendition of Hadriel as much; she’s more conventionally beautiful and doesn’t even have visible bone hooks. Sam Wood’s more extreme take is very cool and very HR Giger meets Clive Barker.  I suspect Hadriel might even have been an influence on Magic: the Gathering’s Elesh Norn, with the sweeping headdress and corset of gore.]

Hadriel Duchess of Domination, Lady Cindara, Mistress Concerns aristocracy, radical feminism, sadomasochism Domains Charm, Evil, Law, Nobility Subdomains Aristocracy, Devil, Lust, Tyranny Worshipers female supremacists, noblewomen, slavers Minions erinyes, handmaiden devils, kytons Unholy Symbol a crossed sickle and riding crop Favored Weapon sickle Obedience spend one hour inflicting pain on a sapient creature without killing it. You may use yourself for this purpose if you do not have a subject on hand. Gain a +4 profane bonus on saves against the staggered and stunned conditions. Boons 1: eagle’s splendor 2/day; 2: charm monster 2/day; 3: waves of ecstasy 2/day (as 6th level spell)

Malebranche, Hadriel CR 21 LE Outsider (extraplanar) This giant humanoid is cruelly thin, with violet skin stretched over bone. Her face is beautiful, but cruel, and a mane of spines grows from the back of her head. Bony hooks protrude from her wrists, and she wears a corset made of bones and a skirt made of tanned leather.

Hadriel, the Duchess of Domination, is a powerful and ambitious devil who became a malebranche on her own initiative. Originally an erinyes, she expected and demanded more power, eventually carving her own body into a stronger and more monstrous form and joining the court of Mephistopheles. In the misogynistic hierarchies of Hell, this entailed acting as a consort to a male pit fiend, who met with a “tragic accident” and had his resources usurped by Hadriel. She has since moved to the Material Plane as her primary base, seeking to sacrifice an entire planet to Hell in order to curry Asmodeus’ favor and gain further advancement. Part of this process has been spurring a cult to form on her behalf, granting her a sliver of divine power.

Hadriel is a sadistic combatant, and although she can end fights in an instant with her mind controlling abilities, prefers to drag them out. She wants to leave enemies broken, beaten and humiliated before making them her slaves. She has two auras, the first inspiring fear and the second an enthralling mental weakness. In melee, she fights with her bone hook and quill-like horns, but rarely fights alone, instead working along with a squad of bodyguards and thralls. She has no compunctions about abandoning a losing battle, leaving her minions behind to die as punishment for their failure.

The Duchess of Domination has shapechanging abilities, and commonly travels the Material Plane under the guise of Lady Cindara, a woman of great wealth and vague royal descent. Lady Cindara is the leader of the Shrieking Violet Society, a women’s club that acts as a front for Hadriel’s cult. Every headquarters is the site of an infernal sigil, part of a plan to transform an entire planet into a magic circle and transport it physically into Hell. Initially, the Shrieking Violet Society seems to be a place for upper class women to converse and advocate for their position, but the more initiated one becomes, the crueler revelations are made. Hadriel’s experiences with misogyny have warped her perspective into a complete reversal, envisaging a perfect society where “proper women” completely dominate men and rule over them with an iron fist. The Shrieking Violet definition of a “proper woman” is narrow, and trans women, gender nonconforming people and others who do not fit their criteria are seen as abominations to be exterminated.

Hadriel stands ten feet tall in her natural form. Her pride prevents her from ever assuming male guise through shapeshifting or illusion magic.

The full saga of Margie and the Nuns (so far). Realised I never compiled these in one place.! Also, bonus Margies!

"O is for Osquip" © Ben Towle, accessed on his blog here

[The osquip is a monster I always thought deserved better. My first monster manual was the 2e AD&D Monstrous Compendium, which depicted the osquip and rat side by side. To get point of place alongside such a dungeon staple as giant rats lead my child-self to assume osquips were a big deal, but the Monstrous Compendium was probably their most prominent appearance. They were a Fiend Folio original, and like a number of monsters from that book, were fairly obscure outside of it and all but disappeared in later editions of D&D. Their last official appearance was as an Improved Familiar option in Races of Faerun, and those stats didn't even really try to represent the osquips of old so much as replicate the dire rat but as a magical beast this time. My take on the osquip restores its surprisingly dangerous bite attack, and tries to give them some memorable behavior. The bright red teeth are inspired by those of real world super gnawers like beavers and nutria, and were one of the reasons I went with a black and white image.

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Osquip CR 2 N Magical Beast This ugly creature appears to be a cross between a rat and a bull terrier. Its hide is leathery and yellow, and it has six legs and a mere stump for a tail. Its teeth are enormous, chisel-like and red, protruding past its lips.

Osquips are carnivorous offshoots of rodents, notorious for their tunneling capabilities and viciousness. Their favorite prey is other rodents, which at first might seem to be a boon for city dwellers, reducing the amount of grain stolen and the transmission of disease. Unfortunately, osquips will eat other creatures, attacking man-sized prey in packs. They can burrow through solid stone, albeit slowly, using teeth impregnated with iron. Dungeons where osquips live may be crisscrossed with miles of these tunnels, and they have no compunction of digging into the basements or ground floors of buildings. Over time, osquip tunnelling can damage foundations and allow other stranger creatures to use osquip tunnels to infiltrate cities. Their taste for rodents extends to ratfolk, and ratfolk communities devote plenty of time and energy to guarding against osquip infestations.

Osquips live in groups something like the colonies of bumblebees and some wasps. A single female dominates reproduction, and other females in the colony help care for her young. These other females are still fertile, and may sneak mating and attempt to raise their own offspring, but the queen osquip seeks out and eats any young that aren’t her own. All members of the colony, including the queen, forage for their own food, but may forage alone or in groups depending on the size of prey available. Osquips need to consume iron in order to keep their enormous teeth sharp, and so collect metallic objects to gnaw on. The greatest defense an osquip colony has is their tunnel system; these are typically too narrow for man-sized creatures to move through. Osquips navigate their tunnels with scent trails, left behind by glands on the creature’s feet and rear end. For creatures without the scent ability, attempting to navigate osquip tunnels is difficult if not impossible.

An osquip can be taken as a familiar with the Improved Familiar feat by a spellcaster of 7th level or higher. They are most popular with Small subterranean humanoids such as svirfneblin or derro; ratfolk who take an osquip familiar are often seen as antisocial and dangerous by other ratfolk.