Untitled

Let us turn back the clock to the late 1980’s. I was still a teen and RPGs were still in there own sort of teen years as well. Rules systems were being created as different aspiring designers were looking for ways to create a game that was not like D&D. Some, like GURPS and Traveler were highly successful, while many others were not well received and have since faded. That brings us to my choice…

Savage Worlds Cryptids of North America: The DUNDAS BLACKFLY!

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This series looks at the various North American Cryptids as if they were real, tangible beings that have managed to elude scientific observation. Many of the creatures I will be featuring have appeared in other Savage Worlds products. Often times they have been altered and tweaked to fit that particular setting or to make them more interesting or challenging. My interpretation…

Savage Worlds Rifts One Shot: All of Yesterday’s Nightmares

This was a random encounter I came up with literally off the top of my head while “winging it” in one of my Savage Rifts Sessions. It is a combination of my own nightmare, elements of the film Odd Thomas, and source from my player’s character backgrounds. I have removed quite a bit of character specific information to generalize it and allow it to better fit anyone’s campaign. GMs Info: This is…

More Paper Mini Resources!

A few years ago, I did a blog post about using paper minis in your game as an affordable and creative alternative to the more expensive and bulky traditional minis. I’ve had a few people ask for more information on the subject, so I decided to revisit this subject with some of the additional resources and tools I have found in my eternal quest to free and inexpensive paper minis! One of the…

Savage Cryptids of North America: Serpentine Cryptids!

Author’s Note: This series looks at the various North American Cryptids as if they were real, tangible beings that have managed to elude scientific observation. Many of the creatures I will be featuring have appeared in other Savage Worlds products. Often times they have been altered and tweaked to fit that particular setting or to make them more interesting or challenging. My interpretation…

Savage Worlds Rifts One Shot: Ghost Riders in the Sky!

Strange weather phenomena are occurring sporadically to the west and north of Castle Refuge. Reports of dark clouds with red flashing cloud lightning appearing seemingly out of nowhere, rolling over an area bringing with it acid rain and small fiery hail pummeling the land. The storms rarely last more than an hour, usually lasting only fifteen minutes or so. But anyone caught out in the open…

Cryptids of North America: The WHITE DEATH!

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This cryptid was among the more difficult ones to look up. There is very little information about it online. At ALL! What I did find I was interested enough in to do a treatment on this elusive beast. Though I did embellish this one more than most and have added details to it that were taken from other feline based cryptids found in colder climates. Enjoy my iteration of the Inuit…

Savage Worlds Rifts One Shot: Tomorrow Legion Courier

The party comes across a lone human female cyberknight. She is badly wounded and her hoverbbike is barely running. She steers towards the PCs before falling off the bike and collapsing onto the ground. Her name is Nurina, she is a courier for the Tomorrow Legion and is carrying an armored container that, according to her, contains desperately needed materials and information for the Tomorrow…

Savage Cryptids of North America: The Ozark Howler!

Stories of the Ozark Howler date as far back as the early 1800’s and has been sighted in remote areas throughout Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas, though most sightings happen within the Ozark Mountain region of the creature’s namesake.  The Ozark Howler is said to be as large as a bear with powerful legs and unusually long, shaggy black or dark brown hair. The creature has vaguely feline…

Savage Worlds Rifts One Shot: Trading Post Despot

The PC’s begin getting low on certain supplies that cannot easily be found scavenging in the wilderness, such as ammo and modern medicines. There is a trading town a little less than two hours travel from them. The group has been to this town in the past to trade and are familiar with some of the shopkeepers. When the PC’s get there, the town seems unchanged on the surface, but as they begin to…

Family Board Games: Holiday Gift Edition!

Christmas is fast approaching. One of my favorite times of year (right behind Halloween) with the air getting colder and decorations coming out to brighten the night as the sun sets earlier and earlier.  But as the cold really starts to set in come January, you will want to have some new games to play with your family and friends. So why not gift some of these cool board games! Kinda like my…

Savage Cryptids of North America: The Wampus Cat (or Ew’ah)!

Wampus Cat This cryptid has been sighted throughout the Appalachian Mountains region of the U.S., with the highest number of sightings in Tennessee and West Virginia.  Described as a large, panther like cat with glowing yellow eyes, sightings have dated back to the colonial days of the United States. The origins of the Wampus Cat, or Wampus Beast as it is also known, are buried in  several Native…

Savage Worlds Rifts One Shot: Miner’s Lament

Welcome to my second one shot encounter for the Savage Worlds Rifts setting. As with my last one, I tried to come up with something that could present a bit of a moral dilemma as well as one that could be resolved non-violently if the players chose to use negotiation. As usual, all the stats for the various characters can be found in the Revised Savage Foes of North Americabook that uses the…

Family Board Games for Halloween Season

I love board games. I really, really do! I also love Halloween. The time from mid September through mid November in general is my favorite time of year. I love the changing leaves, the cooler nights and Halloween.  I have passed my love of board games and Halloween to my daughter (less so the board games, more so Halloween) and I’ve even managed to interest my son, whose fortnight obsession has…

Savage Cryptids of North America: The Partridge Creek Beast!

This large carnivore hunts in the Yukon Territory of Canada. Named after the area it was originally sighted, it is said to hunt and terrorize herds of moose and caribou.  Described as resembling a Ceratosaurs or Cryolophosaurus, it is up to 40 feet long and estimated to weigh as much as 20 tons. The beast is solid black or dark brown in color with boar-like bristly hair, a powerful mouth filled…

Savage Worlds Rifts One Shot: Coalition Captives.

Hello and welcome to my new series of posts! Each post is essentially an adventure seed to help provide Savage Worlds Rifts GM’s some easy to drop in encounters to use in their home game. Each one will provide stats or direct you to where you can find stats for all the antagonists. Any time I direct you to stats in a published book, I will always use only the Savage Foes of North America for the…

Savage Cryptids of North America: The AMAROK!

The Amarok is spoken of in Inuit legend and mythology. This gigantic grey wolf is said to hunt and kill those foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Unlike normal wolves, the Amarok is a solitary predator of unrivaled stalking and tracking capability.  Superficially similar to the Waheela, the Amarok is larger and quite a bit more powerful. Luckily, they are also far more rare.  The last…