I love cold adventures. I love snow in the real world. Here's the Ice Asp presented for Shadowdark RPG.

This chilly little monster is compatible with Shadowdark RPG. This is the Ice Asp. This was one of my entries for RPG Superstar reimagined for Shadowdark RPG. AC 13, HP 45, ATK 2 bite +4 (1d6) + Icy Venom Or Icy Breath (near), MV near (climb, swim, burrow), S +1, D +3, C +3, I +0, W +0, Ch -2, AL N, LV 5 Icy Venom CON DC 13 or 2d8 damage and frozen for 1d4 rounds. Icy Breath Ice Asp exhales a…

Playing around with some new spells for a new character class compatible with Shadowdark RPG.

The magical art of producing something from nothing. Dungeons & Dragons rolls this school of magic in with Summoning, which we covered earlier this month. You can find that article here.As Shadowdark RPG and many other games don’t use the tired old D&D magic schools, let’s redefine Conjuration a little bit. We’ll say it’s the arcane art of bringing things to the caster or sending things away.…

Talking about the use of Cthulhu and similar mythos in high or even low fantasy TTRPGs. Anyone remember Earthdawn RPG?

Nothing says “Fear me” quite like Old Ones, Elder Gods, and things from beyond. While technically a separate genre from fantasy TTRPGs, Eldritch Horror (the works of HP Lovecraft and the like) is available to us. I’ve been fascinated with the subject ever since the Great Cthulhu himself and all of his friends appeared in Deities and Demigods for 1st Ed AD&D. That was maybe one of the coolest…

Creating a world by thinking about how people interact with roads and how roads interact with the world. Blazing new trails is the definition of adventure.

I love playing out travel in fantasy TTRPGs. So many interesting things can happen just traveling from Point A to Point B in a world filled with fantastic monsters and swarthy scavengers. Not all monsters live in dungeons. Not all dungeon monsters stay there all the time. I know some players just want to say, “we hit the road and arrived in the next town three days later” like it’s a travel…

Five fun magic items developed around the pentacle.

That cute star etched onto the amulet is good news for once. Okay, easy mnemonic for those who don’t know: If the point is up, it’s a pentacle.  If the point is down, it’s time to frown (pentagram.) That’s how I learned it, anyway. Pentacles are generally associated with good things. Learn more about real-world definitions of pentacles in this Wikipedia article. For our purposes here, I’m going…

#FantasticFebruary kicks off with a trio of Storm Hags for Shadowdark RPG.

Shakespeare, Tesla, Bride of Frankenstein, and just a touch of Independence Day. These tall, blue skinned figures have large black almond shaped eyes with black hair constantly standing on end always appear in trios or covens of six or nine. They communicate via electric signals sent from their long, spindly fingers to one another. They constantly levitate, unaffected by terrain.They are always…

Talking a bit today about monster creation. I love monsters. I love making monsters. I want more monsters, especially for games such as Shadowdark RPG. Let's dive into the madness that lurks in the mysterious dark together!

I’ve been on a personal crusade to educate myself on monster creation. Some Game Masters get by on just a core book or Basic D&D Player’s Handbook. These GMs make up all their own monsters from scratch tailored to their campaign. I admire that level of creativity.I’ve been pushing my creativity and personal boundaries when it comes to making monsters lately. I have some ambitions about creating…