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…

My 3 versions of King of Diamonds for the Deck of Many Portals supplement compatible with Shadowdark RPG.

Here’s a little nibble of the Shadowdark compatible project I’m working on. The basic premise is the deck is an artifact that the group finds. It’s based on a standard deck of 52 playing cards (Jokers removed.) After one card is drawn, the deck disappears to reappear in another part of the Universe. It is uncertain how many of these decks exist.Failure to draw a card causes the deck to begin…

Just a couple of brief life updates and a bit of Shadowdark news. I ain't getting any younger. (nervous lol.)

My eye doctor aged me 10 years in one sentence. I’m unofficially 61 now. I have to wear trifocal lenses if I want to see my computer screen or my dashboard now. What’s next? False teeth? My kids are already teasing me about “quadfocals.” Cybernetic eye replacements are not coming out soon enough. Kind of a short article tonight. I’m coming down with the creeping ick- cold, Co-Vid, something.…

I tried to create a variant Ranger for the Shadowdark RPG. It might need a little polishing.

A Ranger Variant for Shadowdark RPG By: Jeff Craigmile Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Venators are stalwart hunters, guides, scouts, and trackers who spend most of their time in the woods or another specific terrain environment. Weapons: Club, Crossbow, Dagger, Javelin, Longbow, Shortbow, Spear, Staff. Armor: Leather and shields Hit Dice: 1d8 Language:  You know Common and may also learn…

A mysterious shepherd and his strange flock of sheep stalk the halls of the Shadowdark. Day 23 of #monstober2023.

The Shadow Shepherd for Shadowdark RPG. AC 14, HP 24, ATK 2 Staff +5 (1d6+1) or Summon Sheep MV double near, S +1, D +1, I +1, W +1, Ch +0, AL L LV 3Appears with Shadow Flock of 2d6 Shadow Sheep. Summoned Shadow Sheep: AC 11, HP 6, ATK 1 Headbutt +3 (1d8) or Charge +4 (1d8) MV double near, S +3, D +0, I -2, W -2, Ch -2, AL L LV 1 The Shepherd’s Staff : +1 Magic staff. When held/carried it…

The Crabberation! A crustacean of Eldritch origin set loose upon an unsuspecting world for Shadowdark RPG.

The Craberration. Horror from the Deeps. Could this be a spawn of the Elder Gods? Was it born of another plane? What spawns the evil of the Craberration? This giant crab with a dark blue/green shell and tendrils sagging from its face. It has evil in its eyes. This Crab Kaiju waits to rampage through the known lands. The Crabberation AC 17, HP 56, ATK 3 pincer +7 (1d1d10 + crush) OR Special…

This creature is bad news once or twice per year depending on the cycles of the moon. Almost every fall, this undead demon rises from the lake and kills indiscriminately without ever saying a word.

The Shropshire Slasher. (*Bonus points if you recognized the name from a Daffy Duck cartoon from back in the day.) For use with Shadowdark or other D20 grimdark fantasy TTRPG. Conceptually, I think this would be a good funnel or gauntlet for Shadowdark or Dungeon Crawl Classics characters. I want to pursue a different take on the trope in the same vein that I used to put my DC Superheroes…