fantasy
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Scrabblenauts
Scrabblenauts is a game that appeared, fully formed, in my mind the first time I played Scribblenauts two years ago. Now, as part of Jonathan Walton’s Stage One game design event, I actually had a reason to write it out.
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[D&D 4e] Amaranthus Hawkweed, Pixie Ranger
It’s not his fault that the raid on Cripple’s Gate went wrong, but he’s fighting as best as he can to get back to the Feywild and get his rookie subordinate fixed up. Amaranthus has been doing this sort of thing for too long, and he’s getting too old for this shit. Amaranthus Hawkweed is…
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[D&D 4e] Lutums
Another monster from the 2nd edition Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix, updated to 4e. No added backstory this time. Lutum mudshadow Level 9 lurker Medium elemental animate (ooze, shapechanger, earth) 400 xp Initiative +14 Perception +7 HP 75 Bloodied 37 AC 20 Fort 20 Ref 22 Will 22 Immune petrification, resist 10 poison Move 7…
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Once I Was a Warrior
For my brother’s 30th birthday, I made him a roleplaying game. It’s a meditation on fate, growing older and how people change over time. Once I Was a Warrior
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[D&D 4e] Fractines
Fractines are a mirror based monster that appear in 2nd edition Dungeons and Dragons’ Spelljammer Monstrous Compendium Appendix. Unfortunately, they are really lacking in any sort of backstory or flavor or story hooks. And that’s sad, because I really like weird mirror based enemies in my games (like the Nerra from the 3.x Fiend Folio).…
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The Alchemists of Pwang
Background The alchemists of Pwang commit soul staining sins in an effort to cleanse their souls. Unfortunately, no one in Pwang can be sure what the gods approve of and what they do not, at least while they live. Miracles Take a tarot deck, separate the minor arcana from the major arcana. Shuffle both decks.…
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Death Takes a Holiday
UPDATE: I made a major revision to the game, which replaces the core system with something else. You may want to check out that version in addition to/instead of this one. Raw text hosted here, for your convenience. The pretty version is over here because I can’t get it to upload to WordPress.
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Cardenio’s Daughter
Cardenio has a problem. He seems to be slipping between three distinct realities, with a different life in each.