dungeon doll

A dungeon god . For a zine I'm working on. *** Its shrines are found in rotting libraries knowledge lost and left to putrefy a thrumming nest of scrolls desiccated power crawling with wasps To make prayer to It pacify the nest with torch-smoke reach in with a hand and let a gilded wasp sting sacred ink into the palm a permanent mark. A mage could earn Its blessing by offering her most precious tome to the nest, and inviting a gilded wasp to live within her. In doing so, she transcends the need for scrolls and grimoires knowledge kept by the swarm. THE BLESSED: you can eat paper but only paper the body rejects all else liquid, liquor, potion dry flesh, humming with bugs a book is enough to sate you for a week and any text you consume is known to you completely.

In esoteric circles, it is well-documented that the title of Arch-Druid must be earned in blood. Witches have their own practices. In order to attain the title of Crone, a witch must acquire the wisdom of ages. This must be taken from one who is already a Crone. Once a Crone is found, a reaction roll must be be made, a positive reaction dictating that they will part with their wisdom freely. On a neutral roll, you must prove your worth by completing a momentous task. On a negative reaction, you must kill them and take it. In any case, to gain a Crone's wisdom, you must drink it. The old Crone is killed, and you will ascend to Cronehood. This process is extremely painful, requiring the drinker to live the lives of all previous Crones in their line. The new Crone's flesh will age rapidly, turning wrinkled and sinewy. She will carry herself with newfound strength. Ascension increases wisdom to 18, as well as the usual increases from advancing a level. Regardless of how this power...

Variant reaction roll for when you arrive at a settlement in an 'iron age' type game. I'm not a historian, this is primarily inspired by Beowulf , when he and his company come across Hrothgar's men. A couple years back I very briefly ran Wolves Upon the Coast , but felt I wasn't doing a good job providing direction to the adventure locations, and was unprepared to handle lodgings without inns and taverns. This is my attempt to give myself a framework for both of these things in the future. If I was using these rules at my table, I would set prices for lodging depending on reaction rolled, based on what felt appropriate for the system.   Declaring Yourself When coming into contact with warriors of a town or larger settlement, you may be asked to declare yourselves . To do so, state who you are, what your purpose is, and what you wish to gain from the settlement (a place to rest, a place to trade). Brag about your accomplishments for good measure. Make a reaction roll...

A while ago I had a dream about a giant bear made out of wood, filled with books. This is my attempt to expand on that. [If I ever actually put this in a dungeon, I would try to add a rumor table entry indicating its contents, or describe it as sounding hollow, rather then try to use the fire weakness as a gotcha.] The Li-Bear-Y Magnesius the One-Armed was a mage of unmatched hubris. As he traveled the world, he grew tired of paying increasingly exorbitant fees to transport his large selection of tomes. Eventually, he came up with an idea: A giant beast which could carry all of his books in its belly, which could easily be extracted through the mouth. After Magensius's untimely death, the schematics for his Li-Bear-Y were sold at auction. Every so often, a wizard makes another one.   Li-Bear-Y Abilities Very rare. Appears as a giant wooden bear, covered in arcane runes. Stats as a Bear AC as a ship's hull. Filled with scrolls! Roll below. Takes -1 damage per die from weapons...

Speak: "I am the thief of fate the stoat that drinks gold from the hen's empty nest no lock will go un-broken no hoard will go un-plundered I am trespasser and transgressor I will take everything from you." strike a door or container with your staff and it will reveal its secrets to you swinging open with a thunderous crack.

This is my contribution to the 'Elements' Blog Bandwagon from the Prismatic Wasteland Discord server! [Edit: all the posts from the Blog Bandwagon can be found collected here! ] I've never been the biggest fan of the elemental planes, and I wanted to re-imagine them as something that excited me. For a while I've been interested in the idea of mapping them onto planets. These turned out a lot more science-fantasy then I typically like to run my games, but I enjoyed that aspect of writing them! Obviously these are not in any way reflective of the real planets in our own solar system. Meteor Shower - Étienne Léopold Trouvelot - re-cloured by me Mercury, Plane of Fire Vast oceans of magma span the surface of Mercury, the planet of fire. Her continents are woven from smooth black stone, with high mountains and tens of thousands of volcanoes. Home to the cruel and ruthless Iron Empire.  Legends of Mercury (d6): ...

I'm not gonna cross-post this anywhere because I don't really consider it polished/finished/whatever, but if you're reading this it can be our little secret :) I've been really busy with classes and low on spoons lately, but that hasn't stopped me from getting back into Minecraft after a couple years away, on a little server with some friends. Currently we're working on a trading hall, styled as a big fortified library-keep. I added a little rare book room for decoration, and wanted to fill it with some books of my own writing, little poems, stuff like that. This is one of them: (I can't promise there won't be any typos! I usually write with spellcheck!) ...