Travel Encounter: The Circus is Here!
Strange Animals, Thefts, Killings A Circus sets up just outside of town. There are many ways to include it in an adventure. Setup: A PC spots the tents of the circus being set up or perhaps the PCs hear a …
Encampment Encounters: A Special Guest
Our sidequest series titled “Encampment Encounters” continues with a special guest to the party’s camp! Tags: Entertainment, Ambush, Deception, NPC Setup: A bard is part of a group of bandits with a different way to assail travelers. Or he or …
Dungeon Oddities: Necrotic Altars
Below is our 5th in a series of weird things to find in a dungeon/cavern/ruins. Each is an unusual event or item which bestows strange effects on any encounter there. Necrotic Altars divine, magic, necromancy The altar before the group …
Hexplorations: Church
We’re bringing back another old feature of ours: Hexplorations! These are charts for details of things you may encounter in a hex crawl or simply developing your world. To use this chart simply roll for each column or look at …
Encampment Encounters: Campfire
Our sidequest series titled “Encampment Encounters” continues with some daydreaming in the campfire… Tags: campfire, elemental, visions Setup: The PCs have gained “interest” from a powerful wizard or extraplanar entity. Strategy: The PCs set up camp, have supper, and set …
Upcoming Fantasy RPG Symbols Font Update
Posted on Reddit yesterday, it got some praise, and we’ve made further updates… When ready, this font will let you easily include a number of icons for various RPG terms in anything you make (adventures, game books, etc.). Most of …
Encampment Encounters: Stowaways
Our sidequest series titled “Encampment Encounters” resumes again! These encounters are things that could happen when the party decides to take a rest. Tags: Dinner, Food, Critters, Setup: Some critters got into a PC’s pack while they were crossing a …
Travel Encounter: Remote Religious Tower
Continuing with our new series of Travel Encounters blog posts… Here is our second installment: Remote Religious Tower Clergy, Rest, Secrets, Rookery A isolated sect of priests live and worship in a remote tower. They recently had a prisoner escape. …
Travel Encounter: Magic Monolith Village
Now that we’ve got a few dungeon oddities finished, we’ll premiere the first of another series of posts we plan for this year. These “Travel Encounters” are designed to be short encounters that take place on a journey. You should …
Dungeon Oddities: Warrior-King Spirit
Our 4th in a series of weird things to find in a dungeon/cavern/ruins. Each is an unusual event or has strange effects on any encounter there. Warrior-King Spirit Undead, Gift, Challenge, Sidequest The translucent figure of a warrior sits in …