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NPC
NPCs

The Fares Family of Deities

Submitted: 2010-03-11 04:06 PM | Hits: 18 | Comments: 2

An optional pantheon of deities for your fantasy setting.

NPCs  (Mythic/ Historical)   (Religious)         By: Redgre


Item
Items

Armour of the Pure

Submitted: 2010-03-08 09:10 PM | Hits: 50 | Comments: 2

The Armour of the Pure was meant to try and prevent war crimes and ensure that the honour of Queen Yocasta's army was whiter then white, but the prototype did not work as it was supposed to, and was discarded in some disgust.

Items  (Armor)   (Heroic)         By: Cheka Man


Item
Items

30 Bad Effects from touching Evil Artifacts

Submitted: 2010-03-04 01:52 PM | Hits: 219 | Comments: 8

"No, don't touch...that. Too late."

Items  (Other)   (Cursed)         By: Cheka Man


Dungeon
Dungeons

"Knock First" Door Trap

Submitted: 2010-03-02 12:24 PM | Hits: 135 | Comments: 3

Tired of kicking down dugeon doors?  This one kicks back.

Dungeons  (Any)   (Doors)         By: malisonxpert


Location
Locations

The Pool of ...............

Submitted: 2010-02-28 01:19 PM | Hits: 505 | Comments: 3

The Pool of (add the name of the God or Goddess of your choice) is well known as one of the greatest holy places of the world. It is said to be full of piles of gold and jewels, a place where wishes are granted, wounds are healed, prophets have dreams that come true, and suspected criminals are fairly judged. Pilgrims from the other end of the world have been known to travel for more then a year, braving the perils of disease, brigands and bad weather, just to reach it's holy waters.

Locations  (Area)   (Water)         By: Cheka Man


Society
Society/ Organization

Starkin Entities

Submitted: 2010-02-28 12:50 PM | Hits: 77 | Comments: 2

Various entities in the Starkin Universe to support the ongoing forum game.

Society/ Organization  (Political)   (World Wide)         By: dark_dragon


Dungeon
Dungeons

Chapel Pipe Organ

Submitted: 2010-02-25 09:49 AM | Hits: 142 | Comments: 6

A tricky-ish puzzle that will work for both low and high level players.

Dungeons  (Underground)   (Puzzles)         By: malisonxpert


Lifeform
Lifeforms

The Dumuzid

Submitted: 2010-02-24 06:04 PM | Hits: 122 | Comments: 7

He raised his sword to fight the foul undead thing in front of him, which was when it threw something only just glimpsed in the beam of his torch at him. When he blocked it with his sword, the resulting explosion both shattered his sword and took off his hand. As he turned to flee, screaming in pain, the Dumuzid he was facing stabbed him again and again until he fell dead to the sandy floor of the tomb.

Lifeforms  (Constructed)   (Underground)         By: Cheka Man


Item
Items

Metal Mask of Maeschnarr

Submitted: 2010-02-17 08:09 PM | Hits: 164 | Comments: 5

A horrible torture device. Not for the squeamish.

Items  (Other)   (Non-Magical)         By: Pieh


Dungeon
Dungeons

Burn Box

Submitted: 2010-02-16 05:14 PM | Hits: 164 | Comments: 5

"Private documents need protecting? no problem just get a burn box"

 

Dungeons  (Any)   (Traps)         By: celticring


Random Submissions


Society
Society/ Organization

The Sisterhood of the Pelagic Queen

Submitted: 2007-03-29 11:15 PM | Hits: 1693 | Comments: 4

“‘Hear! That which you warred for it gone. In its place is my own creation under my own authority. This Blessed Great Blue is my patronage and you will have no part in it! Lest you soil my sacred waves, I will cause them to crash onto your lands and drown your own creations. End your fighting: the seas are mine.’
Thus she spake from the Merciful Deep.”
- Yamasatran oral tradition

The mysterious Sisters of the Sea watch the events of the Sectarian Wars unfold from the safety of their monastery ships.  But how long can they remain neutral before war is brought upon them?

Society/ Organization  (Religious)   (World Wide)         By: Dozus


Item
Items

The Fairy Castle

Submitted: 2007-02-27 01:50 PM | Hits: 2653 | Comments: 10

The beautiful Fairy Castle of Princess Callia, favored daughter of deranged Emperor Sentatian.

Items  (Home/ Personel)   (Magical)         By: Wulfhere


NPC
NPCs

30+ Kings

Submitted: 2006-08-21 02:16 PM | Hits: 8189 | Comments: 10

A minor mess of magnates for myriad monarchies.

Now with Scroll functions!  Add your own!

NPCs  (Extras)   (Political)         By: Dozus


Lifeform
Lifeforms

Amecylia

Submitted: 2008-12-13 12:43 AM | Hits: 1643 | Comments: 8

Also known as Virgin’s Rose, the Secret Flower, and the Scarlet Lady

Lifeforms  (Flora)   (Water)         By: Scrasamax


Lifeform
Lifeforms

The Sinners

Submitted: 2007-06-30 03:51 PM | Hits: 2631 | Comments: 6

It is the tortured and imperfect souls who most often cannot find a clear path to the afterlife. Weighted down by sins unforgiven, sins for whose forgiveness they never ask, sins they never regretted.
To be added to Remaking Undead when finished

Lifeforms  (Ethereal)   (Any)         By: EchoMirage


Item
Items

Abligurion

Submitted: 2007-05-05 12:53 AM | Hits: 2560 | Comments: 7

A symbol of achievement, an icon of arrogance and pride, a pinnacle of alchemical purity.

Items  (Other)   (Non-Magical)         By: Scrasamax


Plot
Plots

Setup

Submitted: 2002-10-26 10:54 AM | Hits: 4772 | Comments: 6

The job of a lifetime. The King’s very own Security Advisor has redesigned the security of the armoury and has chosen the PC’s to give it a test run. If they break in and out, they will win much respect. If they fail, then they simply prove the armoury security is unbreakable. Can’t lose, until after the ‘test’ break-in the armoury really is broken into and the most valuable weapons of the kingdom are now missing…and the PC’s are the prime suspects.

Plots  (Duty)   (Single-Storyline)         By: Strolen


System
System

Heroic but non-magical items

Submitted: 2005-12-15 10:49 AM | Hits: 5765 | Comments: 13

How may times have you read a book in which a famous hero’s sword is treasured and valued, not because it is magic, or because of its powers, but just because the hero wielded it. The “Sword of Enthar” the great warrior may just be a normal steel broadsword; but because he used it, it will be prized and treasured.

System  (Mystical)   (General)         By: Iain


Random Golden

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Lifeform
Lifeforms

30 Horses

Submitted: 2007-04-24 03:42 PM | Hits: 4110 | Comments: 16

God forbid that I should go to any Heaven where there are no horses.
  - R. B. Cunninghame-Graham

Lifeforms  (Fauna)   (Any)         By: Scrasamax


Item
Items

Boots Too Fine for the Earth

Submitted: 2004-04-20 09:27 PM | Hits: 18364 | Comments: 30

“Yes, these boots are very fine,” said Smoke’s Empty Lens, “But I do not care for them, nor for you.”
Firefly River wept a single tear and went away…

Items  (Clothes)   (Magical)         By: CaptainPenguin


Item
Items

Coldfire Urn

Submitted: 2004-12-28 06:56 AM | Hits: 8935 | Comments: 16

Flame burns hot, bringing warmth, life, and hope. Anti-Fire burns too, but it devours heat, and saps the will of life. Before the world could be inhabited, all of the coldfire, and anti-fire had to be collected an hidden away safely. The gods did this, placing it in an urn of brass and hiding it away from the world.

Items  (Other)   (Campaign Defining)         By: Scrasamax


Plot
Plots

The Stairs of Kienor

Submitted: 2006-04-13 02:23 PM | Hits: 13928 | Comments: 23

What initially appears to be another trek through wintry mountain landscapes will be revealed as a true struggle for survival. For the mountain known as the Kiebral is an ancient evil, its secrets are countless and its power is immense. Can the PCs outwit a power from the dawn of time, or will they succumb and be trapped for all eternity?

Plots  (Travel)   (Multi-Storyline)         By: Ancient Gamer


Lifeform
Lifeforms

Ylithain, the Drowned Queen

Submitted: 2006-09-24 07:23 AM | Hits: 18418 | Comments: 21

Sing to me and I shall write, on lilies, poetry of the night.

Lifeforms  (Unique)   (Swamp)         By: EchoMirage


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NPC
NPCs

The Fares Family of Deities

Submitted: 2010-03-11 04:06 PM | Hits: 18 | Comments: 2

An optional pantheon of deities for your fantasy setting.

NPCs  (Mythic/ Historical)   (Religious)         By: Redgre


Item
Items

Armour of the Pure

Submitted: 2010-03-08 09:10 PM | Hits: 50 | Comments: 2

The Armour of the Pure was meant to try and prevent war crimes and ensure that the honour of Queen Yocasta's army was whiter then white, but the prototype did not work as it was supposed to, and was discarded in some disgust.

Items  (Armor)   (Heroic)         By: Cheka Man


Article
Articles

5 Room Dungeon

Submitted: 2007-09-03 08:22 AM | Hits: 43933 | Comments: 17

Tips on how to create five room dungeons that can be used for any location, are short, are quick to plan, easy to polish and plan, flexible in size and easy to integrate into your campaign.

Articles  (Setting Building)   (Game Mastering)         By: JohnnFour


Item
Items

and a ten foot pole.

Submitted: 2006-10-05 12:35 PM | Hits: 27529 | Comments: 125

You have what?! On your equipment list? For real?

Items  (Equipment Listing)   (Heroic)         By: MoonHunter


Plot
Plots

The Sleeping Mines of Elathon

Submitted: 2002-07-13 02:50 PM | Hits: 2470 | Comments: 4

The war has returned. But now the enemies of the enemy are no longer dwarfs. Men must stand against the host, and to do so they need weapons. The mines of the dwarfs in the Elathon valley must be re-opened, and their fruits mined.

Plots  (Crisis)   (Single-Storyline)         By: ephemeralstability


System
System

Naval Ranks and Titles

Submitted: 2008-09-14 02:00 PM | Hits: 2619 | Comments: 4

Naval ranking of crew and officers.

System  (Societal/ Cultural)   (General)         By: Kuseru Satsujin


Dungeon
Dungeons

Silly traps

Submitted: 2006-01-05 07:32 AM | Hits: 11743 | Comments: 10

Many traps are not designed to kill or maim, but more to disgust or annoy, or even to put a smile on the victim’s face… this is a scroll of such traps.

Dungeons  (Any)   (Traps)         By: manfred


Dungeon
Dungeons

"Knock First" Door Trap

Submitted: 2010-03-02 12:24 PM | Hits: 135 | Comments: 3

Tired of kicking down dugeon doors?  This one kicks back.

Dungeons  (Any)   (Doors)         By: malisonxpert


Item
Items

30 Bad Effects from touching Evil Artifacts

Submitted: 2010-03-04 01:52 PM | Hits: 219 | Comments: 8

"No, don't touch...that. Too late."

Items  (Other)   (Cursed)         By: Cheka Man


Lifeform
Lifeforms

The Dumuzid

Submitted: 2010-02-24 06:04 PM | Hits: 122 | Comments: 7

He raised his sword to fight the foul undead thing in front of him, which was when it threw something only just glimpsed in the beam of his torch at him. When he blocked it with his sword, the resulting explosion both shattered his sword and took off his hand. As he turned to flee, screaming in pain, the Dumuzid he was facing stabbed him again and again until he fell dead to the sandy floor of the tomb.

Lifeforms  (Constructed)   (Underground)         By: Cheka Man


Uncommented Submissions

Poor wayward submissions that were, for many possible reasons, missed. Give them some love!


Location
Locations

The Sea of Silence

Submitted: 2007-01-13 05:24 PM | Hits: 253 | Comments: 0

Behind the plains, beyond the mountains, and far after many leagus of the sea, is a place like you wouldn’t believe… (STUB)

Locations  (Area)   (Water)         By: manfred


Item
Items

Wands of Soul Rending

Submitted: 2007-06-29 01:09 PM | Hits: 808 | Comments: 0

The Wands were created by the Aldruku as a weapon to finally destroy their Nyorian enemies.

Items  (Wand/Staff/ Arcane)   (Villanous)         By: valadaar


Article
Articles

The Insular Village

Submitted: 2009-05-25 04:33 PM | Hits: 280 | Comments: 0

It is easy to forget in our fast paced globally connected world what the reality of village life would have been like.

Articles  (Resource)   (Gaming - Genre)         By: Scrasamax


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