Ancient Gamer's Hall of Honour Submissions - ( 42 )

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The Magic of Art By: Ancient Gamer

This is a scroll for posting spells to be used with fantasy art, or just debating possible effects and uses for magic together with art. Come join the creative effort.

by Ancient Gamer
190xp
32 replies
26934 views
1 HoH
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Crawlers of the Dark By: Ancient Gamer

In the dark alleys of Malcaresh, the Caravan City of the Plains, many an adventurer meets his death at the end of an unseen blade. Even more part unwillingly with their belongings, having fallen victim to the thieves and cutthroats plying their old and ignoble trade. Yet even among these, the whispers of House Caraguil invoke fear and discomfort.

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595xp
29 replies
12965 views
10 HoHs
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Teleportation and Translocation By: Ancient Gamer

Throughout creation there are locations which serve as nexuses of sorts; conduits between one place and another. Such are the rules of translocation that only areas that border each other can be traversed by physical or magical means.

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205xp
20 replies
11069 views
1 HoH
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The Mercenary Shrine By: Ancient Gamer

In the ramshackle town of Spear Malice only a single building still stands. It has defied the Great War and its spears of light; nuclear blasts that devastated the entire state, and ever since then it has defied the onslaught of time.

Its halls have not yet been breached, and a wealth of technological treasure await, ripe for plunder! But there are others who crave this treasure; others that will do anything to claim it.

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385xp
15 replies
11596 views
5 HoHs
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The Azul Deck of Shadows By: Ancient Gamer

The Deck of Shadows is bound to other dimensions through demonic blood magic infused in the wood, and the eldritch essence woven into the vivid paintings on the cards.

by Ancient Gamer
150xp
13 replies
7046 views
1 HoH
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The Ethenorden By: Ancient Gamer

The Ethenorden is a dusk skinned race of nomadic humans that frequent all nations on the Dhargenaas continent, save for populated parts of the province of Silmar and the Obaayn Desert within the Empire.

by Ancient Gamer
225xp
13 replies
8700 views
2 HoHs
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The Bridge of Fates By: Ancient Gamer

At this time an old man, one who told the Prince wondrous tales during his childhood, walked upon the bridge and witnessed the prince commit suicide, saw him fall into the water. 'This is the Bridge of Fates. I foresee great sorrow and happiness. This bridge shall never remain neutral, shall know tears of joy and the blood of innocents'.

by Ancient Gamer
340xp
12 replies
9356 views
4 HoHs
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Thenadore the Young By: Ancient Gamer

Thenadore is a small boy who always laugh and who is considered a child prodigy. However there is a secret concerning him. A secret few knows about.

by Ancient Gamer
285xp
11 replies
9053 views
2 HoHs
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The Stairs of Kienor By: Ancient Gamer

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?

by Ancient Gamer
485xp
30 replies
19881 views
8 HoHs
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Of Dreams By: Ancient Gamer

'Dreams are the only reality' suggests some of the ancient manuscripts. Dreams and the dreamers often reveal secrets long forgotten, or dreams can hide the truth only to make it resurface decades or even centuries later

by Ancient Gamer
275xp
13 replies
9267 views
3 HoHs
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Battles out of History By: Ancient Gamer

A follow up thread to MoonHunter's NPCs out of History. These are battles out of history that may serve to inspire GMs to create cool battle scenarios or mythical battles / rumours of battles.

by Ancient Gamer
170xp
22 replies
13856 views
1 HoH
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Of Saints By: Ancient Gamer

Saints and Sainthood: The inside story on the ascended

by Ancient Gamer
266xp
8 replies
34174 views
5 HoHs
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New Alternative Assassins By: Ancient Gamer

'Sigh. Another mysterious, highly skilled assassin, with a difficult child hood and black clothes. Oh. This one has knives in his belt, not his boot. Well, at least it is not a Drow. '

by Ancient Gamer
140xp
4 replies
41846 views
2 HoHs
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Of Demons By: Ancient Gamer

Demons are the darker emotions, the destructive forces of creation. In primeval times the demons awoke alongside the gods and the angels, and were herded by the greater powers, chased into hell, even as the angels were led into heaven.

by Ancient Gamer
245xp
8 replies
11290 views
4 HoHs
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The Dangerous Aspects of Using Magic By: Ancient Gamer

This is a system for balancing magic based on two negative aspects: A) Magic creates 'noise' that those sensitive to power will notice and B)Magic is channeled through rifts to other parts of reality OR other dimensions/planes/what have you and those rifts can get out of control...

by Ancient Gamer
165xp
15 replies
10635 views
3 HoHs
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Loot and Rewards By: Ancient Gamer

Some GMs, and the computer game industry too, seems to think gemstones, gold and magic weapons are the only way in which to reward the players. Most experienced GMs know this isn't true, so I created this thread here to let us remind each other of the different alternative rewards a player can receive, and to have a place where ordinary item descriptions can be posted.

by Ancient Gamer
310xp
37 replies
36377 views
4 HoHs
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The Mask of the White Witch By: Ancient Gamer

A white silken mask with burnt edges. A white little mask which eventually led it's wearer to be burnt at the stake.

by Ancient Gamer
290xp
20 replies
10493 views
2 HoHs
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Pilgrim By: Ancient Gamer

There exists, within the interdimensional realm known as 'Muir', a most holy city; a city of Gods, a city of Legends, a city with Dark Secrets.

by Ancient Gamer
200xp
18 replies
4920 views
2 HoHs
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Dream Nectar By: Ancient Gamer

Even though the Gods struggle so, their achievements are temporary at best.
For all beings must dream, and within those dreams dwell the Dreamer.

Come then and succumb to the lord, come then and enter the realm of sleep.
Come then taste the nectar, made of the tears of the dreamer.

-The 5th verse in the Book of the Dreaming Cult

by Ancient Gamer
185xp
16 replies
14639 views
1 HoH
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Woodland Tale By: Ancient Gamer

A Village by a forest, and a secret few knows. Will the PCs discover what dwells beneath the surface?

by Ancient Gamer
170xp
10 replies
8036 views
1 HoH