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

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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
9456 views
2 HoHs
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Hak-Hakunin By: Ancient Gamer

Come, face Hak-Hakunin, the accursed and undying spawn of Dancer Kallina. Watch him trek through eternity, a cruel and heartless executioner of infants and innocents. A cold toy of the Gods, a death bringer and prisoner of fate.

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215xp
9 replies
9375 views
2 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
9710 views
3 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
20785 views
8 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
14284 views
1 HoH
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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
37241 views
4 HoHs
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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.

by Ancient Gamer
385xp
15 replies
12484 views
5 HoHs
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Social Tricks for the GM By: Ancient Gamer

This is devoted to those common problems facing a GM. How do you get enough players? What do you do when there is a bad atmosphere within the group?

Everyone, please post those tips and tricks that come to mind. There is no one true solution. Different GMs, different solutions.

by Ancient Gamer
315xp
26 replies
9252 views
2 HoHs
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Of Angels By: Ancient Gamer

Angels are the guardians of Order, the forces that oversee that the purpose of existence is indeed fulfilled.

by Ancient Gamer
220xp
9 replies
17985 views
2 HoHs
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A Dark Moon over Sagranz By: Ancient Gamer

The players; survivors of an elite squad of mercenaries, are assigned to an assassination mission. Their task; to penetrate enemy lines during night, enter the fortified Holzberg Monastery where Sagranz has his command, and kill the elderly Hexenjaeger in his sleep.

If only it was so easy...

by Ancient Gamer
195xp
11 replies
5076 views
1 HoH
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Claws of the Emperor By: Ancient Gamer

When the Caliph-Emperor of the Dunes hear about his son's heart attack at the northern front, his rage is unstoppable. For his son was only nineteen years old, and a trained athlete. Grief stricken as only a parent bereft of their child can be, the Emperor finally rouses the Empire into action.

So, when reinforcements finally arrive to the beleaguered veterans at the front, they are accompanied by the the Imperial Necromancers in their gold laced red silken robes, as well as the three old triplet hags of Devananon, seers and prophets who use narcotics to enhance their trance visions.

As the Prince's corpse is carted to the Spires of Devananon, where the necromancers and the triplets will work their magic, the PCs will have to conjure a plan of their own. For they are to blame for the Prince's death.

This plot is set five months after the happenings of 'A Dark Moon over Sagranz', but could be adapted by any GM to fit his setting and need.

by Ancient Gamer
280xp
15 replies
5671 views
3 HoHs
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The Angaoth By: Ancient Gamer

An enormous Angoath was holding a young recruit in his hands, his body broken and blood seeping freely from between the cracks of his banded armour. The dead legionary's head lolled unnaturally; obviously the neck had been crushed. It was amazing how fast these creatures could move and suddenly it lowered its head and charged headlong towards me, no doubt intending to skewer me on that sharp, spiky ridge. All around me I glimpsed similar scenes. The Angoath were washing over us like a wave of black silver, their claws rending us apart, their teeth chewing into our armour.

by Ancient Gamer
210xp
11 replies
7829 views
2 HoHs
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Of The Eternals By: Ancient Gamer

The Eternals are one of the few races who survived the awakening of the Gods and the fall of Prime Creation. They were solitary, but powerful, weavers of essence and were locked in a bloody war with the Other Ones, another race which survived the Gods.

by Ancient Gamer
250xp
8 replies
11641 views
4 HoHs
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Of Saints By: Ancient Gamer

Saints and Sainthood: The inside story on the ascended

by Ancient Gamer
266xp
8 replies
34870 views
5 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.

by Ancient Gamer
205xp
20 replies
12056 views
1 HoH
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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
7377 views
1 HoH
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Necromancy: The Three Paths of Undeath By: Ancient Gamer

Necromancy: By some it is considered as nefarious black arts and by others a vault of opportunities, the very key to the secrets of life. A substantial part of the necromancer's practice is devoted to undeath; a state in which one is neither alive nor dead. Unbeknownst to the general populace there are three ways in which undeath can provoked, and the curse of unlife bestowed upon the recipient.

by Ancient Gamer
180xp
8 replies
8532 views
2 HoHs
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The Arcane Chambers By: Ancient Gamer

Deep beneath the central tower laid the chambers of the Arcane. This is where the mages, witches and warlocks place those creations they deem to dangerous. The crystal bell � Beloth � was such a creation. Shortly after it was created by Magnus of Cormalth, it got into the hands of a cunning mercenary captain known as Harlan Marcus. Let's shorten the tale and just say that the mages in the college valley did not like to have Harlan and his men roaming about the valley, helping themselves to the mages valuables. The bell rendered the college magic useless, and the mages locked themselves in, awaiting Harlan, armed with brooms, pottery and kitchen utensils.

The bell was later recovered, together with Harlan himself, and both were locked away in the chambers of the arcane.

by Ancient Gamer
275xp
10 replies
11379 views
5 HoHs
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Barrow Dragon By: Ancient Gamer

Barrow Dragons is a race of lesser dragons, nearly as small as wyverns or about the size of two oxen, that most often make their abode within dark and dry subterranean lairs.

by Ancient Gamer
195xp
9 replies
8483 views
1 HoH
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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
10823 views
2 HoHs