CaptainPenguin's Hall of Honour Submissions - ( 69 )

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Boots Too Fine for the Earth By: CaptainPenguin

'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...

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905xp
40 replies
33612 views
11 HoHs
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The Cursed Keep Of The Wastelands By: CaptainPenguin

The Great King long ago ceased attempting to police the wastelands of his Border Marches, and these debatable lands fell into the hands of petty counts, retired generals, and warlords, who constructed and then abandoned many keeps ripe for plunder.

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320xp
9 replies
12156 views
6 HoHs
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Fiery-Feathered Phembu's Better Feathers By: CaptainPenguin

Fiery-Feathered Phembu, the First Among Pheasants, went to Moeqhu-Qaz, the Leader of the Seven Sand Dragons!

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90xp
10 replies
7399 views
1 HoH
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First and Night-Crowned Wolf By: CaptainPenguin

In the insanely complicated politics of the Underworld, the Ghostlords are the highest beings below the Death Gods. But First and Night-Crowned Wolf, Ghostlord of Blood and Fury, seeks to make himself the one and only Ghostlord, and grind the Underworld beneath his iron heel.

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95xp
6 replies
8507 views
1 HoH
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The Urwhor- A New Look At Orcs By: CaptainPenguin

Since the New Look At Dwarves was such a success, I decided that I would try an overhaul of another fantasy standard which I find boring, the Orcs. I'm using the Orcs only as a very loose base.

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185xp
29 replies
12900 views
3 HoHs
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Buzurivambavas, the Scuttling Apothecaries By: CaptainPenguin

Buzurivambavas is Bastard Demonspeak, and comes from the true Demonspeak bzhuu'vhambv's, which means 'carrying and crawling one', or 'one that carries and crawls'. They are a subtle kind of demon, and do not exhibit the terrible rage and bloodthirst of some other demons.

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215xp
9 replies
6730 views
1 HoH
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White Children Of Hosok By: CaptainPenguin

These ghastly beings are corrupted to do the bidding of Hosok, The Hand That Sees

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535xp
18 replies
9311 views
7 HoHs
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Lavas, the Raging Ones By: CaptainPenguin

The Lavas are animalistic warrior-demons who converge in packs like lice on the inconceivable walls of Hell, filled with inconceivable fury and berzerk bloodthirst.

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130xp
6 replies
6356 views
1 HoH
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Return To Me By: CaptainPenguin

“Return to me,” she said, and as he died, he said: “I shall return”.
And though the years flew like sparrows from disturbed nest, he did return, year after year…

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320xp
25 replies
35806 views
4 HoHs
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Splendid Reverse Worker, Master of the Mirror Steppers By: CaptainPenguin

Splendid Reverse Worker seems to be manifested ill luck. In its presence everything seems to go wrong- mirrors and glasses shatter, animals fall ill and are injured, tempers flare and depression looms, metal rusts, and a general environment of pure Murphy's Law occurs.

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145xp
10 replies
6549 views
1 HoH
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The Treasure House By: CaptainPenguin

Built to house riches that never came, the ironically-named Treasure House now lies in tumbling ruin.

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190xp
14 replies
10133 views
3 HoHs
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The Minotauri By: CaptainPenguin

The abominable spawn of Ll'hhrau, the Thing Behind The Sky, the Minotauri descend from above, hideous and awful perversions of natural life.

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325xp
21 replies
8533 views
2 HoHs
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Zayarahausc, the Viles of Salt By: CaptainPenguin

The children of the Sea of Pandemonium, the Viles of Salt are always thirsty, and they draw water from living beings with even a single brush from their crusty white flesh, dessicating those who are touched.

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155xp
5 replies
5993 views
1 HoH
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Fantasy Drinking By: CaptainPenguin

A Sport that Heroes and GMs can enjoy!

by CaptainPenguin
235xp
33 replies
16018 views
1 HoH
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Tourniquet Tunic By: CaptainPenguin

Invented by a pragmatic clothier and a wizard-for-hire, the Tourniquet Tunic is made for use on the battlefield.

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175xp
19 replies
15154 views
2 HoHs
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Curalon Hestaris By: CaptainPenguin

The principal axiom of the Curalon Hestaris, and the basis of all its teachings, is this:

"Inhale. Kill. Exhale."

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300xp
14 replies
10513 views
3 HoHs
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The Eye of Riches By: CaptainPenguin

'Your eye, your eye!' crowed Imupokith, the Sea-Witch, and Vruthath, clutching his bleeding socket, held out his hand.
Upon the palm was a staring green eye.

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362xp
27 replies
22461 views
7 HoHs
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Aher Wolfhound By: CaptainPenguin

Aher Wolfhound, called Wolfhound The Historian, a man crushed by the weight of the world's cruelty

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270xp
15 replies
5581 views
1 HoH
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The Bamboo Rats By: CaptainPenguin

Every 45 years, the bamboo forests which cover the tiny land of Ghanzu bloom, and very soon after come the rats...

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340xp
20 replies
9293 views
3 HoHs
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The Cutsman By: CaptainPenguin

Created as a weapon by the ancient sorceror-primotologists of the Iron Triangle Nation, the Cutsman still stalks the underhalls of the city of Mehxaiyul, a spectre of blood and blades.

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560xp
19 replies
12776 views
8 HoHs