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Moonlake
Bad Omen Chinese Mythical Lifeforms By: Moonlake

A collection of Chinese mythical lifeforms representing Bad Omens or associated with the onset of Disasters

by Moonlake
80xp
7 replies
9195 views
Moonlake
Good Omen Chinese Mythical Lifeforms By: Moonlake

A collection of Chinese mythical lifeforms representing Good Omens or have divine associations (more entries will be added)

by Moonlake
80xp
8 replies
7006 views
Moonlake
Dangerous Chinese Mythical Lifeforms By: Moonlake

A collection of Chinese Mythical Lifeforms that can pose varying degrees of danger to adventurers and the general populace

by Moonlake
150xp
11 replies
5585 views
1 HoH
Moonlake
Harmless Chinese Mythical Lifeforms By: Moonlake

A collection of relatively harmless Chinese Mythical Lifeforms

by Moonlake
265xp
26 replies
7681 views
4 HoHs
rickster
A Tale of Two Rituals By: rickster

An exploration of the differences between sorcerous and cultic vampires.

by rickster
65xp
3 replies
4893 views
dustyjohnson
Calypso of Caspia By: dustyjohnson

'Magic is like telling a lie,' Calypso told his latest bunch of would-be apprentices. 'It doesn't matter if it's real or not as long as everyone believes it.'

by dustyjohnson
105xp
6 replies
2982 views
Dossta
The Wu Xing Beasts By: Dossta

Two creatures, forever cycling between the phases of the 5 elements, unable to rejoin.

by Dossta
165xp
8 replies
5900 views
2 HoHs
Dossta
That Which is Forgotten By: Dossta

A short story which uses Memory Moths in a sci-fi setting. Props to Echomirage for the forum post that inspired the symbiotic Proxy Bug.

by Dossta
140xp
6 replies
3405 views
1 HoH
caesar193
Raveten By: caesar193

An army can be compared to a craftsmen. Both produce for gain. A craftsmen produces a product, a good, for monetary gain. An army, however, produces corpses for resource acquisition. Be it on the battlefield or in the medical tent with the severely wounded being put out of their misery, the fillers of graves are being produced.

Any mind of the modern age has thought about putting those bodies to work. Necromancy has long been socially inacceptable. Besides, no one enjoys seeing a former comrade, a former brother-in-arms, walking around fighting and killing with a spear hole in his gut and a couple arrows hanging from the arms. And the only other way was to throw the dead body into a catapult and throw it at the enemy, in the hopes of giving them plague.

It was Obstarian military who first unleashed the Raveten on their foes during the World War. No one was prepared for it. And so people died.

by caesar193
140xp
14 replies
4409 views
1 HoH
dustyjohnson
The Dreaming Chamber By: dustyjohnson

Umbra may have trapped Prima's body, but she is free in her village of dreams.

by dustyjohnson
90xp
5 replies
2770 views
Flaco
Surya Power By: Flaco

The bringers of light and life for a fee

by Flaco
100xp
4 replies
2549 views
Scrasamax
Technological Parapsychic Powers By: Scrasamax

The vast majority of parapsychic powers do NOT manifest as freeform pyrokinesis or rotating thunder kicks.

by Scrasamax
115xp
5 replies
4563 views
Scrasamax
Zoe 3000 By: Scrasamax

Think twice before giving your children extreme in utero biomodification. Your decision will last for my lifetime.

Zoe 3000

by Scrasamax
300xp
10 replies
6267 views
2 HoHs
Scrasamax
Vetmuara BioSciences By: Scrasamax

Located in the Eurasian Alliance Balkanistan Principality, Vetmuara BioSciences is the bottom of the barrel for human cloning.

by Scrasamax
45xp
2 replies
4351 views
dustyjohnson
Gold Wind Weed By: dustyjohnson

'We fought the li'l beasties,' the gruff old Dwarf growled, 'so where the blazes is their treasure!'

Glacier grinned, 'Just give me a second, I know how to find it.'

by dustyjohnson
110xp
7 replies
2743 views
dustyjohnson
Weed of Illusions By: dustyjohnson

Pretty smoke rings? Naw, I can do a lot more than that.

by dustyjohnson
110xp
6 replies
2678 views
dustyjohnson
Drowsy Weed By: dustyjohnson

There's nothing like a good, full pipe after a day of slaying.

by dustyjohnson
130xp
6 replies
2771 views
dustyjohnson
Plague of Plagues By: dustyjohnson

The Black Death... oh how quaint.
A few plagues to add variety to the lives and deaths of your heroes.

by dustyjohnson
95xp
5 replies
2367 views
dustyjohnson
Lich Scroll By: dustyjohnson

The greatest failure of the Arch Mage Calypso is his one legacy sought by Emporers, Dragons, and Gods.

by dustyjohnson
155xp
8 replies
3512 views
dustyjohnson
Drake Humblestaff By: dustyjohnson

'Uncle Humblestaff?' the young hero responded. 'Of course I know the man. Wouldn't have had a chance at the academy without a word from him. He's the big guy over there, surrounded by all those adventurers.'

by dustyjohnson
130xp
10 replies
2816 views