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Ramhir
The Starspawn By: Ramhir

The Armored Avenger is dead!"

"Look at him! He looks like hamburger, but his admantium armor is untouched! What could have done that?”

by Ramhir
130xp
17 replies
4523 views
Ramhir
The Inn of the Wild Geese By: Ramhir

"Hey, Hultz. What are you doing in here?"

"It's gonna move. I don't like it when it moves," the stableboy replied, sitting by the hearth with his arms wrapped around himself.

"What's going to move?"

"The Inn. I don't like it when it moves."

Five minutes later, he gets up and goes back outside.

"What was he talking about?" the newcomer asked a burly fighter.

"Go outside and take a look."

He goes over to the door and flings it wide. "See, it's all still ... Wait! Where did the town go!"

"Welcome to the Brotherhood of the Wild Geese." The fighter comes over with a mug of ale. "Here, you'll probably be needing this. I know I did, when it happened to me."

by Ramhir
250xp
14 replies
3888 views
1 HoH
Pieh
The Friends By: Pieh

You felt a slight tingle as the man looked you in the eyes, and he is currently approaching confidently with a look of recognition on his face. He smiles and you know you know him, you just don’t know how.

by Pieh
100xp
6 replies
4396 views
Ramhir
The Strolenati Mountain Sheep By: Ramhir

The young mountain sheep came charging up the trail and into the Meadow of the Elders, past the startled Elder-Guards, and stopped, panting and half incoherent. 'Relax,' came a deep, amused voice in his mind. 'Take a deep breath, and then share your thoughts with us.'

'Yes, Revered One.' He took the deep breath advised, then trotted forward and touched his head to that of the Elder.

by Ramhir
160xp
15 replies
3577 views
slartibartfast
Gauntlets of Strength: A detailed analysis By: slartibartfast
A slightly different spin on a magic item commonly found in the typical adventurer's arsenal.
by slartibartfast
265xp
11 replies
4309 views
1 HoH
axlerowes
Romantic Love By: axlerowes

Love and the pursuit of love makes up a huge part of a person’s life, but it is often absent from game-play. Love is also often seen as a player‘s choice, but in drama and mythology love is often something that grips a character and can inspire them or cripple them. Perhaps love should affect a character’s dice roles and perception of reality.

by axlerowes
140xp
18 replies
8981 views
Pariah
P'Cheela - People of the Supreme Truth By: Pariah

Soon after, The Trickster came upon another praying mantis, a female in heat. Unable to resist a female of any race, The Trickster obliged the willing creature, being perfectly able in his present form. At the climactic moment something unexpected occurred. As The Trickster issued forth his Divine Seed, the female turned her head slightly, and with blinding speed bit into The Trickster's head, nearly severing it with her first strike. Her next few bites, finished the job, and as Mokkus' headless body spasmed, she began to eat the rest of The Trickster.
-An Excerpt from 'The Oral Traditions of the P'Cheela' as Transcribed by Gyma, Deputy Explorer of the Thyran College

by Pariah
210xp
11 replies
4003 views
1 HoH
Ramhir
The Ska'ag By: Ramhir

The Ska'ag warrior lay in his hide, watching the intruders.

“The Makers,” he thought. It had been many generations since the last one had died, but there was no doubt. They were back. “I have to warn the People.”

by Ramhir
120xp
6 replies
3376 views
angryscotsman93
Blast Cane By: angryscotsman93

"Surely, you wouldn't deprive an old man of his walking stick?" Uh, yeah- you probably should.

by angryscotsman93
155xp
13 replies
3914 views
1 HoH
EchoMirage
30 Tieflings and the Gifts they bestow By: EchoMirage

For your pleasure and entertainment, here we present, thirty fiendlings seasoned with a whiff of brimstone, teasingly clad in shadow, accompanied by tunes played on pipes of angel-bone; likewise do we tell of the gifts they might bestow upon one in their favor.

So get them before Hell freezes over!

by EchoMirage
380xp
15 replies
6386 views
3 HoHs
axlerowes
Magical Songs By: axlerowes

An annotated play list for Bards, Musical Mages, Sirens, and Supernatural Musicians regardless of time frame or setting.

by axlerowes
295xp
10 replies
5016 views
3 HoHs
Pieh
Odinsteed By: Pieh

When you want a horse, but not any horse will do. You don't want a Lord's horse, nor one fit for a King. You want a horse bred for a God.

Be careful of unearthing legends, however.

by Pieh
150xp
5 replies
5782 views
Scrasamax
The Resource Wars By: Scrasamax

The beginning of the 21st century was marked by the leading world powers staking their claims to strategic resources. Foremost of the resources was petroleum. Each nation stated that it was willing to go to war to secure these vital resources. This was not an empty claim.

by Scrasamax
75xp
9 replies
8466 views
axlerowes
Four 5s (A Puzzle Dungeon) By: axlerowes

A bare bones dungeon concept, you can add the monsters and the treasure al a cart, but the big bads in this crawl are the puzzles.

A celebration of Strolen's 5555th post.

by axlerowes
130xp
9 replies
15800 views
Ramhir
BattleSteeds By: Ramhir

“So, you want to buy a horse?” the grizzled Catfolk horse-master said.

“Yes. I'd like to buy a battlesteed and I'll pay whatever you ask,” the human replied.

“No. We never sell the Little Brothers of the Clan. Find a regular horse instead.”

“But my Lord wants a battlesteed and ...”

“No.”

by Ramhir
95xp
24 replies
4019 views
Pieh
Skillet By: Pieh

The 5757h layer of the Infinite Abyss. A land of charred black metal and the stench of ever-burning flesh.

by Pieh
145xp
9 replies
5182 views
Nafar
Code 7777SOHAT By: Nafar

The hacker had breached the final firewall and was typing code into the command prompt: code/7777SOHAT. Images flashed up on screen and he gazed in terror at what he saw.

by Nafar
105xp
13 replies
4162 views
Michael Jotne Slayer
Grandfather Pestilence By: Michael Jotne Slayer

Bells tolled continually, announcing new deaths.

by Michael Jotne Slayer
265xp
12 replies
4693 views
2 HoHs
axlerowes
D.V. Agina: Modern Rage Mages By: axlerowes

Anger is a great business, people will share it with you for free and if you're savvy enough, you can sell it back to them. The Rage Mages descended from Belligerus's early followers have found that modern world has just as much use for anger and magic as the ancient world.

by axlerowes
130xp
9 replies
3688 views
1 HoH
angryscotsman93
Rage Mages By: angryscotsman93

'If you see a Rage Mage and he's swearing like an army of pirates, then he is a novice and you might be safe. If you see a Rage Mage and he is not only civil towards you, but even pleasant, then run for your life and pray to whatever gods you hold dear, for he is a master of hatred who has conquered his emotions and can turn all of his negative energies directly at you."

- Unnamed mercenary working with a Rage Mage.

Note: not a PG entry.

by angryscotsman93
470xp
22 replies
5166 views
6 HoHs