Hey, wanna catch up on past posts about Fantasy Commander, my attempt at a Blackmoore-esque game with a terrible title? Find them here. Going into this project, I have a few definitive sources that have inspired it – some of which will be quite obvious. While my goal is not to slavishly recreate a game […]
Today marks the first email in a series of new design diaries Code named Fantasy Commander, my goal is to make a game reminiscent of Blackmoore with some other influences. Before I start, I figured I should know what it is I’m creating. What are my goals for this project? What am I […]
Look, there’s plenty of ways to run a game and the only wrong way is what doesn’t work for you and your players. I know I talk a big game about player agency and avoiding railroads. But hey, if you want to send the players along a linear path from A to B and they […]
This may surprise some of you, given my other TTRPG thoughts. I know many folks don’t like a lot of character backstory. “It should emerge through play”, they say. And sure. That’s reasonable. There isn’t a wrong answer here. But if I’m starting a campaign I expect to last for a while? I’m happy to […]
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A light-hearted, demonic portal crawl between worlds for low level characters.
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Bones. So many bones. How many people have been buried here?
You find a rusty long sword and a small, golden vulture head worth 250 gp.
The sand here on the edge of the sacrificial ground is loose and looks recently churned.
The Vulture Priests are the enemy of knowledge and enlightenment. They seek to bring the eternal silence, the end of all things. Decay and obedience is their only god.
Armor Class 6 [13]
Hit Dice 1 (4hp)
Attacks 1 × Beak (1d4 or by weapon)
THAC0 19 [0]
Movement 120’ (40’)
Saving Throws D12 W13 P14 B15 S16 (1)
Morale 8 (11 when at their temple)
Alignment Lawful
XP 10
Number Appearing 2d4 (1d6 × 10)
Treasure Type D
Immune to the Divine: The spells and powers of clerics and paladins have no effect on them.
Weapons: They frequently use wickedly curved daggers, which they use for sacrificial purposes.
Soul Clouders: There is a 10% chance that any Vulture Priest can use the sleep spell once per day. The targets are still awake, but they are beset by such a deep depression that it has the same effect as sleep. They may only watch what unfurls around them.
