When you’re a hammer, everything is a nail. Experience points tell you a lot about what a game is about. They’re very blatantly a reward to incentivize certain actions. While it’s certainly arguable, there is a theory in OSR style play that combat is a fail state. In other words, if a fight […]
What’s in that Disappointing Treasure Chest? (1d10) It’s empty. Gotta start with the obvious. Someone’s spare clothes. What do you think chests were used for? A colony of rats has created a nice little home. Bits of straw, paper, rat crap… how quaint. Half of a healing potion. Oh, and it’s spoiled, so it tastes […]
There’s a thing that action movie makers know. And I know it too, but I struggle with the implementation. Combat isn’t just about what you are fighting – it’s about where you’re fighting. Fight scenes in movies happen in amazing environments – place where the location is just as dangerous as their […]
Time for faction #3. I’ve been creating factions for my Snowflake dungeon. What is a snowflake dungeon? That’s best described in my post, The Snowflake Dungeon Part 1. I came up with the process for making Factions in my post titled Tweaking the Method. So far I have profiled The Monks of St Saciscous, Lugpopple the Goblin, and The […]
It’s still in the early stages, but I’ve been working on mechanics for a city crawl for two new campaigns I’ve started. This is what I’ve come up with so far! If you have thoughts, leave a comment below. I’m very much open to suggestions and would be happy to answer any questions. -James TAGS: […]
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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.
