I’ve been running a Play by Post game in the Crumbling Keep Discord using Tephrotic Nightmares, a Mork Borg campaign my Luke Gearing. This is the first time I’ve running a PbP in decades, so it all feels like one big experiment. This blog post by Yochai Gal did a lot to inspire it. It certainly […]
If you’ve missed the previous posts about a snowflake dungeon, you can find them here. I went back and forth on if this should be a dungeon or not. It seemed easiest for me (and whoever may theoretically run this in the future) if it was. Let’s get into it. Traditionally, in old school adventures, […]
I’ve written a bit about inventory systems lately, so let’s get practical. I’m going to make an inventory system for a game that doesn’t exist.  I mentioned recently I was fantasizing about making a zombie game. Let’s make one for that. I want to prioritize a gameplay loop of exploring and scrounging. Why do […]
I love inventory management. That’s it. That’s the post.  But if I were to go a bit deeper, I’d say I’m fascinated by all the forms it takes. When I initially wrote Marching Order, I knew I wanted it to be a big part of the game. What you brought along with you had […]
Pick up an RPG and there’s a good chance it has an inventory management system.  No, not all of them, but I’d wager probably more of them do than do not. So why is this? To answer that question, I’m going to talk about the iconic Vietnamese sandwich, the Banh Mi.  Vietnam is […]
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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 10Â
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.
