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Issue 24 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine is out!
Issue 24 is all about the Inns & Taverns. It will feature articles on various types of inns and taverns, tavern dice games, list of tavern entertainment, various bards with a new OSE bard class, magic items for bards, and much more! (See below for details).
A web enhancement for d12 Monthly, Issue 23 (Cities & Towns).
Sometimes articles get cut from the final issue for a number of reasons, so I have decided to include them as bonus web content. Enjoy!
Alignments in Dungeons & Dragons cause a lot of consternation and there is a lot of disagreements on how to use them, with some companies jettisoning them altogether.
And I do tend to agree that the nine point alignment system used in AD&D, and all editions since, when used on a personal level, isn’t the best.
It’s the D&D equivalent of horoscopes – trying to group everyone into 12 star signs.
However, there are areas where these alignments can be useful.
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A web enhancement for d12 Monthly, Issue 23 (Cities & Towns).
Sometimes articles get cut from the final issue for a number of reasons, so I have decided to include them as bonus web content. Enjoy!
This is a retake on the ranger from Old School Essentials (OSE), but may be adapted to any edition or hack.
Issue 23 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine is out!
Issue 23 is all about the Cities & Towns. It will feature articles on placing cities in your world, city-based encounters, power of guilds, creating a thieves’ guild from scratch, a new adventure location, and much more! (See below for details).
A web enhancement for d12 Monthly, Issue 22 (Forests & Jungles).
This post is an extension of the Bountiful Harvest article in issue 22, which lists a number of trees and the resources they provide. Enjoy!
I couldn’t possible have listed all of the trees in the zine and I had to cut many that I wanted to include. Below is a list of three more trees and the resources they provide.
These can be used to add a little more realism and flavour to your campaign world; and to give druids, rangers, elves, and other nature types something to use for character building.
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A web enhancement for d12 Monthly, Issue 22 (Forests & Jungles).
Sometimes articles get cut from the final issue for a number of reasons, so I have decided to include them as bonus web content. Enjoy!
Centaurs in Dungeons & Dragons are misplaced in the world.
Somewhere along the lines they ended up as forest-dwelling fey.
This has always seemed a little odd to me as, given they are half horse, they would want – and need – a place to gallop and roam.
In Aythia, my D&D campaign world, they live on the plains and hills, being close to forests, but mainly for hunting purposes.
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Issue 22 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine is out!
Issue 22 is all about the Forest & Hills. It will feature articles on types of forests & jungles and where to find them, random encounter tables, new monsters, a list of existing plant monsters, and much more! (See below for details).
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Centaurs roam open plains and make their home near forests and woodland so they can take advantage of the hunting available there.
The primary weapon used by centaurs while hunting, and while protecting themselves, is their great bow.
This bow is similar to the longbow (or war bow), but is larger and more powerful.
A web enhancement for d12 Monthly, Issue 21 (Hills & Mountains). Sometimes articles get cut from the final issue for a number of reasons, so I have decided to include them as bonus web content. Enjoy!
This one is mentioned in the random tables on page 13, but the creature was cut due to space. I have included it here as I was asked about it.
Ahools are a bat-primate mix, having large crimson, bat-like wings. With a wingspan of approximately 22-ft, it appears much bigger than it is.
Back in Issue 10 of d12 Monthly, I wrote an article called Team Up where I listed some disparate monster team-ups that would make tough and memorable encounters for your PCs.
I want to continue this online as I present a regular section on the site called Team Ups! This article features my first team up: owlbear and yellow musk creeper.
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