Issue 46 of my Dungeons and Dragons zine, d12 Monthly, is out!
Issue 46 is the Dark Cults issue. It features articles on creating cults, cult leaders, how to bring cults into your campaign, cultist kits, and much more! (See below for details).
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Related Issues
Here is a list of past issues of d12 Monthly that you may find compliments this issue. A lot of my issues can be used with OSE quite easily, but here are some specific ones:
Issue 5: Divine Magic– An issue dedicated to divine magic may come in useful for cultists and their connection to the dark powers that be.
Issue 6: Undead – For use with cults who deal with undeath and those who wield it.
Issue 29: Planes & Demi-Planes – You could use this issue to give the dark powers a home in a Plane or Demi-Plane of their creation.
Issue 34: The Holy – This could be useful if you play OSE and want to beef up those who fight cultists.
Past Issues
Free past issues are also available.
Issue 46 Contents
Issue 46 is the Dark Cults issue, and includes all original hand-created content.
FREE Version
The FREE version contains the following articles:
Feature Articles:
Unveiling The Darkness – An article on building memorable cults.
Corruption Of The Ordinary – This article details how to place your cults into society.
Dark Encounters – Cultist Kits to make cultist encounters a little more exciting and deadly.
Foundation Stones – A cult generator. Create a unique cults with just a few rolls.
Familiar Features:
Character Building – This month we look at the Dark Tongue and how cultists can use it to power their magic.
Solo Spotlight – Just met a bunch a cultists? Roll on this table to create a quick bank of cultists for you to encounter.
Spellcraft – A few cultist rituals with rules for augmenting their power.
Adventure Location – Features a couple of safehouses for cultists to hide.
Class Acts – An example Lightbringer Purifier NPC.
FULL Version
The FULL Version contains all of the FREE articles, plus the following articles:
Feature Articles:
Chasing Shadows – A bunch of Kits for cult-hunters from various churches.
Cult of Personality – A bunch of tables to create the leader of the cult.
The Harbingers of Shadow – A cult’s lair, complete with map.
Contributions
Want to feature in the zine in an upcoming issue? Feel free to contact me and let me know what you want to contribute.
Art
Cover art by Fat Goblin Games & Russ
Art by Dean Spencer, Diego Castro, and Darren. Maps © Dyson Maps.
Some Maps © 2022, Firehawk Games
Some Maps © 2022, Tim Dugger
Featuring art by Daniel F. Walthall, found at: drivethrurpg.com/product/181517, available under a CC BY 4.0 licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
All art ©, used with permission, all rights reserved. Some artwork provided by Zed Nope, and used with permission. Unless otherwise mentioned, all articles are written by Russ at YUMDM.
Over to You
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While You’re Here…
Since 2021 I have been publishing d12 Monthly, a monthly zine, which has a ton of articles for any edition of Dungeons and Dragons.
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