The Lurking Fear is a solo-play adventure inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's original tale of the same name. There are RPG mechanics that are inspired by Chaosium, Inc.'s Call of Cthulhu but uses a simplified variation. The adventure is designed to be simple and easy to play. There are four pre-generated characters with a basic rules page to help introduce players into the story mechanics.... [click here for more]
During the holiday season of 2015, the Death By Mage blog ran a short poll on "What Class Would Santa be?" The result of that poll resulted in a Bard-inspired Santa Claus completely decked out with powerful Chrismas artifacts to fend off creatures meant to harm the holiday spirit. This one brandishes two scimitars and can summon the sleigh with ease.
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Behold the mystical Sun Wukong, the Monkey King in all his splendor, from the pages of Journey to the West, this classic Chinese literary character comes to life under Dungeons & Dragons' 5th Edition ruleset. The character can be implemented as a Non-Player Character (NPC) into any world or setting as a wonderful challenge or ally if the story befits.
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