Deceptively simple in form and ferocity, no two gray oozes are alike, coming as they do in a variety of flavors, textures, and consistencies distinguishing one breed from the next.
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5th Edition D&D 'Necromancy' Spells
While developing 5th Edition D&D material for my Skirmisher Publishing, I found myself wishing I had a list of all the Necromancy spells from the Player's Handbook, and so I went ahead and created one and posted it here for others to use!
Starfinder: Shrieker
Shriekers are the second stage in the complex life cycle of the creatures known as Graboids. When an adult Graboid has consumed enough food, it begins to develop offspring known as Shriekers, which grow inside the adult Graboid until they are mature enough to survive on their own.
Men & Monsters of the Aegean: Myrmidon (5th Edition D&D Race)
Myrmidons were created by the gods to repopulate a land where nearly everyone was killed by a terrible plague after its ruler prayed that his country be made as populous as a nearby ant colony. Its inhabitants were, accordingly, transferred into people that were manlike in form but which remained antlike in many ways.
A Herculean Priesthood (D&D 5E Bonus Content for ‘In the Footsteps of Hercules’)
This article contains write-ups and detailed D&D 5E stat blocks for five clergy devoted to the deity Hercules, ranging in power from Acolytes to High Priests!
Men & Monsters of the Aegean: Cynocephalian (D&D 5E Race)
Cynocephalians are dog-headed people who, like Humans, vary greatly in height, build, coloration, and even the specific appearances of their most characteristic features, which can be similar to those of wolves, jackals, or any other sort of canines.
Slings & Slingers (D&D 5E Bonus Content for ‘In the Footsteps of Hercules’)
Slings were among the most widespread weapons of antiquity and, while they were simple weapons typically used by people of humble origins, they and their users often proved formidable in battle.
Ragnarok: Age of Wolves Bonus Material – Seatrolls and Seafaring!
Given the prevalence of the sea in just about every aspect of life in the Mythic North, it is no surprise that the waters of the Nordic imagination hold many inhabitants, some delicious, others dire, and some downright deadly.
Ragnarok: Age of Wolves Bonus Material – Ships and the Sea!
Seafaring plays a major role in the lives of the people of the Mythic North and for millennia there boats and ships of various sizes and styles have been used for fishing, whaling trading, exploration, and war.
Zagreus, Steward of the Stygium (D&D 5E Bonus Content for ‘In the Footsteps of Hercules’)
Zagreus is a reclusive hermit who dwells by himself in the Stygium, a sanctuary dedicated to Hades, god of the underworld. His duties include acting as a custodian of the place, assisting visitors to it, and guarding the treasures and relics contained within it.
Warder of Hades (D&D 5E Divine Domain)
Warders of Hades are clergy devoted to gods of death who learn to wield potent necromantic powers and to control Undead creatures for purposes both of keeping them in check and, when needed, using them in the accomplishment of their goals.
Ragnarok: Age of Wolves: Bonus Content – Robert E. Howard's Cormac mac Art!
In the stories written by Robert E. Howard, Cormac mac Art sails the seas of the North, from his native Ireland to Britain and beyond as far as the Dane-Mark.
Skyspells: A Legendary Tome for 5e
Skyspells represents the life’s work of the legendary wizard and meteographer Fulmenica Levinholt, who dedicated her life to the scientific and esoteric study of weather phenomena and the potent elemental forces that rule the air.
Shades of the Dead (D&D 5E Monster/‘In the Footsteps of Hercules’ Bonus Content)
Shades are the semi-corporeal spirits of the dead, shadowy creatures that normally dwell in various netherworlds but which might sometimes be called into the worlds of the living with appropriate powers and for any number of reasons.
Monastic Tradition: Way of the Road (D&D 5E)
Monks who practice the Way of the Road are consummate travelers and are often dedicated to keeping paths and highways of all sorts safe from dangers like bandits, wild beasts, and environmental hazards.
Scabrous Bag of Tricks for 5e
Reaching within this bag crafted from humanoid skin reveals a feculent object made from grave soil, bone, and decomposing flesh.
Incense of Tradendi, A Wondrous Item for 5e
This incense is of incalculable value to clerics and paladins who hunt those restless spirits that have slipped free of the grave’s embrace.
Modified Attunement for 5th Edition Magic Items
Attunement is a simple method of preventing characters from getting outside the parameters of bounded accuracy and a storyteller could modify the rules associated with it to make them more thematic or wondrous or to provide more adventure hooks. Attunement can also be used for other forms of magic and this article introduces the Mystical Location.
Stockyards of Elis (D&D 5E Bonus Content for ‘In the Footsteps of Hercules’)
One of the stops on the Footsteps of Hercules pilgrimage trail is the city of Elis and its stockyards, depicted here, which are located on the site of the ancient “Augean stables” that Hercules was obligated to clean as one of his 12 Labors.