The Anorian elves of Vaskil manage the northern cattle and horse ranches of the Summer Land. In the three elven generations since the Fall of Imfe Mythse Anore, they've become expert riders and animal handlers. Also, because of the dangers inherent in the Summer Land, particularly around the Char...
2020-01-28 19:24:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Great news as BroadSword #3 will be arriving at my home tomorrow. From there, everyone who was a patron back in November will receive a copy of the book automatically. If you came in after November and you're a gold or platinum member and you want to get a book now, contact me via ...
2020-01-28 01:01:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Spilateras are huge monstrosities that resemble multi-horned bears with a long, snake-like proboscis that launches from their mouths. Typically, the spilatera traps its prey by burrowing a hole into the earth or into the side of a rocky cliff. It then waits in the dark, using its camouflage to ap...
2020-01-27 20:18:18 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
I'm wrapping up today's monster right now, so look for that by the end of the day.
I've decided to offer a little bit of a challenge to myself and to each of you. Right now, my Patreon sits at 673 patrons, which is AWESOME! Thank you, all!
If we can get to 700...
2020-01-27 19:58:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Greatwell stands at the edge of The Wharf Of Berthiergus on the Wound. Boasting a population just over 2,000, Greatwell is one of the few major Pressonian towns in the Summer Land to survive the War of the Burning Plains in 965 AT. Like most Pressonian settlements in the Summer Land, Greatwell is...
2020-01-26 21:52:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Often found in the Summer Land among mundane cattle, Megamoos are giant cows. Sometimes, megamoos are referred to as "dire cows." The term is erroneous, as megamoos are only violent if provoked.
Edit: bumped its CR to 3.
2020-01-26 16:25:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Qolegs are small, horrific creatures that resemble black, severed heads with toothy maws, four eyes and tentacles growing from their jaws. Black, necrotic energy radiates from the tops of their "heads" like colorless fire.
Despite their intelligence, qolegs do not view themselves as individ...
2020-01-25 19:36:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Stitch horrors are ooze-like creatures created from random bits of flesh sewn together then reanimated. The most famous instance of a stitch horror occurred during the excavation of the Crypt of the Obsidian Hound by the Antronec Guild.
The thing consumed six porters and nearly killed Paola...
2020-01-24 15:20:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Vile fogs are malicious elementals that look like dense clouds of mist. The Striped Conjurers of Karmithyash summoned these creatures from Mayhem as a defense against the Pressonians during the Conjurer Wars of the early sixth century. They are specifically tuned to consume the extrinsic energy o...
2020-01-23 15:16:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Black horns look like black horses with a single black horn. For this reason, they are often confused with unicorns. The main difference, however, is their origin. The first black horns were created by the Striped Conjurers of Karmithyash as mounts during the Siege of Brasolet in 532 AT. After th...
2020-01-22 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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The overcrow looks like a mundane crow wearing a small, red hat. Of course, it is much more than just an ordinary black bird. The overcrow possesses such a strong sense of self-awareness that any creature that comes within 100 feet of it begins to believe that it, too, is a crow.
Clever mag...
2020-01-21 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHappy holiday, folks!
I'm trying out a little newsletter to give updates on releases and content to end any questions that there might be. I'm organizing the information by tier.
This week, I'll be creating the Infinity Gauntlet and all its stones. I'm going to try to...
2020-01-20 16:56:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Gravemen are gaunt, blackened creatures with glowing white eyes. They lack noses, mouths, and ears. And although referred to as "gravemen", these undead creatures have no discernible anatomy and are effectively genderless.
2020-01-20 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Another byproduct of the Hand of the Third and the Obsidian Conflict, Mondans are hairless, muscular humanoids that share a passing resemblance to orcs. Their mouths are wrapped in perpetual screams; still, they have their own language, Mondanian, which consists of throat sounds, gasps and tongue...
2020-01-19 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
From the highlands of Northern Omeria come the Rasgax tribes. A nomadic people, the Rasgax focus their efforts on combating the belligerent races of the north, including orcs, frost giants, and c'nuim iteah. Rasgax have fair to reddish skin and blonde or red hair. Their eyes are often deep scarle...
2020-01-19 01:10:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Golcoms are fearsome giants that stand near 70-feet-tall. They are covered in fine orange, green, and yellow fur, have cloven, goat-like feet, and porcine faces. Once a prolific race found throughout most of Casar, golcoms are now an endangered species. Despite their aggressive attitudes, they ar...
2020-01-19 00:27:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Charbrood are insidious elemental creatures that hunt living creatures in the Obsidian Plain. Sometimes they are referred to as "greater magmin." However, they have no known connection to magmin beyond their fire elemental origin.
The first charbrood were created by the Striped Conjurers of...
2020-01-18 20:49:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Tethered are creatures cloned from humanoids. They were originally developed to take control of the humanoid from which they were modeled. Unfortunately, the experiment failed as the connection between the tethered and the living being was far too weak. However, some rare tethered have shown a te...
2020-01-18 17:50:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Seguas are specters that have the bodies of humanoid women and the faces of horses that haunt the northern Weysevain coast. Charming and evil, they use their humanoid form to lure in unaware sailors and farmers. Once alone, the segua reveals its true form, then slaughters its prey.
The firs...
2020-01-18 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I got in at about 1:15am last night. This morning, I'm getting caught up on a few things, notably the finalization of the physical copies for BSM3 as well as a few other projects.
Expect a few posts throughout the day. I plan to catch up on 366 days of monsters and produce a ...
2020-01-17 14:25:35 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I'm still in Costa Rica. These last couple of days have been crazy. I should get caught up hopefully Thursday or Friday.
Thanks for being patient!
The legend is said that in a rural Arruquetan village there lived a young woman named Maria. Maria came from a poor family but was known around her village for her beauty. One day, an extremely wealthy nobleman traveled through her village. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Maria. Maria was ch...
2020-01-14 02:19:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Along the Leash, the long road that hugs the Weysevain Coast, the Phantoms tell tales of the mysterious cadejos who quietly stalk drunken and farmers sailors returning home from nights of debauchery. Where one would think that a cadejo—who looks like a shadowy, black dog with red eyes and chain...
2020-01-13 00:25:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Gargantuan hamsters are 50-foot-long beasts that eat anything they can find, preferring meat. Often, they eat livestock, decimating entire herds of cattle, sheep, and goats before they're chased off by adventurers.
True terrors of the sea, gargantuan squids...
2020-01-11 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Also known as "water elemental hydras", waterspouts are deadly elementals that roam the Ocean of Warna. Temperamental, they're prone to attacking ships without provocation and often lay siege to coastal villages and island habitats. Recognizing their value, the marids of Qhek often enslave and em...
2020-01-10 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Just a heads up, but I'll be hopping on a plane tomorrow headed for a work retreat in Costa Rica (for my day job). I plan on writing the whole time while I'm there, but if there's any hiccups in the normal schedule, that's why.
I've got a few half-drafted adventures I'm ...
2020-01-10 02:50:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Also known as "the Elves of the Other" the arnitikos are a rare humanoid species that live in Omeria. Typically, Arnitikos are outsiders and wanderers who have no community to call their own. However, they are highly sought out for their martial skills as well as their ability to go unnoticed by ...
2020-01-09 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The untamed forests of Odonburg are home to many unusual and interesting creatures, many of which have never been discovered beyond Southern Omeria. Perhaps one of the oddest creatures found exclusively in Odonburg are the reclusive quogwats. Resembling a cross between a frog and a hedgehog, the ...
2020-01-08 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Giant wolves are to dire wolves what dire wolves are to regular forest wolves. Measuring nearly 30 feet in length, these colossal lupines are the genuine kings and kings of the forest.
As a "divine figure", they are looked up to by their smaller kin. Giant wolf packs include dozens of small...
2020-01-07 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post