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Barrier March, Sessions 136 and 137 (Mysterious Beasts at the Quarry)

Posted on 18 February 2026 by jameseck

After dealing with the necromancer in Wetdell, Baron Wetdell is impressed with the adventurers’ work and he passes along a message to them that Bailiff Neistor of Darkshelf is in need of help from outsiders who can investigate troubling activity … Continue reading →

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Nek (AD&D Monster)

Posted on 14 December 2023 by jameseck

These carnivorous lizards live in groups of varying size, dwelling in small creeks and brooks, though rarely larger rivers or ponds and lakes. They are territorial and attack anything coming near their lair and once prey is scented, they will … Continue reading →

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Haven: Finding the Frasketa Estate

Posted on 25 November 2023 by jameseck

On November 13th, with information from Edrej, a researcher and professor at Rovert’s School of Spellcraft and Warlockry, about a hidden enclave for an ancient elven resistance on the Fresketa Estate in the mountain valley west of the gnomes, a … Continue reading →

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Haven: The Wrong One

Posted on 20 November 2023 by jameseck

On October 30th, Six and Atlin are intrigued by a note from Randall that the nekolyns have approved the destruction of the “Wrong One” if anyone is so inclined. They head north to meet with him at his grove. Their … Continue reading →

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Devilish Avatar, Medusian (AD&D Monster)

Posted on 16 October 2023 by jameseck

Cultists of Mezzin offer up creatures of a variety of sorts, usually after torture, to be possessed by devilish spirits, bringing them under the command of the spirit in the service of the cultist or cleric. This is in no … Continue reading →

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Corrupted Thew (AD&D Monster)

Posted on 2 April 2023 by jameseck

Also known as a Thane of Xylak (the Consuming Disease), a corrupted thew is very much like a lich, but a dwarven cleric/fighter corrupted by disease in such a way that only a dwarf of considerable constitution could reliably survive … Continue reading →

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Demi-Hag (AD&D Monster)

Posted on 19 September 2022 by jameseck

Created when a man impregnates a woman during the time period of being ridden to death by a night hag. The pregnancy is short, labor coming after just 4 months. The mother often hides the child when she sees it’s … Continue reading →

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Custom AD&D Monsters: Compiled

Posted on 9 August 2022 by jameseck

Almost two years ago I switched over from making 5e monsters to doing AD&D monsters for my bi-weekly monster posts. I was gathering them up to put on my own encounter tables and realized that I was kind of tired … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Monster-Charred Skull (AD&D)

Posted on 26 July 2022 by jameseck

When many bodies of the slain are burned without the proper rites, something like 1 in 20 of them may arise as charred skulls (perhaps 1 in 10 if the corpses were beheaded before burning). These undead skulls lurk around … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Monster-Pit Eater(AD&D)

Posted on 12 July 2022 by jameseck

Pit eaters dig tunnels about 6 feet in diameter throughout their territory, about 10 feet beneath the surface. They dot these tunnels with vertical shafts almost reaching the surface, carefully and instinctually leaving the shaft capped with the native earth … Continue reading →

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