Tag Archives: shield

Play Report: KotB/Barrier March, Session 51 (Sneaking Around the North)

Posted on 31 May 2023 by jameseck

On July 14th, a party suited for stealth sets out to get a closer look at the cracked cliff the bugbears watch over: They take the road to Heathenstone half a day north to where the bugbear crossing is marked … Continue reading →

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Why Did the Attack Fail?

Posted on 8 December 2022 by jameseck

I have to admit that this is probably a question I encounter more than other people, but I often end up thinking about what is actually causing an attack to miss the target. For most Dungeon Masters and most of … Continue reading →

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Ironeater (AD&D Weapon)

Posted on 6 December 2022 by jameseck

This stone hand axe is infused with a distillation from a rust monster’s antennae. Unsuccessful attacks with this weapon that are stopped by metal armor, shield, or weapon (more on that later this week) cause the metal object to save … Continue reading →

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A Ravening Wolf in the Court: The Rise of Soren Barrus, Chapter 1

Posted on 21 May 2022 by jameseck

If you are reading this account and the name of Soren Barrus is heretofore unknown to you, then I can only imagine how pretentious this must seem to you. Should that be the case, I can take comfort in the … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Item-Pin of Hearing Little People

Posted on 8 September 2020 by jameseck

These ear-shaped pins were commonly used be the Refi and the Nefil to more easily hear their worshipers and servants among the little people. Such a pin can perceive even quiet speech within 120 feet, far enough for a 60-foot-tall … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Monster-Grisgy the Clever

Posted on 18 February 2020 by jameseck

Bandit Leader. Grisgy, a bugbear, has been leading goblins in the area to conduct raids on remote farms for months. He has drawn unwanted attention, however, since killing the last heirs of the declining Howell family. Though they have immediate … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Item-Deathward Shield

Posted on 24 September 2019 by jameseck

Armor (shield), very rare While holding this shield, you automatically succeed on saving throws against necromancy spells and other effects caused by necrotic damage (such as a Specter’s Life Drain). You also have resistance to necrotic damage. As a bonus … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Item-Mischief Shield

Posted on 21 May 2019 by jameseck

The Mischief Shield is a nuisance you will wish had never come into your life, even after it has saved it on various occasions. It’s just so annoying! The shield is a large, bronze shield with intricate embellishments around the … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Item-Ehrvalen’s Maul

Posted on 12 March 2019 by jameseck

Ehrvalen, though a god of order and law, came to power in an era when the greatest tools in use on both sides of the war between order and chaos were machines both fine and large. To enable his followers … Continue reading →

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Biweekly Item-Turtle and Dove

Posted on 29 January 2019 by jameseck

This pair of incredibly large shields are made of a metal hard as steel but light like aluminum, allowing a person with a strength of 16 or higher to use one of them one-handed or a person with a strength … Continue reading →

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