Hello friends!
I’ve got a couple more magic items for you this week. In D&D terms, the Pair Dadeni, in particular, is closer to an artifact than a magic item. Both are very powerful and adventures or even whole campaigns can hinge on them.
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Hello friends!
You know what you can never have enough of as a Torchbearer GM? Monsters. I’ve been experimenting with some fun new critters inspired by the arthropods all around us, and Luke has been experimenting with a new stat block. I can’t replicate it exactly in WordPress, but this is a close approximation.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on both!
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A few weeks ago, I started a new Torchbearer campaign. I made a map, placed some settlements, wild places and dungeons, and off we went.
The players had rumors of several adventures to choose from at the start. One of the rumors concerned The Dread Crypt of Skogenby (get it free here!):
Some folk in Skogenby recently uncovered a strange barrow while clearing a field. They think some evil spirit has come out of it, and they’ve asked their lord help, but she’s away. Supposedly there’s a lot of treasure in the tomb.
But the players chose to pursue another rumor instead. Now they’ve come back to town after their latest adventure and heard some shocking news: The walking dead have overrun Skogenby!
Just in time for Halloween!
So here I am prepping a survival horror addition to Skogenby, and it occurs to me that Torchbearer is lacking some classic horror monsters. This is intended to remedy that dreadful oversight. Without further ado, here’s my take on the zombie and the werewolf. And Jared Sorensen, of Memento Mori Theatricks, has been kind enough to allow me to include his Vampire Lord, excerpted from his Halloween-inspired Torchbearer Sagas supplement, Denizens of the Dark (you’ll find lots of other holiday-appropriate goodies in Denizens, including the vampire lord’s vampire minions!).
Enjoy!
It turns out that when Mouse Guard’s David Petersen got started drawing the amazing Torchbearer monsters he provided for The Petersen Bestiary, he couldn’t stop! David has provided us with five more monsters to delight GMs and terrify players.
Come discover the terrors that lurk within The Petersen Bestiary Volume 2!
Greetings friends and Happy Thanksgiving!
Here in the U.S. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we’ve been ruminating about how thankful we are for your support of Torchbearer. We also believe that showing is better than telling, so we’ve put together a surprise to express our thanks: The Petersen Bestiary!
Our good friend David Petersen, of Mouse Guard fame, gave us five mind-blowing monster drawings and we’ve added full Torchbearer stats. Your players will weep in terror when these monsters hit the table!
Who’s ready for an owlbear hug?
