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Art Question Aside – Plagairism or Honorable Imitation?
A famous work of art by artist Leonard Elmore graces the Basic d&D rulebook. Decades later, another person uses it as inspiration, or even blatant copy, of the art, in a far inferior style. Is it...
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Wandering Monsters
Surprise!An important aspect of fantasy spelunking is the unexpected danger of random encounters. Whenever a party is actively exploring, a wandering monster check should be made every 10 minutes, or...
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Reaction and Morale Options
Reaction Many monsters in the dungeon will automatically attack until destroyed. This includes all undead and most animals and monsters. Smarter, wilier creatures will often hesitate or wait for the...
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The Ruined Fortress of the Evil Overlord is alive!
The Ruined Fortress of the Evil Overlord This has been my project since the beginning of the new year and it is finally starting to spread its wings and fly. The concept is simple: a huge dungeon...
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Game Night April 19 – Playtestsing DnD5 and the Ruined Fortress of the Evil...
There is a lot going on this week, what with trying to get my store front set up, and trying to finish up the next four installments of the Ruined Fortress of the Evil Overlord, so I am going to have...
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Game Night April 27 – DnD 5e and the Ruined Fortress of the Evil Overlord
Behold the power of the lava lamps Even though one person had to cancel for work, even though we didn’t get started until way late and had to scramble for an ultimateley awesome meal of appetizers,...
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Ancient Encounters — Evil Elf Cabin in the Woods
Ninarrens Cabin in the Woods An elven serial killer’s secret hide-out in the woods. This encounter area continues a series called Ancient Encounters, culled from ancient notebooks of campaigns past....
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Ancient Encounters -Amber Wizard House
There is an island in the mysterious southern seas called the Isle of Dread. And on this island is a lake, which we will call the Lake of Dread. In this lake is a small islet, and on that islet is the...
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Ancient Encounters – Devils in the Basement of Amber Mansion
Beneath the enchanted Wizard Obitallo Amber’s mansion, the cellars are under assault by devils out of hell. The wizard’s apprentice children have already fallen prey and only a wizard locked cellar...
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Ancient Encounters – Desert Tomb
Ancient Desert Tomb An ancient stone edifice pokes from the shifting dunes of the deep desert. In a world of magic and monsters, tomb looting is the most dangerous adventure. A tomb is a locale whose...
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