Don’t have decent stone or a good supply of metal? The resourceful wizard uses whatever they have to hand including junk and refuse. Garbage golems are held together by their incantations alone as their constituent parts of rotting matter and
Category: RPG Character Ideas
6 RPG Characters for a Park
Park life is a focus for many community members. Everyone has their own uses for a communal green space, even if it’s just walking through. Add colour to encounters or narratives in a public park, with these RPG characters. Old
Ink Fiend, A Monster Poem
Are you an artisan? Are you a novelist? Do you work with colour? Warning of danger near Traveller, Essayist, Songwriter. I warn of the Ink Fiend Demon stealer of words I warn of the Ink Fiend Demon killer of art.
A Lady and A Sniper
To me, there’s something pleasingly incongruous in this image made available by the British Library. Taken from a work called “The Book of Ballads Ancient and Modern” it shows a lady in quite formal evening wear sighting a crossbow. Looks
Sierra Red the Cat Ninja Cleric
We had a good online demonstration game on Sunday for Sophia Brandt. Chris Tregenza ran one of the system’s introductory adventures. In honour of the occasion and because I can’t resist character creation, I put together a new character. As
The Blood Red Rose
Clyde de Rodez was a merchant of particular ambition. Not content with simply making a good profit, he wanted the largest ship. Going into debt, he commissioned a vast freighter from the royal dockyards. Completion of the ship became consuming
The Storm that Thinks
The wizard Glibeus was old and dying as he sought a way to move his mind into something else. Whilst he had a spell that would swap minds, he had grander ambitions. He did not want another weak flesh body;
The Toy Haunter
I came up with this idea for one of our think tanks after finding the image. I like it so much I’m going to flesh it out. On the far outer planes exist creatures that feed on your dreams. The
Hellenic Campaign Villain – An Epilogue
What have I learnt in building this villain? Primarily, that the nature of the 6d6 Hellenic setting means that any antagonist is going to be much more complex than just a villain. The setting is founded on the competing goals
5 Ways to Give a Villain more Depth
I’m continuing developing an antagonist for 6d6 Hellenic, which I started here. A villain that has a large scale plot that threatens the lives of thousands will get your heroes attention. In the last post I wrote about how Iola’s
Don’t Disturb the Thunder Moth
Deviantart member ddoodlerstuff is on a 365 day challenge to draw a monster a day. In addition to sending some attention their way, I’m going to work up one of the monsters for 6d6 Magic. Thunder moths are the largest flying
Iola, the Faun of Fear
I’m continuing to follow Rich Burlew’s guide to creating a villain. As you can see from the title, I’ve named her Iola. There’s nothing behind this name, it’s simple one that I liked the sound of. Part 1 is here. Step