A specter is the angry, unfettered spirit of a humanoid that has been prevented from passing to the afterlife. Specters no longer possess connections to who or what they were, yet are condemned to walk the world forever. Greater specters are older specters who maintain a piece of their undying quest. Although more rational than […]
The following mass combat units are used with the Mass Combat rules in BroadSword Magazine, participating in the Battle of Dragard Mine. [su_note note_color=”#ececec”] Archers Unit Huge unit of 10 Medium humanoids (human), lawful neutral Armor Class 13 (leather armor) Hit Points 110 Speed 30 ft. Abilities Str 19 (+4), Dex 14 (+2), Con 12 […]
The goblin spider, or earth spider, looks like a huge, furry spider of a particularly evil cast. It lurks in the Forest Ridge just beyond the Ringing Mountains and is a bane to the wild halflings that live there. The goblin spider has a plump abdomen, eight spindly legs, and two curving mandibles capable of grasping and […]
The original chaos beasts–those that have been alive since the beginning of time or possibly earlier–are known as chaos dreadnoughts. Fortunately, only a few of these behemoths exist, and they seem to be localized to the Randomness of Limbo. Like their lesser brethren, these horrific creatures have mutable, ever-changing forms. Their deadly touch can make […]
The Dark Sun bestiary conversion continues. Currently, I’m working through the MC12: The Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium – Terrors of the Desert. Specifically, I’m dividing the creatures up by the random encounter tables. First, are the monsters of the verdant belts. Verdant Belts Athas is an arid world, but it is not entirely waterless. In […]
The Dark Sun bestiary conversion continues. Currently, I’m working through the MC12: The Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium – Terrors of the Desert. Specifically, I’m dividing the creatures up by the random encounter tables. First, are the monsters of the verdant belts. Verdant Belts Athas is an arid world, but it is not entirely waterless. In […]
Having just finished Dark Sun’s Second Edition Boxed Set, I’ll now be digging into the first Monstrous Compendium for Dark Sun, Terrors of the Desert. Animals, Household Often small creatures are kept or allowed to live in Athasian households in exchange for some form of comfort or service the creature provides. These pets are considered […]
And so the ugly beasties from the Wanderer’s Journal conversion continues, this time with Athasian Giants, Athasian Gith, Jozhal, Silk Wyrms, and Tembos. Athasian Giant Athasian giants come in only two basic varieties: humanoid and beast-headed. Humanoid giants resemble massive humans standing between 20 and 30 feet tall, and weighing between four and eight tons. They have […]
This continues the Dark Sun Bestiary series. This time, I’m taking on the ugly monsters at the end of the Wanderer’s Journal from the Second Edition Dark Sun Campaign Setting Boxed Set. Belgoi At first sight, the belgoi appear human—and then you notice the long claws on the end of their fingers, their puckered, toothless mouths, and […]
My goal to convert all of 2e Dark Sun into Fifth Edition content continues. So far I’ve gotten some great feedback and had a lot of fun converting stuff. Next up, I’m tackling the massive Dark Sun bestiary. I’ll start with those creatures that were included in the original boxed set plus the crodlu from […]
