Hellios is a creature of elemental Fire and Positive Energy who looks like a brightly incandescent winged humanoid about the size of a large Halfling.
d100 Terrible Superhero Names
Following is the start of a list of d100 terrible superhero names!
"At the Shrine of Othrys" Unkeyed Dungeon Map
This post contains an unkeyed version of the keyed dungeon map that appears in Skirmisher Publishing’s just-released “At the Shrine of Othrys” campaign-length adventure for D&D 5E!
Craft Alchemical Grenade (OGL Item Creation Feat)
You're not really an alchemist unless you've survived a few laboratory explosions. But suppose you want to cause an explosion on purpose?
Tools of Terror: New Items Inspired by Curse of Strahd
In my Curse of Strahd campaign I was compelled to introduce new items, magical or otherwise. Sometimes this was to fill a specific story need, other times to reinforce the horror of the setting, and other times just to flex my creative muscles. Now that the campaign is ended, I’m sharing those items here.
A Hundred Little Nightmares: Campaign Notes for Curse of Strahd
As a GM I rarely take structured notes and almost never run prepackaged campaigns, but for Curse of Strahd I wanted to do something different.
‘In the Footsteps of Hercules’ Bonus Content
This page is dedicated to bonus content for In the Footsteps of Hercules, a system-free sourcebook devoted to a pilgrimage trail that can be used in conjunction with any fantasy role-playing games!
Myrmidon Infantry (D&D 5E Monsters/Bonus Content for ‘In the Footsteps of Hercules’)
This post includes stats for two typical sorts of Myrmidons, both an Infantrymen and a Corporal, just in case they need supervision.
Horologium (D&D 5E Wondrous Item)
This complex astrological clock accurately reproduces the motions of all the heavenly spheres and celestial bodies, running ceaselessly despite its lack of motor or mainspring.
Men & Monsters of the Aegean: Olympian (D&D 5E Race)
Olympians are people who can trace their bloodlines back to one or more of the deities associated with the Olympian pantheon. They tend to be attractive, well-formed, and generally pleasing to look at and be around, and to exhibit characteristics associated with the gods from which they are descended.
Assembling Cardstock Miniatures
This video demonstrates how to assemble Skirmisher Publishing’s Cardstock Characters™ paper miniatures and will work for any sets of them, as well as for many produced by other companies!
50 Shades of Gray Ooze: Variant Monster Rules
Deceptively simple in form and ferocity, no two gray oozes are alike, coming as they do in a variety of flavors, textures, and consistencies distinguishing one breed from the next.
'Gebb 121 – Slumber Party Casualty'
In this flashback strip in Antarctica, Joyce meets a new coworker and reveals that she really is the worst roommate ever ...
5th Edition D&D 'Necromancy' Spells
While developing 5th Edition D&D material for my Skirmisher Publishing, I found myself wishing I had a list of all the Necromancy spells from the Player's Handbook, and so I went ahead and created one and posted it here for others to use!
'Dhanurvidya & Varman: The Arms & Armor of India' Introduction
Following is a brief history of the arms and armor of the Indian subcontinent that serves as the Introduction to Skirmisher Publishing's “Dhanurvidya & Varman: The Arms & Armor of India” D&D sourcebook.
Starfinder: Shrieker
Shriekers are the second stage in the complex life cycle of the creatures known as Graboids. When an adult Graboid has consumed enough food, it begins to develop offspring known as Shriekers, which grow inside the adult Graboid until they are mature enough to survive on their own.
Oddities for the Etheric Void
Outer space is big and empty, even when it’s full of luminiferous æther, so the next time your heroes are flying the wend and weft of the winds between the realms in their star clipper, this new Oddities entry by game developer Wilhelmina T. Thrasher can help you figure out what strange thing drifts into their path!
Men & Monsters of the Aegean: Myrmidon (5th Edition D&D Race)
Myrmidons were created by the gods to repopulate a land where nearly everyone was killed by a terrible plague after its ruler prayed that his country be made as populous as a nearby ant colony. Its inhabitants were, accordingly, transferred into people that were manlike in form but which remained antlike in many ways.
Oddities for a Southwestern Hill Country
Welcome to our growing list of “Oddities for a Southwestern Hill Country”! It can be used to enhance any RPG encounters, especially ones in “Weird West” settings.
A Herculean Priesthood (D&D 5E Bonus Content for ‘In the Footsteps of Hercules’)
This article contains write-ups and detailed D&D 5E stat blocks for five clergy devoted to the deity Hercules, ranging in power from Acolytes to High Priests!