Yet Another D&D Blog
A reward in my Oriental Adventures campaign. Posted here for my PCs to reference. I am using the nemuranai tag for OA magic items since in Japanese Mythology magic items are not forged or made (this is seen as disrespectful to the indwelling spirit). Instead the items awaken through various processes – spontaneously, or through powerful […]
Read More GREAT SHINOBI OWLA reward in my Oriental Adventures campaign. Posted here for my PCs to reference. I am using the nemuranai tag for OA magic items since in Japanese Mythology magic items are not forged or made (this is seen as disrespectful to the indwelling spirit). Instead the items awaken through various processes – spontaneously, or through powerful […]
Read More グラス (GLASS)A reward in my Oriental Adventures campaign. Posted here for my PCs to reference. I am using the nemuranai tag for OA magic items since in Japanese Mythology magic items are not forged or made (this is seen as disrespectful to the indwelling spirit). Instead the items awaken through various processes – spontaneously, or through powerful […]
Read More AMATATSU SEALA reward in my Oriental Adventures campaign. Posted here for my PCs to reference. I am using the nemuranai tag for OA magic items since in Japanese Mythology magic items are not forged or made (this is seen as disrespectful to the indwelling spirit). Instead the items awaken through various processes – spontaneously, or through powerful […]
Read More HEALING GOURDTo mechanically demonstrate the importance of Shintao and the Seven Fortunes to the everyday life of even the PCs these rules were created. They are a less powerful version of divine intervention. Call on Ancestors You make an Honour or Wisdom ability check – Honour to call an ancestor and Wisdom to call one of […]
Read More Call on AncestorsRunning a 5th edition Oriental Adventure campaign based on some rules I converted a while back. Basically one big playtest. The players found an earth elemental gem which summons a Japanese equivalent of an earth elemental. Here is the PC version. TOICHI no KANSEN Large elemental Armor Class 17 Hit Points 126 Speed 30 ft., burrow 30 ft. […]
Read More TOICHI no KANSENA collated list of the various subtypes introduced by Oriental Adventures and converted to 5e. More for my reference than anything else. Will be updated as I use it. All kami and oni are yokai, but not all yokai are kami or oni. In terms of my D&D campaign yokai tend to be neutral fey and all […]
Read More Oriental Adventures Specific TemplatesTreasures from “Dawn of the Overmind” – Ilsensine’s ring. I moved this to the neothelid’s treasure trove because I wanted my PCs to have an opportunity to use it. The player who picked it up was contacted by Diinkarazan and made a deal with him. He could have the ring if he helped fight Ilsensine […]
Read More ILSENSINE’S RINGTreasures from “Dawn of the Overmind” – The Annulus. This is also the “mcguffin” of the adventure. THE ANNULUS Artifact, automatically attunes The Annulus appears as a 1-foot-diameter ring of silvery metal of some unknown alloy Slots, antennae, spheres, and other arcane projections decorate the exterior of the hoop; however, there is sufficient space […]
Read More THE ANNULUSIn “Dawn of the Overmind” after defeating the Unredeemed Beast the PCs make their way to the Overmind itself – a space station (or ethereal station) where the mind flayers are trying to undo reality and reinstitute their galaxy-wide empire. The PCs must use the Annulus to destroy the Engine Consumate (and thus the space […]
Read More AVATAR of ILSENSINE