red onryoki

Big Bad tank that didn’t last 1 round! Version 2 needs to be tankier. NPC is a direct Inspiration Onryoki from Nioh. RED ONRYOKI Huge fiend (oni), chaotic evil Armor Class 19 (Natural Armor) Hit Points 310 (23d12 + 161) Speed 40 ft. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA 25 (+7) 11 (+0) 25 (+7) 6 (-2) 13 (+1) 14 (+2) Saving Throws STR +13, DEX +6, CON +13, WIS […]

sisters of the broken path

In the original pathfinder adventure (Forest of Spirits), but modified them to menace my ki using PCs, in particular the ki-happy ninja who was terrified of them though they were not much a real threat to be honest. But psychological threat is just as good from the DM’s perspective. SISTERS OF THE BROKEN PATH Medium humanoid (goblinoid, okami), lawful evil Armor Class 17 […]

bodak geiko

These mobs were purposely created to show how the bad guys can use the Oiran class against them. Was a fun encounter as the PCs realised they prefer not to be on the receiving end of the geiko’s buffing songs. BODAK GEIKO Medium undead, chaotic evil Armor Class 15 (natural armor, tattered kimono) Hit Points 58 (9d8 + 18) Speed 30 […]

okami leader Shizu

I had this NPC harass the party throughout the adventure withdrawing before she could be cornered. They eventually pinned her at the Lake Bed (see tactics below). But she eventually became a respected enemy and instead of killing her they knocked her out and used the sacred brush to rewrite her memory and alignment. She […]

Kensai Challenger – Hetuzud the Sky Pirate (Level 8)

Following the rules for kensai levelling up the kensai must fight a duel each time he levels – with a 10% chance per level. My PC got his first challenge at level 8 and he was in a spirit haunted forest so I thought I’d use a spirit as the kensai challenger. HETUZUD THE SKY PIRATE Medium […]

Old School Alignment

My world tends to be more Greyhawk than Forgotten Realm, more John Carter than Lord of the Rings so alignment is about the cosmic war between order and chaos (most exemplified by the Blood War in the D&D mythos). Lifting this from Dungeon Crawl Classic as this is a good definition of the three-axis of […]

Ikiryo (Stand) Monastic Tradition

A new monastic tradition for the monk class that fits both the world (Dying Earth/9th World Setting) and campaign theme (Oriental Adventures). Inspired by Jojo. IKIRYO MONASTIC TRADITION This monastic tradition recognises and accepts that all men have an evil spirit within them – the Ikiryo – but seek to control it instead of ignoring it. This […]

The Ulysses 31

Posted here for my PC. Inspired by the original. The Ulysses 31 This weapon can act as either a ranged weapon or a short sword (Trick tag). Damage type and amount doesn’t change, just range is modified. This switch is a bonus action. Weapon does not consume ammunition but stops working on a natural 1 […]

CLASH OF THE TITANS

At the dawn of time, war between gods and titans left the landscape of Thylea forever changed. Thousands of years later, the first mortals arrived, carried by ship and dragon. The Dragonlords were the champions who overthrew the Titans 500 years ago and forged the Oath of Peace. But the power of the Oath has […]

CLASH OF THE TITANS – Humans

Credit to Mike Myler for the original conversion. Summarised here for my PCs as part of the upcoming Clash of the Titans campaign. RACES EVERYBODY IS A HUMAN but has a Bloodline that makes them unique, proper classical heroes tied to the gods. Plus everybody gets a feat of their choice at 1st level. Thylean Names […]