Oriental Adventures Specific Templates

A 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 […]

ONI

A list of bad guys for my game and any Oriental Adventure setting – in particular a Japanese themed setting. ONI Oni were the demonic monstrosities that made up the most powerful forces of the Shadowlands. Oni only gained a physical presence in the realm of mortals if spawned by an Oni Lord or by being summoned from Jigoku by someone […]

THE SHADOWLANDS

Updated and reprinted here for 5e from 3e – though its mostly for my players reference. Still a work in progress as not sure ability damage is the best way to go for the Taint but its otherwise done. THE SHADOWLANDS Beyond the great Kaiu Wall and the Twilight Mountains in the lands of the Crab […]

ORIENTAL ADVENTURES BESTIARUM VOCABULUM

No treatment of Oriental Adventures would be complete without some mobs in the mix. Here is an overview of PHB mobs and some animal suggestions. To add a bit more uniqueness to the the mix I recommend you use The Last Airbenders approach to fauna – essentially making hybrid animals. For example the polar-dog and […]

TECHNIC LEAGUE BOUNTY HUNTERS – ONI BROTHERS

If your players are like my players at some point they are going to rile the Technic League up enough that they are going to send bounty hunters. This trio – whose true name is unknown – is perfect for the job. Initially I am just using a standard Ogre-Magi from the Monster Manual. Power-up […]