Bestiary for Knave – WIP

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I’m writing up a Bestiary for Knave, drawing inspiration from AD&D 1e Monster Manual and the Basic D&D monsters. So, I know Ben Milton himself says that you can port these guys over near-wholesale, but I wanted a quick reference document (not exhaustive) to flip through and have as many stats and monster flavours tersed into some 4-columned spread as I could.

I have to say – I’ve never learned as much about these monsters, until I rewrote them into such small entries.

So, here is my Work In Progress. Link to the Google Doc below. Let me know what you think. And feel free to download or wait until the release, which will be up on my itch page.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f51ynwcg9k7q7rNsy3wsdfcVv5XMuF6P/view?usp=sharing

Group Play 5.1 Into the Crypt

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This Expedition:

The group leaves Medeba Basin to descend into the nearby Crypt of Bethor. This is my own adventure that is available on itch. Caution — adventure spoilers ahead.

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Our Companions:

Rendmoor, a burnt-coral mycomorph with aphrodisiac flesh. Re-animated from the corpse of a plague victim. Wields cryokinetic powers. Driven by the desire to live and feed.

Faustyn, a golden janitor-synth. Vampiric and cannibalistic. The demise of his kin is the source of his mystical powers. Believes that all memories are a lie. Desires to liberate the local inhabitants from water-oppression and put them back in control of their reservoirs.

Nirid, a veracious true-kin. Protector of the purity of his kind. Armed with a blasphemous fungal spear and the gift of healing hands. Possesses a weird orb and a fascination of necrotech.

RULES . three c’s of failing forward

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Failing forward is a nice phrase. But when it comes to a moment of abject character failure will we, the game master, know what to do? With my impervious strategies, The Three C’s of Failing Forwards: COST, COMPLICATION, and CLUE, you will never have to wonder again.

Group Play 4.1 Return to Medeba

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This Expedition:

The group meets some of Faustyn’s old synth friends, journeys through an underground aqueduct system, and finds bittersweet news upon their return to Medeba.

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Our Companions:

Rendmoor, a burnt-coral mycomorph with aphrodisiac flesh. Re-animated from the corpse of a plague victim. Wields cryokinetic powers. Driven by the desire to live and feed.

Faustyn, a golden janitor-synth. Vampiric and cannibalistic. The demise of his kin is the source of his mystical powers. Believes that all memories are a lie. Desires to liberate the local inhabitants from water-oppression and put them back in control of their reservoirs.

Nirid, a veracious true-kin. Protector of the purity of his kind. Armed with a blasphemous fungal spear and the gift of healing hands. Possesses a weird orb and a fascination of necrotech.

VAARN . Summer Jam Submissions

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I’m excited to present two submissions to the Vaarn Summer Jam on itch.io.

The first is called Dwellers of the Waste and it is a supplement I co-created with Eric M Smith. He helped with designing, editing, and, of course, by drawing beautiful illustrations. He makes some amazing art, which has been featured on this blog before. Go check him out. I’ll drop a sample of his work for the supplement below. As for the contents of the supplement, it includes six new monsters and two new ancestries, including a new universal skill for all characters to use: tinker.