Troll Lord Games

Yikes! Now there's something to scare PCs who think they're too powerful to be challenged!
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anglefish wrote: But which class do you keep? Since "personhood" resides in the brain, whatever body the head winds up on become the new character, with the same Class and Level. The former body loses any Hit Dice conferred by having a Character Level. Yes, that can mean a pony with a hum...

<r>Here's a spell that just begs to be abused by twisted CKs and players. Have fun!<br/> SWAP HEADS Level 6 wizard <br/> Allows the caster to safely swap the heads (and most physical abilities) of two creatures.<br/> <br/> CT: 20 min. | R: 2 Creatures | D: Permanent<br/> <br/> SV: None | SR: Yes | C...

<r>The Wild Man, or Woodwose, looms large in the legends of the Middle Ages, and yet has been oddly underutilized in Fantasy Role Playing Games. The following treatment combines the iconic image of the Wild Man from medieval art with the Sumerian legend of Enkidu, the stories about children raised b...

<r>Thank you everyone for the ideas. I originally thought of the class for its comedic value, but it probably would be a lot of fun to play seriously. After all, there really were historical warriors who fought with little clothing. It seems a redux version is in order!<br/> <br/> Regarding some of ...

<r>Almost every player has, at one time or another, wanted to play a scantily clad warrior of the kind frequently depicted in fantasy art. At least until realizing that under the rules of most Fantasy Role Playing games such an attempt would be extremely unwise. Fear no more! Now you can play that s...

<r>The racial breakdown in my C&C campaign world (where the human nations are loosely bound together in a continent spanning Empire and the demi-humans were long ago conquered) varies widely by area. In a region that was once a center of Elfin culture (before it was overrun in ancient times by h...

<r>Good work! This is the sort of thing that can be printed and tacked up inside a CK's screen for constant use. A perfect aid to spontaneous and sandbox-style play.<br/> _________________<br/> The Engine of Oracles: Creations For Gaming<br/> <URL url="http://engineoforacles.wordpress.com/">http://e...

<r>If you ever wanted to try a character who can endure under any circumstances, or just love the idea of playing a PC inspired by such things as post-apocalyptic fiction and stories about backwoods maniacs with disturbing diets, the Scavenger class is for you. For CK's, it makes a good way to repre...

<r>I am another CK who has never had any player run a Paladin PCs, in C&C, or any version of D&D. Maybe it's because my campaign worlds have always been pretty dark fantasy, and I've always had players that wanted run Assassins and Rogues/Thieves. Paladins would just be too disruptive of par...

<r>In my Campaign, Elves cannot be Clerics or Paladins because they have no souls. Elves do not worship deities (and deride races that do), but are pantheists instead. Or, even more frequently, they are too busy indulging themselves to even care about religious questions. Elves just declare a holida...

<r>I think that races, classes, magic, and monsters all need some default cultural context (i.e. "fluff"), even if it only inspires a CK (or player) to "re-skin" the element to fit their own milieu. I believe that without any "fluff" at all, "crunch" alone can encourage a style of game-play that I d...

<r>Below are rules for playing Fairy Changelings as PCs. I've combined Germanic and Celtic lore on the subject, leaning towards the Irish and Scottish legends. Remember, always be nice and respectful to the Good Folk.<br/> Changeling<br/> A Fey replacement for an ordinary human.<br/> <br/> For reaso...

Lurker wrote: Nice It's sad to say that this is one area of mytholigy that I know little about, outside of the few mentions of giants etc in the old testiment. It's odd how the actual folklore often goes against assumptions. For instance, the trend in D&D has been to treat creatures with ancest...

Rikitiki wrote: Hmm, I can see how to have oodles of fun with this one: a) describe the head as looking like David Byrne of the band "Talking Heads" b) when giving an 'answer', the CK should mimic Byrne's voice and the 'answer' could be a piece of song-lyric from one of the band's songs. ...

Hrolfgar wrote: Nice item. But why only 1d4 damage upon explosion? The idea of the head exploding comes from a story associated with Roger Bacon. There was no mention in the story of anyone dying from the explosion, so I made the explosion damage low. Besides, thinking like a Devil, it's much cruel...

<r>The following are an interpretation of the Nephilim, the race of human-angel hybrids from Jewish legend. It combines lore from several sources, particularly the Bible and the Book of Enoch. <br/> Nephil<br/> The product of a human mother and a fallen Celestial father.<br/> <br/> "The Nephilim wer...

<r>The problem with the whole RPG on a touch-surface concept is that its only valid for a type of gaming that has a very limited appeal. The overwhelming majority of people simply do not want to play what looks like an over-complicated boardgame, whether or not a computer does the complicated calcul...

<r>DEMON HUNTERS<br/> <br/> The night is filled with terrors. Vicious Lycanthropes hunt hapless travelers. Vampires and other undead rise from their graves to to feed on the innocent. Foul abominations from the dark corners of the world pursue their incomprehensible schemes. Even foul demons summone...

<r>Here's an enchanted item associated with a number of legendary medieval magicians, particularly Roger Bacon and Albertus Magnus.<br/> <br/> Brazen Head<br/> <br/> A Brazen Head appears to be a sculpture of a humanoid head, crafted of brass or bronze and with an articulated jaw. Sometimes the eyes...

<r>The spells in C&C are similar to those in AD&D and Classic D&D with regard to power. The implied world is one where magic is rare and difficult, but exceedingly powerful. It's the opposite of the "lots of little magics" model. Personally, I like the idea that magic is something to be ...

Owlbear

Carrion Crawler

Zombie

Gray Ooze

Giant Centipede
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<r>Below (and at my blog) is a Dhampir (half-Vampire) PC race inspired by the folklore of the Balkans. It combines Gypsy, Bulgarian, and Serbian lore on the subject with some tweaks to make the Dhampir a usable choice as a race.<br/> Dhampir<br/> The strange offspring of a living human and a Vampire...

<r>Personally, I tend to fill in the "gaps" (things like hirelings, mass combat, sailing, building structures, etc.) with the D&D Rules Cyclopedia rather than either 1st Edition AD&D or the SRD. It seems to me that the fast pace and freewheeling nature of Classic D&D means its sub-system...

<r>Here (and on my blog) is the first draft of a Cambion PC race that hews closer to folklore. It's biased towards the Merlin kind of half-demon, rather than the Caliban type (who would be "a grotesque mooncalf"). <br/> <br/> Coming soon are treatments of Changelings, Dhampirs, Nephilim, and Woodwos...

<r>I've uploaded a new version of the book, which corrects a number of problems. Most noticeably, the creatures weren't properly alphabetized! Just goes to show why the world still needs editors, and why its so hard to be your own!<br/> _________________<br/> The Engine of Oracles: Creations For Gam...

PeelSeel2 wrote:
Awesome Stuff! I really like the fire farting cow. Maybe cause I live where the cows out number the populace

Thanks. My players also loved it when I sprang that one on them!
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Treebore wrote: I can't read it, thar ain't no pikturs. Actually, I'd like to eventually release a fully illuminated print version for sale, in addition to the free basic text edition. Treebore wrote: (Looks good, I like the border you selected as well. You know there may be a lot of open source ar...

<r>I use a flat per-session award of experience points, regardless of what the players do in the session. I find that it gives players the freedom to play their characters however they want, without them feeling like I'm trying to force them to be heroes (or scoundrels). Also, since I often run scen...

<r>Greetings! My long-awaited (I hope!) collection of medieval monsters for Castles & Crusades is now available. "A Book of Wondrous Beasts" collects over 40 creatures inspired by actual medieval folklore, legends, bestiaries, and heraldry. Versions of most of them have already been posted on th...