“Book of the Restless Dead” Now Available For Free Download

[clavis123]

“Book of the Restless Dead” collects 12 undead monsters adapted from folklore, legends, and art. All were originally posted either on my blog, or on these forums. Now they're gathered together in a single frightful work!

Contents include:

Amorous Revenant
A corpse returned to pursue love amongst the living. Inspired primarily by the classical story of Philinnion.

Bloody Visage
A murderous spirit trapped in a mirror. Inspired by the American legend and child's game of “Bloody Mary”.

Crawling Hand
A severed hand possessed by an evil spirit. A recurring motif in horror literature and movies.

Deluded Revenant
A walking corpse that refuses to believe it is dead. Inspired by Gullah folklore.

Phantom Traveler
A strange traveling companion who often utters secrets, and always disappears suddenly. Inspired by the plentiful legends of phantom hitchhikers.

Reclaiming Revenant
A restless corpse arisen to retrieve its property. Inspired by classic “jump” stories such as “The Golden Arm”.

Redemptive Spirit
An apparition who seeks to bring people back to the path of Good. Inspired by a certain well-loved tale of Christmas, itself part of an old English tradition of Yuletide ghost stories.

Screaming Skull
A haunted and malevolent skull. Inspired by English legends of screaming skulls attached to old manors.

Woman in White (Crying Woman)
A tragic phantom tied to waterways. Inspired primarily by the Mexican legend of La Llorona, as well as the numerous female ghosts that haunts ponds, lakes, and rivers worldwide.

Zombi Servant
A reanimated corpse employed as a slave. Inspired by the folklore of Haiti and New Orleans.

Zombie, Cerebrovore
A walking corpse who devours the brains of the living. Inspired by the zombie lore of modern pop-culture.

Zoomorphic Revenant
The restless spirit of a dead person, returned in animal form. Inspired by numerous old stories from both Celtic Europe and America.

Available on the Downloads page of my blog.

[Omote]

Bravo Clav! A long time coming for these collected works. C&C players/CKs everywhere need to get a hold of this. Thank you sir!

~O

[Go0gleplex]

Coolness. Now to get the one with your Infernal and Divine critters.

[Relaxo]

SO EXCELLENT!
Thanks for the Compliation!

[Relaxo]

SO EXCELLENT!
Thanks for the Compliation!

[dachda]

Fantastic. Thanks so much!

[Geleg]

great stuff! thanks, Clavis! it's inspired (and inspiring) work!

[clavis123]

Thanks for the support!

I'm debating what to release next. It will probably be either my material on the Angels and Devils (which is admittedly overdue), or my Gothic races and classes (which would be nice for my players to have in one single compilation). Unfortunately, compiling the Angels and Devils will mean editing about 30,000 words of material.

[zarathustra]

thanks mate, some of these are definately finding their way into my game.

1 vote for devils & demons next!

[DeadReborn]

Awesome! I've got a Ravenloft game kicking off soon, and this has given me some horrific ideas for adventures. Thanks!

[Aladar]

I would also like to see all the angels & devils out next. Thanks for all your hard work.

[clavis123]

I am currently editing the material on the Angels and Devils, and should have it ready soon!