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Game Geek, Issue 16, Apr 2011

An Avalon Games Product, All rig

reserved, Version 1.0, 2011

All comments, suggestions and

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Game design, artwork and layou

by Robert Hemminger

Some art by Sade and Art Fanta

Contents

Musing of the Avalon Stogie ................................................................................................

Behind the Game,

Robot Jocks ….........................................................................................................

Coral Thrown,

Interlude V ..................................................................................................................

Marks Musings ……………………………………………………………………………………

Junkyard Wars,

Strip #16 ......................................................................................................................

Raging Swan Gaming …………………………………………………………………………..

Avalon Pathfinder

Unseelie Rings............................................................................................................

Dept 13 Comic, Issue #1 ………………………………………………………………………..

Battle Axe,

Figures ……….…......................................................................................................Multi-Verse,

Tak …….…………......................................................................................................

Geek Profile ……………………………………………………………………………………….

She-Wolf by Megan Robertson ………………………………………………………………..

Taking out the Trash …………………………………………………………………………….

Leviathans

New Upgrades ………………………………………………………….…………………

Arcana,

Tower of Moab ……...........................................................................................

Reviews .................................................................................................................................

Whats New ...........................................................................................................................

Cool Stuff ..............................................................................................................................Free Stuff ……………………………………………………………………………………….….

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Hey its top ten list time. This time around I will list my top ten fantasy movies of all time.

As always, this is my top ten list. If you disagree, fine, go make your own list.

Lord of the Rings. I can’t really pick one of the three as all are great and need to be seen together to truly get it. T

nothing else has brought fantasy back into the limelight. Of the three though, the first is the best, the Belrog is

onderful.

Willow. A lot of people have never seen this great movie or paned it, but as a fantasy movie it’s a great bit of fun.

ok a fresh look at the genre, made its own mythos and was serious in its goal of making a good movie. I recommen

yone that is looking for a great experience.

Any of the Sinbad movies by Ray Harryhausen. They were all great, with really cool monsters. See more on the

aster Mr. Harryhausen in this issue.

Legend, can’t stand Tom Cruise, but Ridley Scot’s legend is a true classic of the genre. Great effects, great monste

d the horns, Wow.

The 13th Warrior, another movie with an actor I could care less about, but Wow, what a great ride. The whole No

rriors against cavemen was very cool. If done wrong this could have blown, but instead it was done with great flar

Dragon Slayer. OK, what a great D&D movie. Good characters, great dragon. The whole wizard dragon battle ad was very good, worth all the effort to get there.

The Neverending Story. While it’s a children’s movie, it’s still a good bit of fun. The dragon with a dog’s head v

ol as are the Jin Henson creatures.

Time Bandits. Hard to classify this as a true fantasy genre, but its closer to that then another genres. The whole m

ough is a great time; every time I watch it I come away with something new. Course the Giant with a ship for a hat

st. I made a Warhammer army based upon that concept once.

Ladyhawke. Ya it’s a love story, but the movie is wonderful. Matthew Broderick is great as the thief, I try to play

ef like that all the time in D&D and never come close to it like he did,

. Highlander. The first was a wild ride with immortal swordsmen. While the rest of the movies were all dogs, the

s a true inspiration. The T.V series wasn’t too bad, fleshed out the whole mythos.


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Robot JocksI’m not a big card game fan, and while I have played them, it’s never my first

choice in games. Still as a game designer I know that card based games can

be quite fun for some folks and a big draw. You can do things with a card

based game that you can’t do in a tabletop or board game. With this in mind I

have always made it a point to include card games in my catalog of games

that I design and publish.

One of the first card based games I came up with was Robot Jocks. Now if

you have seen the movie of the same name (Robot Joc) from the 90’s with

Gary Graham , you will please forgive me. It’s a cheese of a movie, but fun

and the idea has always stuck in the back of my mind. Two giant robotspounding it out with all sorts of weapons in a big damn arena just seems like

good fun.

So that was the premise behind Robot Jocks. Now of course I had to come up with a game tha

would get that arena fight feel but do it in a card game format. At first I was going to make up

cards you played to build your robot and then have players go from there. This though sort of

didn’t sit well, so I turned to having the cards be weapons system and add on to your robot

instead. I then came up with a simple system of rolling dice to determine combat using these

weapons, and damage then effecting the cards in play. This worked out well as you ended up

getting both a deck building feel for the game as well as card play.

Popular, Robot Jocks is a fun game, simple to play and easy to get into. It has an expansion,

and the system used in this card game and then been used in several other, Kung-Fu U, Comic

Book Heroes and Conjurer to name a few.

We have some new cards for you this issue, so get your Robot on and play a game or two of

Robot Jocks.


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Mark’s Musingsby Mark L. Chance of Spes Magna Games

Wild Hunts & Degenerate Elves

In Game Geek 10, I talked about the importance of

tailoring adventure scenarios to the playercharacter's strengths. My starting point was the

ranger's favored enemy class feature. The basic

claim: If a ranger has undead as a favored enemy,

then that ranger needs to encounter undead

monsters often.

In my current We're Not in Arkansas Anymore!

campaign, one of my players runs Rob Braden, a

former baseball player turned ranger whose

favored enemy is fey creatures. Rob's player Wes

expressed concern that whatever favored enemy hepicked would turn into that type of creature Rob

would never bump into again. I assured Wes that

would not be the case, and fey enemies continue to

play a major role in the campaign's events.

Most recently, the PCs have been investigating a

criminal gang's attempts to fix the upcoming first

annual baseball tournament in Harvest, the region's

primary agricultural community. As part of their

investigations, Rob and his allies have discovered

that the renegade elves of the Wild Hunt areinvolved. At the same time, I introduced the Dark

Taint into the campaign lore.

The Wild Hunt

My campaign has a few god-like beings known as

Entities. One of these entities is the Wild Hunt, a

chaotic neutral being whose followers can be

chaotic neutral, chaotic good, or chaotic evil. The

Wild Hunt's domains are Animal, Strength, Travel,

and War, and the Wild Hunt is the main entity

worshiped by elves in the region.

Most elves are closer to the chaotic neutral and

chaotic good spectrum of alignments, and the Wild

Hunt's influence among them can be volatile but is

seldom malevolent. My campaign's elves aren't

sophisticated, effete tree dwellers. Instead, they are

a warrior people of strong passions ruled by codepersonal honor and divided into dozens of compe

clans, each led by their own elfking and elfqueen

These elves value strength of arms, the ability to

stalk and catch prey, and the comraderie of their

elfsovereigns's drinking hall.

The chaotic evil aspect of the Wild Hunt is differe

Those who follow this aspect revel in strong pass

but reject personal codes of honor. Instead, they s

all of life as a battle to survive. The strong prove

their worthiness by hunting the weak. Whateverhappens is the will of the Wild Hunt. Those destin

to prevail survive. Those not destined to prevail d

The consequences for surviving on the chaotic ev

side of the Wild Hunt are more than just spiritual

moral depravity. The monstrous acts also warp th

adherent's flesh and mind. Elves that serve the Wi

Hunt's chaotic evil aspect often become subject to

the Dark Taint.

The Dark Taint & Quick TemplatesThe changes associated with the Dark Taint

eventually lead to one of two transformations. Eit

the elf becomes a dark elf, or else he becomes a

grimlock. In my campaign, both dark elves and

grimlocks are fey creatures and degenerate forms

the Wild Hunt's chaotic evil elven followers. Unle

noted otherwise, transformations are cumulative.

Initial Stage Dark Taint - Dark Elf

Transformation

An elf on the road to becoming a dark elf first pasthrough a first stage transformation. The elf's

appearance changes slightly. His flesh darkens. H

hair become lighter. His eye color fades. Elves in

first stage of the dark elf transformation

have the following modifications:


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bility Scores: -2 Int, +2 Cha.

nses: Lose low-light vision. Add darkvision 60

ell-Like Abilities: The elf can cast dancing

hts once per day, using his total character level

his caster level.

ecial Attacks: The elf gains the Poison Use

ecial ability. This lets the elf use of poison

thout risk accidentally poisoning himself.eakness: The elf suffers from light sensitivity.

Final Stage Dark Taint - Dark Elf

Transformation

n elf that survives with the Wild Hunt's chaotic

il aspect long enough becomes a full-blow dark

. Apply the following modifications:

R: Increase CR +1.

pe: The elf's type becomes fey (elf).

bility Scores: +2 Dex.nses: Increase darkvision to 120 ft.

fensive Abilities: The elf gains DR 3/cold iron.

also gains Spell Resistance equal to 6 plus his

ss levels.

ell-Like Abilities: A dark elf can cast dancing

hts, darkness, and faerie fire each once per day,

ng his total character level as his caster level.

eakness: The elf no longer has light sensitivity.

tead, he suffers from light blindness.

st Racial Trait: The elf no longer has the Elven

agic racial trait.

ot all elves who acquire the Dark Taint become

rk elves. Some become grimlocks. These two

mplates represent this gradual transformation.

Initial Stage Dark Taint - Grimlock

Transformation

e elf becomes more muscular. His facial features

come more bestial, and his eyelids grow thicker,

ning his eyes into squinty slits. Apply these

odifications:

bility Scores: +2 Str, +2 Con, -2 Cha.

nses: The elf loses low-light vision. He gains

ndsense 40 ft. and scent.

ugh Flesh: The elf gains a +2 natural armor

nus.

st Racial Traits: The elf no longer has the

ven Magic and Keen Senses racial traits.

Final Stage Dark Taint - Grimlock

Transformation

The elf's transformation into bestial grimlock iscomplete. His eyelids have grown shut, and the

eyes behind them have atrophied. He becomes

strongly muscled and monstrous in both appearance

and appetites.

CR: Increase CR +1.

Type: The elf's type becomes fey (elf).

Ability Scores: +2 Str, -2 Int, -2 Cha.

Senses: The elf gains a grimlock's heightened

nonvisual senses. Lose blindsense 40 ft., and gain

blindsight 40 ft.Defensive Abilities: The elf gains DR 3/cold iron.

The elf also gains immunity to gaze attacks, visual

effects, illusions, and other attack forms that rely on

sight.

Racial Hit Die: The elf gains one racial HD (1d6).

He acquires skill points equal 6 + Int modifier. The

following are class skills for the racial Hit Die:

Acrobatics, Bluff, Climb, Escape Artist, Perception,

Sense Motive, Stealth, and Swim. Also, add Will

+2 to base saving throws.

Tougher Flesh: Increase the natural armor bonus to+4.

Lost Racial Traits: The elf loses the Elven

Immunities racial trait.

Links

We're Not in Arkansas Anymore! Campaign

http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/wniaa

Universal Pathfinder Roleplaying

Game Monster Rules

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/rules-for-monste

rs/universal-monster-rules

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Mom! Stop being so mean. Ha, Ha, Ha, Did you see the look on his face, Ha, Ha, Ha.

Don’t worry, Mom was just having a bit of fun with you.

Gee, what fun?!

Maybe we could paint him blue, hate that greenpuke color he’s got on now.

I like the green color, sort of makes him

look mysterious.

Puke Green.

You two know I’m standing

right here?!


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So what did you

want little puke

green Bot?

My Mother sent me to ask you for al alliance

against them evil Yellow Bots.

Alliance! Last time I helped out that green

Botch it cost me half my battle Bots!


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Cavern HazardsBeyond the denizens both feral and foul and the harsh environment, other dangers often lurk

in the deep caverns of the world. Whether it be a sudden collapse, flash flooding or pockets

of bad air, explorers must constantly be on their guard.

Bad Air

Whether due to poor ventilation, noxious

outpourings from volcanic vents or an

accumulation of poisonous gas, the very air

in some caverns poses a threat to livingexplorers. Often creatures immune to the

air's negative effects (particularly undead

and constructs) dwell in such areas. Areas of

bad air make interesting additions to combat

encounters, but make poor encounters

themselves as most parties can simply walk

out of the area.

The table below presents a few of the

commonest kinds of bad air.

CR

XP

Gas Equivalent to Fortitude Sav e3 800 Fog cloud

4

1,200

Sleet cloud

4

1,200

Stinking cloud

13

6 2,400 Cloudkill 17

6 2,400 Waves of fatigue 17

7 3,200 Acid fog 19

8

4,800

Waves of exhaustion

20

9

6,400

Horrid wilting

22

When placing an area of bad air, consider its

characteristics - not all areas of bad air

comprise colourless, odourless gas. Some

gas may be invisible while others may

provide concealment or even block line of

sight in addition to the effects listed above.

CR and XP: The CR of the bad air and the

XP awarded if the PCs successfully traverse

the area or otherwise defeat the phenomena.

Gas Equivalent to: Each area of bad air has

effects equivalent to the listed spell. The bad

air, however, is not a magical effect.

Fortitude Save: The effects of some areas of

bad air can be resisted with a successfulFortitude save. Characters must make such a

saving throw every round they are within

the bad air.

Cave-Ins

Cave-ins can be incredibly dangerous.

Whether caused by the deliberate act of a

lurking monster or the natural result of

erosion, a cave-in can bury an entire

adventuring party. Unless deliberately set as

a trap, a cave-in does not normally occurwithout warning.

Warning signs of imminent collapse could

include:

Piles of rubble on the floor below the weak

section.

A fine network of cracks running throughout

the ceiling.

Dust and small stones falling from the

ceiling.

Grinding sounds in the rock as the ceiling

moves and shifts.

Warning sigils carved or daubed on the

walls of passageways leading to the area.


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Cave-In CR 8 (XP 4,800)

Dust and grit covers the floor of this cavern.

Craft (stonemasonry) or Knowledge

(engineering) DC 20 The character realises

the affected area is dangerously unstable.

This check can be made trained or un-

trained.

Perception DC 20 The character identifies

the affected area as dangerously unstable;

Stonecunning A dwarf using stonecunning

can make a check just by passing within 10

ft. of a weakened area.

Trigger location (removing half the pillars in

an area or a major impact or explosion could

trigger a cave-in); Reset no

Bury Zone (15 ft. radius) A cave-in buries

anyone in the middle of the collapsing area.

Characters in the bury zone take 8d6

damage (DC 15 Reflex save halves) and are

buried.

Slide Zone (10 ft. radius) A cave-in's slide

zone is roughly equal to the bury zone but

extends outwards in all directions.

Characters in the slide zone take 3d6

damage (DC 15 Reflex save negates).

Characters failing their saving throw are

buried.

Buried Characters A buried character takes

1d6 nonlethal damage per minute. A

character falling unconscious must make a

DC 15 Fortitude saving throw each minute

or take 1d6 lethal damage. Characters who

are not buried can dig out those buried.

Freeing Buried Characters In one minute, a

character using only his hands can clear

debris equal to five times his heavy load

limit (or twice that amount if armed with

appropriate tools). Loose stone filling a

5-foot by 5-foot cube weighs 1 ton (2,000

pounds). A buried character can free himself

with a DC 25 Strength check.

Variant Cave-Ins

These cave-ins are identical to the normal

version of a cave-in except as detailed

below. When placing these cave-ins con-

sider increasing or decreasing the size of the

bury and slide zones to take into account the

party's capabilities.

Minor Cave-In (CR 5; XP 1,600) This

cave-in deals 5d6 to characters in the bury

zone and 2d6 to those in the slide zone.

Major Cave In (CR 12, XP 19,200) This

cave-in deals 12d6 to characters in the bury

zone and 5d6 to those in the slide zone. A

DC 20 Reflex save halves or negates the

effects as appropriate.

Collapsing Floor (+1 CR for each 20 ft.

fallen) The floor of the cavern collapses

dumping the characters into a deeper area.

Apply the results of the fall before

determining the effects of the cave-in.

Characters in the collapsing area

automatically fall into the cavern below

unless they are within 10 ft. o a stable part

of the cavern (wall, floor and so on). Such

characters receive a DC 20 Reflex save to

avoid the fall (and the cave-in). Othercharacters automatically fall, taking the

appropriate damage and landing prone.

Flash Floods

Weather is rarely an issue deep

underground; however, sustained heavy rain

on the surface can wreak havoc in certain

underground passages as they flood with

rainwater. Such flash floods can sweep away

whole expeditions and/or render some

passages impassable for days at a time.

Some passages prone to flooding already

contain a watercourse while others do not

normally have water flowing through them.

Flooding rarely occurs without warning

(although travellers may only have a few

minutes to react before the flood waters are

upon them).


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Such warning signs could include:

A far off rumbling sound that draws quickly

closer.

A sudden, minor surge of water.

An existing watercourse could be flowing

swifter than normal or could already haveburst its banks.

Flash Flood CR 6 (XP 2,400)

A loud rumbling fills the air and moments

later a veritable wall of water bursts into the

cavern.

Perception DC 20 A character making this

check hears the distant roar of water fast

approaching.

Knowledge (dungeoneering) DC 20 A

character making this check spots the

tell-tale signs of periodic flooding dotting

the cavern.

Trigger location (heavy rain); Reset no;

Duration after 10 rounds, the characters are

deposited in a raised area above the

floodwater.

Water Level During a flood, the water level

rises by 1d10 + 10 feet and (if possible) the

watercourse's width increases by 1d4 x

50%.

Swept Away The floodwaters carry

characters 5 + 1d4 x 10 ft. downstream

every round. Such characters are swept

away and must make a DC 20 Swim check

to avoid going under. A character failing this

check takes 1d6 damage and is in danger ofdrowning.

Swimming A character making a DC 20

Swim check can move a quarter of his speed

as a move action or half his speed as a

full-round action. If a character makes a DC

25 Swim check, he arrests his motion by

grabbing onto the wall, ceiling or other

cavern feature.

Escaping the raging torrent requires three

consecutive Swim checks. Success indicates

the character has found a safe haven from

the floodwater (perhaps a small niche high

up in a wall and so on.

Variant Flash FloodsFlash floods can be of different intensity and

duration. To alter a flash flood, apply the

desired modifiers listed below:

Increased Duration (+1 per 4 rounds) The

flash flood lasts longer.

Reduced Duration (-1 per 4 rounds) The

flash flood quickly passes.

Rough Water (-1 CR) Characters must makeDC 15 Swim checks to avoid going under. A

DC 20 indicates the character has arrested

his motion downstream.

About the Designer

Creighton is a keen gamer who passionately

believes in the Open Gaming License and is

dedicated to making his games as fun and

easy to enjoy as possible for all participants.

Reducing or removing entry barriers,

simplifying pre-game prep and easing theGM's workload are the key underpinning

principles of the products he releases

through Raging Swan Press.

Over the last 11 years, Creighton has

worked with Expeditious Press, Paizo and

Wizards of the Coast. He now releases his

own products through Raging Swan Press.

You can read his thoughts on game design at

raging-swan.livejournal.com.

Creighton lives in Torquay, England where,

apparently, the palm trees are plastic and the

weather is warm. He shares a ramshackle

old mansion with his two children

(“Genghis” and “Khan”) and his patient

wife. Famed for his unending love affair

with booze and pizza he is an enduring

GREYHAWK fan.


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Unseelie Rings

By Sean Wilt

This month we will be bringing you the first of a multi-part series on the Fey and their

mystic rings. So watch what you do when you come upon a ring of mushrooms in the

deep woods.

Get the full version in the Free section of this issue.

The Unseen world is full of hazards, one of which is Unseelie Rings. They can be found at a

variety of places: forests, beaches, plains, and farmland. Often, they will be in the center of

an area or at the natural border between two areas.

The Unseelie rings are made by the dark fairies. They are the most abhorrent,

black- hearted and evil of all the faeries. They will ally with all sorts of dark creatures. They

will use the rings to traps mortals and transform them into dark fae if they are wanting to

reproduce or if they need more soldiers to fight the Seelie Court. If not, then they harm

mortals for pleasure.

The Seelie Court and its counterpart, the Unseelie Court are often at war, and all of the

mortal races may get caught in the middle of such battles. They acquired the title "Court"

since groups of fae often share similar goals and will join together in an imitation of

mortal society. Not all fae are in one group or the other. In fact, the vast

majority of them prefer to live out their long existence

without being involved in any sort of war.

The presence of the fae naturally causes the creation of

the rings. Most of them can be seen as a circular area

surrounded by toad- stools. However, rings of stone or

other materials are possible as well. The ring is a portal

between the two worlds. The rings will have a variety of

effects depending on the area and what happens in

them. The power of the fae in the area will also

influence it as well. The ring is also empathic but

it cannot communicate with speech or telepathy.

It comprehends any spoken or written language

of the Perception roll will be higher then there

are specialized signs to search for.


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Bad Baby Productions, 2011 Art by Robert Hemminger Story by Jennifer Schoo

What if the Nazi regime could

be destroyed, Professor?I don’t know what you

mean, sir. And this is

certainly not the place to

discuss it.

“Professor I asked you to

meet me here to discuss your work, specifically the studies

regarding extrasensory perception.

We need you,

Professor. I know you have

found ways of using the mind to

defend and push away the

creatures of darkness. I am hereto help you escape from under

their cruel thumb and join the

side of right. You know the Fifth

Reich is hell-bent on destroying

our world. Come with me

now, and help us

save it!

Professor nod thinking to self. The Professor looked out

the restaurant window and found himself nodding, hope

quickening his sad heart for the first time in months. This

is not the America he wanted to grow old and die in.

Perhaps there was a chance for the human race after all.

Studies that our Nazi hosts have so

graciously allowed you to continue under their strict

supervision.

Yes, there is a

ntleman by the bar watching

u right now to ensure you do

ot meet with any unsavory

freedom cell leaders.

Yes.

Lets get out of

here.


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Through the kitchen…

Hurry u

Get in,

Professor.

Are you all right?”

Yes,

I believe so,

Madam,

thank you.

Your friend, however,

appears to have been

I’ll live. We’ll be at a sa

house shortly.


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mercy.

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thousand German soldiers with glowing red eyes.


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From there it was a bloodbath. Hitler’s unto

forces from Berlin numbered 22,000 and we

joined by more as they crossed the whole o

Europe. Hitler would not give any quarter a

millions were slaughtered by his freakish mili

Countries that immediately

surrendered to the undead

armies were merely “occupied”

those that tried to fight were

subjected to such atrocities tha

left even the most stalwart

quivering in fear.


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Joseph Stalin readily supported the fuhrer after the

annihilation of his troops in Berlin. He kowtowed to

Adolf and was himself responsible for millions of

deaths but it quickly became clear to Hitler and his

occult scientists that Stalin was trying to steal the

arcane power from Germany. Stalin vanished in 1951

and the Soviet Union was abolished that same year to

be called Western Germany.

Northern and western England had a worse time of itas Adolf consistently pushed toward Britain. It is

estimated that nearly 80 million soldiers and civilians

were killed between 1945 and 1952, the Jews and

Slavs all but extinguished, before the inhuman Fuhrer

was permanently destroyed in London by the early

members of Department 13.

We’re here.


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Multi-Verse

New a character for Zero-GYep we have a great new character for this great S&G setting.

Tak (Solo)

Silent, ineffable and ever-wandering, Tak is a being only recently discovered by humanity. Tak is an

octopoid being that made first contact with the Federation when it suddenly materialized in the middle

of a battle on Horlon III, a remote Federation colony in the Fringe.

A group of Star Marshals was desperately outnumbered by a Hive invasion, but the appearance of the

strange being turned the tide of battle. Although only a single Marshal commander and two of his

androids remained, Tak was able to rout the Hive, saving the colony. Before the Marshal could learn

anything about his savior, Tak vanished.

Since that day Tak has appeared several times throughout Federation space, in each instance during a

battle against the Hive. Though none can say how it travels from planet to planet, it apparently

possesses PSI abilities, as a few human Psykers have reported brief communications with Tak. Through

these few instances it has been learned that Tak is the last of an ancient race eliminated by the Hive and

is now crusading against the Hive to protect the younger races.

Though powerful and wrathful against the Hive, Tak is a being of peace and life. Tak uses its abilities in

battle to heal the wounded, as well as to eliminate its enemies.

Cost: 40

Attack: 2

Defense: 3

Strength: 9

Speed: 7/5/3

Movement: 4

Adrenal: 6

Will: 2

Health 25


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Skills and Abilities

1. Life Wave (Special, 2)

Tak's protective instinct manifests in a purple spiral of energy that heals a single ally

within 3 squares for 1d6 wounds.2. Tentacles (Attack, 1)

Can attack at 2d6 against all enemies within 2 squares of itself.

3. Psi Talented (Skill Rank +1)

Tak is a gifted Psyker and has 8 Psi points at the beginning of the game and has a Skill

Rank of +1. Tak begins with 4 randomly chosen talents from the talent table.

Gear: 1

Limitations: May have only 1 per battle force. Will not join the Hive. Tak is far too

large to use vehicles and may not utilize gear other than Psi crystals. Tak will not join a

battle that is composed of fewer than 250 points on each side.


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Won’t play anything but RPG’s she will tell you,no tabletop battles for her, no card game will do

it, nope, the RPG Geek gets her joy in one wayand one way only, the character. She doesn’t

care what sort of RPG it is, she has a charactersomewhere for that system, she has played them

all after all. Maybe she will play her monkHalfling, ya the one with a limp and the magic

ring that makes her hands act like vorpal

swords. Nope, then how about her troll rigger,the one that drives around in the game in a giant

mecha tank, blasting runners all to hell.

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her boyfriend

it for her last y

for Valentines

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folder that she

made herself. Hereshe keeps a record

of all her

characters.

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got at a con. She

doesn’t use the site,but she thought the

t-shirt was cool.


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The She-Wolf By Megan Robertson

ne day a group of young knights, who were out riding,

eeking adventure, as young knights are - or at least

were - prone to do, came to a valley. As the day was

rawing to a close, they decided to see if they could spend

he night.

hey rode along, and saw that although the valley was

ush and green, a fertile place, all the sheep were skinny

nd rather threadbare. When they came to the village,

hey found that the peasants were likewise skinny and

hreadbare; and all their houses were run-down and

habby, in a state of poor repair. Well, the young knights

new that not all lords were as concerned as they ought to

e about the health, wealth and welfare of their peasants,

et alone their sheep, so maybe the local lord was one of

hese. Undeterred, they rode on to the manor-house.

Now when they arrived at the manor-house, the sun was

etting and dusk's fingers spread across the manor yard.

arely a glimmer of light was to be seen at the windows.

he young knights jumped down from their horses and

anged on the door, hoping that someone would be in,

ecause it was getting quite chilly.

heir knocks echoed, and eventually they saw the one

meagre glimmer of light move from window to window

ntil at last the door creaked open. A stout man in a

hreadbare velvet gown peered out and, seeing a group of

oung knights, welcomed them in. Rather bare and dusty

he place might have been, shabby and down-at-heel, but

would be hard to fault the warmth of the welcome.

he local lord, for such was the stout man despite him

aving answered his own front door, offered wine and

ew, and a place for the knights to sleep - not to forget

abling for their horses. The stout man limped somewhats he showed the young knights the way to the stables and

hen indoors for their own comforts. Seeing their curious

ooks, he explained that as a young knight - why, such a

oung adventurer as were his visitors themselves - he had

een a keen participant in jousting contests, but had taken

nasty fall which had left him permanently lame. So

ome he'd come and settled here in his family manor.

ut a comfortable retirement was not to be. Surely the

oung knights had seen how rich the pastures were, and

et how thin and poor the sheep?

Yes they had, but being polite young men, they kept th

doubts about the lord to themselves, which was just as

well. The reason was, said the lame lord, the valley w

plagued by a demon, one which took the form of a wothough no normal animal it was. Nobody dared stay o

long or venture up to the best pastures with their shee

and so the valley's potential lay fallow. With one leg a

good inch shorter than the other, there was no way the

stout man could go forth and deal with the demon and

well, there wasn't anybody else to do the deed. Unless

course... and the stout man looked hopefully at the yo

knights.

Seekers after adventure that they were, and hopeful th

one day someone might tell the story of their deeds ofbravery, the young knights agreed to look into the ma

come morning. And on that note they retired to their b

The next morning dawned bright and fine and the you

knights were soon up and about. First of all, they visit

the village to find out what they could about the demo

or wolf, or whatever it was, that kept the peasants awa

from the best pastures. For in knowing what was know

perhaps a means to defeat it could be found.

In the village, they found a church; and in the churchthere was a priest who looked after the souls of the

peasants of the valley. The priest said he knew not of

local demons, but that there was a giant and ferocious

she-wolf who scared the shepherds, man and boy, and

kept all close to home. One there was, the priest said,

who might be able to tell them more; a young lad, the

youngest of the shepherds, who ventured farther and

longer than any other dared. The priest gave direction

the places that the young lad preferred for his herding

and off the young knights went to find him.

As they rode up the valley towards the higher pasture

they heard the sounds of pipes playing, a merry sound

the warm morning air. Rounding a corner, they found

young shepherd lad perched on a rock, his sheep graz

contentedly around him, playing his pipes. He didn't l

round as the young knights rode up, and they - being

well-mannered young men - waited until he'd finished

tune before, with a bit of throat-clearing and coughing

and a rattle of their stirrups, they managed to attract h

attention.


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The shepherd lad jumped up, for strangers were a sight

arely seen in the valley, and asked the young knights if

here was any way in which he could be of assistance.

They enquired about the demon, or wolf, or whatever it

was, that scared the neighbourhood and kept men and

heep close to home. Perhaps he'd seen it, being so

much further from the village than anybody else?

The shepherd lad smiled, and said that he'd be glad to

ell them what he knew. For yes, he'd seen this strange

eing many times, but found that with a shared love of

music there was no fear between them, if no friendship

ither. The creature that some called demon and some

alled wolf and all called terror came most times as a

iant she-wolf. She'd sit and listen when he played his

ipes and sometimes when the day was hot and still,

he'd somehow - and this bit he'd never figured

ut - shimmer and change into a beautiful young lady.

But should he stop playing or attempt to speak to her,he'd just change back into a wolf and lope off over the

illsides.

By now it was lunchtime, and the shepherd boy offered

o share the bread and cheese and apples that he had

with the young knights, who in turn offered pork pies

nd pickles, as that was what they had with them.

After they'd eaten, and traded stories of life as knight

nd shepherd, the shepherd boy suggested that if any of

he knights had talent at music, now was a good time toee if the wolf would come to listen.

Now the youngest of the knights could play the lute and

s luck would have it, he had his instrument with him.

o he settled on a grassy knoll with his lute upon his

nee and began to play. The other knights and the

hepherd boy retreated a way and watched.

The young knight played several tunes, both happy and

ad, a love song and a dance, a lament and a merry jig...

nd then he became aware that his audience had in-reased. Barely daring to glance up from his strings, he

aw not a wolf but a beautiful maiden perched on a

earby rock, listening to the music and smiling at him.

urprised, he almost stopped playing, but she gestured

hat he should continue and after a while, as he played

he sang along to his tune, improvising words that

escribed her state.

Many years past, she had been a young maiden of thi

very valley, beautiful and sought after by young men

from miles around. Uninterested in any, she'd amused

herself by pretending that one ugly and stupid boy wa

her choice. The poor boy, unpopular amongst his

fellows, had basked in her attentions. When this lad h

asked for her hand she had turned him down most

cruelly, laughing at his presumption and ridiculing hi

before all.

A passing mage had chanced to overhear and, furious

had set a curse upon her for her cruelty. The curse wa

that she should take the form of a huge and hideous

wolf, and remain here in the valley shunned by all un

some young man who was free to do so should offer h

marriage. And so she had remained, her only solace t

music that the shepherds played.

Now it so happened that of the party of knights, the

only one without a lady-love was the young lute playAt least, he thought, if she likes my music we have

some basis for a life together. So he arose from his

rock, still playing, and went down on one knee.

'My name, my love, is Gilbert. Knight of the realm an

adventurer free. There's no lady holds claim on me.

Perhaps you'd care.... well, you are passingly fair.... to

spend your life in wedded bliss? I may not have much

but I offer you this.' So singing, he played a gay tune

that soared high above the mountains, full of promise

and joy.

The she-wolf burst into tears. Release at last, and wh

a nice young man! Urging him to keep playing, else s

would revert to wolf-form, she began to walk by his

side down into the valley and towards the church. Th

others ran ahead to fetch the priest, and by the time th

musician-knight and the she-wolf reached the church

door, everybody was inside ready and waiting.

Inside, the priest stood by the altar. The musician-

knight dropped to his knees on the altar steps, and hislute fell silent. A shimmer of light, and his lady rever

to wolf-shape. The priest was startled but held his

ground. The congregation muttered. Nervously the

priest began to read the marriage-service. As Gilbert,

the musician-knight, repeated the words that pledged

his life, another shimmer of light and a lady stood

beside him once more. Smiling gently, she gave her

name as Anne, and her life to Gilbert that they might

live together the rest of their days.


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When the ceremony was done and the couple blessed, everybody went outside. Waiting was a tall figure, gaunt he w

n a black cape. Throwing the cape back, he smiled.

am Yebachai, the mage who cast the curse upon you, Anne. Know now that as you have learned your lesson, and

ound a man who would take you despite your past, you are now free. Go - love and live, enjoy your days. And this

alley too, which set more store on your beauty than your soul, it too is free, for no longer shall the she-wolf roam.'

he delight of all was so great that nobody noticed as Yebachai wrapped his cape around him and vanished.


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15: Stairs to 4th Floor

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By Megan Robertson

Codex Draconis: Black Lords of the MarshBy Super Genius Games

The introduction to this work explains not just the

pivotal role of dragons in fantasy role-playing, but

that with systematic advances that allow for

varying ages and sizes, dragons can now be

presented at a range of challenge levels appropriate

to any group of characters! Much of the

ground-breaking work and number-crunching has

been done by the people maintaining the

D20PFSRD website, and they have been kind

enough to allow their work to be used here.

Excellent cooperation in the true spirit of the game!

The good news is that this is just the first dragon

book planned...

So, this product is all about black dragons. They

live predominantly in swamps and marshes

whatever size or age they happen to be. They are

solitary in nature, liking caves beside (or even

under) fetid pools in which they wallow in mud

and dirty water... but can have some interesting

items in their hoards, should you find a way to get

at them. Their preferences for treasure tend

towards that which does not rot (so coins, gems,

and metal artefacts predominate) while they do like

their food, shall we say, well-aged... rotten, if you

prefer.

The bulk of the book is taken up with stat blocks

for black dragons of all sizes and ages from mere

wyrmlings little larger than a cat (and presenting a

CR of just 3) up to a great wyrm with a challenging

CR of 19. Each one comes with plenty of detail

including a run-down of likely items to be found in

its hoard, as well as combat tactics and variations

galore. The hoard data comes with gp values,

making it simple to swap things around without.

destroying balance, and there are also suggestions

as to how the dragon may actually use some of the

things he's got, rather than merely sit around

admiring them. A section called 'Upping the Ante'

gives ideas of how to make each dragon a

formidable, thinking, opponent; while there aresuggestions for variants on the basic build as well

All in all, this is a tremendous resource if you want

to challenge your characters at any level with a

black dragon specifically... or if you are building an

ecology in which black dragons feature, or intend

one to be a recurring enemy - or even acquaintance

- growing in capability as the party progresses and

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Cool Stuff

Ray HarryhausenStop model animation is dead as a form of special

effects these days, CGI is much better, just go

watch Avatar and you will understand. Still for ayoung boy that grew up in the 70’s, no one was

better at making special effects then Ray

Harryhausen. He was the master of monster

making, of bringing them to life and blowing my

young mind. They even hold up today, I just

watched for the millionth time the 7th Voyage of

Sinbad, and I’m still in love with the monster this

man made. If you want to truly get into Ray

Harryhausen, then check out some of his stuff on

Amazon …

http://www.amazon.com/Harryhausen-Collection-

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Unseelie Rings

The Unseen world is full of hazards, one of

which is Unseelie Rings. They can be foundat a variety of places: forests, beaches, plains,and farmland. Often, they will be in thecenter of an area or at the natural borderbetween two areas.

The Unseelie rings are made by the dark fairies. They are the most abhorrent, black-hearted and evil of all the faeries. They willally with all sorts of dark creatures. They willuse the rings to traps mortals and transform

them into dark fae if they are wanting toreproduce or if they need more soldiers tofight the Seelie Court. If not, then they harmmortals for pleasure.

The Seelie Court and its counterpart, theUnseelie Court are often at war,and all of themortal races may get caught in the middle of such battles. They acquired the title "Court"since groups of fae often share similar goalsand will join together in an imitation of mortal society. Not all fae are in one groupor the other. In fact, the vast majority of them prefer to live out their long existence

without being involved in any sort of war.

The presence of the fae naturally causes thecreation of the rings. Most of them can beseen as a circular area surrounded by toad-stools. However, rings of stone or othermaterials are possible as well. The ring is a

portal between the two worlds. The rings willhave a variety of effects depending on thearea and what happens in them. The powerof the fae in the area will also influence it as

well. The ring is also empathic but it cannotcommunicate with speech or telepathy. Itcomprehends any spoken or written language

Ring Rules

The rings are hard to find but they can still

found before it is too late. A Knowledge

(nature) skill roll can be made to determine if a ring is present. Sometimes a Perception rollcan be made to detect them as well. The DC

of the Perception roll will be higher thenthere are specialized signs to search for.

A ring can have up to a one foot radius perCR of the ring. It will be triggered by action.Stepping into the ring starts the ring. Thecharacter (and anyone within sight of it) hasone round to try and notice the ring. Thenext action determine what happens insideof the ring. At that point, an initiative roll ismade and the ring is considered to have

rolled at Initiative rank 10. All rings are ableto detect any intelligent humanoids withinone mile of the ring.

All rings have at least one method to disablethem and another to permanently destroy them. A disabled ring will come back and

works its magic once again after a period of time. More action must be taken in order toget of the ring forever. It can take anything from pulling up the mushrooms, throwing

salt inside of the ring to slaying its guardian. The ways to do that should correspond to itseffects or makes sense within the campaign

world.

All rings will have a effect that is equivalentto a spell effect. The spell can do anything from causing momentary distress to thedeath and/or disappearance of the creatureinside of the ring. The effect will be far more

visually dramatic than the equivalent spell

effect. It will be up to the GM to determinehow the actual effect will look.

All rings continue to work their magic as long as a victim is inside of the ring. Removing the

victim from the ring maybe extremely easy orhard, depending on the method to disable ordestroy it.

All primary effects created by a ring befuddlethe senses. Lacking certain senses or having

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befuddling of the sense but the spell effect will take place. Anyone who survives willforget what they were doing while under theinfluence of the ring.

Rings are presented in the following format.

Ring Name: The ring’s name is followed by its CR.

XP: This is the amount of XP to award thePCs for surviving the ring, as determined by its CR.

Area: This line gives the dimensions of thearea it infuses (up to 1 foot per CR).

Caster Level: This is the ring’s effectivecaster level for the purposes of dispelling any ongoing effects with dispel magic, and fordetermining the results of any spell effects itcreates.

Notice: This indicates the skill check andDC required to notice the ring in the surpriseround before it manifests. The sensory inputfor what a successful check notices—such asfaint giggling, the smell of stinkweed, or firebursting forth from the ring—is listed inparentheses after the DC.

hp: This lists the ring’s effective hit pointsfor the purposes of resolving damage. Aring’s hit points are equal to three times itsCR.

Weakness: Any weaknesses the ring mighthave, such as for rings that can be tricked by effects like invisibility or can be damaged by different methods, are listed here.

Reset: This is the amount of time that mustpass before a ring can attempt to reset. Untilit is destroyed, a ring can reset after thisperiod by succeeding on a DC 10 caster levelcheck—failure indicates the ring must waitthat amount of time again before making another attempt to reset.

Effect: This details the ring’s exact effects,including a description of how it manifests ,how to remove an opponent and to counter-act it.

Creating a ring

To make a ring like the examples below,follow these steps.

Step 1—Determine Base CR: A ring’s baseCR is equal to 2 + the level of the spell itduplicates.

Step 2—Determine Actual CR: Select theelements you want the ring to have and addup the adjustments to its CR to arrive at thering’s final CR (see Table 8–2: CR Modifiersfor rings).

Step 3—Determine Caster Level: A ring’scaster level is equal to its actual CR score.

Step 4—Determine Hit Points: A ring’s hitpoints are equal to three time its CR.

Step 5—Calculate Attacks and Save DCs: Aring’s attack modifier (if one is needed) isequal to its CR. If a ring’s spell effect allowsa saving throw to resist or negate the effect,the save DC is equal to 10 + the level of thespell + the ability modifier of the minimumability score needed to cast that level of spell.

TABLE 8—1: CR Modifiers of rings

Feature Type CR Modifier

Notice DC15 or lower –116–20 — 21–25 +126–29 +230 or higher +3

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1 minute +21 hour +11 day +0

1 week –1

Example WeaknessesSlow (manifests at Initiative rank 0) –2Susceptible to an additional –1 per addi-tionaltype of damage type

Tricked by hide from undead –2 Tricked by invisibility –1 Tricked by Stealth* –3 Triggered by touch –2

* The ring makes a caster level check in-stead of aPerception check to notice someone using Stealth.

Possible Actions

1. Transporting goods: The being sitting under the tree will hear an answer whis-pered into their ear if they think about theirproblem for at least five minutes. The

Augury spell is treated is if it was casted by a 20th level spell caster. That means they will know (most of the time) if their nextaction is immediately good or bad in termsof what will happen next.

2. Braggart: This person sits on the circleand starts to tell a story in which they arethe center of attention. They are subjectedto different spells depending on the type of story they are telling. If the circle is a lesser

one, then a summon monster spell willbring a creature from the place they aretalking into their vicinity. Depending onthe creature, it may be surprised but amica-ble or it may simply want to attack themright away. If the circle is of normal orgreater strength, then a teleport withouterror is cast on them if the place is in thesame plane of their existence. If the placeis outside of the plane they are in, then aplanar shift is cast on them and they are

send to the dimension they were speaking about in the story.

3. Praising someone: The person is sitting and talking about someone whom they admire. After talking about them for atleast a minute, he or she has a guidance spellcast on them but it lasts for an hour insteadof one minute. A circle of normal or great-er strength will also show everyone aroundthe circle a Silent Image of the person they are talking about but the image lasts foronly a second.

4. Fighting: If someone is fighting in thecircle, then one of two things will happen. They will either have a wall of force sudden-ly appear around the circle, allowing theperson inside the circle to rest but alsobecome temporarily imprisoned or if twoor more people are fighting, then a holdmonster is cast on everyone who is insidethe circle.

5. Hungry/thirsty: A unseemly amount of

food and drink appear before them. If they eat and/or drink, then they are sent into the world of the fey and they must find their way out. If they are able to resist tempta-tion, then they will arrange events so thatsomeone or something finds the person inthe circle and helps them. In the event thefey circle cannot arrange events, then it willcast a sleep spell on the person and thenteleports them back to a safe and familiarplace.

6. Depressed: The circle will have effectssimilar to that of an calm emotions spellexcept that feelings of sadness are alsotemporarily suppressed.

7. Happy: The circle will have the effect of Hideous Laughter on the person who isinside of the circle.


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8. Tired: The sleep spell will try to take ahold of them since the circle will believethey need to rest. It will not try to defend

the person if anyone wants to attack themor steal from them.

9. Curious: Sometimes it knows that a fey would interested in an item that the personin the circle possesses. The person will notnotice it is gone right away. After a periodof time, the item will be returned. Roll onthe table to see how long the item will bemissing.

Time an item is missing: Roll 1d6 to deter-mine the unit of time and then another 1d6to see how long. i.e. If someone rolls a oneand then a four, then the item will be gonefor four minutes after they realize it is miss-ing.

1. Minutes2. Hours3. Days4. Weeks

5. Months6. Years

10. Disbelief: One thing the circle cannotstand is someone who doesn't believe inthe existence of the fey. The person whoprofesses this will be subject to an Insanity spell as the truth of the fey is shown tothem all at once. If they are healed fromthis, they will not remember anything thathappened between the time the spell was

cast until the time they were healed.

* cast and broke spells * healed people * divined the future and the location of lost objects * danced and sang beneath the fullmoon * trafficked with the Devil * metamorphosized, levitated, or causedothers to fly or change shape

* stole unbaptized children * poisoned people * stole horses and rode them to exhaus-

tion during the night * avoided salt * were repelled by iron

Faeries have always interfere in the life of mortals and it is probably their reason of being among us. A lot of “evil” fairieshave been held responsible for the bad

weather and the resulting poor crops, dis-eases, disparitions and all the things that

men could not explain. Less harmful arethe “tricks”, the special jokes that they enjoy making us. As many traditional fairy-tales show, the Fairies preferably harassthose who deserve it. They rob the purseof the niggards, punish the wife-beating husband and give headache to the lazy

worker. Lack of generosity, rudeness andselfishness are all unpopular with fairies.

As a secret people, they tend to punish any

attempts at spying or infringements of fairy privacy, often to the utmost of theirpower. People who spied on the fairy rev-els or boasted of fairy favours were gener-ally punished, sometimes with blights andillnesses, and those who stole fairy trea-sures did so in danger of their lives. Inshort, the faults chiefly condemned by them are undue curiosity, meanness, slut-tishness, illtemper and bad manners.

Theft

Fairies have been used to borrowing fromtheir human neighbours since a long timeago. This is particularly frequent in Scot-land where they have a strong reputationfor taking things without the knowledge orconsent of the owners. They borrow grainand occasionally implements. They bor-


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Weapons As mod Damage mod Notes____

Scimitar -1 +1 -

Dagger +0 -1 -

Warlord Grom

Special Abilities

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