I n most of my Campaign Settings, I try to emphasize that Magic is a rather Rare and Wonderous thing. You’ll seldom find Arcane Artifacts ...| blog.d4caltrops.com
W hen the Characters find themselves haplessly traipsing about in very strange places, be it Dolmenwood’s Realms of Fairy, the Gardens of...| blog.d4caltrops.com
F or a little diversion, here’s a table that contains a hundred ideas for Hobbies/Pastimes that might be useful for adding to Characters. ...| blog.d4caltrops.com
Elven TrinketsGifts from elves!| Elemental Reductions
Through September Attronarch of Attronarch's Athenaeum is hosting September 2024's RPG Blog Carnival! The theme is Wondrous Weapons and Damning Dweomers. In relation to that, I would like to talk about the elements of generating a magical weapon with a touch more depth than Old Gary got into.| Elemental Reductions
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H ere’s a d100 Table that features some additional ideas for starting a Session, Campaign, or Adventure outside of the rather timeworn “Ta...| blog.d4caltrops.com
T he following table contains a Hundred Ideas for unusual features that might be possessed by Tieflings or those of uniquely Fantastic Blo...| blog.d4caltrops.com
W ho doesn’t love a good Magical Ring? Compact and convenient (for those with Fingers or other places to wear them), here are a hundred ad...| blog.d4caltrops.com
O ne bit of Set Dressing that I often find myself scrambling to embellish are Bookshelves. I will place them frequently but am often at a ...| blog.d4caltrops.com
W hen it comes to Encounters with the Fair Folk, it’s always handy to have some idea of what they might want from Mortals in exchange for ...| blog.d4caltrops.com
W hen it comes to Wands and Staffs, I have always preferred the ones that are a bit more unique than just the standard “single purpose” Sp...| blog.d4caltrops.com
T ime to polish off another Magic Item Post! These are always really fun to produce and this time we’re focusing a little bit more on re...| blog.d4caltrops.com
S erving as a bit of an “opposite” to my Magical Mishaps & Calamitous Curses table, the following entries are geared more toward those “...| blog.d4caltrops.com
M agical Potions and Dweomered Draughts are a time-honored tradition in these games. I like to provide some minor Clues to their Function ...| blog.d4caltrops.com
T he travelling Troubadour is a wonderful way to dispense Rumors and Information. Sometimes they even find themselves within Party Rosters...| blog.d4caltrops.com
I ’ve always been quite fond of placing Magical Portals leading to other Places and Planes in my games. During the Higher Levels of Play (...| blog.d4caltrops.com
O ften coming as a Surprise, by default in some earlier presentations (like B/X) transcribing Spells from captured Enemy Spellbooks isn’t ...| blog.d4caltrops.com
F requently, it might be useful to festoon an NPC with Fame or Infamy to create a more compelling Character. Whether it’s a Denizen’s Deed...| blog.d4caltrops.com
F rustratingly for some participants, within the standard rules for B/X and in other early presentations, there simply isn’t really a way ...| blog.d4caltrops.com
W hen painstakingly placing a happy Haven or convenient Village somewhere in a World, I often find myself needing a few things. Names are ...| blog.d4caltrops.com
R ecently inspired to finally polish off this Table off by a recent post from the I Cast Light Blog , I’ve often found myself needing some...| blog.d4caltrops.com
I nspired by a request from another Referee, here is a century of entries that can be used to explain why a the location attached to a Dun...| blog.d4caltrops.com
O ne of the ways some Referees handle Magic Item Identification is by imbuing the Items themselves with tiny Clues or Hints to their funct...| blog.d4caltrops.com