2/26/25; Time For Crab

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I've loved the look of the Kao-Tuo since starting as a DM. They look so doofy. But, it wasn't until I read about them that I truly found them to be great threats.

They seem like Gibbering Mouthers, except with more communication and hyperfixations. I'd expect them to spout out nonsense about an overlord for an entire month, create it as a god, worship it for a few months, then start blabbiling about another false god and just cycling that way forever.

I also think "Time for Crab" is funny.

The kidnapping part came from a question in my head that was like "How can I make them evil? Truly show they have no compassion for anyone?" and then I added unwilling sacrifice on top and that seemed like a pretty decent answer. Think about if you were the child in this scenario; scared, lonely, worried. Not sure if you were going to see your family again. These strange fish people talking in a language you don't understand, barking on and on about somethings and nothings. So, the critical part is saving the child, not killing the cult, although that is an option.

I'm trying to do this blog differently; actually make one-offs for people to use when they want to

Anyway, see you next Wednesday! 

 

2/19/25; Wererats

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I had this idea for a while now. When I found out my niblings were interested in playing DnD, I wrote up a quick "there's a wizard in a tower but he's actually a wererat under a curse" one off that lasted more than one session. Since that session, I've been ready to reuse that idea. He was a novice spellcaster who tried to remove the curse himself, but failed. Because he left the guild, they would be looking for him. He moved his tower when he had the power to do such, but it usually ended with some wild magic reeking havoc quickly afterwards. It was because of that landing that a local farmer's scarecrows came to life and would move closer to the house daily.

2/12/25 Ettercaps

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So, I decided to switch it up this week. My past posts didn't really seem like one-offs and more like resources to be used as flavor for homebrew campaigns, or to spice up modules. This time, I decided to pick a monster, have it be the enemy, and center the mission around it. This time, it was the Ettercap; an enemy I have never used in any of my campaigns. 

It's fun to experiment with different things. As such, I think I've found a new method for writing. Let me know what you think! Does this work better for you as a format, or should I go back to making items and locations, etc?