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OSR: Jiangshi: Chinese Hopping Vampires
source unknown Pursuing immortality has long been a dream of Alchemists. The elixir of eternal life has proven to be a most tempting prize, leading to many squandering years of life and enormous sums in vain attempts to produce such an elixir. The Alchemists of Yi Fa, were notorious for this, poisoning themselves with countless failed attempts at eternal life. And while many Alchemists pursue immortality through the Philosopher's Stone, others find the pursuit of such a lof
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15 hours ago10 min read


OSR: Kobolds
source unknown Kobolds are small, lizard-like creatures who yap and squeal. They are pathetic and loathsome, the servants of Dragons. They are crafty, but can be fooled by riddles and clever maids and frightened by children. And while dangerous in packs, individually, they are no threat. Or so they say. But like most stories, most of what is said about Kobolds isn't true. The Kobold Creation Myth: Kobolds are hateful creatures. They despise most other species for being t
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Dec 529 min read


OSR: Beastmen
Ideas borrowed from Runequest and Arnold K . Savage brutes and vicious creatures, Beastman are raiders, pillagers and butchers that haunt the wilderness and the frontier where civilization has not successfully caught on. They are near-mindless in their hatred for civilization, regarding all who seek more than the meagre comforts of Mother Earth as ungrateful ingrates, worthy of only being hunted for sport or used as livestock. by SEVASTIANS Beastman Warrior Number Appearing
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Nov 2633 min read


OSR: Aranea: Telepathic Spiders in the Walls
Ideas plundered from Mother of Learning , a series I heartily recommend. by benedickbana Aranea Number Appearing: 1d4 Alignment: Any Languages: N/A, they are telepathic Treasure: High-quality (spider silk), valuable minerals from underground, valuables taken off dead Adventurers and local monsters HD 1d3+1 AR 3 Atk Weapon (1d8+1) or Psychic Power Mor 12 Saves (7+HD) or less Wall-Crawler: Aranea can walk on walls and ceilings as easily as on the ground. Web-Weaver: Aranea can
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Nov 199 min read


OSR: Goblins
by Majorie Davis Giggling, capering, foolish creatures; deprived of fear and drunk on black mirth and base cruelty, the Goblin is foremost among the terrors afflicting the small people of this world. For unlike the lumbering Trolls, tyrannical Giants, ravenous Ogres or any number of other savage beasts, Goblins are as common as poison ivy. They are a dark plague that afflicts the body politic of many civilized lands, growing numerous and potent when the institutions crumble
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Oct 2433 min read


OSR: Random Dragon Generator
by gerezon Dragon Number Appearing: 1 or 1 + 1d6 Wyrmlings Alignment: Any Evil Languages: Lingua Franca, Draconic, +1 other language per...
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Sep 3020 min read


OSR: Outsiders: Angels, Spirits and Demons on My!
by WesTalbott 1. Outsiders come from outside our reality Outsiders are immortal creatures that come from outside our reality. They...
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Sep 2319 min read


OSR: Cranium Rats
by KatCardy Cranium Rat Number Appearing: 1 or 2d4 Alignment: Any Evil Languages: N/A, but is telepathic Treasure: Food, small piles of...
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Sep 710 min read


OSR: Orcs
by caiomonteiroart Orcs are savage barbarians who dwell beyond the lands of civilized men. They build nothing, create nothing, naturally living in squalor and poverty. They care for nothing but the simple joys of life: eating, fighting and fornicating. When they need something, they take it from another Orc or force him to make it for them. When another Orc cannot, they enslave someone else to do it for them. Orcs live for violence and glory and to praise their foul Gods
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Sep 427 min read


OSR: Beholder: The Staring Eyes
by ChristopherStevens It always starts the same way. A talented, yet tormented soul struggles at some endeavor. An artist labors over a...
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Jul 3117 min read


OSR: Asuras: The Jealous Gods
by YunaXD Number Appearing: 1 Alignment: Any Evil Languages: All languages currently or ever spoken by mortals Treasure: Supplies for...
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Jul 2627 min read
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