*
Maledictions in the Diamond Throne—November
4, 2004
"Rituals
are a major part of life in the world of Monte Cook's
Arcana Unearthed. However, not all rituals are benevolent...."
*
101 Planar Adventure Ideas—October
14, 2004
"We
say that the planes are full of possibilities. To celebrate
this month's print release of the new planar sourcebook
Beyond Countless Doorways, we decided to put
our money where our mouths are..."
*
The
Severed Oath Free Adventure—September
30, 2004
"This
adventure, which debuted as a tournament at Gen Con
Indy 2004, is designed for 5th-level characters using
the Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed variant
player’s handbook...."
*
Hyperconscious
Sneak Peek: The Plangent Prestige Class—September
3, 2004
"A
cerebral lot, psions rarely trouble with the physical.
But one psionic tradition sees the value in objects—especially
in objects of pure mental structure...."
*
Children
of the Rune Unfettered: Ranald the Sly—August
26, 2004
"Ranald
the Sly is a mid-level assassin with high aspirations.
Ranald has used his position in the De-Shamod Element
of the Nightwalkers to make connections..."
*
True Conjunction
With Karlectash—August
12, 2004
"This
web enhancement describes what might happen if a world
were to come into true conjunction with an energy plane
called Karlectash..."
*
The Titanic
Cromungi—August
5, 2004
"The
most prominent natural features of Palpatur are the
enormous humanoid faces that burst forth from the ground
during the demon-devil war..."
*
A Look at
Kin-Li'in—July
22, 2004
"Kin-Li’in
is a hellish plane of extreme heat and frigid cold.
Demons cavort among the blasting geysers of fire and
frost in a bacchanal of horror...."
*
New Psionic
Feats —July
15, 2004
"With
feats both ostentatious and subtle, psionic characters
can enhance their prestige and power in the world, making
their will manifest by their extraordinary actions...."
*
The Ithorid:
Bane of the Faithful—July
9, 2004
"Presented
for your approval is the demonic ithorid, a worthy foe
for any cleric, paladin, or religious-minded character
who follows the tenets of the deities presented within
Book of Hallowed Might II..."
*
"The
Thrice-Cursed Crown" Free Adventure—July
1, 2004
"The
Thrice-Cursed Crown by Mike Mearls is an introductory
adventure for Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed.
If you’ve been looking for a good way to introduce
your friends to Arcana Unearthed..."
*
Children
of the Rune Champion of Life: Hvanen—June
17, 2004
"Hvanen
was born 35 years ago in a small verrik town named Irichzal...."
*
Children
of the Rune Greenbond: Galen Bock—June
10, 2004
"Though
still a young man, Galen Bock bears considerable responsibility
as the sole greenbond and healer in Kebrel's Crossing,
an isolated settlement in Verdune...."
*
The Vallorian,
Part III: Society and Culture—May
20, 2004
"’Vallorians
are a degenerate, malicious subrace of humanity...."
*
The Vallorian,
Part II: Living Weapons and Armor—May
13, 2004
"’The
strange weapons of the Vallorians represent a fusion
between living creatures and carefully designed tools..."
*
The Vallorian,
Part I: Playing Vallorians—May
6, 2004
"’The
foul Vallorians plot the doom of their hated foes from
deep within the heart of the world. Using their sickening
array of living weapons and armor..."
*
The Akashic
Seeker Sneak Peek—April
29, 2004
"’Born
of akashic nodes, the akashic seeker is a terrible catlike
beast that feeds on memory and guards akashic nodes
like another creature might watch over a favored watering
hole..."
*
Eldritch
Might Spell List for Arcana Unearthed—April
29, 2004
"’By
popular demand, we’ve taken spells from The
Complete Book of Eldritch Might to offer here in
spell list form fully compatible with Monte Cook’s
Arcana Unearthed...."
*
Book
of Hallowed Might II Web Enhancement: The Damned—April
22, 2004
"’The
damned’ is a template, written by Mike Mearls,
which you can apply to any victim of Mallock’s
personal intervention in the corrupting process initiated
by his followers...."
*
Book
of Hallowed Might II Sneak Peek: Keyed Spell Items—April
15, 2004
"This
excerpt is taken from Chapter Five: Mountain of the
Voice. At the priory there, followers of the Divine
Voice have learned to make a new classification of maigic
item...."
*
The Unnamable
Web Enhancement—March
26, 2004
"The
Unnamable is a new monster designed to be used with
Monte Cook’s Arcana Unearthed. However,
this free web enhancement gives you all the information
you need to insert it in any d20 System campaign...."
*
Harnessing
the Natural Laws: Technology in Your Game—March
5, 2004
"As
a free 8-page web enhancement for Chaositech,
we present a look at the one thing that can best vanquish
it: ordered technology. These new tech weapons, armor,
and other devices are perfect for inclusion in your
fantasy game...."
*
The Night
Beast —March
5, 2004
"This
preview from Legacy of the Dragons takes a look
at a type of undead creature said to be intelligent
shards of the raw stuff of the Dark..."
*
New Simple
Spells—February
26, 2004
"The
following spells are specifically intended for mage
blades, runethanes and witches..."
*
The Surgeon
in the Shadows—February
5, 2004
"DMs
looking for a way to incorporate Chaositech into
their existing, standard fantasy games need look no
further than Kinion Luth, the Surgeon in the Shadows...."
*
Urihiel:
Patron of the Order of the Golden Chalice—January
8, 2004
"An
Anger of Angels web enhancement by Sean K Reynolds
offering the statistics for an angel who helped found
the Order of the Golden Chalice—an angel who later
fell...."
*
Anger
of Angels Free Preview!—December
29, 2003
"The
print edition of Anger of Angels by Sean K Reynolds
is now available in stores. Here's a free preview of
a new monster and several new spells from the book...."
*
Body Implants
Chaositech Preview!—December
18, 2003
"One
of the most interesting sections in Chaositech
is Chapter Three: Betrayal of Flesh. Here we learn about
living chaositech devices ready to be grafted, implanted,
or otherwised attached to a host creature...."
*
New Causes
to Champion!—December
11, 2003
"One
of the more dynamic classes in Monte Cook's Arcana
Unearthed is the champion, because its abilities
depend so much on the cause the character chooses to
champion...."
*
"The
Depths of Hunger" Free Adventure!—December
4, 2003
"Set
sail aboard the Briny Jack for a memorable adventure
in the Great Eastern Sea. Your job: to deliver a metamorphosing
iron witch to mojh transformation experts in Fallanor...."
*
Angels
in Other Genres
-- November 14, 2003
"While
it's easy to imagine angels taking a role in a typical
fantasy campaign, or even a modern-day realistic campaign,
the forces of Heaven and Hell are quick to invade other
genres as well...."
*
Previews
from Anger of Angels
-- October 2, 2003
"These
sections by Sean K Reynolds offer previews of the cherubim,
one of 11 angelic races featured in Anger of Angels,
and the new concept of dominion feats, including three
samples...."
*
Magister
Spells Arcana Unearthed Web Enhancement--
September 25, 2003
"While
spells in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed are not
specific to any one class, the following spells apply
mainly to magisters...."
*
Between
Life and Death Free Arcana Unearthed Adventure
-- September 11, 2003
"To
support The Diamond Throne, we’ve got a
free adventure for you called Between Life and Death
set in the Floating Forest...."
*
The Dark
Warden: A Diamond Throne Preview
- -
September 4, 2003
"Here's
a sneak peek at one of the 12 new monsters you'll find
in The Diamond Throne: the Dark Warden. (Illustrated
by Eric Lofgren.)...."
*
New Racial
Levels --
August 28, 2003
"The
concept of racial levels has proven popular. My friends
Jesse Decker, Andy Collins, and Charles Ryan came up
with some similar ideas, but for the races as presented
in the Player’s Handbook...."
*
DM Screen
and Player's Guide Preview --
August 21, 2003
"As
a free preview of this product, we offer you one of
the character sheets as a free download: the akashic
sheet...."
*
Cry
Havoc Preview --
August 7, 2003
"This
excerpt is taken from Chapter Three: Unit Combat of
Cry Havoc by Skip Williams. It features a broad
overview of the unit combat system...."
*
Arcana
Unearthed Characters --
July 21, 2003
"As
we get ever closer to the book's release date, we have
some free characters for download. They showcase more
of the new book, and you can use them in your own games
as well...."
*
"The
Giants" --
July 10, 2003
"This
four-page preview for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed
contains the entire giant racial entry, along with
related artwork by Sam Wood. You'll see: These are not
the giants you're used to!."
*
"The
Greenbond " --
July 3, 2003
"This
five-page preview for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed
contains the entire greenbond character class,
along with related artwork by Sam Wood and Jennifer
Meyer."
*
"Those
Who Prey Upon the Weak" --
June 12, 2003
"The
sky has fallen. The fist of the gods has struck the
earth and now all is in chaos. But who will save the
living when they are preyed upon by the dead? A web
enhancement adventure seed for When the Sky Falls."
*
The Real
Dragon Magic Names --
June 5, 2003
"I
wrote an article for Dragon magazine, published
in issue #208, all about Dragon Magic. Unfortunately,
the editors took off the cool draconic names of the
spells..."
*
When
the Sky Falls Web Enhancement
--
May 29, 2003
"The
Light That Rent the Night is an extended adventure
seed involving a temple besieged by nightmares, an ex-cleric,
and a misguided wish upon a falling star...."
*
The Memekeeper
- -
April 24, 2003
"Each
engram ark in Bruce Cordell's When the Sky Falls
contains thousands of runelike memory engrams from a
dead race, as well as a protector: the Memekeeper...."
*
The Preying
Burrower --
April 17, 2003
"The
preying burrower is an all-new bonus beast of the id
created especially for this Mindscapes web enhancement...."
*
The Malafide
--
March 21, 2003
"Here
is a sample creature from Mindscapes: Beasts of the
Id by Bruce R. Cordell, along with the related rules
for operant creatures and an associated new item: malafide
chalkstone...."
*
Bonus Powers!
--
March 13, 2003
"As
a special web enhancement to Mindscapes: A Psion's
Guide, here are four bonus powers to offer psionics-using
characters...."
*
The Cerebral
Rager --
February 20, 2003
"Secret
furies shake the mental depths of every living creature—some
more, some less. A few learn to harness that secret
rage in shackles of pure will...."
*
The
Book of Hallowed Might Web Enhancement
--
February 13, 2003
"The
following NPC description was inspired by one of Arne
Swekel's illustrations in The Book of Hallowed Might.
She was created to exemplify a hallowed mage, one
of the book's new prestige classes...."
*
A Preview
of The Book of Hallowed Might
--
December 24, 2002
"Being
good isn't just about fighting evil. It's also about
making promises and keeping them. It's about enduring
hardships for a noble cause...."
*
Deities
of The Faithful --
December 19, 2002
"The
second half of Skreyn’s Register: The Bonds
of Magic mentions a number of deities that figure
into the lives of the book’s divine-magic-using
characters...."
*
The Order
of the Golden Chalice --
November 27, 2002
"The
Bonds of Magic: The Faithful introduces a knightly
group called the Order of the Golden Chalice.You have
already read a little about it..."
*
Vile Vermin
- -
November 2, 2002
"As
often happens, editors had to prune a few bits from
my Book of Vile Darkness manuscript for space
reasons. I thought I'd resurrect a couple of those bits
here...."
*
Father
of Fanatrax --
October 17, 2002
(by Sean K Reynolds)
"A
web enhancement for The Bonds of Magic: Cabal
by Sean K Reynolds. Cabal introduced Fanatrax,
who can switch his fire breath weapon to electricity
breath and other types. This ability may come from the
mixed ancestry of his father, the dragon Farnathrakinax...."
*
Handrath's
Brothers --
October 5, 2002
(by Sean K Reynolds)
"A
web enhancement for The Bonds of Magic: Cabal
by Sean K Reynolds. Those of you who have Cabal
have already met Handrath Blood-Eye, the half-fiend
sorcerer...."
*
Arcane
Monster Templates --
September 27,
2002 (by Sean K Reynolds)
"Skreyn's
Register: The Bonds of Magic, Vol. 1: Cabal
puts to work a couple new monster templates that I created
a while ago for use on my website...."
*
Thomad,
the Preserver -- September 19, 2002
"The
melancholy image created by Ilya Astrakhan inspired
this portrait of a loyal priest whose god has passed
on. Feel free to use this character with Requiem
for a God...."
*
Requiem
for a God New Spell Lists --
September 5, 2002
"Here's
a handy reference for all of you who just purchased
Requiem for a God: a set of spell lists featuring
the book's new arcane and divine magic...."
*
Joshan the
White Rose -- August 30, 2002
"Born
under an eclipse of the moon while a strange comet hung
in the sky, Joshan has never followed conventional paths...."
*
Web Enhancement:
New Spellsongs -- August 22, 2002
"The
variant bard in the Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs
and Souls of Power uses spellsongs rather than spells...."
*
Web Enhancement:
Pactlord Enforcers -- July 12, 2002
"Some
of you have asked about Arne Swekel's cool beholder
and mind flayer picture that appears in The Banewarrens...."
*
What's a
Bane? -- June 21, 2002
"Banes
are evil given form. They represent a blight on the
world -- darknesses that must be destroyed, or at least
placed where they can do no harm...."
*
Challatyr--
June 13, 2002
"The
challatyr is a terrible creature of hatred and malevolence.
They hate all other living beings..."
*
Researching
New Psionic Powers -- May 17, 2002
"Unlocking
from latency a new power that has never fired the synapses
of any other psionic creature is difficult, but it's
something every psion thinks about..."
*
Eldritch
Extras -- May 3, 2002
"The
following information can be used to supplement our
products, The Book of Eldritch Might and Book
of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power...."
*
Crystal
Averon -- April 27, 2002
"Crystal
averons are products of intentional engineering. When
they are born, elder crystal averons imbed special crystalline
structures in their still-soft heads...."
*
Eldritch
Potions -- March 29, 2002
"Here
is an alternative potions table based on the spells
from the Books of Eldritch Might..."
*
Playtest
for Malhavoc! -- February 21, 2002
"The
following spells are slated to appear in Book of
Eldritch Might II. While they serve as an early
preview for the sort of material you will find in the
book, what we'd really like is for some of you to take
this opportunity to put them into play...."
*
Psionic
Class Alternatives -- Jauary 24,
2002
"Bruce
Cordell has been promising psionics fans a new take
on the prestige classes from his Psionics Handbook.
Here are the four alternate classes, just in time for
you to use in If Thoughts Could Kill."
*
Ghoul and
Ghast New Monster Template -- December
8, 2001
"Answering
an email from Duncan Davenport gave me the idea to do
a ghoul and ghast template...."
*
The Archer's
Best Friends -- November 27, 2001
"Here
are some miscellaneous thoughts I had while thinking
about fantasy-style archery. These things are a little
over the top..."
*
Download
Vorm the Unspeakable -- October 24,
2001
"This
week, another unique demon -- Vorm, the Unspeakable.
Vorm was completely inspired by the illustration by
JD Sparks, who came up with the name as well...."
*
Download
Ochremeshk the Demon Prince for Free! --
September 27, 2001
"When
I first started writing Demon God's Fane, I knew
that Ochremeshk, the demon prince, wasn't necessary
for the adventure -- you battle his cult, but you don't
actually fight him...."
*
Demon
God's Fane Free Preview! -- September
5, 2001
"The
following encounter is a sample from Demon God's
Fane. If you are contemplating purchasing this adventure
to run for your friends, 'The Sigil Hearth' should give
you a feel for the adventure...."
*
Two New
Mark Spells -- August 31, 2001
"To
those of you who haveThe Book of Eldritch Might,
these spells look somewhat familiar. Their siblings,
mark of fire, mark of air, etc., all appear in
that book...."
*
Inherent
Power Boost Amulet: A New Magic Item --
August 17, 2001
"Monster
ability save DCs are sometimes a little low, particularly
when compared to those of PCs with cloaks of resistance
and other ways to get great save bonuses...."
*
Litorians:
A New PC Race -- July 20, 2001
"If
you've been reading the Ptolus material, you might have
noticed that I have some new races in my campaign world.
The litorians are one of them...."
*
Random Rune
Description Generator -- June 29,
2001
"Okay,
so now that you have The Book of Eldritch Might,
you're busy creating new graven one characters, right?
Perfecting the use of the Etch Object Rune and Item
Image feats?..."
*
New Monster
Template: Magical Constructs -- June
15, 2001
"This
is an excerpt from The Book of Eldritch Might,
the premiere release from my new imprint, Malhavoc Press.
Take a look...."
*
A New Ranger
Class -- May 31, 2001
"I
was always worried about the ranger. The fact that his
abilities kick in when the DM wants them to rather than
when the player wants them to always seemed to be a
drawback...."
*
Potion, Potions,
Potions! -- May 11, 2001
"Feel like brewing up some new optional rules?
Below are some ideas for modified potion rules, a new
chart for potion-able spells not on the standard DMG
list...."
*
Eight New
Feats -- April 28, 2001
"Here are a few new feats. The first is a special
one...."
