Tag Archives: 1e

Nek (AD&D Monster)

Posted on 14 December 2023 by jameseck

These carnivorous lizards live in groups of varying size, dwelling in small creeks and brooks, though rarely larger rivers or ponds and lakes. They are territorial and attack anything coming near their lair and once prey is scented, they will … Continue reading →

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Devilish Avatar, Medusian (AD&D Monster)

Posted on 16 October 2023 by jameseck

Cultists of Mezzin offer up creatures of a variety of sorts, usually after torture, to be possessed by devilish spirits, bringing them under the command of the spirit in the service of the cultist or cleric. This is in no … Continue reading →

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Corrupted Thew (AD&D Monster)

Posted on 2 April 2023 by jameseck

Also known as a Thane of Xylak (the Consuming Disease), a corrupted thew is very much like a lich, but a dwarven cleric/fighter corrupted by disease in such a way that only a dwarf of considerable constitution could reliably survive … Continue reading →

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AD&D Armor Properties

Posted on 12 December 2022 by jameseck

In the past, I’ve talked about what I love about the various weapon properties in AD&D. The time has come to talk about armor! I have to admit that the AD&D books themselves scatter these factors far and wide (DMG … Continue reading →

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Demi-Hag (AD&D Monster)

Posted on 19 September 2022 by jameseck

Created when a man impregnates a woman during the time period of being ridden to death by a night hag. The pregnancy is short, labor coming after just 4 months. The mother often hides the child when she sees it’s … Continue reading →

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Play Report: Keep on the Borderlands, Session 21 (Return to Arenthall’s Tower)

Posted on 18 August 2022 by jameseck

After a disastrous loss fighting the gnolls camped at Arenthall’s tower, the party returns with plans to deal with them more subtly through poisoning and assassination rather than open ambush. They refuse to bring the two dismounted horsemen looking for … Continue reading →

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Custom AD&D Monsters: Compiled

Posted on 9 August 2022 by jameseck

Almost two years ago I switched over from making 5e monsters to doing AD&D monsters for my bi-weekly monster posts. I was gathering them up to put on my own encounter tables and realized that I was kind of tired … Continue reading →

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Play Report: Keep on the Borderlands, Session 20 (Gnolls at the Tower)

Posted on 8 August 2022 by jameseck

On July 31st, Silbern and Arden poke around Larkbridge looking for work. Silbern (TrS): Level 4 Human Cleric of Roil Arden (HuS): Level 4 Half-orc Assassin Kest, Level 1 Human Soldier Hary (JaH): Level 2 Halfling Scout They stop by … Continue reading →

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Play Report: Keep on the Borderlands, Session 19 (Monsters at Eastway)

Posted on 4 August 2022 by jameseck

While studying at the Larkbridge library, Elend Venture heard tell of a scholar named Rist who founded a village called Eastway about a mile east of Larkbridge. It seemed the village had been evacuated and all of the villagers fled … Continue reading →

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AD&D Buying Magic Items

Posted on 28 July 2022 by jameseck

I was recently part of a discussion about whether PCs should be allowed to buy magic items over on discord. As you can imagine, most thought that players being able to buy magic items on the open market was bad … Continue reading →

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