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By Pedro Coimbra
Those of the Web
F rom their center in the Silver Hollows,
the webs of the Fate Spinner reach out
across the planes, connecting them to destiny
itself. For those few mortals that are aware of
the Lady of the First Web, her machinations
seem distant and academic; even the actions
of spinner cults are vague and grasping,
attempting to gain the favor of a being
infinitely beyond them. However, there are
those few that can trace their lineage directly
back to the Fate Spinner Herself.
Spiderfolk
When the domain of the Silver Hollows was
what might be called young, the Mother of
Law created the first of the weaverkin, the
First Spawn. Seeking a connection to the world
beyond, she sent these offspring into the
unknown with one purpose: to expand the vast
domain of their creator by carrying lines of Her
silk to every corner of creation. And so they did.
This pilgrimage happened long before the
betrayal of the Shadowspinners and even before
the conflict with the Gholluscs, and so these First
Spawn traveled initially without opposition. It
was during this time that they discovered the
Ethereal Plane, and with it the Waking. As time
passed, mortal life began to appear, and as ages
came and went, these metaphysical webs started
to entangle with their desires, fears, and hopes.
For the first time, the threads of destiny began to
tangle.
The First Spawn tasked with maintaining
this uncertain area crept through the Ethereal
Plane to watch and wonder. These mortals
could change their fates and forge their own
destinies in a way the Fate Spinner’s children
couldn’t even fathom. They were not allowed
to intervene with the comings and goings of the
mortals—nor were they truly capable to, being
more thoughtform than flesh and unable to
materialize in the Waking—but some of them
had become infected with that most mortal of
vices: curiosity.
Those mortals that could commune with
the Ethereal Plane made contact with the First
Spawn, first by accident, then later with intent.
They shared stories of their world with the
insatiably curious weaverkin, who in turn read
the weave of the mortal’s destinies. Alliances
began to form, tentative friendships began, and
what followed was perhaps inevitable.
In allowing themselves to become entangled
in the fate and feelings of mortals, this portion
of the First Spawn had irrevocably altered
themselves. They were no longer able to
seamlessly communicate with their fellows, no
longer entirely certain of the will of their Great
Mother. However, they were still unable to
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join the world of the Waking, and so a deal was
struck. A spiritual merge was enacted, binding
these First Spawn with the souls of their mortal
allies. However, few change their spirits so
drastically without also changing their bodies,
and the result was a varying mixture of arachid
and humanoid features.
Unfortunately, not all of these new individuals
were well-received and many went into hiding.
Through the following centuries, their progeny
developed several key traits and now bred true,
resulting in a new heritage. These spiderfolk—
also known as spidren or weaverlings—are still a
largely mysterious people.
Spiderfolk Traits
Characters with the spiderfolk heritage share the
following traits.
Age. Spiderfolk mature far faster than many
humanoids. They are born from eggs as
long-bodied, translucent spiders, eventually
shifting form into that of a humanoid toddler
after about a year. They reach adulthood
around age of 10 and can live for 30 to 50
years.
Size. While their extra limbs make them look
taller, most spiderfolk are around 5’5 feet
tall and weigh between 120 and 160 pounds.
Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Extra Limbs. You have 2 more sets of arms
than the average humanoid, though they
are not quite as capable as your primary set.
You can use your additional limbs in tandem
with your primary set to gain an expertise
die on all Strength- and Dexterity-based
skill checks. Otherwise, you can perform
1 additional task during the same action,
such as picking a pocket, using a tool set,
or the Use an Object action. Additionally,
you can use your extra limbs to perform the
seen component of a spell if they are not
otherwise occupied, though this does not
otherwise affect the spell. Your extra limbs
cannot be used to wield shields or make
additional attacks.
Darkvision. Your otherworldly heritage
grants you superior vision in dark and dim
conditions. You can see in dim light within
60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and
in dsarkness as if it were dim light. You can’t
discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
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Spiderfolk Gifts
Some spiderfolk are more physically similar
to their arachnoid forebears, while others find
themselves more in-tune with the Ethereal
Plane. In addition to the traits found in
your spiderfolk heritage, select one of the
following gifts.
Spiderling
Some spiderfolk are more in touch with their
arachnoid nature and have the following traits:
Arachnoid Movement. You gain a climb speed
of 30 ft.
Web Walker. You ignore movement restrictions
imposed by webs.
Chitinous Defense. Your body is protected by
plates of chitin. While you aren’t wearing
armor, your AC equals 12 + your Dexterity
modifier. You can use a shield and still gain
this benefit.
Spinner-Touched
The influence of the Fate Spinner is strong, even
after eons of the creation of the First Spawn.
Spiderfolk who are Spinner-touched have the
following traits:
Alien Mind. You gain an expertise die on
Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving
throws against magic.
Ethereal Sight. You can cast see invisibility once
per long rest. However, casting the spell in
this way shortens its duration to a number of
rounds equal to your proficiency modifier.
Spiderfolk Paragon
The more experienced and powerful you
become, the more you are able to When you
read 10th level, you unlock dormant abilities
connected to your ancestral heritage, gaining one
of the following paragon traits.
Arachnoid Scion
You have embraced the spider within and
without. You can now climb even on difficult
surfaces and upside down. Additionally, you
can choose to use your additional limbs to
climb, leaving your primary set free to take
actions.

Child of Two Worlds
Your connection to the Ethereal Plane deepens.
You can cast blink twice per long rest.
Spiderfolk Culture
Weaverlings are descendants of creatures
always on the move, and their way of life
reflects that. However, that doesn’t mean
that they discount bonds with those outside
of their band. Rather, they don’t put down
roots so much as they form a web of social
connections, developing mutually beneficial,
interconnected relationships that all members
can call on. They often travel in groups of
their own kind, though foundlings and
close comrades of all heritages are not an
uncommon sight.
As spiderfolk are a relatively rare sight,
impressions of them vary, with some seeing
them as ill omens and others as a sign of
good fortune. However, even those who fear
the spidren are rarely hostile to them, often
seeking instead to turn fate to their favor
by way of small offerings. Lone weaverling
pilgrims in particular are seen as a sign that
destiny is at hand, and as such they are often
invited to give their blessings on important
occasions, such as a child’s naming ceremony,
a ruler’s coronation, or a couple’s wedding.
Regardless of their reception, however, the
spiderfolk do not tie themselves to a city for
long. Webs must be woven and destinies must
be connected. The bonds that they form and
the community they connect with will follow
them wherever they go, in the form of stories
retold, favors owed, and skills traded, such as
a profession or music.
What weaverlings seek is to connect with
others, respecting their heritage and purpose
but always creating something new between
them—a collaborative song, a new craft, a
different way of doing things—spinning
another thread for an ever-growing web of
stories and experiences.
Suggested Cultures
While you can choose any culture for your
spiderfolk character, the following cultures
often appeal to this heritage: caravanner,
ethereal scout, itinerant, lone wanderer,
and nomad. Interestingly, most spiderfolk
are actively uneasy about anyone with the
spinner cult background (Gate Pass Gazette
#1, Weaving Prophecy), even though they are
often revered by those who worship the Fate
Spinner. Most view it as a fumbling distortion
of Her ways, though there have been a few
that have taken advantage of this to become
pampered “prophets.”
Ethereal Scout (Culture)
Most spiderfolk live on the move, whether
it’s to gather knowledge, connect destinies,
or widen their web of influence. Others are
driven by an even deeper ancestral urge: to
patrol where the border between the Material
and Ethereal Planes is thin and uncover what
mysteries can be found there.
Moving in small bands consisting of a
handful of families, ethereal scouts travel
along ley lines, to sites of great magic, or
where the spirits of the dead are particularly
restless. They study and gather information
on the magical and mundane threats present
and, if possible, seek to close stray portals
and put the dead to rest. Such wanderings
can bring them into conflict with the nastier
elements of the Ethereal Plane, such as
vengeful ghosts, malcubi, and even night
hags, so experienced scouts are often sought
out for their expertise.
Characters raised in the ethereal scout
culture share a variety of traits with one
another.
Discerning Mind. You have grown used to
the uncertainties of the Ethereal Plane.
You have advantage on saving throws
against illusions and being charmed.
Marked by the Ethereal. Your pilgrimage
along the planar border has given magic
time to sink into your bones. You know
one cantrip of your choice from the
wizard spell list. Your spellcasting ability
for this cantrip is Charisma, Intelligence,
or Wisdom (whichever is highest).
Specialized Scouting. During your travels
you’ve picked up knowledge of both
mundane and supernatural threats. You
gain proficiency in Arcana and Survival.
Languages. You can speak, read, write, and
sign in Common, Abyssal, and Infernal.
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by Tyler Omichinski
Paths of Courtly Intrigue
T here is debate on whether the pen is
mightier than the sword, but there are
canny adventurers that see no reason to
choose between the two. These are the kind
of personages that move through places of
political power, negotiating, making deals,
and ensuring knives are found in the right
backs when the time comes.
Note that the following rules, equipment,
and archetypes are specifically suited for
campaigns where the social pillar of play is
paramount, the halls of power are frequently
walked, and the richest of society are among
the NPCs. A game that involves journeying
to different planes or spending most of one’s
time in dungeons won’t offer many (if any)
opportunities for a well-connected Courtier to
shine.
Optional Mechanic:
Favor Points
Whether it’s a lavish gift given or a good
turn done, favor points represent the social
and economic obligations that can tie people
together along with the information and
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services they can offer. These can be used in
place of or in conjunction with the optional
Prestige rule Calling in Favors (page 435,
Adventurer’s Guide).
The most important thing to remember about
favor points is that they can only be spent in the
region in which they are gained. You should
keep track of the favor points you accrue in
different areas as these persist until they are
spent, though the Narrator may rule that they
may diminish if you do not return to a region for
a year or more.
Favor points do not reset to 0 after a long rest,
but the maximum amount of favor points you
can have per area is equal to your Charisma
modifier.
Spending Favor Points
Favor points can be spent in a number of
different ways. They don’t need to be tied
to a specific debt owed or action taken, but
it’s often more interesting if you provide a
compelling reason behind spending a favor
point. While the Narrator can grant the use of
favor points in any number of ways, here are
some common uses.
Enticing Offer. You’re not just well-known,
you’re well-connected. When you would
make a Prestige check to utilize the
Calling in Favors mechanic, you may
spend a favor point to gain advantage.
Example: The party has come to ask for an
audience with a powerful noble. You
spend a favor point and declare that
you previously made a good impression
on the noble’s chamberlain, gaining
advantage on the check.
Rumor Has It. You can suddenly recollect
something interesting that could give you
the upper hand. You can spend 1 favor
point (at the Narrator’s discretion) to gain
a 1d6 expertise die on an appropriate
check before it is rolled. This is often (but
not necessarily) during a social encounter,
and the Narrator may rule that only so
many favor points can be used with an
NPC or during a scene.
Example: The party needs an invitation
to an exclusive gala, and it’s up to
Gideon to secure one from Lady
Hortense. Before rolling, he explains
that he heard from one of her maids at
the market that she is especially fond
of a local musician, so Gideon makes
sure to mention them favorably in the
conversation, gaining a 1d6 expertise
die on his Persuasion check.
Smooth Over. You’ve made a mistake,
but you have just the right explanation,
convenient distraction, or charming
mannerism to cover it up. After making
an ability check for a social interaction but
before the outcome of the result is known,
you may spend 2 favor points to roll a
second time and choose whichever result
you wish. Favor points can only be spent
on Smooth Over once per scene.
Example: While speaking with the
local count, Isabel rolls a 5 on her
Persuasion check to get on their
good side. Before the Narrator
announces the consequences of her
low result, she spends 2 favor points
to roll again, explaining that she
accidentally mentioned the count’s
exiled spouse only to rapidly recover
by complimenting the lovely wallpaper
with a dazzling accolade that grabs
everyone’s attention.
Gaining Favor Points
When you finish a long rest while in your
Prestige Center and have no favor points
remaining, you regain 1 favor point. If you are
in your stronghold, you instead regain a number
of favor points equal to half your stronghold’s
grade (minimum 2 favor points). While outside
of your Prestige Center, you must either gain
favor points by performing notable deeds,
impressive roleplay (granted at the Narrator’s
discretion), or through the Network journey
activity.
Journey Activity Favor Points
Gaining influence doesn’t come without work.
You can undertake a new journey activity:
Network. At the Narrator’s discretion, you
can also gain a favor point on a critical success
for the Busk and Gossip journey activities,
proving you are particularly competent or
well-informed.
New Journey Activity:
Network
Success on a Deception or Persuasion check
allows an adventurer to make connections
that will come in handy later. You can gain
an expertise die on this check by making a
bribe (or equivalent gift) of a number of gold
pieces equal to 5 × twice the region’s tier
(minimum 5 gold).
Note: To perform this journey activity, the
party must be in a populated area such as
a Country Shire, Open Roads, or Urban
Township.
Critical Failure. The adventurer commits
some taboo or crosses a serious social line
and is firmly reprimanded or ostracized,
suffering a level of strife.
Failure. The adventurer simply isn’t
engaging enough to be memorable.
Success. The adventurer has made or
reinforced a meaningful social connection or
attained some level of influence, gaining 1
favor point.
Critical Success. The adventurer has proven
themselves exceptionally well-connected,
competent, or generous, gaining 2 favor
points.
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 New Equipment
Gourmet food and drink are as essential as
fine clothes for adventurers engaging in social
intrigue.
Candy. Typically sweet, these small bits
of food (sold in packages of four or five
pieces) are always flavorful and ideal for
adventurers as their contents make them
naturally preserved. Candy cannot be
used as Supply.
Tea. Also called a tsaine or infusion, these
are specific leaves, herbs, and roots
selected for their calming qualities.
Quality of tea varies wildly depending
on the desired ingredients. Those listed
only include mundane ingredients with
no notable medicinal qualities. Suitable,
if crude, ingredients can be collected with
the Harvest journey activity, granting 2
portions on a success or 4 on a critical
success.
Tea Set. Such sets vary greatly depending
on culture and social class, but at
minimum consist of a pot for brewing the
tea with 6 matching cups. Depending on
make and decoration, the price can vary
greatly from those listed.
Table: New Equipment
Item Cost Weight
Hard candy (poor) 1 cp —
Hard candy (rich) 2 sp — Starting at 9th level, you gain proficiency with
Soft candy (poor) 4 cp — an expertise die on saving throws made to
Soft candy (rich) 5 sp —
Courtier (Rogue)
Whether of noble birth or a commoner, courtiers
have learned to move in circles of power. Equally
skilled with sharp words and sharp blades, they
can be bodyguards, spies, or rakes out for their
own game.
Bonus Expertise
When you choose this archetype at 3rd level
you gain proficiency with Deception, Insight,
and Persuasion, and you gain an expertise
die when making an ability check that uses
these skills. For you, expertise dice in these
skills can be upgraded from d8 to d10,
exceeding the usual limit on expertise dice.
Additionally, you gain an expertise die when
making Prestige checks.
Unreadable Moves
Also at 3rd level, your time among the elite
means that you’ve learned to never show your
hand, making your motives and movements
unpredictable. You can use a bonus action
to make a Deception check opposed by the
Insight check of a creature you can see that
isn’t incapacitated. On a success, for the next
minute you can use Sneak Attack against the
creature even if you don’t have advantage,
though not if you have disadvantage. This
effect ends early if you use this Unreadable
Moves against a different creature.
Unflappable Mind
Wisdom saving throws. In addition, you gain
resist being charmed, confused, or frightened.

Tea (poor) 3 cp — Diplomatic Conversationalist

At 13th level you have learned to choose your
Tea (moderate) 3 sp — words carefully. Choose one of the following
options.
Tea (rich) 3 gp — Cajoling Words
You may reroll one failed Persuasion check.
Tea set (poor) 5 cp 4 lbs. Once you have used this feature, you cannot
use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
Tea set (moderate) 5 sp 3 lbs.
Prepared Speech
After observing a creature for at least 10
Tea set (rich) 5 gp 3 lbs.
minutes, you can choose to gain advantage

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check against it. Once you have used this
feature, you cannot use it again until you
finish a short or long rest.
Improved Unreadable Moves
At 17th level, you’ve learned to take still more
advantage of your inscrutable ways. While using
Unreadable Moves against a creature, you roll
d8s instead of d6s for your sneak attack damage.
Court Magician (Wizard)
As deft with politics as they are with magic,
court magicians are a common sight in large
cities and wealthy nations where they serve as
learned scholars and trusted advisers. These
wizards weave deals, prepare nobles, and subtly
influence the workings of power through means
both magical and mundane.
Learned Counsel
When you choose this archetype at 2nd level
you gain two specialities from Arcana, Culture,
Engineering, History, Nature, and Religion.
These are academic specialties.
In addition, you learn the guidance cantrip, and
you add spells to your spellbook for free (as per
the Court Magician Expanded Spells table). You
treat these spells as wizard spells. As you gain
access to higher level wizard spell slots, you add
more free spells to your spellbook.
Table: Court Magician Expanded Spells
Spell Level Spell
— guidance
1st heroism, speak with animals
2nd calm emotions, enhance ability
3rd speak with dead
Skilled Deceit
At 6th level your magic seems especially
reasonable. Choose one of the following benefits.
Increased Efficacy
Choose one of the following schools of magic:
communication, compulsion, fear, knowledge,
law, obscurement. When casting a spell from
the chosen school using a spell slot lower than
your highest level spell slot, the spell counts
as though you were casting it using a spell slot
that is one level higher.
Preternaturally Persuasive
Choose one of the following schools of magic:
communication, compulsion, fear, knowledge,
law, obscurement. Your spell save DC is
increased by 2 when casting a spell from the
chosen school.
Stern Rebuke
At 10th level, you inflict mental harm upon a
creature when it makes a saving throw against
an enchantment or illusion spell you have cast.
A creature that fails its saving throw takes
an amount of psychic damage equal to your
Intelligence modifier, twice as much psychic
damage if it succeeds. A creature can only be
damaged by your Stern Rebuke once every 24
hours.
Deceptive Mastery
At 14th level you have a firm grasp on the arts of
trickery. Choose one of the following.
Takes One to Know One
You have advantage on saving throws made
against enchantment spells and illusion spells.
Well-Worn Deception
You can cast an enchantment or illusion spell
using a spell slot that is one or more levels
lower by spending 1 favor point. For example,
you could cast mislead (a 5th-level illusion
spell) by using a 4th-level spell slot and 1
favor point or with a 3rd-level spell slot and 2
favor points. Once you have used this feature
a number of times equal to your proficiency
bonus, you cannot do so again until you finish
a long rest.
Militarist (Fighter)
As comfortable in a war council as they are on
the front lines, militarists are always looking for
ways to exploit the weaknesses of their enemies.
Courtly Training
At 3rd level, you gain proficiency with two of the
following skills: Culture, History, or Insight. If
you are already proficient, you instead gain an
expertise die.
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Prior Tactics
Also at 3rd level, you become superlative
at preparing your fellows for battle. Your
allies must spend at least 10 minutes a
week discussing strategy with you to
benefit from this feature, at which point
you spend a number of gold pieces equal
12
to twice your proficiency bonus on materials. At the
Narrator’s discretion, these may be collected with a
successful Hunt and Gather journey activity.
When taking the Attack action, you can forgo
one attack to choose a number of allies equal
to or less than your proficiency bonus that are
within 30 feet that can hear and see you, and
spend an equal amount of exertion. On their
next successful weapon attack, the chosen allies
deal an extra 1d8 damage as they enact your
recommended strategy. Once you have used this
feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a
short or long rest.
Adept Coordinator
At 7th level, when using Prior Tactics the chosen
allies gain an expertise die on their next spell or
weapon attack.
In addition, damage dealt by an attack that benefits
from your Pior Tactics counts as magical for the
purposes of overcoming damage resistances and
immunities.
Commander of Armies
At 10th level you learn a marshal lesson of war. Also,
whenever you learn a new
soldiering knack or replace
an existing one, you can
instead choose a lesson
of war.
Additionally, using Prior
Tactics costs 1 less exertion (minimum
1 exertion) and you can now choose for
the extra damage dealt by it to be acid, fire, or
poison damage.
Lead from the Front
Beginning at 15th level, when you use your
Indomitable feature, you may immediately use
Prior Tactics without spending exertion (no Attack
action or attack to forgo required), its
range increases to 50 feet, and you
need not choose allies able to hear
you.
In addition, you have advantage on
saving throws made to resist spells of the
compulsion school.
Master Coordinator
At 18th level, the extra damage from your Prior
Tactics increases to 2d8 and your chosen allies
gain a 1d6 expertise die on their next spell or
weapon attacks.
Tranquil Master (Adept)
Calm and unassuming, tranquil masters are
as much about limiting conflict as they are at
swiftly putting it down. In addition to their
formidable mental fortitude, such adepts use
a variety of soothing roots and herbs for the
warm drinks they use to ply their craft.
Head of Ceremonies
Starting at 3rd level, you can spend 2 exertion
to cast ceremony by way of ritualistically
preparing a soothing drink for yourself and
any creatures or corpses involved. This does
not require any further material components
and does not otherwise affect the spell.
Serene Mind
Also at 3rd level, your mental training helps
you see the way forward. When you make an
Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma check, you
can add your martial arts die.
In addition, choose Intelligence, Wisdom, or
Charisma. When you fail a saving throw for the
chosen ability score, you can use your reaction to
spend 2 exertion and reroll.
Unassuming
At 6th level, you perfect the ability to be
underestimated. You gain an expertise die
on Deception checks to appear less than you
are and on Stealth checks. In addition, when
you are hit by a melee attack you can use
your reaction to spend 2 exertion to exude
tranquility, rolling your martial arts die
and adding the result to your AC (including
against the triggering attack) for 1 round.
Reader of Leaves
Starting at 11th level, after a long rest during
which you are able to consume and read the
dregs of a warm drink, you roll a d20 and use
a bonus action to choose a creature you can
see within 30 feet, including yourself. The next
attack roll, ability check, or saving throw that
the creature makes, it uses the result instead of
rolling a d20. Once you have used this feature
after a long rest each additional use requires 3
exertion (and an additional d20 roll), and after
using this feature a number of times equal to
your Wisdom modifier, you cannot use it again
until you finish a long rest.
Additionally, you may take 10 minutes to
prepare and consume a soothing drink, after
which you can spend 3 exertion to cast divination
with no other material components.
Mastery of the Leaf
Beginning at 17th level, the gods bless you
with a celestial talisman in the shape of a cup.
In your hands it becomes a physical cup that
provides all the hot drink (though not all the
cups) needed for any of your features.
Once between long rests you can call upon
the blessings of the gods and drink from
the cup. Afterwards, you are immune to the
blinded, deafened, charmed, and poisoned
conditions. In addition, you can spend 1
exertion to use your Serene Mind feature on
any ability check. Finally, once per combat
you can use a bonus action to drink from the
cup and roll your martial arts die, regaining
an equal amount of exertion. These effects all
last until the end of your next long rest.
If your talisman is destroyed, the gods
provide another after you complete a worthy
task to prove your continued dedication.
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 by Marc Kenobi
Mount Jino
M
ount Jino stands like a lonely tooth in
the mouth of an ancient grandfather,
flat-topped and crumbling. Its sheer,
charcoal-colored slopes mark it as volcanic rock
left over from some ancient catastrophe.
The only breaks in the precipitous western and
northern flanks are cracks lined with fractured
obsidian, their edges sharp enough to slice to the
bone. The southern side is more broken, giving
it a gentler slope sparsely lined with vegetation
and even the occasional tree, but still makes for
steep going. On the eastern side, a foggy mire
stretches out, obscuring much of the base of the
mountain like a sodden veil. Above the mist,
however, onlookers can spot a switchback trail
leading up to the summit from the bog below.
The remains of an ancient structure top the
peak like a crown, its walls covered in titanic
murals of the sky. The likeness is so well done
that, when the season and lighting are right, it
nearly fades from view.
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Exploration Challenges
Sucking Bog
1st tier (terrain)
Challenge 4 (1,100XP); DC 15/14
Area Intermediate (3 hours)
Mist hangs heavy in the air filled with the stench
of rotting vegetation. Underfoot the soft peat
shifts with a squelch and with each step the
ground seems less willing to release a traveler’s
boots. Fetid pools block the way, requiring
exhausting detours and backtracking.
Arduous Trek. When traveling through this
area at faster than a slow pace, at the end
of every hour each adventurer and mount
makes a Constitution saving throw or suffers
a level of fatigue.
 Grasping Mire. When a creature is knocked
prone, it makes a Dexterity saving throw or
sinks into the mud and becomes restrained.
A successful Strength (Athletics) check is
required to fight their way free.
Limited Visibility. The maximum range
of any sight-based senses is 10 feet. In
addition, Perception checks are made
with disadvantage, and all passive scores
(including passive Perception) are reduced
by 5.
Persistent Pests. Creatures that sleep in
the same hex as the sucking bog without
lavender paste or mosquito netting only
regain half the usual number of hit dice and
cannot reduce their levels of strife or fatigue.
Possible Solutions
Navigating the sucking bog requires a group
Athletics or Survival check.
Critical Failure. The party becomes hopelessly
turned around, losing 8 (1d5+3) hours of
travel time. They each lose 4 (2d4) Supply
and gain a level of fatigue.
Failure. Each adventurer that fails becomes
stuck in the bog and loses 2 (1d4) Supply.
Additionally, the stench of the bog clings to
them, giving disadvantage on Stealth and
Persuasion checks until they can properly
clean themselves.
Success. The adventurers make it through,
filthy but unharmed.
Critical Success. The adventurers cross safely
and swiftly, discovering something of
interest at an abandoned campsite along
the way. Roll on the Boons and Discoveries
table.
Crumbling Masonry
1st tier (constructed)
Challenge 5 (1,800XP); DC 15/14
Area Immediate (less than 1 hour)
Part of the road has crumbled away, leaving this
ruin to block the path ahead. There are abundant
handholds in the crumbling 40 ft wall, making
for easy climbing. However, the shattered stone
strewn about suggests anyone falling may bring
the wall with them.
Heads Up. At the end of every 10 minutes
spent within 30 feet of the wall, a random
creature makes a Dexterity saving throw.
On a failure, they are struck by falling
stonework and take 7 (2d6) bludgeoning
damage.
Possible Solutions
The party needs to make a group check.
Engineering checks can be used to discern
the most structurally sound part of the wall,
or to dismantle part of it to create a passage.
For the latter, the use of a block and tack,
hammer, or crowbar provides an expertise dice
for this check. Using damage dealing spells,
black powder charges, or a portable ram gives
disadvantage on the check.
Athletics checks can be made to climb the wall.
Adventurers with a climb speed or with a set of
climbing gear make this check with advantage.
The use of a rope provides all connected
adventurers with an expertise dice for this check.
However, if one fails all others must make a
Strength saving throw or also fail.
Critical Failure. The adventurers are buried in
falling masonry, taking 10 (3d6) bludgeoning
damage, and are restrained, requiring an
Athletics check to escape the debris. At the
end of the next round, a rock troll arrives to
investigate the noise.
Failure. Each adventurer takes 10 (3d6)
bludgeoning damage from the debris and
loses 2 Supply amongst the rubble.
Success. The party makes it past the wall.
Critical Success. The party creates a
permanent hole in the wall or has identified
an area that does not crumble. In either case,
they do not require checks to pass the wall in
this location in the future.
Monster Variants
Troll: Rock Troll
Some trolls take to the tallest passes,
developing a weathered, rocky appearance.
These changes protect them from a troll’s
typical weaknesses, and close quarters have
taught them to ambush prey, often flinging
the unwary off cliffs.
The rock troll is CR 6 (2,300 XP), has an AC of
18, and loses its keen smell. It has the following
trait and version of the Regeneration trait:
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 False Appearance. When motionless, the rock
troll is indistinguishable from a typical
boulder.
Regeneration. The troll regains 10 hit points at
the start of its turn. If the troll takes thunder
or cold damage, this trait doesn’t function on
its next turn. The troll dies only if it starts its
turn with 0 hit points and doesn’t regenerate.
The rock troll has the following additional
action:
Ambushing Shove. The rock troll targets one
Large or smaller creature within reach that
either has not taken a turn in the combat
yet, is within 5 feet of another enemy, or
against whom the rock troll has advantage.
The target makes a DC 14 Strength saving
throw. On a failure, the rock troll shoves
the target up to 30 feet horizontally and
knocks it prone. If the target strikes an
object, such as a wall, it takes 10 (3d6)
bludgeoning damage. If the target would
strike another creature, that creature must
succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw
or both take the same damage and are
knocked prone.
Manticore: Canicore
Canicores are the descendants of a long-ago
magical experiment. Looking for amenable
guardians, Mount Jino’s erstwhile wizard fused
wyverns and large dogs. Just as talkative and
far more willing to serve than manticores, they
chatter constantly amongst themselves and seek
out suitably powerful masters. Their bodies
resemble an oversized greyhound with a long
tail ending in a large stinger, and they are often
found in small packs of three or four. They have
small, elongated faces resembling a pixie’s and a
thin membrane stretches between their limbs.
The canicore is CR 2 (450 XP) and has 51 (6d10 +
18; bloodied 25) hit points. It does not have a tail
spike volley action and loses its fly speed, but
gains the following traits:
Pack Tactics. The canicore has advantage on
attack rolls against a creature if at least one
of its allies is within 5 feet of the creature and
not incapacitated.
Gliding 30ft. Gliding allows the canicore to
move horizontally 1 foot for every 1 foot it
descends, falling if it moves less than 5 feet
each turn.
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Poison Stinger. A creature that takes damage
from the canicore’s tail must succeed on a
DC 13 Constitution saving throw or become
poisoned. It can repeat the saving throw at
the end of each of its turns, ending the effect
on a success.
Manticore: Aracnecore
The long legs of this huge ogre-faced spider end
with heavily padded paws and its stubby thorax
is covered in the gold and black fur of a hyena.
The aracnecore is created using the same magic as
that used to create a canicore, but the result was a
surly, suspicious, and wildly violent creature.
The aracnecore is CR 5 (1,800 XP), has 85 (10d10
+ 30; bloodied 42) hit points, an AC of 16, and a
proficiency bonus of +3. The aracnecore does not
have the tail or tail spike volley actions and loses
its fly speed, but gains the following traits:
Spider Climb. The aracencore can climb even on
difficult surfaces and upside down on ceilings.
Web Walker. The aracencore ignores
movement restrictions imposed by webs.
In addition, the following replace their
equivalent actions:
Multiattack. The aracencore makes one bite
and two claw attacks.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach
5 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (2d6 + 3) piercing
damage, and the target makes a DC 14
Constitution saving throw. On a failure, it is
paralyzed for 1 minute. The creature repeats
the saving throw at the end of each of its
turns, ending the paralysis on a success.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach
5 ft., one target. Hit: 10 (3d4 + 3) slashing
damage. If the manticore moves at least 20
feet straight towards the target before the
attack, the target makes a DC 13 Strength
saving throw, falling prone on a failure.
NPC Spotlight
Lothar, Stone Giant Sky Artist
Once renowned among his people as a
stonetalker, Lothar is an imposing 19 feet tall
and covered in tattoos that give off a faint blue
glow. He found his way to the surface decades
ago and discovered a passion for the sky that he
never experienced for stone.
 Lothar lives a hermit’s life, nestled in the what they want, Gullup will burble thoughtfully
ruins of a long-forgotten wizard’s tower before drawing up the appropriate boxes and
perched at the top of Mount Jino, which he has unlocking them to reveal the goods he has to
decorated with magnificent murals and the offer.
tusks of rock trolls. The giant spends much of Gullup has a good variety of magical items,
his time watching the flight of birds and the well-made weapons and armor, and a fine
movement of the stars that guide his auguries. selection of potions. What is noticeable, however,
He also makes fine inks and paints with which is that other than the potions, all of the items
to decorate his body and home. are made by other peoples and cultures. A
Lothar is happy to talk with strangers for successful DC 12 History check reveals that these
a little while (usually in less than an hour) were doubtless taken in one of many boggard
but then his interest wanes and his desire for incursions.
solitude returns. When this happens he will In the event of an attack, Gullup and his
abruptly walk away, becoming annoyed and companions dive into the water and unhook all
then angry with visitors that try to continue a the stock from the chains before swimming to
discussion. safety. They will return later with a war party to
The giant will also barter supplies in exchange ambush the aggressors.
for castings of augury or scrying and even body
art for polite and respectful visitors. These take
10 minutes to apply to a subject, fade after one
use, and use the same costs as scrolls of the
appropriate spell. Use the subject’s Charisma as
the spellcasting ability where required.
Lothar offers the following designs: a sun
(daylight), a feather (feather fall), a cloud (fog
cloud), a cloud with a face blowing air (gust of
wind), a primitive figure with a shield and sword
(heroism), a figure in the lotus position (levitate),
and a coil of rope (rope trick).

Gullup, Boggard Trader

Deep in the bog surrounding Mount Jino is a
primitive shack on stilts, where water drips
through the rafters and vines have burst
through the walls. It’s obvious from the few
repairs that have been made that the original
structure was not built by boggards, but it is
here that Gullup, a boggard bravo, has set
up shop. Those hoping for a bargain don’t
mention the state of the shack or offer the
proud boggard any offense.
Standing a little over 5 feet tall with glistening
mottled brown and orange skin, Gullup wears a
soaking wet leather apron that contains dozens
of pockets, almost all of which contain keys.
Several other boggards live within the structure
and Gullup has two pet giant toads in a paddock
behind the shack.
On one wall of the main room, chains hang
through the floor and into the depths below.
These are all hooked to submerged lockboxes
containing Gullup’s wares. As visitors describe

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 by Cassandra Macdonald
Cunning Curses
Making Curses Fun
C
ursed magic items tend to fall into one of two
categories: useless junk or irritating problem
to solve. But think instead of what a cursed
item does in stories: it tempts its wielder with power
at great personal cost, driving them to change
their priorities and behavior in pursuit of some
promised reward. So here are several examples that
offer tangible benefits that might just be worth the
risk. Keeping in mind that the best way to tempt a
character is to tempt the player, Narrators should
feel free to be upfront about an item’s complicated
nature and watch them weigh the pros and cons.
Some of these cursed items include escalations.
These effects cause the cursed item to grow
in power in response to certain events (at a
Narrator’s discretion), but be warned; the
curses may also become more severe as a
result. Additionally, some of these items have
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preferences and standards they will judge the
wearer by and react accordingly. However, these
are merely echoes of personality, not signs of
true sapience, and thus these items do not carry
the benefits (or additional drawbacks) of sentient
magic items. While a cursed intelligent item
would doubtless be an interesting addition to a
campaign, Narrators should carefully consider
game balance when adding this mechanic.
Ring of Battered Courage
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement, costs
2,500 gp)
Crafting Components: The heart of an azer
forgemaster killed in battle, encased in obsidian.
This jagged black ring made of volcanic rock is
streaked with orange veins and uncomfortable to
wear. While wearing this ring, you are immune
to the frightened condition. Additionally, while
you are bloodied, it grows hotter and grants the
following benefits:
 Your AC increases by 1 for each hostile
creature (squads and swarms count as
single creatures for this purpose) within 5
feet of you, to a maximum of +5.
 When you hit a creature with a melee
weapon attack, roll 1d8. Add the result
to the attack’s damage and gain the same
amount of temporary hit points.
Curse. You fail death saving throws on a roll
of 12 or lower. Additionally, this ring despises
what it sees as cowardice. If you don armor or
use a shield defensively, you lose all benefits of
this ring for 1 week.
Escalation. When you show extraordinary
courage in the face of certain death and emerge
victorious, this ring’s power can evolve, gaining
one of the following features. For each power it
gains, the threshold for successful death saving
throws increases by 2.
Charge Into Danger. As a bonus action while
bloodied, you can move up to your movement
speed toward a hostile creature.
Coward’s Bane. Creatures never gain advantage
from being unseen on attack rolls against you
and you always have resistance to poison
damage.
Cipher Sword
Weapon (any sword), very rare (requires attunement,
costs 18,750 gp)
Crafting Components: A quill from a phoenix,
pressed in the pages of a spellbook with no
fewer than three spells of 7th level or higher,
which it consumes in fire over the course of a
month.
This sword’s blade is plated with alchemical
silver, its hilt stylized to resemble an open
book from which the blade emerges. Despite
its masterfully-crafted appearance, however,
a cipher sword is uncomfortable to hold and
strangely unwieldy. It has the two-handed and
heavy properties and deals 2d8 slashing damage
on a hit, but you feel this is only a fraction of its
potential.
Curse. There are other cipher swords owned
by a variety of creatures across the planes.
Most wielders consider themselves part of
an exclusive group and expect the loyalty
and cooperation of those with less mastery,
regardless of other alliances. Attaining even a
novice level of mastery attracts the attention
of other wielders, who may have expectations
of you.
The cipher sword also has the following
properties:
 You are not considered proficient with this
weapon.
 While wielding this weapon, you don’t
benefit from any feature that would grant
you additional attacks.
Escalation. This weapon is immensely
powerful for those willing to solve the
riddle of its use. Once per week, if you’ve
successfully reduced a dangerous enemy (as
determined by the Narrator) to 0 hit points
with it since the last time you finished a
long rest, make a DC 14 Intelligence check to
meditate on the sword’s secrets. On a failure,
you gain +1 to future attempts at this check.
On a success, your level of mastery increases,
you lose any bonus gained from failed
attempts, the DC to advance again increases
by 4, and the time between attempts increases
by 1 week. If you ever willingly end your
attunement to this weapon, you take 8 (4d4)
psychic damage that cannot be negated or
reduced and lose all mastery you’ve gained.
The levels of mastery are as follows:
Novice: You now are proficient with this
weapon, and it gains the finesse property.
However, wielding anything else begins to feel
wrong to you, and you suffer disadvantage on
all melee weapon attacks made with a different
weapon.
Apprentice: You gain +1 to attack and
damage rolls with this weapon. You can
also now attack twice, instead of once, when
you take the Attack action with this weapon
on your turn. Additionally, you now suffer
disadvantage on all weapon attacks with
other weapons.
Expert: Your bonus to attack and damage rolls
with this weapon increases to +2 and it gains the
Vicious property. When you make a weapon
attack with a different weapon, you now also
take 4 (2d4) psychic damage. This damage
cannot be negated or reduced by any means.
Master: Your bonus to attack and damage
rolls with this weapon increases to +3, and
you can summon it to your hand as a bonus
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 action so long as you are on the same plane
as it. Additionally, once per short rest, when
you successfully attack a creature with it, you
immediately learn about any special defenses
or weaknesses that creature possesses as the
blade imparts the wisdom of previous wielders.
Additionally, the psychic damage you take from
making a weapon attack with a different weapon
increases to 8 (4d4).
Glory’s Glaive
Weapon (glaive), uncommon (400 gp)
Crafting Components: Hair from the mane of a
lion, taken while it’s feeding on a fresh kill.
A red sash with gold trim adorns the haft of this
glaive, the steel head of which is always polished
to a mirror shine. The counterweight is made
of brass and resembles a snarling lion, giving
the weapon a regal appearance that belies its
prideful, capricious nature.
This glaive’s blade is dull, and cannot be
sharpened by any whetstone, causing it to
deal only 1d6 bludgeoning damage on a
hit. As a bonus action, you can attempt to
flatter the weapon with a DC 13 Persuasion
check. On a failure, you take 1d4 psychic
damage that cannot be reduced or negated.
On a success, the blade becomes sharp for 10
minutes. While sharp, it deals 1d12 slashing
damage, grants +1 to attack and damage
rolls made with it, and gains the flamboyant
property. If it’s used in inglorious ways,
such as for the execution of an unarmed
foe or being used to cut down brush, it will
immediately turn dull and refuse to become
sharp until properly placated, as determined
by the Narrator.
You can forgo your journey activity to
spend time polishing, admiring, or training
with glory’s glaive to gain a bonus equal to
your Proficiency bonus on Persuasion checks
to flatter it for the next 24 hours.
Escalation. If you strike the killing blow
in battle with a mighty or storied foe (as
determined by the Narrator) with glory’s
glaive, its ego can grow a maximum of twice.
When its ego grows, its bonus to attack and
damage rolls increases by +1, the DC to flatter
it increases by 3, and the psychic damage
taken on a failure increases by 1d4.
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Circlet of the Apprentice
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement, costs
2,200 gp)
Crafting Components: Iron from shackles that a
prisoner died wearing, powdered and combined
with quicksilver.
This simple circlet has the color of lightly-
rusted iron and is highlighted by a large violet
gem in its center, which appears to contain a
slowly-moving metallic fluid.
While attuned to this circlet, you gain a +1
bonus to all saving throws. Additionally, when
you fail a saving throw, you can choose to
succeed instead. You can’t use this property
again until the following dawn.
Curse. The true name of the creature who
crafted this circlet is forever instilled within it,
and it becomes aware of you upon attunement.
If that creature forces you to make a saving
throw, you automatically fail, and you can’t
use this circlet to succeed. You can learn the
name of the creature with legend lore or similar
magic. Short of powerful magic (such as wish),
only the maker’s willing touch or death (yours
or theirs) allows you to end your attunement to
the circlet. If you willingly end your attunement
after the maker’s death, the circlet loses all
magical properties.
Crown of the Crystal Sovereign
Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement)
Unique (uncraftable)
This crown looks like a braid of pure crystal and
its front is a set of three pointed, curling spires that
give its wearer an imposing, regal silhouette. Once
worn by the monarch of an ancient crystal palace
deep underground, the crown was lost after its
wearer’s grasping schemes brought calamity on
their people. The power, ambition, and ruthless
might of the Crystal Sovereign of Coranaal still
lingers, granting the wearer the following properties:
Crystal Skin. Your skin takes on a jagged,
shimmering appearance and feels firm and cold
to the touch. You gain +2 to your Armor Class.
Additionally, when you’re hit by a ranged spell
attack, roll 1d4. On a 3, you are unaffected and the
spell is reflected back at its caster, rolling again to see
if it hits.
All-Seeing. You gain truesight out to 30 feet.
Additionally, you can use this trait to cast time and overtaken by creatures from the depths.
clairvoyance at will, using the crown as your material You lose any existing Destiny features. In addition,
component. if you have a chance to advance this Destiny (as
Lord Under The Mountain. Your Prestige Rating is determined by the Narrator) and do not take it, you
increased by 2, or 4 if you’re underground. lose all benefits from the crown and suffer a level of
strife each week until you pursue the opportunity,
Regal Bearing. A number of times per day at which point you lose all strife gained this way
equal to your Charisma modifier you can, as and regain the benefits of the crown. These levels of
an action, target one creature that can see you strife cannot otherwise be removed.
within 60 feet. It must succeed on a Wisdom
saving throw (DC = 8 + your proficiency modifier The crown remains firmly affixed to your head
+ your Charisma modifier) or use its next turn and cannot be removed in any way, nor can your
to fall prone in supplication, taking no other attunement be broken, unless you are beheaded,
actions. Additionally, when you’re targeted with at which point you can never attune to the item
any attack by a creature within 10 feet of you, again, even if you are brought back to life. The only
you can force it to make this saving throw as a other exception is if you reclaim the Crystal Palace
reaction. On a failure it has disadvantage on the and then choose to, in the presence of 4 sentient
attack and then falls prone as above. creatures, formally renounce your title while sitting
on the throne of Coronaal, at which point the
Greed of Coronaal. It’s said that, even as their palace and crown begin to crumble, ending your
palace crumbled, the Crystal Sovereign still coveted attunement and destroying the item.
and guarded their treasures. You can use an action
to summon an item from the hoard of Coronaal, an Escalation. When you fulfill this destiny, the save
endlessly enormous extra dimensional space that DC of Regal Bearing and the Armor Class bonus of
you can access remotely. You instinctively know Crystal Skin increase by 2, while the range of your
what’s inside, and when you first access the hoard, truesight increases by 60 ft, your Prestige bonus is
roll on Treasure for Challenge Ratings 23-30 (page increased by 2, and you can cast scrying at will using
182, Trials and Treasures) to determine what’s already the crown as a focus.
there. This doesn’t mean that you have any desire
to share, however, and must make a DC 14 Wisdom
saving throw to willingly part, even temporarily,
with any item that has been in the hoard.
You can also use an action to touch an item of up
to Large size and send it to the hoard. However,
the crown shuns items it deems unworthy, casting
them into the Astral Plane if you attempt to store
them. This includes magic items of common or
uncommon rarity and any mundane items worth
less than 500 gp. Additionally, as a security feature,
creatures cannot enter this space; even the wearer
can only access it remotely.
Otherwise, the hoard has the limitations of
any other interdimensional space in regards
to Supply and dead creatures. Placing another
interdimensional item, such as a portable hole, in
the hoard destroys the lesser item, scattering its
contents across the Astral Plane. Additionally, 4
(2d4) random valuables from the horde are also lost
in this way, though the crown of the crystal sovereign
is otherwise unaffected.
Curse. When you attune to this crown, your
Destiny immediately changes to Dominion if it’s
not already, and you can only fulfill it by reclaiming
the Crystal Palace of Coronaal, which is lost to

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independent Agreement with the owner of such Trademark or
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9. Updating the License: Wizards or its designated Agents
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all of the Open Game Content due to statute, judicial order,
or governmental regulation then You may not Use any Open
Game Material so affected.
13. Termination: This License will terminate automatically if
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breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach. All
sublicenses shall survive the termination of this License.
14. Reformation: If any provision of this License is held to be
unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the
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15. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Open Game License v 1.0 Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Adventurer’s Guide. Copyright
2021, EN Publishing. www.levelup5e.com
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Trials & Treasures. Copyright 2021,
EN Publishing. www.levelup5e.com
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Monstrous Menagerie. Copyright
2021, EN Publishing. www.levelup5e.com
Level Up: Advanced Fifth Edition Gate Pass Gazette #3. Copyright
2021, EN Publishing. www.levelup5e.com
System Reference Document. Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast,
Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on
material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
System Reference Document 5.0 Copyright 2016, Wizards of the
Coast, Inc.; Authors Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Chris Perkins,
Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee, James Wyatt, Robert J. Schwalb,
Bruce R. Cordell, Chris Sims, and Steve Townshend, based on
original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document. © 2011, Paizo
Publishing, LLC; Author: Paizo Publishing, LLC.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook. © 2009, Paizo
Publishing, LLC; Author: Jason Bulmahn, based on material by
Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary. © 2009, Paizo Publishing,
LLC; Author: Jason Bulmahn, based on material by Jonathan Tweet,
Monte Cook, and Skip Williams.
Tome of Horrors. © 2002, Necromancer Games, Inc.; Authors: Scott
Greene, with Clark Peterson, Erica Balsley, Kevin Baase, Casey
Christofferson, Lance Hawvermale, Travis Hawvermale, Patrick
Lawinger, and Bill Webb; Based on original content from TSR.
DECLARATION OF OPEN GAMING CONTENT
Please see the System Reference Documents on the official website
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