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West Philadelphia. TTRPG blogger at forlornencystment.blogspot.com. pine nuts on top. very jiggy.

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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In the 23rd session of our B1 campaign, the party reenters Quasqueton, enters into aggressive negotiations with some ogres, puts their new war dogs to work, & discovers the fate of their dear goblin allies. #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 23)
We played the twenty-third session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports he...
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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 01/10/2026
A lot of people are making their own stuff for Into the Oddish. For those who want to make more types of Pokemon as player characters, I put together some guidelines for how I would design them. It is a lot less formulaic than designing Pokemon as enemies. #ttrpg #osr #pokemon
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Wanting to Be the Very Best Pokémon: Playable Pokémon for Into the Oddish — Prismatic Wasteland
Guidelines for creating playable Pokemon (essentially classes) for Into the Oddish.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My Developing the Sandbox series continues. This post focuses on rumor tables! What is the gameplay function of a rumor? What's the deal with false rumors? How do you generate rumors? How do the players get them? How many rumor tables do you need? All that & more in the post! #TTRPG #D&D #OSR
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Developing the Sandbox: Rumor Tables
This post is part of my series on developing the sandbox. You can read other posts in the series here . The series will, when necessary, go ...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In the 22nd session of our B1 campaign, the party confers with their wizard ally, learns a great deal about town politics & divination magic, & has a frightful flight from town back to the dungeon, only to find that the landscape has radically changed yet again! #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 22)
We played the twenty-second session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports h...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A new, unexpected entry in my series on Developing the Sandbox! I have gone down a rabbit hole of time (a wormhole?) & have gotten SUPER into using a calendar for my B1 game. Here, I talk about all the stuff you can track in your campaign calendar! #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Developing the Sandbox: The Campaign Calendar
This post is part of my series on developing the sandbox. You can read other posts in the series here . The series will, when necessary, go ...
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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 17/09/2026
With a new baby and toddler, The Odyssey (2026) may be the last movie I'll see for a while, but I was still able to glean (or couldn't avoid gleaning) a few lessons from it for TTRPGs #osr #ttrpg
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What The Odyssey (2026) Can Teach Us About Running TTRPGs — Prismatic Wasteland
Every movie has lessons for running your game if you are sufficiently TTRPG-brain-poisoned, but Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) has more than usual.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In the 21st session of our B1 campaign, the party exchanges information with the elves of the forest, learns they're being monitored by magic, deals with smugglers, & cashes in on gold and XP! #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 21)
We played the twenty-first session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports he...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is neat! What do we think? Should I write about Traits, Ideals, & Flaws as Landmark, Hidden, Secret for social encounters?
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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 14/09/2026
For those asking if you could buy just the PDFs for Into the Oddish, the answer is now "yes, here is the itch page". Go grab it #osr #ttrpg #pokemon prismatic-wasteland.itch.io/into-the-odd...
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Into the Oddish by Prismatic Wasteland
TTRPG where you play as pocket-sized monsters in a Pokapocalyptic world
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In the 20th session of our B1 campaign, the party must haul their treasure out of the dungeon & back to their boat! They check in on old allies, part ways with some of their accumulated NPCs, & begin the upriver trek back to down, with a few encounters along the way. #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 20)
We played the twentieth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here ...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In the 19th session of our B1 campaign, the party fights for their right to plunder ancient ruins, recruits even MORE unlikely allies, & constructs an elaborate plan to take the fight to Mangug's orcs & take back the dungeon! #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 19)
We played the nineteenth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here...
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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 03/09/2026
I have made using True Names for fae and demons compelling and gameable, which some said was impossible. Also, this is part of both the ongoing Name and Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagons #ttrpg #osr
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True Names in Elf Games — Prismatic Wasteland
Rules for learning and using True Names against fey, demons and other sorts that preserve player agency. Also a brief note about animals in human form. For the Name and Indonesian Blogwagons.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is neat! My post about developing dungeons for your sandbox recommends something similar, but I suggested using dungeon stocking tables as your “patches” - 20 rooms if you’re using AD&D, or 6 to 36 rooms for B/X or OSE. This is much more manageable than that & is a very doable challenge!
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Today I'm looking at Forgotten Realms: Lords of Darkness for AD&D 1e. Specifically, I am looking at THE DREAD LAIR OF ALOKKAIR (page 67). This is a book all about undead. Lately I've been looking for a lich's lair (if you are in my B1 game DON'T WORRY), & I heard this book has one. Is it any good?
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It really grinds my gears when distinct terms get conflated with one another, so I love a post I can easily link to to clarify what it is I'm actually talking about!
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I just finished my reading of Dungeon Module G1: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief! Read the whole thing from the beginning below!
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm reading Dungeon Module G1: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief! #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In the 18th session of B1 campaign, the party unleashes their new pet zombies on some orcs, finds a new ally, has an encounter with the esoteric magic of Quasqueton, & runs into an unexpected complication. #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 18)
We played the eighteenth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I statted out all 151 Kanto Pokémon for Into the Oddish, with default movesets for each! My goal was to create a complete reference document analogous to D&D's Monster Manual. It was a lot of work, but hopefully it will ease the burden on all those who wish to run this game. Enjoy! #TTRPG #Pokémon
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The Kanto Pokédex for Into the Oddish
I recently went through the laborious and frankly insane process of statting out all 151 original (Kanto region) Pokémon for Into the Oddish...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I have not had the pleasure of playing this one but it looks like a banger!
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
who up gooping they ghoul?
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In the 17th session of our B1 campaign, the party leaves the dungeon to rest, then returns to continue their exploration. They search for a way back to the upper level, & find more allies in an unexpected place! #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 17)
We played the sixteenth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here ...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Let’s goooooo
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I am embarking on a grand adventure, running more or less the same content in parallel for two different groups in two different systems. In the 1st session of our In Search of the Unown Into the Oddish game, the player Pokémon venture to Quagsqueton & begin their first foray into the dungeon!
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Play Report (Into the Oddish): In Search of the Unown (Session 1)
Yeah, I'm committing to the bit. I recently converted Dungeon Module B1: In Search of the Unknown to Into the Oddish . It's B1, but with Pok...
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𝖂.𝕯. @icastlight.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In the first issue of Lee Gold’s A&E (1975), she posts 13 questions about D&D. I think it’s interesting to see what was up for debate a year after “OD&D’s” release in 1974: icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/08/some...
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SOMETHINGS YOU MIGHT WANT TO DISCUSS: Lee Gold's 13 Prompts for OD&D And 1 About Greyhawk
Bosch from the Haywain Triptych I thought Jim Murphy's video about playing OD&D with the 3 "Little Brown Books" (or Delving Deeper or FMC)...
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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This month's newsletter went up over the weekend, including the blog post roundup and a link to @isaacisafraid.bsky.social's Indonesian TTRPG Blogwagon! table46.bearblog.dev/the-46er-aug... #osr #nsr #posr #rpg
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The 46er - August 2026
This Month on Table 46 I went to Gen Con this month and wrote up what I did there! A late addition! IsaacIsAfraid has put out a call for Indonesia-rela...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I made a sandbox for my Into the Oddish conversion of Dungeon Module B1: In Search of the Unknown! I talk about how an Into the Oddish sandbox should "feel" & how I went about using my sandbox stocking method for AD&D to make a gameable Pokémon sandbox instead. #TTRPG #IntotheOddish #Pokémon #OSR
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Creating a Sandbox for Pokémodule B1: In Search of the Unown
Hey, I haven't created a sandbox on the blog in a while. I just finished up Pokémodule B1: In Search of the Unown , an Into the Oddish conve...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I got to participate in the playtesting for this wonderful game about honeybees!
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In the 16th session of our B1 campaign, the party continues their exploration beyond Quasqueton's secret entrance. Single combat! A cunning use of the reduce spell! Vast quantities of guano! Shrieking mushrooms! A trial by one of our heroes! A new ally! All this and more. #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 16)
We played the sixteenth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here ...
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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · 11/08/2026
I launched a Patreon! I'm building a weird fantasy sandbox OSR campaign setting. Dungeons! Hex crawls! New dungeons every month. It features some original art by @munkao.bsky.social. Please take a look! www.patreon.com/cw/BradKerr
Heroes point at big bugs and distant mountains.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Part 2 of my conversion of Dungeon Module B1 to Into the Oddish is up! This time, we tackle the lower level of Quagsqueton. What hidden treasures lie in these unfinished caverns? #TTRPG #D&D #IntotheOddish
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Pokémodule B1: In Search of the Unown (an Adventure for Into the Oddish), Lower Level of the Caverns of Quagsqueton
KEY TO THE LOWER LEVEL The lower level of the complex is rough and unfinished. The walls are irregular and coarse, not at all like the more ...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The giant lynx is the only monster in AD&D to be described as particularly good at detecting traps, for some reason. Don't have a thief in the party? Consider giant lynx slavery.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
In the 15th session of our B1 game, the party sails downriver to Quasqueton, meets a talking tree, finds that the status quo within the dungeon has changed, & seeks an alternative entrance to continue their exploration! #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 15)
We played the fifteenth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here ...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I converted Dungeon Module B1: In Search of the Unknown to Into the Oddish! I present Pokémodule B1: In Search of the Unown. This post details the upper level of the Caverns of Quagsqueton. Can the player Pokémon claim the long lost Brain & Brawn Badges? #TTRPG #IntotheOddish
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Pokémodule B1: In Search of the Unown (an Adventure for Into the Oddish), Upper Level of the Caverns of Quagsqueton
Many years ago, rumor has it, two noted Pokémon trainers in the area, Rogahn the Blackbelt (a Fighting-type trainer of renown) and Zelligar ...
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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 28/07/2026
You can now convert any Pokemon into an enemy for Cairn, Mythic Bastionland or, most importantly, Into the Oddish #osr #ttrpg #pokemon
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Convert Any Pokémon to Into the Oddish Stats — Prismatic Wasteland
Convert any Pokémon into stats for Into the Oddish and any other Oddlike like Carin or Into the Odd. Also 22 enemy Pokémon for your games or Into the Oddish adventures.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I finally took a dive into a section of the AD&D DMG I've been neglecting: Combat! I discuss Gygax's musings about hit points & saving throws, examples of combat, & some handy rules for morale, evasion & pursuit, psionics, lingering injuries, intoxication, & more. #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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AD&D DMG Slush: Combat
While I have discussed the AD&D DMG in great length on this blog , my interest has largely been in interpreting the general feel of the game...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
In the 14th session of our B1 campaign, the party spends time in town planning their next expedition to Quasqueton: connecting with the local smugglers, recruiting henchmen, & purchasing a boat! They get insanely lucky with a treasure roll & a few of them level up. Crime pays! #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 14)
We played the fourteenth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I talk about Dungeon Module B4: The Lost City, in which the player characters are lost in the desert and must rely on the dungeon for shelter & survival. Does the set up work? What complications are introduced to your game when you trap the player characters in the dungeon? #TTRPG #D&D #OSR
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Lost in the Desert: Does Dungeon Module B4's Hook Work?
The setup for Dungeon Module B4: The Lost City is as follows: The player characters are traveling with a desert caravan when a sandstorm sep...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In the 13th session of our B1 campaign, the party returns to town to sell their loot. They encounter one of the settlement's powerful NPCs, deal with some annoying underlings, & learn that they should be careful when discussing their activities. #TTRPG #D&D #AD&D #OSR
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Play Report (AD&D 2e): In Search of the Unknown (Session 13)
We played the thirteenth session of our Dungeon Module B1: In Search of Unknown AD&D 2e game last night. You can read past play reports here...
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Huh, for some reason I always thought the "death at -10 hp" thing was a house rule, but it's right here in the text! Even if you don't die, you're out of action until you can rest for a full week. At -6 hp, you might suffer some lingering injury.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Magical armor gives you a bonus to your saving throw when it makes sense. The bit about electrical attacks & metallic/nonmetallic armor is fiddly, but it's also common sense, so it's easy to remember.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Boars & wereboars are immune to (insinuative) poison! Giants are immune to the poisons of smaller creatures! Makes sense, though I wish there was something more like a rule of thumb, like a bonus/penalty for each size category larger/smaller the target is than the poisoning creature.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Saving throws manifest themselves differently for different character classes! Magic-users tamper with magical energies instinctively, fighters defy dangers to their person, clerics are protected by their faith, & thieves avoid danger using their quickness.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
New favorite D&D character unlocked: GUTBOY BARRELHOUSE
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
You NEED to know the height & weight of all of your monsters!!!
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is nifty. When intelligent monsters fail a morale check, the difference between what they needed to roll & what they actually rolled determines how the morale failure. Can I find a way to make this work with AD&D 2e's 2d10 roll under morale mechanic? 🤔
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The first time a new player character listens at a door, if they succeed, they gain the benefit of being "keen-eared", which adds 5 or 10% to their chance of successfully listening at all other doors for the rest of the campaign (unless they suffer hearing loss later)! Quantum keen-earedness.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Weird tidbit: magic weapons which shed light foil ultravision the same way a heat source foils infravision - meaning that these weapons essentially blind users of ultravision outdoors at night. Unfortunately, the only monsters with ultravision are bone & ice devils.
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
What da hell
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Woefully Encysted Creature @forlornencystment.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I really enjoy this description of wolverines from the AD&D Monster Manual. In AD&D, wolverines are Neutral (Evil).
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