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This is a good post!
New post on Substack: Rules are not neutral!
open.substack.com/pub/lupironp...
Big inspiration for me!
Two recommendations: Topsell's History of Four-Footed Beasts (1658) + Fox-Davies' Complete Guide to Heraldry (1909), both easily found online. I referenced both for these pieces.
It's fascinating to see that the modern animal encyclopedia & the TTRPG monster manual essentially have the same roots.
Also, I love actually reading old bestiaries because they're so full of weird ways of thinking.
A pelican stabs itself in the breast and feeds its babies on its blood?
Goats horns are good against venom? The blood of a goat can destroy a diamond?
These are gameable concepts, people!
YES
Looking for monsters? Check out the list of Heraldic Beasts on Wikipedia. There's so many critters there that haven't been given the amount of RPG bestiary love that they deserve.
Calygreyhound
Catoblepas
Chechen wolf
Chicken
Cola Pesce
Crapaud
What are those?
I'm reading this during my coffee and blog time and when I got to the picture of your cat, my cat on my lap let out a little chirp of recognition.
"Damn, do you know that guy?"
I can't force you to! But I do recommend it!
The Monster Overhaul by Skerples has tasting notes and eating effects for every monster from the original D&D Monster Manual.
Recently been informed that you can "play" games instead of just writing them and buying them? Excited to explore this bold new space.
This has been a fun project to be a part of and I can’t wait for people to see it!
I heard 1d6 flies buzz when I died
It really is just money in the pocket for indies; so many folks *want the thing*, they just haven't heard of it, in my experience.
In Reddit in particular, self-promotion is heavily discouraged, so we rely heavily on fans and peers to bring up our work when relevant.
Oh, well sure. I'm actually a fan of race-as-class for what it's worth.
Me, coming to make you die on that hill
Donald Slay Trump
Characters? More of a book term.
No that was my point. THAT WAS MY POINT, NICOLAS.
The Many Loves of Superman don't have to put up with this "Marvel" bullshit.
It'd be historically accurate!
Howdya mean?
Also, one of the nuns is a secret ghoul, and maybe nobody will notice, but in the list of ghoul names in the monster book, each of them starts with G, so her name starts with G too.
Writing a horror mystery adventure right now and doing my best to make sure every NPC's name is memorable and gettable. For example, every nun's name starts with a different letter and every name sound like *a name* and not generic fantasy gibberish.
Inside the ruins of the Demiurge’s keep during winter. Which god this titanic central idol represents is unknown… as are the offerings that were burnt in the sacrificial hearth laying before it…
