Reading Room
Level 8 – 1750 xp
The broken and charred remnants of furniture lie scattered around the room, piled up along with sticks and plant matter to form a raised nest. Coins, items and bones lie scattered around the room. Both the north and west doors have been broken down and the roof and archway leading to the southern balcony is mostly missing.
The debris in this area constitutes rough terrain and covers 1/2of the floor.
CREATURE: A young chimera has made its lair here and will leap to attack anything entering the room. If hard pressed it will retreat out one of the balconies and try to regain the upper hand by swooping in upon the party from above the roof. It will not easily abandon its horde of treasure. If the players made significant noise entering the area 24, the chimera will be waiting to ambush the first to come through the door.
TREASURE: The items scattered around the room include broken bookshelves and chairs, crumbling ancient scraps of paper and book covers, ruined scraps of clothing and armor, an elven longsword, a small steel shield, a short sword, 800 gold coins, two gems worth 100 gold, and a Rod of the Dark Reward +2.
| Young Chimera – Level 8 Solo Brute Large natural magical beast – XP 1,750 Initiative +10 Senses Perception +14; all-around vision, darkvision HP 288; Bloodied 144; see also bloodied breath Powers Ram’s Charge (melee; standard; at-will) Triple Threat (melee; standard; at-will) Dragon Breath (blast; standard; encounter) – Fire Bloodied Breath (blast; free, when first bloodied; encounter) Alignment Unaligned Languages Common, Draconic |
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Unicorn Rampant is going to Owl Con!
We are proud to announce that we’ll be attending our first ever convention as a vendor this Feburary 6-9th at OwlCon, at Rice University in Houston Texas!
We’ll bring along some of our wares to peruse in printed form, and if you mention seeing this announcement on our blog, we’ll give you half off on all of our products! We’ll also be set up to give you discounts on any of our products you’d like to buy from RPGnow.com.
And of course, we’ll be set up to play some games right there at our table, so come on down and say hi!
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Unicorn Rampant is going to Owl Con!
We are proud to announce that we’ll be attending our first ever convention as a vendor this Feburary 6-9th at OwlCon, at Rice University in Houston Texas!
We’ll bring along some of our wares to peruse in printed form, and if you mention seeing this announcement on our blog, we’ll give you half off on all of our products! We’ll also be set up to give you discounts on any of our products you’d like to buy from RPGnow.com.
And of course, we’ll be set up to play some games right there at our table, so come on down and say hi!
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Old Rock Tower – Chickatrice in the Outhouse
We’re converting the first adventure we ever published, The Old Rock Tower, to 4th Edition D&D, and wanted to put out a sample of what you’ll find. This is one of the first encounters, outside of Talnabous’ Tower.
Description: A tiny wooden shack leans here, 5′ on a side. Its narrow door stands open a foot or two. A statue of a cat hissing, it’s tail up and bristling stands immediately in front of the door.
CREATURE: Five cockatrice nest in the ruins of the outhouse. Their small nest is built in the rafters of the decrepit 5’x5’ building. They will leap down and attack anyone investigating the outhouse.
Cocatrice – Level 6 Controller
Small natural magical beast – XP 250
Initiative +3 Senses Perception +2
HP 69; Bloodied 34
AC 19; Fortitude 16, Reflex 18, Will 17
Speed 6
Powers
Stony Beak (melee; standard; at-will)
+9 vs. AC; 1d6 + 4 damage. the target is slowed (save ends).
First Failed Save: The target is immobilized (save ends).
Second Failed Save: The target is stunned (save ends).
Black Moon Hiss (close burst 2; minor; encounter)
+10 vs. Fortitude;
Hit: Target is weakened (save ends).
Alignment Unaligned – Languages none
Str 16 (+5) Dex 19 (+6) Wis 10 (+2)
Con 13 (+3) Int 6 (+1) Cha 16 (+6)
The nest in the rafters, if searched, will yield 3 cockatrice eggs – these can be considered 600 gold worth of Arcane Components. The statue of the cat (actually a live cat petrified by the cockatrice) is perfect in every detail and worth 25 gp, or will make a good mouser if restored to flesh.
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The Sword of Thorns
This sword is wielded by only the most determined defenders of the innocent, for merely drawing it shed’s the holder’s blood. Yet no other weapon is as effective against the forces of darkness.
Epic Artifact: The Sword of Thorns: the hilt is covered with barbs, and each round it is wielded it deals 1hp damage. Each attack made with the sword deals 1d6 damage to the wielder.
Property: Against creatures with the evil keyword, this sword ignores all resistances and deals an additional d20 damage.
Power – escape inescapable evil – standard action – Teleport 20. With a slash of the blade you cut through to another world. You and touched creatures can move through the momentary gap created, after which it closes up.
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Gladiator’s Net
These nets are used to capture men or animals in gladiatorial arenas and in the wild. The nets are large enough to ensnare one large or smaller creature, and do so with the help of many small hooks and weights attached to the net. A strong tether is attached to the net, and the thrower holds it to prevent the ensnared creature from escaping.
Attacking with the net is a range 3 Dexterity vs. Reflex attack. A hit indicates that you have initiated a grab against the target. This works as a normal grab except that the target can move, just not farther away from you. As normal for a grab, an Acrobatics vs Reflex or an Athletics vs. Fortitude attack is used to escape.
Once the net has been thrown, it takes two move actions to reel it back in and prepare it to be thrown again.
Weapon Prof. Damage Range Price Weight Group Properties
Net +0 special 3 25 g 5 lbs none reload 2 move
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Helm of the Beast
Helm of the Beast – Level 13
Worn by the barbarians of the Kitel Wood, this helm’s sharpened jaws have left their mark on many a warrior.
Item slot: head 17,000 gold
Power – (Encounter): Minor action. Make a bite attack with Strength vs AC for 1d6 + strength damage.
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Daren Riverboat
These small, flat-bottomed boats ply the waters of the River Daren. This design has been used for generations to move goods and people from Lake Abernath and the Middle Kingdoms all the way to the Soral Sea. They are propelled by small square sails, or poled or rowed along. They can navigate calm sea waters, but in stormy weather are easily overwhelmed, and so tend to sail close to shore when leaving the rivers.
Daren Riverboat
Gargantuan vehicle
HP 150 Space 4 squares by 9 squares Cost 2,5000 gp
AC 3; Fortitude 20, Reflex 2
Speed swim 5
Pilot
The pilot may stand or sit at the stern of the Daren Riverboat and operate the rudder.
Crew
In addition to the pilot, a Daren Riverboat requires a crew of three, all of whom use a standard action each round to control the ship.
Reduce the ship’s speed by 2 squares for each missing crew member. At swim speed 0, the ship sails out of control.
Load
Twenty Medium creatures; one ton of cargo.
Out of Control
An out-of-control Daren Riverboat moves forward at half speed. At the
DM’s discretion, it can move in the same direction as a strong wind at up to full speed.
Sails
At the DM’s discretion, a Daren Riverboat can take a penalty or bonus to its speed of –4 to +4, depending on the strength and direction of the wind.
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Duergar Berzerker Armor
Level 8+
Made by the craftiest, deepest dwarves, this armor was often given as a gift to their “friends”, with the promise that wearing it would make them invincible in battle. The armor grants the wearer great strength and speed, but to do so it makes them insensible to pain. As a result, those who wear it often receive mortal wounds without knowing it and die of them.
Lvl 8 +1 3,400 gp
Lvl 13 +2 17,000 gp
Lvl 18 +3 85,000 gp
Lvl 23 +4 425,000 gp
Lvl 28 +5 2,125,000 gp
Armor: hide, chain, scale, plate
Enhancement: AC, Dexterity & Strength
Property: The player does not keep track of their own hit points while wearing the armor, instead the DM does. In addition, whenever the player wishes to use a healing surge, they must make a saving throw. Success indicates that they can, failure indicates that they instead attack the nearest enemy (via charge etc.)
Cursed: Removing the armor from a living creature requires a Remove Affliction ritual with a penalty to the Heal check equal to the armor’s level.
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New 4e material over at Tailslap!
So I’ve just published another article at Tailslap, our 4th edition sister publication. This post details Baldrik Ostov, a death knight in service to Orcus.
Another post on Tailslap details a new 4th edition artifact weapon: Ayrte Majak, the Sword of War.
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