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Obelisk – Horror-Fantasy Roleplaying – Kickstarter

Michael Long — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:38:51 +0000

We received some news on an upcoming Kickstarter for a new RPG. Check it out: Obelisk is a dark, low fantasy system that uses a D6 dice pool resolution mechanic. Set in a baroque era fictional continent, magic is rare and few people have the access to cast spells, but those who do are rightfully feared. Around every corner lurks eldritch abominations that can break the minds of weaker men. Courageous warriors will fight against these agents of chaos all […]

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Let’s build an Aboleth’s lair + Advice on how to run one

Tomás Giménez Rioja — Tue, 28 May 2019 13:00:03 +0000

Thumbnail Art by Yuchen Henry Wang Aboleths are creatures that were in many ways inspired by the Cthulu Mythos from HP Lovecraft. They are awesome Great Old Ones that predate gods themselves. However, they are highly situational enemies as most adventures occur in land. So, when I found out this new Ghosts of Saltmarsh adventure didn’t have an Aboleth in it I thought why not make a separate mini-adventure with one in it? That’s how my idea for this post […]

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5 Lovecraftian Game Ideas that aren’t Tentacles

Colin McLaughlin — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:10:18 +0000

I’m not a smart man, Jenny, but I do know what “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn” means. It means it’s time for me to write something that doesn’t require loads of research because I am still full of opiates. Opiates, for when you will still be in pain, but you don’t care because you are riding a cloud that is shaped like a dog-headed crow, and now you are pretty sure that you are fighting ninjas. I should have […]

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