FF B&W art

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28NiCeNXH8s&t=457s  At time 7:35, a monster, sort of dinolike but way meaner and scarier. 

Time 21:21, monster samurai sort of.  Chinese armor i guess.  

Next time and future

 

NEXT TIME MAYBE

The Elghoon , deadliest humanoid in underdark

https://www.completecompendium.com/catalog/dr/DragonMagazineAnnual1996/elghonn/

FUTURE WOODS OR SWAMP

Mold man https://adnd2e.fandom.com/wiki/Mold_Man_(Creature)

Wood man https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Wood_man

Mold man other https://adnd2e.fandom.com/wiki/Mold_Man,_Malatran

Confluence point of crooked river and Shrike River

 Ideas to use from pathfinder km game. 

I just like the description. Reminds me of that confluence of the 2 color rivers around Glacier or Yoho ntl park. 

Underdark minor monsters to include

 Shrieker mushrooms to attract things (dragon?). 

Mushrooms with tentacles… dnd cartoon style  

Other mushrooms? 

That napalm gelat cube? . 

New gelat cube idea, napalm cube

Tenkar talks https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jtCTijqH3uE&ra=m

Comment by Garrickstangle5…

“ made and used (to great effect) a variation called the napalm cube or n-cube. Adventurers have a knee-jerk reaction of Oh, g-cube, use fire. Its 'juice' is partly acid but mostly lamp oil and it catches fire really easily. Two rounds after catching fire, the heat on its outside causes internal pressure which causes it to explode in gobs of burning sticky jelly, out to the same radius as a fireball (hence the name napalm cube). My adventurers don't ignore the clue of 'smells like acid and lamp oil' anymore.”

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The Toadies - new music

 

New album  2026  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OUrADhEPIXc

The Charmer. Very good song. Lots good. 

And some fans say best album is Hell Below Stars Above. 

Great live version “i burn” maybe my fav somg od theirs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hNtNQQt4WDw&t=1232s

Pathfinder, whoa, almost died! - Warg Speech, Swamp Description and ideas

 First the tank got clobbered by yhe giant with chains on two orcs, swung around, smash! 

Then the dern crawling hands that crit for 19 dmg, owwww! And srrangle, no castinf verbal!

UODATE- it gets better. The battles r getting interesting. Forgot swarms are completely immune to all regular attacks, only aoe spells hurt. 

I lije this bog swamp story area. Good descriptions. Has choices. Even has some choices requiring dice rolls. 

IDEAS

• Worg - the beast before you is unusual ly large , and its eyes, especially angry. Its menacing grin might almost be taken for a smirk. 
• Worg speaks - I see no reason to fued. We might help each other. (It grins, almost a smirk.). You don’t know the diff betw a wolf an a worg, strange for such a tasty morsel as yourself. - Bring me 3 bodies to eat and I will tell u where an old skninny tasteless old man  buried his chest. 

• Will o wisp - intelligent. V deadly. Immune to like most spells. 30 ac vs lowbies is harrd impossible. 

Sorcerer build - i guess yndead and become a lich?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker/comments/11knwft/what_to_know_and_what_to_optimize_in_a_lich/

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TEXT FROM:

The insatiable bog gurgled hungrily after us, but we didn't look back.

Sodden and weary, we finally made it back to solid ground. And a palace of sorts rose before our eyes! — A spacious hut made of mud like the rest, but decorated with pebbles, bones, cattail spikes and snail shells.

In front of the "palace" was a wide and shallow reservoir. Its green water reflected the leaves of huge ferns and primitive clay figurines.

The buzzing of gnats was nearly deafening. We were not far to the center of the swamp — and a firm and steady path led there through the thick bushes. At its end, that tall dry tree stretched mightily upwards, clawing at the firmament.

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1. [Knowledge (World) 17] We carefully examined the clay figurines, trying to fathom who they might portray.

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TEXT FROM BOG part 2

[Succeeded at a Lore (Religion) check]

There could be no doubt — this was Gogunta, master of the great swamp in the demon Abyss.

But what is this? While we were examining the idol, a large bright-blue dragonfly came out of a hollow in the tree and sat invitingly on the very tip of one of our noses. It was so remarkably strange — it didn't react to our movements, and seemed quite content to remain where it sat.

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1. (Lawful Good) The idol reeked of evil, to say the least. We were certain we must destroy it.
2. (Chaotic Evil) [Fortitude 18] Suddenly The Mercile grabbed the dragonfly and held it in front of his mouth... oh gods, did he just decide to eat it?!
3. (Neutral) We thought better of interfering with the sinister idol, and continued our journey.

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TEXT FROM WARG:

Grarrukh: The beast before you is unusually large, and its eyes, especially menacing grin might almost be taken for a smirk.

Grarrukh: "Greetings, traveler. Before you draw your weapon, I wi[sh to know the] reason for feuding between us. We might even be of some use to ea[ch other.]"

Amiri: "Wait, why is this wolf talking? Is it magical or something?"

Grarrukh: "I am no wolf, female. I am a worg. Surprising you could live to your age [get this far] without learning the difference. Well, it's never too late to teach a les[son to an] insolent two-legged morsel..." The beast slowly licks its teeth."

Amiri: "Who are you calling a morsel, you pelt?" Amiri glares at the [beast, her hand resting] on her sword."

Grarrukh: "You say we could be useful to each other?"

Grarrukh: "Bring me someone delicious. Three or four bodies will be [enough,] [and] as a sign of gratitude, [I] will tell you where an old traveler buried his [...]"

Faery movie, damn good

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nIfBPZl7d_M&t=669s&pp=0gcJCb4LAYcqIYzv

Based on book

OSE modules

 Incandescent grottos - big boss dragon. 

Overland monster rolls ouch. Cyclops, displ beast, 6 legged lady centaurish clawed dangerous we fight. 

Crystal ppl monster origins

 Maybe Planescape https://www.completecompendium.com/catalog/ps/2635/tsnng/

Reminds me of Dark Souls and Elden Ring crystal mobs. 

Video game, Pathfinder Kingmaker… silly

I just made a list of things I can’t tolerate in an RPG. I get this game, and one silly ass thing after another. Hard to feel like D&D at all. 

 It has all of them, immediately. I hope it gets better.

Problems are

• Bard in my party
• Gnome in party
• All melee types are women. 
• Barbarian is a woman
• Paladin is woman
• Undead elf with chainshirt is woman, a fighter type with neg energy spells
• Super,chatty npc crap
• Bossy women npcs
• Gggaaaahhhhhh!!!!

Etc

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8 kinds of fun, the Angry Gm

 https://theangrygm.com/gaming-for-fun-part-1-eight-kinds-of-fun/

He eventually lists them. 

• I have comments on “the challenge seeker”. For example, a puzzle that takes too long is terrible. 
• Fellowship… can it extend to NPC joining, like the gnome in Sunless Citadel? Meepo? But why not the Titan in G3? Likes to be more powerful than npc, or just too much trouble or just too many characters?
• Discovery - i disagree. Discovery is fun. Moral dilemmas suck.
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The original  list https://users.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/MDA.pdf

- - geez, they made a mistake right off the bat. Listed Quake, the vid game, and listed Competition under it, but that’s not one of their 8 thingies.  …. I guess maybe their point is that th list of 8 isn’t exhaustive. 

2e Planescape, the writer(s) - Planar Slang

Excellent read on how to tiptoe add some planescape to a normal campaign https://theplanardm.com/introduction-to-planescape-4-4-adding-planescape-to-your-campaign/

Ah ha, Planar Slang, it is a thing. Derived from the colorful speech of 16th, 17th, and 18th century thieves, beggars, etc. https://theplanardm.com/planar-slang/

 This entry was fun, a first person account of https://www.completecompendium.com/catalog/ps/2635/sislan/

Vocabulary, Like,here https://www.completecompendium.com/catalog/ps/2635/suisseen/

He or she always uses funny little specific speech patterns and these words to refer to people. Some speech reminds me of the lost children in mad max 2 or 3.  It is like some who were lost amongst the planes and … became like yokels. Also reminds me of Farscape lingo and Firefly/ Serenity lingo.  I am enjoying it. 

Basher- does it always mean attacker? — that site above says A neutral reference to a person, usually a thug or fighter.

Sod - does it always mean attackee? Nope, sometimes just unlucky sods, in the British way. 

Screed - untruth or nonsense.

Graybeard - old folks of knowledge

Berk - maybe traveller between planes?

Wash - means malarkey 

Dead book - means u gonna die 

Chant - means knowledge or experience or something . See https://www.completecompendium.com/catalog/ps/2635/terithra/

Bark - maybe one who is about to die, see https://www.completecompendium.com/catalog/ps/2635/terithra/

They often use slang like “ain’t”

Quote

'Course, a berk who tries to strike the membrane in melee must get close to the suisseen - close enough to be within the creature's watery exterior. That 

suisseen - close enough to be within the creature's watery exterior. That means he's subjecting himself to an attack by the beast - fact is, the suisseen gets a chance to strike the sod even if it's already made its attack for that round

Example

often dragging him back to the Misty Shore for discipline - which means the dead-book for the bark.