This is Halloween!


Not counting Groundhog's Day, Halloween is my favorite holiday. I have made quite a few Halloween-themed posts over the years and thought I would compile them in one place for DMs who might want to mine ideas for a Halloween-inspired session.


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Road Trip to the Dragon Isles - Trapped in the Sands of Time

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02 Deepkolt 349 AC Morning does not arrive so much as thr black of night fades into a silvery-gray haze. As soon as the group wakes, Granite explains what he learned. Arthur gives the word and the party makes ready to leave. Agnes opens the door. The hallway stands empty, just polished stone and sconces with purple flames lighting the way. Before they can make it more than a few steps, they hear footfalls approaching. Nicholas appears from around the bend in the corridor. "Ahhh... you are awake. I come bearing news." Arthur looks at Nicholas, "What is this news?" Nicholas gestures lightly down the corridor. “A storm has settled over the Sands of Time. It formed not long before dawn.” Davaa frowns, “There was no wind last night.” Nicholas nods, “Yes. That is… not uncommon here.” Granite grumbles. Nicholas continues, unbothered. “Travel would be… unwise. The sands are unstable. Visibility is poor.” The howl of wind echoes through the tower. "Granite, h...
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Tarithnesti - Grotto's Divine Debate

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07 Deepkolt 349 AC AT THE OTHER FARMHOUSE Romulus retreats to the kitchen of the farmhouse. He pinches the wick of a candle between his thumb and forefinger and a tiny flame springs to life, illuminating the small room. He pulls out three scrolls and reads them, sending updates to Commander Parnitha, Raven, and Shadow. All of the messages are the same: "Twelve goblins and twelve Draconians slain in battle at my location. No casualties on our side." Kysek makes his way back to Dusk. “This is only a small part of what we can do girl. While this battle was preplanned; there will be many others that are not. Thank you for carrying me to locate our enemies so we could rout them in haste. You are truly a noble steed!” Kysek tells her as he scratches her under the chin excitedly. The griffon makes a "chirrrrr" sound and cranes her neck, exposing more area for her master's scratches. “Let me see if I can find you some treats inside? I’ll be right back," he a...
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Earth-218 - The Spaceknights

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Stamford, CT - the New Warriors, while filming an episode for their reality-TV show, attempt to apprehend a group of supervillains. A battle erupts and one of those villains, Nitro, uses his self-detonation power and blows himself up. The blast ignites a gas main and several city blocks are destroyed. 612 civilians, including 60 children in an elementary school are killed. This event leads to the creation of the Superhuman Registration Act and the subsequent creation of the 50-State Initiative - a program where each state would be assigned a team of state-sponsored superheroes. While the SRA was eventually repealed, the Initiative teams are gradually being activated. Note #1: In Marvel Comics (Earth-616) canon, the Spaceknights are the Initiative team for Illinois. They have no "on-screen" appearances. It is implied that they are related to the Galad orian Spaceknights when the hero Spinner stated during the Skrull Invasion, " Man,  Do  they hate shape-changing al...
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Carrion Pigeon

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What do you get if you cross a pigeon with a zombie? A Carrion Pigeon! Carrion Pigeon (3.5e) CR: ¼     Tiny Undead     HD: ½d12 (3 hp) Spd: 10', fly 40' (clumsy) AC: 13 (+2 size, +1 Dex), t: 13, ff: 12 Attacks : (BAB+0, Grap -12) ; +3 Claws: 1d2-4 or +3 Slam: 1d3-4 SA: Disease SQ: Darkvision 60', DR5/Slashing, Low-Light Vision, Single Action Only,  Undead Traits Align: NE     Saves: Fort +0, Ref +1, Will +2 Str: 3, Dex: 13, Con: - -, Int: - -, Wis: 10, Cha: 1 Skills: - - Feats: Weapon Finesse (b) Environment: Any land (especially cities) Organization: Pair, Flight (2d4), Flock (5d10) • Disease (Ex): The rotting bodies of Carrion Pigeons are infested with a wide-range of bacteria that can cause diseases in the living. Any creature that comes into contact with a Carrion Pigeon must make a Fortitude save (DC11) to avoid contracting an illness of the DM's choice. - OR - Zombie Virus (Ex): A target injured by a Carrion Pi...
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Adventure Seed: Decoy Babies

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Adventure Seed: A young child dies in an accident in a small farming community. While tragic, this event would otherwise be unnoteworthy except for the fact that the child's body turned into that of a lamb when it died. A call has gone out for adventurers to solve this mystery. What is going on: "X" years ago, a supernatural entity ( witch / fairy /etc) kidnapped a baby (or perhaps multiple babies) from the town and replaced them with newborn animals polymorphed into human shapes (in AD&D, this spell is permanent - under most circumstances - and the affected subject has a chance to take on the mentality of the shape it is transformed into, as long as that form is not more intelligent than the original shape (and I would be willing to argue that gamewise at least, an infant human and barnyard animal are close enough for purposes of our story). These decoy babies grow up, believing that they are human and their "parents" raise them normall...
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Sentient Pizza Dough Monster

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A sentient pizza dough monster is only mentally cognizant enough to recognize its creator and even then, just barely. In nearly all cases where one has been encountered, it has sought out its maker to exact some sort of revenge but in a passive-aggressive manner, like an unwanted roommate. It will move in to its creator's residence and lay around, raid the fridge, knock breakable objects off of shelves, and otherwise make a nuisance of itself. * (I checked both books and while there were creatures that were close, none were close enough). Sentient Pizza Dough Monster CR: 5    Large Ooze     HD: 8d10+40 plus 3     Hp: 86 Init: -4     Spd: 10' AC: 15 (-1 size, -4 Dec, +10 natural), t: 5, ff: 15 BAB +6/Grap +18 Attacks: +9 Slam: 1d6+6 plus Improved Grab SA: Constrict, Improved Grab SQ: Amorphous, Blindsight 30', Immune to Bludgeoning Damage, Ooze Traits, Slowed by Cold and He...
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