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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Dungeons & Dragons and Creeks & Crawdads

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I apologize for posting this before it was ready.   I sat down the other day and hammered out some thoughts but in my rush, I failed to include any sort of context for my plan to incorporate Creeks and Crawdads into my ongoing D&D campaign. “What?” you ask.   “These are two entirely different games, two entirely different genres of games.   How can you possibly put these two systems together in the same campaign?” I’m glad you asked.   Let’s stop for a moment and look at the “canon” background for Creeks and Crawdads.   You, the player, assume the role of barely sentient crayfish after mankind wipes itself out in a full-scale nuclear war. Yeah…that’s nothing like D&D…  But what if, instead of nukes, we substitute something…magical? The Mournlands of Eberron after the Last War, the ruins of Netheril before they were swallowed by the encroaching sands of Anauroch, the lands of Krynn nearest the spot where the Gods hurled a mountain dow...
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🐊 Gustave: the Demon Crocodile of Burundi 🐊

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The people of Burundi have been hunted by a demon for the last 30 years. A crocodile known as Gustave is allegedly responsible for the deaths of over 300 humans and is so large and powerful that he is thought to be bulletproof and hand grenades are only capable of driving him off. His dark green scaly body is covered with the numerous scars from old wounds. Gustave: the Demon Crocodile of Burundi CR: 8     Huge Outsider (Fiendish/Monster of Legend templates)     HD: 14d8+126     Hp: 186 Init: +9     Spd: 20', swim 30'     AC: 24 (-2 size, +4 Dex, +12 natural); t: 9, ff: 15 Attacks: ( BAB +10; Grap +35) ; +21 Bite: 2d8+18 and +19 Tail Slap: 1d12+18 SA: Improved Grab, Frightful Presence, Smite Good SQ: Darkvision 60', DR10/magic, Fast Healing 5, Hold Breath; Low-Light Vision, Resist Cold/Fire 10, SR19 Align: NE     Saves: Fort ...
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Sithelnost - The Gallery of Heroes (Part 1)

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  08 Newkolt 349 AC THE SURPRISE ROUND The sudden appearance of the adventurers did not cause panic in the Dragonarmy ranks. Baaz sergeants shouted orders, shields locked together. Spears were brought to bear as the Draconians began to advance. Romulus thrust one hand toward the prisoners. " Стена Силы!" The archmage's words carried across the Gallery. A shimmering barrier sprang up along the length of the Gallery of Heroes, stretching from statue to statue, cutting the elven captives off from the Dragonarmy. With half of the prisoners shielded from attack, Raven leapt forward. He raced into a knot of the three closest Ravagers of Kern. Nightwatcher carved a black arc. The adamantine blade split the breastplate as ifnit wasn't there. The flesh and bone beneath fared no better but the strike did not stop there. Raven's momentum carried through, turning a single strike into a devastating attack, cleaving through the next two ogres as part of the same motion. One ...
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The Thing That Lives Under the Stairs and Eats Children

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The Thing That Lives Under the Stairs and Eats Children CR: 2     Small Outsider (Evil) HD: 3d8     Hp: 16 Init: -1     Spd: 30' AC: 12 (+1 size, -1 Dex, +2 Natural), t: 10, ff: 12 Attacks: (BAB +3; Grap -1) ; +4 2 Claws: 1d3 and +2 Bite: 1d4 SA: Improved Grab, Swallow Whole SQ: Darkvision 60'; Fear Aura; Light Vulnerability; Subjective Appearance Align: NE     Saves: Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +2 Str: 10, Dex: 9, Con: 10, Int: 8, Wis: 7, Cha: 6 Skills: Bluff +4, Diplomacy +0, Disguise -2 (+0 act in character), Hide +5, Intimidate +4, Listen +5, Move Silently +6, Sense Motive +5, Sleight of Hand +2, Spot +5 Feats: Ability Focus (Fear Aura), Multiattack Things That Live Under the Stairs and Eat Children, also known as "Dwellers in Closets" or "The Monster Under the Bed", are fiendish spirits drawn to places where children have suffered. They frequently haunt children's hospitals, orphanages, and sc...
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The Battle for Tarithnesti (Finale)

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07 Deepkolt 349 AC ON THE BANKS OF THE THON-THALAS Grotto casts a pair of spells, one to double his size and the other to make his skin as hard as the rock he was sculpted from . Suitably enhanced, he nods to Ornforithalas, "Let's go!" The scouts move forward, as quiet as the grave and close in on the enemy. Once they are close enough, Grotto leaps up and shouts, "COME FIGHT ME YOU OVERGROWN GECKOS! THE LAST THING YOU'LL SEE IS MY AXE AS IT SPLITS YIUR SKULL!" With that, he hurls his blade. It tumbles end over end and strikes the nearest kapak in the center of the chest, bowling it over and knocking it into a nearby baaz. Grotto's axe flies back to his hand as the elves open fire. Dozens of arrows streak into the mass of reptilian troops. Four go down in the opening seconds of the fight. Half of the archers switch to spears while the second half unleashes another burst of fletched death. Two more draconians fall. The battle begins in earnest. Grotto...
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Smoke Powder Golem

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Smoke Powder Golem                                     CR13 (Original drawing of Smoke Powder Golem)   A Smoke Powder Golem is a blending of technology and the divine magic of Gond created to serve as temple guardians.   On average, the golem stands 12’ tall and weighs 8,000 pounds.   The smoke powder golem resembles the more common Iron Golem except its right arm has been replaced with the thick barrel of a bombard.   A large “backpack” has been built onto the golem and contains the ammunition for the golem’s cannon (internal magazine of six shells).   Firing the cannon causes the next shell to automatically, move into the firing chamber.   The golem smells of oil and sulfur.   N Large Construct Init: -1; Senses: Listen +0, Spot +0 Languages: Understands the langua...
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