http://diceofdoom.com/blog The Dice of Doom is a blog about gaming, being a gamer and general interest content suitable for nerds. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:12:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/05/monster-of-the-week-basilisks/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/05/monster-of-the-week-basilisks/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 04:48:44 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=996 Basilisks are, like many D&D creatures, a solid mythological creature. Check the Wikipedia entry, it’s quite good. What’s particularly interesting is, apparently, a Cockatrice is a variant of a Basilisk, with more bird than lizard. Anyway, the important thing is, … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/05/monster-of-the-week-basilisks/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/04/monster-of-the-week-goblins/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/04/monster-of-the-week-goblins/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:45:33 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=977 Goblins are like the eternal minion. Fireball fodder. Unlike Zombies, they can think for themselves, so are perfect for enlisting in huge quantities for random armies. Ever since The Hobbit they’ve been associated with being standard foes, and are thus … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/04/monster-of-the-week-goblins/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/04/monster-of-the-week-essay/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/04/monster-of-the-week-essay/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:20:27 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=972 Er. Yeah. They sneak up on unsuspecting blog writers, and Stun them for several hours. Similar Posts: Arkham Sanitarium Nears Completion Gotta pop ‘em all! H.P. Lovecraft’s Commonplace Book An excellent post on Five Senses Description in GM’ing RPG’s A … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/04/monster-of-the-week-essay/feed/ 8 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/monster-of-the-week-wraiths/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/monster-of-the-week-wraiths/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:00:40 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=954 Wraiths are incorporeal undead, pretty standard in just about any fantasy setting. Their very nature makes them very difficult to injure at all. For a DM, they are a handy monster as both a random encounter, and forcing the players … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/monster-of-the-week-wraiths/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/monster-of-the-week-vampires/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/monster-of-the-week-vampires/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:12:30 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=914 Another classic creature born of human fear and storytelling, Vampires are a staple in a host of roleplaying games. They are inherently a strong opponent, and a puzzle, all at once. They are intelligent, and can serve in both combat … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/monster-of-the-week-vampires/feed/ 6 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/monster-of-the-week-hellhound/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/monster-of-the-week-hellhound/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:39:47 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=891 Yay, Hellhounds! I’ve favoured them a little ever since DMing a solo game where the player used Handle Animal to tame one, and I let him keep it as his Animal Companion. Anyway, historically, Man has liked two things: dogs … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/03/monster-of-the-week-hellhound/feed/ 4 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/02/monster-of-the-week-ettin/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/02/monster-of-the-week-ettin/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:24:56 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=836 Originally just a word for a giant, an Ettin is now a two-headed giant or ogre-like creature. The fit a nice niche in D&D: they’re stronger than Ogres, which are a good foe for a low-level party, but they are … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/02/monster-of-the-week-ettin/feed/ 2 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/02/monster-of-the-week-zombies/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/02/monster-of-the-week-zombies/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:22:12 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=832 Ah, Zombies. A classic creature from various mythologies that, like many others, has been revived through modern film and literature, and is thus standard fare for roleplayer gamers such as us. Ironically, many of the aforementioned reviving pieces are set … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/02/monster-of-the-week-zombies/feed/ 0 http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/01/monster-of-the-week-lycanthropes/ http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/01/monster-of-the-week-lycanthropes/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:19:09 +0000 Ellisthion http://diceofdoom.com/blog/?p=813 Lycanthropes, or Werewolves, are a strong part of our standard mythology. Wolf attacks on humans combined with the human penchant for imagination lead to an obvious result. Oh, look, wolves ate my sheep. It was totally that next door neighbour … Continue reading →]]> http://diceofdoom.com/blog/2009/01/monster-of-the-week-lycanthropes/feed/ 7