Bonecreeper

A disturbing new semi-undead monster for your OSR game, perfect for guarding the entrance to a catacomb, or ruined temple, or anyplace a graveyard may be found.

Bonecreeper
HD 4
AC 18
Atk 1 bite (2d6), 2 claws (1d6), 1 tail (1d6)
Save 13
Move 15 (12 burrowing)
CL/XP 6/400
Special: Carrion stench

It is whispered in secret places that if an innocent is beheaded in a graveyard on the night of the bloodmoon, then a black caterpillar will writhe from the victim’s neck and burrow into a grave. On the next bloodmoon, a bonecreeper will erupt from this graveyard. An undead beast roughly 20 feet in length, it has four clawed legs, a spiny serpentine body, and a bone demon’s face. The bonecreeper attacks with its sharp teeth, its claws, and its tail. Moreover, its carrion-hide and bone-spiked body emit a stench that causes all within 60 feet to suffer a -2 penalty to hit; a saving throw must be made each round to withstand the effect. Bonecreepers collect humanoid skulls, piles of which are found in their subterranean lairs. If a party facing this abomination offers a freshly (less than 12 hours old) severed humanoid head, the bonecreeper will accept the sacrifice and not attack the party for the next 24 hours.

Emerald city comicon

I'll be in Seattle at Emerald city comicon with some Warriors of the Red Planet goodies. Including post card packs of the art with randomly inserted original drawings! Stop by booth 2608.

Star Wars 7 The Force Awakens Millennium Falcon Comparison

In general I've been trying to keep clear of the Star Wars 7 The Force Awakens rumors, but I was looking at some old shots of the models from the original Star Wars trilogy, when the image of the Millennium Falcon came up and I realized why something I'd seen from a leeked Episode 7 image didn't seem right.

On the left is a shot from the original model, on the right is from the set of Episode 7. You can clearly see multiple differences, not just subtle, but obvious differences. I highlighted just a few in red.

You'll notice several more.

I'm sure everyone on 7 is working hard to get every detail right, but this is going to be a big, difficult thing to get everything right on.

Tramp Tuesday

Once again, everyone's favorite old-school illustrator, the amazing Dave Trampier to brighten up your Tuesday.

Petty Gods: Revised & Expanded Preview

Long ago a project was started by James Maliszewski called Petty Gods, it was inspired by a post on Planet Algol about a book of minor gods that would be very handy for sandbox style gaming and general adventure ideas. The project sounded so interesting to me that I contributed some art for it, including a full color cover.

The book was never quite finished, well a project like this could never actually be finished as there is an infinite number of minor gods you could imagine. Goddess of onions who has the power to make an individual cry. God of thorns, or god of bog odors, and so on.

When the project languished it was picked up by Greg Gorgonmilk, then it passed to Richard LeBlanc, and it looks like the book fully revised and expanded will at long last be available. You can pick up a free preview over at DriveThruRPG.

Tip of the hat to James Mishler for calling attention to this.