Retreat Forward

Here is the second of the two gods I designed for Petty Gods . I designed Somnau almost entirely while hanging out at the Fort Sam Houston Chapel while my oldest son attended Boy Scout meetings. As before, the stats are for Labyrinth Lord, as per the terms of the original book. Pathfinder version forthcoming.   Name: Somnau Symbol: An iron rod, partially wrapped in white linen bandages. Alignment: Neutral Movement: 90' (30') Armor Class: 0 Hit Points (Hit Dice): 77 hp (17 HD) Attacks: 2 (rod and touch) Damage: 1d6+1 / 1d6 Save: F16 Morale: 10 Hoard Class: XV, XVII XP: 7,250 Some wounds heal completely and leave no trace of scarring; but not to the eyes of Somnau, petty god of forgotten injuries. Somnau teaches that mortals should be thankful for those wounds that have left no lingering effects and should never forget the lessons of failure. Mortals who don't learn from their mistakes and forget the injuries they suffered in the past risk drawing Somnau's...

Here is the first (and my favorite) of the two gods I designed for Petty Gods . I'm not sure if this one was ever illustrated because it doesn't appear in the Original Petty Gods PDF over on Gorgonmilk . These stats are for Labyrinth Lord, as per the terms of the original book. Pathfinder version forthcoming.   Kwunndle (God of Misplaced Objects)   Name : Kwunndle Symbol : A dozen wavy vertical lines represent the reaching fingers of Kwunndle Alignment : Chaotic Movement : 90' (30') Armor Class : 2 Hit Points (Hit Dice) : 50 (12) Attacks : 2 (hands) Damage : 1d6 Save : T12 Morale : 8 Hoard Class : XVII XP : 2,800 Obsessive Kwunndle is the god of misplaced items. His beady eyes can peer from the corners of far-away rooms, where he snatches unattended objects with his impossibly long fingers. Kwunndle cannot just snatch whatever he wants; only things that have slipped from their owners' conscious thoughts are his for the taking. Kwu...

Petty Gods is the lesser-remembered victim of Grognardia’s closure, a really cool idea for a book that remains unfinished, 4 years after its inception. Inspired by the old Judges Guild product The Unknown Gods , the book was meant to be a collection of fan-created deities for use with the Labyrinth Lord D&D clone. Unlike books such as Deities and Demigods , Petty Gods would detail gods who each controlled a very small and often eccentric sphere of influence. Since they were so limited in power, most of these gods could be defeated by a party of swords-and-sorcery heroes, meaning that Petty Gods could double as a monster manual of sorts. What’s particularly frustrating about this book is that, for all intents and purposes, it’s done. Hundreds of gods were submitted and approved. Volunteers stepped forward and provided art for each submission and a nice piece for the cover. One of the authors of Unknown Gods even wrote an intro for the book. According to one of the final ...

Perhaps a bit of an over simplification, but a nicely done short piece overall. http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/19/6044893/a-brief-history-of-dungeons-dragons

I’m getting out of the Army in a couple of months. Right now, I’m on transition leave, which used to be called terminal leave. In the simplest terms, it means that I’m on a three-month vacation. I’ve got a lot of time on my hands. I’ll be starting school in a few months, but until then I’ve got a little time on my hands. “You should really write your own blog,” my wife said to me this morning. “I don’t have anything to write about that a bunch of other people haven’t already said a thousand times. Does the world really need another stupid gaming blog?” “Does it matter? Who would you be writing for? Other people, or just for yourself? I would give you something to do, give you some practice writing before you start college, and give you a place to get things off your mind.” I really can’t argue with any of that. Plus, I already have a blog, I just don’t update it. So…I’m back…I guess. Since no one reads this, I'm talking to myself. If I don't post real conten...