Check out my Overview of the Painted Wastelands!
https://youtu.be/XZW7FMN0Vfk?si=G6vA5YRbMq7rE0cW
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A recent episode of Retronauts reminded me about the Chicken Stinger (or Chicken Leg, or even Cockatrice although that name sounds wrong), the monster used in both Golden Axe and Altered Beast.
Well, mostly Golden Axe I would say, as the first time I came across it was in the Master System port of that game. And Altered Beast never was that fun.
If you’ve ever played the Golden Axe games you know the creature: it’s that first riding beast you can commandeer, the one with the beak and the ability to kick over enemies with a tail. It’s a derpy, bizarre design, but one that stays in your mind.
Chicken Stinger
No. Enc.:1d6 (3d6)Alignment:NeutralMovement:180’ (60’)Armor Class:6Hit Dice:2Attacks:1Damage:1d4 (beak or charge) or special (tail sweep)Save:F2Morale: …
A recent episode of Retronauts reminded me about the Chicken Stinger (or Chicken Leg, or even Cockatrice although that name sounds wrong), the monster used in both Golden Axe and Altered Beast.
Well, mostly Golden Axe I would say, as the first time I came across it was in the Master System port of that game. And Altered Beast never was that fun.
If you’ve ever played the Golden Axe games you know the creature: it’s that first riding beast you can commandeer, the one with the beak and the ability to kick over enemies with a tail. It’s a derpy, bizarre design, but one that stays in your mind.
Chicken Stinger
No. Enc.:1d6 (3d6)Alignment:NeutralMovement:180’ (60’)Armor Class:6Hit Dice:2Attacks:1Damage:1d4 (beak or charge) or special (tail sweep)Save:F2Morale:8Hoard Class:NoneXP:120
The chicken stinger is a two-legged and beaked, lizard-like creature with a long and strong tail. They normally live in small herds in subtropical forests, but have found use as a mount by some tribes who take the sturdiest of the creatures as beasts of burden or war. While aggressive in the wild, chicken stingers trained as mounts are notably easy to handle, if notably slower than horses.
Charge: The chicken stinger charges an enemy and headbutts it, the opponent is knocked down on failed safe. (see below). Some riders use horned helmets for their mounts to increase the damage done with a charge.
Tail Sweep: the chicken stinger attacks all opponents currently in melee range by doing a tail sweep. On a failed save the opponents are knocked down and lose their next turn. An opponent who saved gains a +1 for the next attack on the chicken stinger. A mounted rider can trigger the tail sweep as well.
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After 114 episodes, close to 3 years of continuous emergent play, and countless memories, 3d6 DTL's campaign of the Halls of Arden Vul comes to end this Tuesday, June 24th, 2025!
Bear witness to our last session in the greatest #megadungeon ever conceived.
#OSR #TTRPGs #OSE #DnD #actualplay
After 114 episodes, close to 3 years of continuous emergent play, and countless memories, 3d6 DTL's campaign of the Halls of Arden Vul comes to end this Tuesday, June 24th, 2025!
Bear witness to our last session in the greatest #megadungeon ever conceived.
#OSR #TTRPGs #OSE #DnD #actualplay
3d6 DTL Arden Vul Ep 109! Ancient cryo-pods are small potatoes compared to the high tech gear that lies beyond. The AV Club knows full well that the hoard is guarded by a floating ball of murder, but they think they have it in the (literal) cards to gain the upper hand.
#OSE #OSR #TTRPGs
Video: https://youtu.be/ZlClancD7GQ
Audio Podcast: https://bit.ly/4dnNncB
3d6 Arden Vul Ep 107! At long last, the final piece of the spaceflight puzzle is within the AV Club's grasp! Three factions are already battling it out in the Engine Room, and the party must decisively determine who will be the sole claimant of the elusive drive rods!
#OSE #OSR #TTRPGs
Video: https://youtu.be/deM76d3SlOc
Audio Podcast: https://bit.ly/42oIf40
3d6 Arden Vul Ep 107! At long last, the final piece of the spaceflight puzzle is within the AV Club's grasp! Three factions are already battling it out in the Engine Room, and the party must decisively determine who will be the sole claimant of the elusive drive rods!
#OSE #OSR #TTRPGs
Video: https://youtu.be/deM76d3SlOc
Audio Podcast: https://bit.ly/42oIf40
The publishers of the Planar Compass zine for Old School Essentials are calling it quits, and have made the existing issues free.
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/16487/planar-compass
@cawoodpublishing team is funding this new adventure over Backerkit! Check all Travis Hanson art and @wfgWorkshop cartography! Join fellow adventurers in this new quest to save the coast from undead pirates!
@cawoodpublishing team is funding this new adventure over Backerkit! Check all Travis Hanson art and @wfgWorkshop cartography! Join fellow adventurers in this new quest to save the coast from undead pirates!
Join the 6000+ folks with impeccable taste! 3d6 Down the Line. The real deal, criminally underwatched.
http://www.3d6downtheline.com
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jonn replied to Jürgen Hubert's status
@juergen_hubert@bookrastinating.com strongly suggest works by Luka Rejec for worldbuilding. www.lukarejec.com/about/
#Pathfinder and friends are last century and not in a good way like #OSE is.
jonn replied to Jürgen Hubert's status
@juergen_hubert@bookrastinating.com strongly suggest works by Luka Rejec for worldbuilding. www.lukarejec.com/about/
#Pathfinder and friends are last century and not in a good way like #OSE is.
I like that conflicts in #osr games are often resolved rather by outsmarting adversaries (backstabbed-i-doo) or negotiation than by combat. I actually wonder, where this sentiment comes from that old school #dnd is all about kicking in doors and slaying monsters? Try this and die. Yesterday, the goblin thief of one of my players appeased the giant rat empress with cake and the promise of even more cake.
We played Brad Kerr‘s dungeon „The Jeweler‘s Sanctum“ for #OSE using the #Shadowdark rules