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November 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Reminds me of over the garden wall.
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 31: Pumpkin.

“But, when the work was finished, the Craftsman kept wishing that there were someone to ponder the plan of so great a work, to love its beauty, and to wonder at its vastness.” — Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
The Witch’s Lantern Level: 1d6 Form: A simple Jack O’Lantern lit from within by a carved candle with a sickening green flame. Effect: Ghosts, Demons, and other evil spirits of the Lantern’s level are pulled into and trapped within the lantern for as long as it is lit. Depletion: 1 in 1d10 (on depletion, all trapped spirits are released) Lantern Wraith 4 (12) Occasionally, a Witch’s Lantern burns just a little too long. The spirits trapped within animate the carved pumpkin, sprouting a body of vines and shambling about into the night to unleash their pent-up wrath. Motive: Sew discord, chaos, and unleash its wrath Health: 12 Damage: 4 Amor: 0 (5 against Intellect Damage) Movement: Short Combat: A lanter Wraith lashes out with its vine-like arms, making two attacks against one or more targets. Additionally, a lantern wraith has the following ability: We are FREE: When a lantern wraith is slain, the candle extinguishes, and all captured spirits are released. Interaction: The spirits trapped within the lantern are in such anguish that they cannot think or interact logically. Use: The PCs are seeking the wisdom of a witch when one of her warding Witch’s Lanterns awakens into a lantern wraith. This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 30: Star. Man, I can't believe that #MÖRKTOBER is almost over. I want to thank @exeunt.press for putting this together. It has been a blast, and I have seen some absolutely amazing work from all of you out there. Looking forward to seeing your Pumpkins 🎃
Stellar Player Intrusions Destiny is Written in the Stars (2XP): You catch an omen among the stars. Before your next 10-hour recovery roll, you may declare that one task that you attempt is what you glimpsed in the stars. In place of rolling, You may choose to treat the task as if you had rolled a natural 20. You must declare that this roll was your omen before you roll. Celestial Alignment: The celestial bodies of the night’s sky are in perfect alignment with a spell or magical ability that you are attempting. The magic’s effect is heightened. Astral Guide: A shooting star streaks across the sky, you know its path leads towards something you seek. This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 29: Hole. I wanted to go big with this one. Normal Cpher System doesn't normally go past ten, but a black hole is more than impossible to escape.
Bottled Singularity Level: 13 Form: A swirling black shape surrounded by a vibrant accretion disk. The entire thing is encased in a heavily warded glass jar. Effect: You throw the bottle, which shatters against the ground. The singularity contained within the jar rapidly expands to fill an immediate distance across. Anything and Anyone who fails a Might Defense Roll within a very long distance of the singularity is drawn a short distance towards the singularity each round. Creatures and objects that are pulled into the singularity drop one step down the damage track each round they remain within the singularity. For NPCs drawn into the singularity, see “NPCs and Special Damage” (CSR page 219). The singularity persists for a minute before disappearing, depositing anything it had contained in a shattered heap. This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER Day 28: Bloat. I was tempted to do a bloated corpse, but that seemed a bit on the nose, so I went with something even more terrifying!
Demons like contracts. Everyone knows that, right? What everyone doesn’t know, or at least doesn’t tell you, is how ghastly demonic contracts are. When I first laid eyes upon that contract, it was gruesome, but not abhorrent. The parchment was clearly made from mortal flesh, and the ink was a deep crimson. I had seen worse. The horror began when I sat down to read the contract; I wasn’t going to be caught unaware, after all. The contract was one of the most dense and bloated I had ever read. The text was filled with footnotes, cross-references, and endlessly overcomplicated phrases. But what was truly horrific was the physical bloat. The contract grew as I read it; new pages grew out of old pages like a cancerous blight. It was truly impossible to know the terms to which I was agreeing until after I signed. I shouldn’t have done it; the bloat should have been a warning, but I was desperate. ~Warren Blackmoore, Barrister and Signatory of a Demonic Contract FAUST: Hell itself has its laws ? I am glad of it; in that case a compact, a binding one, may be made with you gentlemen? MEPHISTOPHELES: What is promised, that shalt thou enjoy to the letter; not the smallest deduction shall be made from it. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
October 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER Day 27: Ice. What gets an adventurer's attention more than a wanted poster and the promise of treasure?
SEEKING DARING ADVENTURERS FOR A FOOL'S ERRAND Her Ladyship, Olesya Sychev, seeks a competent band to undertake a quest beyond the Harngoln Range and parley with Ithanterax, Eldrwyrm of the Frost Dragons. Danger Likely. Tact Necessary. Sizeable Compensation. Enquirers and Prospects speak with Askalon, the majordomo of the Boyarress.
October 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Aaaaaaand, I'm caught up. #MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 26: Torch. Not all
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October 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 25: Hermit. Got a bit sick yesterday and fell behind, but I did learn about Hermit Hummingbirds, so here's a special hermit.
You’re wandering a market, looking to offload some coin after a recent adventure. There’s all the usual stuff: silks, spices, pottery, etc. Something unusual catches your eye. There is a vendor selling cages filled with all manner of birds. In one particular cage, all by itself, is a small bird, no larger than 13cm (_in) long, it has blueish iridescent feathers and a long downward curving beak. Its wings flutter faster than lightning, and a slight, barely perceptible, glowing trail follows them. You’ve seen hummingbirds before, but never one like this. “Ah, that is an Æther Hermit; it’s very, very rare. Some traders sold it to me after their last trip to the Æther. They said it’s very good for pollinating magical gardens. I bet you’re mage friend would be interested. C’mon, I’ll make you a good deal.” Æther Hermit 1(3): Small, iridescent blue hummingbird native to the Æther Sphere. Health 3, Damage 1. Speed Defense as level 3 due to size. Pollinating Magical and Mundane flowers as level 5. This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 24: Stump. Baffle. Perplex. Confuse. Bewilder.
Not Quite Stumped (Subtle) Level: 1d6+1 Effect: The user has a moment of inspiration. For the next minute, the Character applies a free level of effort (two if the Cypher is level 5 or higher) to all tasks involving solving puzzles, riddles, and other brain teasers. I’ve Stumped You (Subtle) Level: 1d6+1 Effect: The user has a moment of inspiration. For the next minute, the Character applies a free level of effort (two if the Cypher is level 5 or higher) to all tasks deceiving, tricking, fooling, or otherwise confusing a target. This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER Day 23: Flower. A retired hero, a garden of poison. That sounds like an adventurer's dream! Beware the deceptive dangers of The Garden of Morlinde. Inspiration taken from the Alnwick Garden
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Adventure Location: The Garden of Morlinde When the Second Dragon War ended, the Brotherhood of the Whispering Ring was heralded as heroes. Many of the Brotherhood were happy to serve as the heroes and role models for the new and fledgling world, but not all who become heroes do so deliberately. While the druidess was happy to help overthrow the Undying King, Morlinde later retreated from public life. When the public would not leave her alone, she created her garden. Located on Ishon, The Garden of Morlinde is more akin to a noble’s chase than a proper garden. To help ensure her isolation, the Garden is brimming with toxic plants of all varieties. White Bryony and Bittersweet vines swing from Manchineel, Yew, and Strychnine trees. Amid the ground cover, Foxglove, Oleander, Monkshood, Nightshade, and many other varieties of toxic flowers sway gently in the wind. It is a fool’s endeavor to enter the Archdruid’s toxic chase. Only the most brash or foolish dare to enter and walk along the dangerously sweet pathways. Only the most desperate seek Morlinde in her home.
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER Day 22: Thief. What do you do now? Do you look for the killer? Run? Are you next?
Your friend never showed. You had made plans to rendezvous with them three days after the last job. That was 6 days ago. You know where they were hiding out, and you’ve made your way there. Their hideout was empty, tossed in a hurry. As you head towards the town center to begin asking around, you see it. Swinging from the makeshift gallows is your friend, strung up and on public display as if some spectacle. A roughly carved wooden sign says, “THIEF”. Who did this? How could anyone have known?
October 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 21: Beak. So much you can do with a simple Raven or Crow.
Corvid Player Intrusions - 1 XP Suddenly, there came a tapping: A raven taps upon a nearby surface, calling your attention to an object or detail you may have missed. This may be a clue, a piece of equipment, or something else that will be useful in this moment. Ten a surprise, you should be careful not to miss: A crow, or a murder of crows, takes flight nearby, startling or distracting a nearby target. Give a piece to a Raven, and he will come again: You once gave a crow or raven a gift, and now, it is returning the favor. It drops a small trinket into your hand. The trinket weighs no more than 100 g or 0.2 lbs (roughly the weight of a bar of soap). Never flitting, still sitting: A raven takes off as you approach. It quickly returns and caws. It seems like it wants you to follow it somewhere. Between This Life and the Next: A Raven lands upon your shoulder. From its peculiar look, you gain some insight, a message from a loved one who has passed on. There is wisdom in a raven’s head: A murder of crows circles overhead. In the council of their voices, there is prophecy. “We don't need the victim's entrails for their own sake, only for the sake of the signs they convey. And we don't worship the crow or the raven -- we worship God who communicates by means of them.” ― Epictetus This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 20: Ash. Cower before Maral the Ashen One, one of the four Death Knights of Antediluvian.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 19: Broken. Not gonna lie, I had a hard time deciding what to do with this one. The word Broken is so broad. I like that in a prompt, so many places to go, and everyone will do it differently.
Curse of the Oathbreaker 3 (9) Inciting Incident: The Player Character broke an oath or promise Effect: The target’s forehead is branded with the word OATHBREAKER. NPCs automatically do not trust the target, and attempts at all tasks related to making deals, bartering, and getting people to believe the target are hindered by two steps. Untrue? but how, what broken oath? Unkind? I know not even your name. Unkind, untrue, you charge me both, Scalding my heart with shame. The black trees shudder, dropping snow, The stars tumble and spin. Speak, speak, or how may a child know His ancestral sin? ~Robert Graves , Reproach This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 18: Wither. I wanted the fantasy bubonic plague, and I kinda ended up with fantasy tuberculosis. Not a sentence I thought I would write on the internet... Anyway, enjoy the Wasting Plague... just don't catch it.
Level 9 Disease: Wasting Plague The early onset of the Wasting Plague is subtle; it begins with a headache and a cough. After a few days, the disease escalates to fatigue. Finally, victims of the wasting plague begin to experience severe weight loss. This is about the time that communities begin to understand that a plague has begun, as others start falling sick. At this point, it is often too late. On the first day of fatigue and weight loss, victims begin to succumb to the disease. Each day the target is infected, they take 5 points of ambient damage. Additionally, the infected target must make a Might Defense roll at the start of each day. On a failure, the target loses the ability to make recovery rolls for that day. If a target ever succeeds on four Wasting Plague-related Might Defense rolls (consecutive or not), they overcome the Wasting Plague. Magical healing has limited effect on the Wasting Plague. If a victim of the plague is healed in a manner other than recovery rolls, they are healed by the minimum amount, and effects that usually cure disease instead grant an asset on the target’s next Might Defense roll against the plague. This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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I realize that it has been a long while since I posted anything on our CWG blog in terms of Antediluvian Awakening. Fear not! Progress is still underway; Weasel has completed the timeline and has been hard at work on the Lineages chapter. Here's a sneak peek at some elves:
Elves An ancient folk who hail from spheres beyond Antediluvian, Elves were once one of the mightiest lineages in the world. Now, however, they find themselves becoming increasingly irrelevant. The long-lived elves are slow to change and distrustful of much of the new technology of Antediluvian; thus, they struggle to carve out a place for themselves in a world that seems intent on leaving them behind. Disposition: Descended from a people who once built an empire that rivaled the mighty Zapharadellians, many elves have an inherent sense of superiority. Many across Antediluvian refer to this as arrogance, but those among the elves who believe in this philosophy cite all that their people remember that others have forgotten as proof of their claim. Though the many tragedies that have befallen the elves and their enclaves has shaken this belief among a number of their people. Having come from Fairie, the elves are a people who have always felt more at home in nature than elsewhere in the Spheres. Elvish people tend to live in harmony with the natural world, avoiding changing or damaging it where they can, and they are often affronted by those like humans and dwarves that cut, carve, and destroy nature for their buildings and homes. Living as long as they do, elves tend to have a different perspective on the world than shorter-lived folk; therefore, they also tend to have a more even temperament, rarely experiencing extremes of emotion. Many elves tend toward long deliberations, even when time is of the essence. Their sense of longevity means that what others see as calamity, the elves see as temporary, a blip in their millenia long lifespan.
October 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 17: Warden. The bane of hedge mages and other untrained sorcerers everywhere: the Tegiladum Wardens.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 16: Obelisk. I went a bit out of the box for this one. Behold, the Sunken Obelisk, perfect for when your adventurers decide to spend a night carousing after their latest adventure.
The Sunken Obelisk Level: 1d4 Description: A cocktail popular in the confines of the Minotaur Republic. This rich, sweet liquor tastes of anise and grape, and its deep purple color is often considered unsettling by those not native to the Central Archipelago. The Sunken Obelisk is distilled specifically for minotaur biology and is quite potent for smaller creatures, including humans, orcs, elves, etc. This has made it popular for sailors and others seeking to get absolutely plastered. Effect: When using the Intoxication Track optional rule (High Noon at Midnight pg. 66), The Sunken Obelisk counts as two beverages when consumed by human-sized or smaller creatures. When making a Might Defense Roll to resist descending down the Intoxication Track, the Task is Hindered if the creature making the roll consumed a Sunken Obelisk in the last hour. This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 15: Nails. Nails are powerful symbols in mythology, both to help and harm. I tried to embody that here. Enjoy!
Coffin Nails Level: 1d6+2 Form: Rusted and bent nails extracted from a used coffin. Effect: You spend an action to hammer this nail into the ground or some other surface. As you do so, you name a target. The named target is afflicted by a curse from the curses table (High Noon at Midnight pg. 60), or you may create a new curse with GM approval. Warding Nails Level: 1d6+3 Form: A nail etched with mystical wards, a nail consecrated by a cleric, a nail of cold iron Effect: Driving this nail into the head of a doorframe creates a mystical ward against creatures of the Fairie, evil spirits, demons, undead, and other dark magic or creatures. Any such creature or effect of the nail’s level or lower is unable to enter a building warded by the nail and is repelled from the door with a moderate amount of force, though not enough to cause damage to the creature. The person who drove the nail or a named charge, such as one who inherits the building, may choose to allow specific individuals to cross the ward; this may be a one-time arrangement or for perpetuity. At any time, the nail driver or their charge may revoke consent, and the newly unwelcome creature is expelled from the structure through the most direct route possible. Depletion: 1 in 1d20 (Check each time a creature attempts to pass the wards) When depleted, the nail burns red hot and drops to the floor with an audible sound. This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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#MÖRKTOBER Day 14: Anchor. I feel like I've been doing a lot of narrative posts the last few days, but when I saw anchor, there was only one choice for Antediluvian Awakening: The Gatehold Keep, anchor of the Eldritch Sphere.
Gatehold Keep When the gods founded the Eldritch Sphere to imprison the titans, they constructed the Gatehold Keep as a watchpost and bulwark against escape attempts by the titans. The location of the fortress is unknown. The gods intentionally kept the location of the fortress shrouded and placed a disguised angelic guardian to prevent anyone from accessing or interacting with the Titans. By what limited scraps that clerics and scholars have been able to deduce, a large portal stone once stood at the center of the keep’s courtyard. A series of crystals, each keyed to a specific Titan’s domain, could be placed in the stone to open a gate into the stone to allow access to that Titan’s dominion. Near the middle of the Age of Silence, the newly resurrected Corduth was seeking to consolidate his power through the acquisition of the Dragon Masks attacked the Gatehold Keep. The guardian of the fortress had been given the Black Dragon Mask, and Corduth was determined to acquire it and reassert his control over the flight he once ruled. In the assault, the portal stone was destroyed. While Corduth was able to obtain the Dragon Mask, he was driven off by the fortress’s angelic guardian before he could do too much more damage to the fortress, but the damage had already been done. Without the portal stone, the Eldritch Sphere had no anchor to reality. It was now adrift in the Void between the Spheres. Each year, the Eldritch drifts closer to Antediluvian. As the two have begun to collide, Eldritch Breaches begin to temporarily form across the planet. As mortals have begun to understand the nature of the Eldritch Breaches, some adventurers have been hired to seek the ancient fortress in the hope of repairing the portal stone and anchoring the Eldritch back into place before things grow too dire.
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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#MÖRKTOBER Day 13: Web. I really debated on what to do with this prompt. I decided to give a glimpse into the dangers of the Darkiron Forest. I certainly wouldn't go in there.
The Dark Iron Forest On the continent of Meviclima, nestled on the borders of three nations, the Darkiron Forest spans from Kaldyz Bay to the Lost Ocean, dividing the Highthornian Magocracy from the rest of the continent. The forest is the only known place in which the Darkiron trees still grow. The wood of the Darkiron tree is highly desirable for its magic-amplifying properties, but this very property constitutes one of the dangers of the forest. Any magic conjured, cast, or activated within the confines of the forest is guaranteed to result in Rogue Magic as the trees amplify and warp the effects of such magic. As such, mages and other magic users steer well clear of the forest, leaving the harvesting of the wood to the mundane woodsmen of Irondale. While safe from the magical backlash of the forest, the forest is by no means safe for non-magic users. The woods are home to the Attercops, large, sapient spider-like creatures. They stalk the woods, weaving great, several-foot-wide silver webs to snare any hapless creatures making their way through the forest. They are the perfect predators of the forest; their eyes are well-adapted to the darkness. Their fangs drip with a powerful paralytic venom, and their chitinous carapaces are harder than the materials of most weapons. Perhaps more scary than the great arachnids of the Darkiron Forest are the creatures that prey upon them. Making their nests of the branches of the Darkirons, Slicing Owls float silently through the treetops. Slicing Owls are large birds, roughly the size of an eagle, with pure white feathers and talons sharp enough to cut the bark of Darkiron trees. They will prey upon any creature they can carry off, but they most enjoy consuming Attercops, snagging them directly off of their webs, which glow in the eyes of the Owls.
October 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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#MÖRKTOBER Day 12: Binding. A few days ago, I made mention of the Black King of Olo'ran, a despot among the elves who abused the Faience Scarab. Here's a bit more of his tale, as told by the Elven Royal Academy of Sorcery's chief archivist
You’ve come to hear the legend of the Black King of the elves? Very well. Near the end of the Age of Marvels, a Necromancer by the name of Rithir Crane maneuvered the structure we now call the Floating Iris into the skies above Mysirus, which was a vast forest then, if you can believe it. As the Iris began to siphon the life energies from the land, the Black King, who had moved the capital to Mysirus some years before, could not allow such an attack on our people to go unchallenged. A long and bloody war ensued between our people, led by the king, and the undead servitors of the necromancer. During this war, the king utilized an artifact known as the Faience Scarab to return from the dead many times. Each time he returned, the battle plans he made sacrificed more and more of his soldiers. His warmasters advised against many of these plans, and he relieved them of command. The final straw broke the day the Black King used the weapon of the enemy. Through vile sorcerous rites, he raised the fallen elves as the “Unquiet Dead” and threw them at Crane’s forces. Crane was slain, but so too was the Black King. With their king unable to act, his advisors carried out a plan that would have been treason had they failed. They prepared the Faience Scarab, like so many times before, but this time, they took the corpse of their king and bound him in thick linen wrappings. The Faience Scarab was placed over his heart, ensuring he would return, but his return would be a torture. They placed upon his head a burial mask of onyx and laid him in a matching sarcophagus. The sarcophagus was bound and sealed with the greatest enchantments and wards the elves of that age could muster. They smuggled their king out into the middle of the newly formed desert and buried him in a tomb, which was then closed and buried over. Oh, yes, he is most assuredly still out there. His ancient minions, the Unquiet Dead, still awaken, searching for the Black King’s tomb so that he may be released. That i…
October 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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#MÖRKTOBER in Cypher System Day 11: Scales. Just some simple cyphers, but why does scale powder give you visions? Where did these mysterious scales come from?
Shed of Renewal Level: 1d6 Form: A piece of the papery and cast-off shed scales of a dragon’s molting. Effect: The user crushes the fragile scales and immediately gains a free recovery roll (two if the cypher is level 6). When this recovery roll is taken, the user’s skin sloughs off like a snake sheds its skin, revealing fresh and renewed flesh underneath. Curing “Blockages: Powder of Clarity Level: 1d6 Form: A fine powder ground from the scales of an unknown creature Effect: Inhaling this powder grants the imbiber a brief vision into the future. The Player may ask the GM one very general question about what is likely to happen over the course of a minute a number of hours into the future, up to the cypher’s level. This product is an independent production and is not affiliated with Monte Cook Games, LLC. It is published under the Cypher System Open License, found at http://csol.montecookgames.com. CYPHER SYSTEM and its logo are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC.
October 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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I forgot to update the title card
October 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM