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I recently stumbled upon  this system for determining weather.  I made a chart and posted it on arena.athas but I realize it's not particularly friendly to people with colorblindness so I decided to make an updated version that is less reliant on color

When exploring the galaxy a new place to investigate, visit, or lie low. Olympia 1 The Moon of Plenty Mining isn't the most glamorous job in the world but you cannot deny the money starts rolling in with the opening of the mine. Olympia 1 is a moon of the gas giant Olympia. Olympia 1 has some of the most plentiful Aether and Trembium mines ever seen.  The Dry Moon Not many places off of Earth are fully dry but Olympia is different. The mines set up were established by an American Company using the Imperial system. The small spaceship docking station is too small for ships built to the metric scale meaning they cannot dock. A new station built for metric ships is in the process of being made but it will be a few years until that happens, meaning nearly 100% of the people on the planet are Americans. Fortunately for people in need of a drink that doesn't mean 100% compliance with the law. New Morgantown The Big Dome The only city on this mostly desolate moon is New Morganstown. A...

I plan on running a game where an expansionist empire will be a somewhat central problem. What is an expansionist empire if it doesn’t have military leaders vying for power and glory along with their conquest? Adolf Ehrhardt's Die Schlachten To help facilitate that I have created a simple numerical system to track how much glory one person has gained to the people of the empire. The Count  Each General has a renown score, the score represents the abstract public image of them as a person. Their score can only change once they have returned from the front line. There are five brackets of renown one can have. Unknown (1-15) While they are an accomplished general the people do not know much of you. Respected (16-30) Talk of their exploits has reached the public. The people respect their military might Renowned (31-45) The people hear fables of what you do. People will sometimes walk up to them to thank them for their service to the empire. Revered (46-60) Considered one of the greats ...

    This started out as a thing I used for scum and villainy where I played a mystic that was obsessed with figuring out the way via the use of mind-altering substances. Expect more of these as more sci fi drugs get invented. Airlock Glue Ingestion Method: Huffing Stereotypical User: The Desperate Look: A bottle of mundane sealant that is often used to temporarily fix air lock leaks. Effect: A few brief moments of pure euphoria, lasting typically a minute. Over Use Effects: Brain damage and chemical dependence.     One of the cheapest and possibly one of the worst drugs out there, it’s the bare minimum of getting you high. Huffing the fumings of drying air lock glue is reserved for people who are so miserable on a spaceship that they have no standards left. Elysia Ingestion Method: Chewing Stereotypical User: University Students  Look: A translucent blue cube roughly 2 cm across. Usually comes in round metal containers Effect: A mild sedative that prov...

     The year is 2072.      The place is Neo Moines, Iowa, UCAS. A bustling city built on top of the ruins of old Des Moines. Rich with the abundance of wealth from the many soybean farms in the area Neo Moines is the place to be for people with strong ties to the soy industry, not really a great place for anyone else      As the world changed and the world wide web reverted to a local web those who find themselves to be incredibly online just got weirder. Now we find ourselves on runner.home the premier place for shadowrunners in the area. It has a reputation for being home to the worst posters on this side of the Rockies and the 25th best jobs on this side of Cedar Rapids. Those who find themselves frequents of the sights are some of the most maladjusted weirdos you can find on any network and are the heroes of this story.      Tune in next week for more info. This is going to be a shadowrun style game ran in a rudimentary ha...

  A mildly edited version of the map found on this wonderful site  that takes into account other maps put out for the setting. The hexes are at 6 miles per hex, and I recommend cropping to certain areas when using it as this map is truly massive, and it may be discouraging to see so little progress moving across the landscape. There is also a link to a high res version as well as to a plain version of the map sans hex and markers

The Hive Queen Your patron is the queen of a hive of insects that have grown powerful enough to affect the very magic of the world. The queen is in need of diligent workers although what her end goal is with incorporating new workers into the hive is yet unknown. Expanded Spell List The Hive Queen lets you choose from an expanded list of spells when you learn a warlock spell. The following spells are added to the warlock spell list for you. Hive Queen Spell List Spell Level             Spells 1                                 Fog Cloud, Feather Fall 2                                 Animal Messenger, Levitate 3                                  Conjure Animal, Leomund'...

Has the idea ever crossed your mind that in a world filled with orcs, elves, gnomes, and all other sorts of humanoids it’s weird that there would only be creatures that are a mix of human and animal? Who says a centaur cannot be half dwarf half alpaca, or that a satyr cannot be a gnome with the legs of a chicken? With these simple additions, you can have the mechanical support you need to play people that fit descriptions like that. Centauroids Base Features Size: You go up one size larger than your base size Speed: add 10ft of movement onto your base speed New Features Charge: If you move 30ft in a straight line and make an attack your crit range for that attack is increased by 1. (for example if you charge forward 30ft and make an attack roll that rolls a 19 that counts as a crit) Kick: You have powerful hooves and the ability to use them well, you can make a kick attack dealing 1d4 + your Strength modifier bludgeoning damage. Quadrupedal Build: Your climb speed is 0 due to the awkwa...

Your players have been invited into a contest run by dwarves with the goal of testing their mettle, called the Trial of Fire. It is a well-respected competition amongst the local dwarves and people who win it are held in high regard. The contest involves 32 people all getting together around a table with enough flatbread to feed them. Round after round the aspirants are given a small bowl of progressively hotter and hotter sauce that they must dip the bread into and eat. The contest goes on and on until there is one person left capable of stomaching the spices. The winner then receives a golden yarn to weave into their beard, if the winner has no beard it can be displayed on their person. Any local dwarf will treat them with some respect if they notice the yarn on their person. Bird people of any feather are not allowed to partake in the contest as they cannot taste spicy things. The sauces: Tastes distinctly of tomatoes with a small amount of vinegar. It’s bright red and smooth look...

     While I have always been enamored by the idea of a deck of many things from the second I heard about it, but unfortunately, it isn't incredibly usable. It remains a magic item drenched in the traditions of older D&D with, a design ethos that has been abandoned by current editions.     I wanted to have the first adventure of my party be centered around finding a deck of many things but I didn't want there to be a chance of a total party kill. I made my own custom deck to fit well within my setting and provide more of a sense of weirdness and wonder when drawing from the deck. The way I run it is a character declares how many cards they intend to draw, and must draw that amount 2♠: The Ocean, Character now has a voice in the back of their head urging them to go into the ocean 2♥: The Unkindness, Black birds now follow the character 2♦: The Jockey, The Character know has horse hooves 2♣: The Miner, D4 precious gemstones appear in front of the character, wo...

Simple Magic Weapon Interest Generator Mainly intended as a starting off point for an item and a way to make it more interesting than a simple plus one weapon. Featuring initial quirks, and potential lore related to its origin for the players to discover with 3 easy rolls of a d12 First roll on the origin table, then roll on the table that corresponds to the number you originally rolled. You then roll a final d12 to see if it is sentient, 1-11 is not sentient, 12 is sentient Origin It fell from the skies It comes from a great underwater civilization It was recently found in the core ancient tree that was struck down by lightning It was found in an iceberg It was made 5,000 years ago but no one knows who made it An explosion of magma rocked the earth and in the crater sat this weapon A dragon gifted it to a close friend It grew out of a giant flower It was found in an alien junkpile It was an interdimensional trade It materialized in a cloud of smoke caused by great mages getting togeth...