Monster: Alhoon (Illithilich)

Monster: Alhoon (Illithilich)

The alhoon, also known as the illithilich, is a vile combination of a mind flayer and a lich. A threat both in terms of magic and psionics. Reviled by the normal mind flayers. I don't think there's a point in making it a lens if it can only be applied to a single type of creature.

Lens/Monster: Paragon Creature/Paragon Mind Flayer

Lens/Monster: Paragon Creature/Paragon Mind Flayer

Let's get back to some monster conversions. I've been asked to do some mind flayer-related monster, so let's start with the simple one. "Paragon creature" is a simple number bloat template from Epic Level Handbook. In the book, they list the paragon mind flayer as an example, said to either lead mind flayer cities or be hunted by the others for its valuable, but dangerous brain. This creates an interesting dynamic with the elder brains.

Monsters in Karilan, Part V (T - Z)

Monsters in Karilan, Part V (T - Z)

Well, actually it's T-Y. That's the final batch, I finally forced myself to finish this endeavor. Now, after my vacation is done, I can finally start writing new content.

Monsters in Karilan, Part IV (O - S)

Monsters in Karilan, Part IV (O - S)

And another batch of setting-specific info blurbs.

Monsters in Karilan, Part III (H - N)

Monsters in Karilan, Part III (H - N)

Another batch of setting-specific blurbs. Not that many left, probably two more posts.

Monsters in Karilan, Part II (E - G)

Monsters in Karilan, Part II (E - G)

Unfortunately, when I typed up several pages of this on the phone, the document got deleted for some reason, so everything was lost. Now, I am slowly recreating it from memory.

Ruminations on play-by-post GURPS

Ruminations on play-by-post GURPS

This is a topic I wanted to talk about for a while already, but haven't gotten a chance to. Most of the post, probably, won't be GURPS-specific, but applicable to other systems. I just want to share my experience and, hopefully, help to dismiss some prejudices.