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TTRPG Fan Project - Ravenloft 3e/3.5 Compendium

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 And now for something completely different!  Friends, I am extremely excited to share one of the longest fan ttrpg projects I have ever done.       In case you didn't know, my favorite campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game is Ravenloft .  Ravenloft is the gothic horror and fantasy setting, made famous with D&D modules like Curse of Strahd and characters like Strahd von Zarovich !  And my favorite era of the setting, as I am sure you can guess, is the D&D 3e/3.5 era by Sword & Sorcery Studios !     S&S took all the amazing lore and character options from previous incarnations of Ravenloft, and updated-slash-expanded on them with the storytelling mechanics and themes of 3e/3.5 edition.  This was all done from 2000 to 2008.  As with any campaign setting of D&D, it has had a rabid fanbase for decades since its inception--Ravenloft was not afraid to test the limits of gothic fantasy, ...

D&D Homebrew Races - Markeen / Genie Doubles

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      A homebrew race of genie-blooded duplicate who love to travel and trick mortals, for   Dungeons & Dragons  3e/3.5 ; created by   Aboleth Eye !             As always, though this homebrew was made with  D&D  3.5 edition  in mind, with a few tweaks you can absolutely use this material with  Pathfinder  1st edition ! --  Aboleth Eye     The Markeen are a diminished race of genie, their ancestors stripped of their elemental mastery and bound to be reborn bound to the form and lifespan of a mortal on the Material Plane.  They keep their existence and powers a secret, as mortals might seek them out mistaking them for true genies.  All the Markeen are bound by this secret existence, as well as a ritual Search for their mortal double all their lives.  Markeen love traveling and having adventures along the way, using their skills and cleverness to manipu...

D&D Homebrew Monsters - Barometz, Darkwood Sheep

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     A homebrew vegetal sheep-like monster for   Dungeons & Dragons  3e/3.5 ; created by   Aboleth Eye !        As always, though this homebrew was made with  D&D  3.5 edition  in mind, with a few tweaks you can absolutely use this material with  Pathfinder  1st edition ! --  Aboleth Eye The sound of bleating can be heard from just beyond the treeline.  Following it, past a withered section of forest, you see a lone lamb grazing in the middle of a lavender glade, surrounded by shrubbery.  The lost sheep must have been rolling around--its thick shaggy coat appears green and speckled with purple wildflowers.        The lamb trots away playfully as you approach--to the middle of the glade.  And you notice suddenly, beneath its black hooves, the half-buried remains of a wolf's skull.  Suddenly the encircling bushes all rise up on four legs, revealing th...