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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 20h

Morrisey Voice: “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Otters”

Size Comparison Chart between Humans and Otters, including some quite large prehistoric ones.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 21h

Her and her friend do call to me again from time to time:

Nobilis Books on the Shelf: The Orange earlier edition next to the big white book.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 21h

Hope you have this handy *Gem of Skeleton Warrior Destruction* Handy 😅

Tomb of Horrors Illustration: A Tantalizingly Glowing Gem, surrounded by Skeletons, some wearing Armor and bearing Arms.

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 22h

New a lady who would sift and *save it* in a spare bulbous bottle. There were a few millimeters of it at the bottom last I saw it 😅

d100 - Anywhere But The Tavern: Session Starters

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 22h

Yep, there is one! Many of the entries on my "Anywhere But The Tavern: Session Starters" table probably fit the bill here 😅

blog.d4caltrops.com/2024/01/d100...

H ere’s a d100 Table that features some additional ideas for starting a Session, Campaign, or Adventure outside of the rather timeworn “Ta...

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 22h

Love it, especially if I have the sniffles or feel a cold coming on.

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 23h

Rolled a 45:

Entries from my Recent d100 Table, Wilderness Fauna. Featuring the Hitchhiker Snake.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 1d

I remember those Cards! I was already pretty familiar with the game when the Denning Box came out, but the little Red Screen with the Pocket was still pretty useful for Basic games!

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 1d

Worked on an Electric Typewriter ages ago that had been modified thusly, and was always puzzled to it's purpose:

Brown and Crème-colored Smith Corona Electric Typewriter with only one row of Keys, each with Greek Letters.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 1d

Finally got around to catching up my Index of the Random Tables on the blog: blog.d4caltrops.com/p/random-tab...
(It had fallen behind by nearly a score of tables!)

Man in Red Robes with a Large Sword, seated at a Drum where a lady with yellow hair and a white dress rolls dice in a cup.

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

They even show up in one of my Wilderness Hexes: 😅

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Even in Classic Mythology: Gods often had Unusual Combinations when it came to portfolios (Poseidon being the God of the Seas and *Horses*!) so I tend to lean into that a bit. Deities can be a bit intentionally inscrutable, and it's up to the Players if they want to uncover the "Truth"

B een having a bit of fun combining some of the d100 Tables I’ve put together over the years to repurpose them in interesting ways. I find t...

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

I have some Random Tables that I combine to help with Cosmology. I put most of them in a Generator so I can spit out Deities on Demand. Sometimes the combinations are a bit strange/don't work on the surface but occasionally they are strangely meaningful blog.d4caltrops.com/2023/04/deit...

Deity Generator

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

They just want to *see the big wide world* and slithering is just so *slow*! 🐍😂

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Such an incredible piece!

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

The Phraint Called and wants it's niche back:

Arduin Phraint IllustrationL: Insect Humanoids

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Was just reminded that this exists: theglen.livejournal.com/16735.html

Hadn't read through these in *ages* but some of them still inspire a chuckle.

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

I've lost count at just *how many* there are at this point (I really need to update my Index!) but I do know the Encounter Activities alone are another 100+ tables so those should probably get compiled someday too (if I wasn't silly and didn't start an actual Index for them!)

Monster Encounter Activities Mock Up Cover I was considering. A variety of spooky Monsters and hovering orbs all lurching forward.

3d6 magical dogs and a means to summon them (apart from a juicy steak).

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Adore the Dogs, but the "recharge" conditions here are exceptionally nice as well! My kind of Wonderous Item!

Zak H. | Bommyknocker Press @bommyknocker.bsky.social · 3d

New gameable blogpost: summon one of 3d6 good dogs with this holy relic.

#osr #blogpost #dogpost
bommyknocker.bearblog.dev/dog-dagger/

Dog Dagger

bommyknocker.bearblog.dev

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, totally using that Kilroy bit! --ɯ-(°U°)-ɯ--

Hopefully someday for the d100 Aleatory Aids Complication. Just got to settle on a Layout and choose my Favorite One Hundred, which is proving more difficult than I thought it would!

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

I can definitely see those decorating a trip through the Wilds a bit! 😉 Imagine the hapless Hunter stumbling for their stray arrows, or a Wizard *insisting* that they need to decipher every Tree Trunk!

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

I have to be quite careful when I do this, because my brain tends to *get stuck* in meter if I focus on it too long 😅

d100 - Dodgy Dogs & Wholesome Hounds

ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

These are some captivating canines! I have a few more in my Dodgy Dogs/Wholesome Hounds table. Players do like it when the Mutt they befriend has a little *something special*: blog.d4caltrops.com/2023/05/d100...

I n my many years of running these games, several peculiar patterns have emerged. One is a certain fondness some Players seem to demonstra...

R ecently I embarked on a little self-imposed Challenge. With some of the previews of the Dolmenwood Materials available to Backers, I no...

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 2d

A few of my Dolmenwood Dozen only amount to 5 "Rooms." Hard to pick my favorite, but Crisis At Kelpie Run is a pretty interesting one: blog.d4caltrops.com/2023/12/dolm...

Dolmenwood Dozen