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Game Geek, Issue 17, May

An Avalon Games Product, All righ

reserved, Version 1.0, 2011

All comments, suggestions and

contacts can be made at…

Avalon Games,

[email protected]

Or visit

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www.avalon-games.com

Game design, artwork and layout

by Robert Hemminger

Cover by Joe Calkins

Some art by Sade, LPJ and Art Fant

Contents

Musing of the Avalon Stogie ................................................................................................

Behind the Game,

Heroes for Hire .........................................................................................................

Junkyard Wars,

Strip #17 ......................................................................................................................

Coral Thrown,

Chapter X ..................................................................................................................

Dept 13 Comic, Issue #2 ……………………………..………………………………………..

Marks Musings …………………..………………………………………………………………

Artist Spotlight, Andres Canals ………………………………………………………………..

Raging Swan Gaming …………………………………………………………………….……..

Avalon Pathfinder

Unseelie Rings ...........................................................................................................Multi-Verse,

Hive Terror …….…………...........................................................................................

Battle Axe,

New Magic Cards ……….….......................................................................................

Reviews .................................................................................................................................

Geek Profile ………………………………………………………………………………….…….

Arcana,

Dragons Bone Mountains …….................................................................................

Whats New ...........................................................................................................................

Cool Stuff ..............................................................................................................................

Free Stuff ……………………………………………………………………………………….….

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how about some more top tens. This time around

s look at my top ten games of all time. This does

t include popular family games like Risk and Clue,

t hobby level games.

Panzer Leader by Avalon Hill. Ok, this may not

the best game ever, although it was a solid hex and

unter war game. Nope this one is at the top because

s the game that got me started as a game nut. I have

itten before about this game and me and my Dad, sowon’t go into details here, but as it was the first it

ts the top slot.

D&D. What can you say; I have had a love affair

th this game for over 30 years. It’s the original, it

awned a whole gaming industry and for good or

d, it’s still the best, even if 4th ed. is a dog.

Squad Leader. Wow what a game, I still have a

py of it, even though I haven’t’ played it in years.

ope of all the hex and counter war games to comet of Avalon Hill, this was the best. Ya it became

me odd, complex monster that only a few die hards

w play, but the first edition was a wild blast.

Traveler. The fist real Sci-Fi RPG, this was a great

of fun and I loved playing in the system. Over the

ars it has changed, grown and been made into all

rts of different things, but the first version is still the

st.

Gamma World. This first version of this postocalypse game by TSR was a rip on an earlier type

me, but Gamma World was by far better and much

ore fun. Rolling up a crazy mutant was always cool.

Champions. The best super hero game out there,

d possible still is, Champions allowed my comic

ok fueled mind to really get into the act. What fun I

d playing this game.

7.. Titan. Another Avalon Hill game, this one has

spawned all sots of copycat versions and ideas. Still a

great game, I play a Java flash version all the time on my

computer.

8. Warhammer and 40K. Hard to separate the two as

they are both tabletop war games and both more or less

share the same basic game engine. I get a lot of joy out o

these two, even if they cost me a ton of money.

9. Melee and Wizard. Two of Metegaming’s old Micro

Games, these two where my first introduction to an RPG

like system. Soon after I started playing these I discovere

D&D and they fell to the way side, but while I played

them, I played the hell out of them. Great fun was had

with these two games.

10. Anything I Wrote. Ok, a little selfless promotion,

while the games I make may not be worth being on the

list, I still like them all. I design games that I would like t

play, so I love them all.


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Coral Thrown

Chapter 10

eading back to the palace, Isadora watched the

ndscape change as they rode through it. She could seee palace off in the distance; sitting atop the low

mountain peak while lying all around it sat olive groves

nd open pastures. Here and there she spied a cottage or

rmstead, but most of the land about the mountain's

opes was open grassland, dotted by outcropping of

ocks and hardy scrub. Among these sat small groves of

ees and low hilltops running along the peak's base.

Who's lands are we riding through?” Isadora asked

ulia as she rode beside her.

These are the crown's lands,” Julia answered with a

weeping hand. “Most of the island lies under the

ueen's ownership. We have yet to actually leave the

oyal estate.”

All this belongs to the queen?”

Aye, as does most of the island,” Julia answered. “Only

e western peaks and their slopes lay in other's

wnership. The other isles of the chain are under

wnership of different noble houses though. The isle ofiguria mostly belongs to the Farthia family, while little

ithar is under the complete control of the Gilliards. The

ther two smaller islands fall under the sway of several

minor noble families.”

s they spoke Isadora watched as one of the outriders

ame galloping back to the main party. He pulled up to

on's horse where the two men spoke. Jon then gave an

rder and turned his own horse and rode up to the two

omen. Bowing in his saddle Jon turned to speak to

ulia.

“Milady, out scout reports that he has spied somethin

odd in the field over to our left,” he said as he pointedthe large field. Isadora could see a large herd of goat

grazing in the middle of the tall grass, but nothing

seemed out of the ordinary. She looked some more a

then discovered that there was no one watching over

herd. No dog, or shepherd, no one to oversee the goa

Isadora then returned to the conversation the two bes

her were having.

“What sort of trouble?” Julia asked, a slight frown on

her face. It was clear she did not want anything to

disturb her ride today.

“I am not sure,” said the captain. “The scout says the

are signs of a struggle, but no clue where the boy that

should be watching the goats could have gotten off to

“Should we have a look?” Isadora asked, not sure wh

the normal response would be to this. Back home she

would have investigated herself, taking several armed

men with her. One could never be too careful in the

wilds of her mountain home.

“Well…,” Julia mused, indecisive. Inpatient, Isadora

decided for herself, spurring her horse off to the left,

riding out to meet the scout who was walking the

middle of the field.

“I guess we investigate,” Julia said with a pout, a bit p

out by Isadora's action. Turning her horse she trotted

off after Isadora. Captain Jon kept pace with the

princess as they reached the site of the soldier and her

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“He could be hurt, or worse,” Isadora protested. “If

go off and seek help at the palace, he could well be d

by the time we return.” It was clear that Julia was in

charge here, but she was also hesitant to act. Isadora

fumed at this, swift action was needed, not indecision

“We have several well armed soldiers with us and yo

are a famed sorceress, we can more then handle any

trouble that comes our way.”

Julia stood there thinking it all over. Captain Jon fin

offering a suggestion, one where Julia and Isadora

would ride back to the palace to report what has

happened. He would send one of his men to escort

them. Meanwhile he and the other men would ride o

to investigate the smoke. Julia smiled at the option a

agreed with a nod. Isadora fumed all the more. As J

was helped back onto her horse, Isadora leaped up on

hers. Julia turned her mount and began to ride away

one of the soldiers keeping pace beside her. Isadoraremained however. Julia halted and turned back but

Isadora cut her off and waved her on. “I will remain

here with the men.”

Julia shrugged and waved a farewell, turning to ride

away.

Captain Jon paled at the idea. “Your ladyship, I

would…,” he began, seeking to send Isadora on her w

as well. Isadora cut him off mid sentence. “Captain

she said, an authoritative voice on her lips, “I havekilled men twice your size, and faced down a demon

with little more then a dagger. I think I can handle a

few goat thieves.” With a laugh she turned her horse

and rode off towards the smoke. “Besides, someone

to look out for the royal goats.”

**********

Isadora watched as the soldier crawled back towards

and the captain who lay beside her. They both had

taken a place in a hollow a few yards away from thecamp they had spotted. Beside her lay two more of t

soldiers while a third stayed behind to hold the horse

As the scout slid over the log to join the others, he

whispered in a low voice.

“Six men sir,” he reported to Jon. “Each well armed

They feast on a roasted goat. I saw no sign though o

the boy.”

ismounting Isadora walked the grass before her. She

ould see what the scout had reported, here some blood,

mong tramped down grass from a struggle. There was

o sign of a dog, but some blood lay heavy in the grass

ear by. Isadora was sure the animal had crawled off to

e in the deeper grass to the left. Walking over in that

rection she found the animal, a large collie like dog,

haggy and quite dead, a knife wound to its chest.

These are the crown's goats, everyone knows that,“ Julia

id, some anger in her voice. “Who would be fool

nough to attack our shepherd and kill his dog?”

adora stood up and looked about the skyline, turning

bout as she did so. To the northwest she saw the slim

ail of smoke rising up out of a dense stand of trees.

apping captain Jon's arm she pointed it out to him.

Poachers maybe?” She asked him, watching the smoke

it slid up into the sky. Had Isadora not been looking

r it she would have never seen it at all.

No one would have the need,” Julia offered. “Everyone

well fed here on Avieragon.” Isadora could see though

y the captain's eyes that such was not always the case.

Someone has taken the shepherd and killed his dog,”

adora replied at last. “I would offer that the smoke trail

ould well belong to whoever it was.” Turning to Jon

he asked him a question. “Do you know who the

hepherd is for this flock?”

n nodded his head no, but one of the other soldiers

oke up.

Milady,” the man bowed. “I think this herd is watched

y a young boy named Jin. He is the youngest son of our

ack smith Timmoth.”

n smiled at the name. “I know the boy, a fine lad. He

st received the job of watching one of the queen's

erds. Till now I did not know which. He is a careful

oy, he would not have just run off and left his duty, or

s dog.”

Then I suggest we investigate,” said Isadora.

would rather return to the palace and report the boy's

sappearance,” offered Julia as she shifted about at bit

ervous.


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ny ideas who they might be?” Isadora asked.

rates milady,” the scout said, sitting up to have a look

er the log. “I fought at your husband's side some years

o when we chased off scum just like these. I could tell

sort from a mile away. Hells I could smell them ten

es away if the wind was right,” he offered with a

ile.

rates?” Jon mused.

Why here, and stealing goats?” Isadora asked, Jon

ugh did not know and shrugged his shoulders in a

nt reply.

hen we will just have to kill all but one and ask,”

dora offered with a sly smile. “Soldier hand me your

ord,” she asked of the man next to her. He looked at

and hesitated, looking to Jon for direction. Jon

dded and the man pulled his sword free of its scabbard.

was a broad southern blade, short, straight and sharp.

ant for piecing mostly, but it could be used to hack a

in a desperate moment. Isadora hefted the blade and

wned, she was used to a northern sword, both heavy

d broad and twice as long. Such blades were made to

and hew a foe, strength and skill needed for its use.

l this short blade would do if it were all she had to

rk with.

rning to the others she dropped her voice to a low

isper, but keeping it hard and firm. She meant for

se men to know who was in charge here, and she was

t person.

aptain, you and these two men will come with me.

u…,” she stopped to look at the scout. “What's your

me? If she was going to send a man into a fight,

dora wanted to know his name at least.

hilip milady,” he said, ducking his head as he tried to

w lying there in the dirt beside her. Isadora smiled at

attempt.

hilip, I want you to move around to the rear of their

mp. When you hear us attack, you jump out and cut

any that try to flee.” Turning to the rest she offered

e more command. “We need one alive, but the rest die

ess they throw down their swords.” She made sure

h man knew the last order and was clear on what was

expected of them, looking at Philip she added. “You wil

the one to catch our prisoner.” She then pushed Philip on

the shoulder and sent him off to the right, circling around

camp as she herself slid over the log and crept up to the

brush before the camp. She could hear the other three m

beside her. Damn southerner's were loud as a herd of ho

in a stampede she thought, still she knew the pirates had

yet heard them as she and the other men readied for battl

Creeping up and having a look through some brushes

Isadora spied the pirates. Five though, not six as the sco

had reported. All were sitting around a low fire, eating th

fill of greasy goat meat, half cooked, burnt or both. The

scout was right; these men could be nothing but scum. E

was unwashed, a slob of a man. Each also had the hard l

of a killer, one that would cut your throat as soon as they

the chance, and for no other reason then they liked to see

blood. She had seen plenty of men like this, barbarian

raiders sweeping down from the northern wastes, seeking

blood, booty and women to ravish. She had been fightin

men like these her whole life, these pirates before her we

the same kind of savage, just a different breed.

Isadora looked to the left and then to the right to make su

the others were ready. She was worried about the missin

pirate, but could not wait much longer for him to show u

Making up her mind not to wait anymore, she stood up in

one fluid motion, raised the lance she had taken from one

the soldiers and pulled back her arm. She took aim and

threw the lance with all her might, leaping out of the bru

as she did so, screaming the battle cry of her ancestors.

The pirates looked up from their meal with Isadora's scre

and watched as the lance arched straight into the chest of

one of the men sitting by the small fire. As the impaled

pirate stood up holding the lance tight in his chest with b

hands, the other men began to scramble for their weapon

Isadora leaped out from cover, leading the charge, her

borrowed sword swinging high and hard. She hacked at

first man before her, taking him in the throat with the bla

edge. Spinning as she moved past him, Isadora watched

the pirate's blood fountain out of his split neck like some

fan. She though was moving on to the second man befor

her, the first foe already forgotten. As the first man she h

killed tried to scream, but only achieving a gurgling cry,

ducked under the second one's clumsy knife thrust. Isad

kicked the man's feet out from under him and thrust her

sword deep into his chest, piercing his heart in one single

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hree men down, Isadora watched as Jon took down

other and both of the other soldiers ganged up on

e last pirate. She counted fast, that was five. She

oked about but did not see Philip or the sixth pirate.

amn she thought, she needed one of these scum

ive. Pointing to Jon she told him to have a look to

e back of the camp. “Find Philip and the other

rate,” she ordered, her voice now full and loud.

urning back she walked over to the first man taken

own in the attack, the very lance that impaled him

so propping him up. Clutching the shaft of the lance

ght with both hands, he tried to keep himself from

ding further down its length, his legs bent under

m in support. He coughed as Isadora watched

oody bubbles formed on his lips. A pierced lung she

gured, she had seen men die like this before, held

pright by the very tool that had slain them. They

uld last for days this way. Once she had watched

ter a battle as a barbarian held himself up on the

word that had him pinned to a tree. The sword's edge

uried in his chest cutting deeper and deeper as hisgs gave out. Every time he slipped he moved further

own the tree, the sword's razor edge cut him a bit

ore in two. She had to admit that the barbarian had

uts; he had cursed her for three hours before he died.

aking hold of the lance's wood, she wiggled it a little

t, sending shutters through the man trapped on it.

e vomited blood all over himself, gasping for air.

Tell me what you were doing here,” Isadora offered

m. “Tell me and I will allow you to travel on to one

the three hells.” This all the mercy she wouldlow him.

n returned then, standing behind her. “Philip is

ad,” he reported. “One of the pirates must have

en behind the brushes over there relieving himself

hen we attacked. Took Philip from behind and then

ed. We could track him, but I have little hope of

tching up.” Standing there Jon looked down at the

ying man, no sympathy in his gaze. “I found the

oy, dead in the bushes as well. They used him

oorly,” Jon said, kicking the dying pirate before him,te and disgust in Jon's face.

adora looked the pirate in the eyes and asked him

ain to tell her what he and his fellows were up to.

Tell me and you can die now and easy, otherwise I

ill see that the pain lasts hours.”

“Go to one of the hells bitch!” He tried to spit at her but

the bloody spittle fell short of her cheek. He coughed

once more and turned pale. Isadora simply turned away

as his last breath fell off his lips.

Her hand shook, the battle shock rolling over her now tha

the fighting was over. She looked over at the captain, for

he too had seen battle before and knew what she was

feeling. He would feel it soon enough as well she

thought. It did not make you weak to feel this way; it jusmeant you were alive. All good warriors felt the same

after a fight, the relief to be alive and unhurt, some even

shamed at what they had just done.

She saw respect in Jon's eyes as well, in all the men befor

her. She had won some allies here today. They might

come in handy later on she mused, as she began to walk

out of the glade to their waiting horses.


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After what seemed a lifetime

of driving the car returned tohiladelphia and continued on

east until it reached the

warehouse district nearest to

port. Most of it was dark.

The garrisons are

to keep Americans

from getting out of line

as the end of the world

Welcome to

Department 13,

Professor.

Is this really your

headquarters?

No, this is a satellite

office so we can do

business here in

Philadelphia.

I am Agent L.

Professor, I am gl

you could come

Bad Baby Productions, 2011 Story by Jennifer Schoonover Art by Robert Hemminge


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Over the next seven years these original German rebels

worked from various secret hideouts throughout Africa

and Australia, committing most of their energy onresearch to determine what the Fuhrer unleashed

to give him power over death. It became clear that

Adolf Hitler was not the thing that

rampaged Europe’s countryside

The secret society of freedom fighters

grew and branched out, gaining members

all around the world to become the Global

Resistance, of which Department 13 is the

key unit for Arcane Studies.

Department 13 was able to stop the

changed leader just as he opened a

gateway in England for his dark masters.

The group that became

Department 13 was originall

spawned by several of Hitler

closest affiliates, one of whom

helped cremate the Fuhrer’s b

three days before. When it beca

clear the choices were to join

Hitler in welcoming these stra

dark masters or become food them, these first three or fou

cabinet members fled the burn

city in search of ways to stop h

They were able to find the cou

of German occult experts Hitl

had in his employ and togeth

they escaped Germany.

Whatever this creatur

was, it was trying

bring its masterearth and this

was not the fi

time in eart

history th

this attem

had been

made.


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Many were killed by the

resulting explosion on

July 12, 1952 and the untoter

fuhrer was destroyed.

The entire London area was sealed off by the

German forces behind a wall. Although the

actions undertaken by the members of

Department 13 did not eliminate the threat

of Nazi domination, they successfully kept

the world safe for a while longer and

vanquished the monster thatled the domination effort.

Tell, me,

Professor,

what you

know of

Hitler’s deal

with the

alien gods?

Not much.

Then let me fill you in

on the terrible secret of

the Nazi’s rise.


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into the Fuhrer’s hand. “Destroy

your enemies.” Hitler called for

assistance in finding the strange

man in the crowd but he had

vanished. The book remained.

It wasn’t until the Battle of Berlin

began that Hitler knew everything

was lost. His commanders had

betrayed him and not followed his

orders. There was nothing left.

Except for a book. He had read

many books over the years, but

this one was special, handed to

him some three months before

by a hooded man in a Berlin crowd.

Several saw the man with glowing

red eyes who spoke three words in

German as he pressed the book

It was a hastily transcribed

notebook, sewn loosely

together with a false cover.

Inside the scribbled German text

was a set of instructions on

how to completely destroy

the enemy when all else had

failed.

The sentences almost did not

make sense, discussing rebirthand the destruction of the flesh as it

carefully detailed a horrific

nightmare of directions. Hitler

almost threw it out in disgust.

But something had stayed his

hand. Now, nearing the eve of his

own demise, he cleaned his pistol in

the bunker and happened to glance

into a small crate filled with his books.

The booklet with its plain brown leathercover was on top.

He was going to die anyway. But

the ritual did not require just h

own death. It required several,including children, and this was

where he had last closed the

book. This time he did not stop

reading and continued all the

way to the end of the ceremony

To the promise of live after deat

and the power of a god.

It is believed on that night he

prepared the ritual, including his

marriage to his mistress, Eva, andin the following two days, April

30 and May 1 of 1945, the ritual

was carried out. Hitler and Eva

suicides. Soon after, Goebbels an

his wife killed their six children and

then themselves. The bodies were

cremated, as per Hitler’s instructions.

The Hitler-thing seemed interested solely in

opening some sort of gateway between the

earth and somewhere else. The free theElder Gods.


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This…this does not

sound like very good

odds.”

I won’t lie to you; it is very unlikely

that we will stop these creatures from

crossing over…but we must try. For

the sake of our world, we must try.

My God!. You built it.

You built my machine?

You may recognize it,

of course, the Infinity Chair. W

copied your notes, but we need

you to help us understand what

we are doing.

Can you help us?”

Of course, I will.


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Mark’s Musingsby Mark L. Chance of Spes Magna Games

Birds of a Feather Kill Together

Since the earliest days of RPGs, mythology has

provided fertile soil for the gamer's imagination.Recently, I started re-reading Samuel Butler's prose

translation of The Iliad. Somehow, this bizarre

passage from the beginning of Book III had

managed to slip under my oddness radar during

previous readings:

"When the companies were thus arrayed, each

under its own captain, the Trojans advanced as a

flight of wild fowl or cranes that scream overhead

when rain and winter drive them over the flowing

waters of Oceanus to bring death and destructionon the Pygmies, and they wrangle in the air as they

fly; but the Achaeans marched silently, in high

heart, and minded to stand by one another."

Yes, you read that correctly. Homer compares the

Trojans to screaming flights of birds that kill and

destroy Pygmy society every winter. Which got me

to thinking: What would that look like in a game?

Step the First

Whenever I create a new creature, I look for an

already made monster that I can reskin and refluff.

In game terms, it's obvious Homer describes some

sort of swarm. I searched through d20pfsrd.com for

swarms, looking for those that could fly.

After browsing through swarms of wasps,

hellwasps, bats, botflies, locusts, and mosquitos, I

decided that the bat swarm was the best place to

start. Studying the bat swarm's stat block revealed

several areas that needed to be changed.

First off, the bats are too small. I don't want a

swarm of Diminutive birds. Perilous parakeets or

bloodthirsty budgies aren't what I'm looking. The

largest creature that has swarm traits are Tiny.

That's roughly the size of a housecat, which seems

ri ht to me.

So, I slap the Giant Creature simple template on bat swarm. This bumps the individual animal's si

up to Tiny. I adjust ability scores and add a natur

armor bonus. I don't bump up the swarm's damag

however. Swarm damage is linked to swarm Hit

rather than size. Next I remove the bat swarm's

wounding special ability. I don't want it too obvio

that my bird swarm is really just a bat swarm wit

some minor modifications.

Examining the altered stat block, I feel that I'm o

a good start, but my bird swarm doesn't look likesomething that could "bring death and destructio

an entire people. Civilization-threatening invasio

of monsters should inspire a little more terror tha

what a slightly tweaked bat swarm delivers.

Since I like templates, I figured it wouldn't hurt to

browse through the rest of them. I hadn't scrolled

down far when I found what I was looking for: th

Apocalypse Swarm template from Green Ronin's

Advanced Bestiary. More stat block adjustments

ensued.

Adding the Giant Creature and Apocalypse Swar

templates to a bat swarm should give me a CR 6

monster. I need to compare the stat block to the

parameters for that CR. Indeed it seems as if CR

about right on target.

Step the Second

I've reskinned the stat block. Now it's time to refl

the monster. I need some introductory descriptive

text and to make sure my new stat block is comp

and well-formatted. Here's the final product:


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e sky goes dark. A cacophony of squawks, caws,

d shrieks competes with the thunderous flapping

a hundreds of wings. The birds! The birds have

urned, and death comes with them!

pocalpytic Flight of Wild Fowl

R 6; XP 2,400

Tiny animal (swarm)

it +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +17

EFENSE

C 19, touch 16, flat-footed 15 (+3 Dex, +1

odge, +3 natural, +2 size)

68 (8d8+32); fast healing 10

rt +9, Ref +11, Will +4

efensive Abilities half damage from slashing and

ercing weapons, swarm traits; SR 19

FFENSE

eed 20 ft., fly 120 ft. (average)

elee swarm (3d6)

ace 10 ft.; Reach 0 ft.

ecial Attacks fear (DC 12), greater distraction

C 19)

TATISTICS

r 7, Dex 17, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 7

ase Atk +6; CMB --; CMD --

ats Ability Focus (greater distraction) (B),

odge, Lightning Reflexes, Mobility, Toughness

ills Fly +14, Perception +17; Racial Modifiers

Perception

Q swarm traits

PECIAL ABILITIES

ar (Su): Each creature within 100 feet of a flight

wild fowl that witnesses it bringing down

other creature must succeed on a Will save (DC

+ 1/2 flight's HD + flight's Cha modifier) or be

ghtened for 1 minute. Success leaves the creature

aken for 1 minute but does not negate the need to

ake a new saving throw for each such incident.

ar is a mind-affecting fear effect.

reater Distraction (Ex): A creature that fails its

ve against a flight's distraction special attack is

useated for 1d4 rounds.

Splitting (Ex): When a flight of wild fowl takes

more than 10 points of damage from a single attack,

it splits into two identical flights, each with one-

half the hit points that the original flight had when

it split (rounded down). A flight of wild fowl with 1

hit point cannot be split, and one with 0 hit points isdispersed as normal. Each piece of a flight of wild

fowl can heal damage normally, up to the number

of hit points it had upon formation. Healing damage

does not allow the flights to recombine. For

example, a flight of wild fowl with 68 hit points

that takes 15 points of damage would split into two

flights with 26 hit points each (one-half of the

original flight's remaining 53 hp, rounded down).

Each of these two flights of wild fowl can heal 10

points of damage per round with fast healing, but it

cannot exceed 26 hit points.

ECOLOGY

Environment any temperate or tropical

Organization solitary, pair, flock (3-6 swarms), or

apocalypse (11-20 swarms)

Treasure none

Step the Third

Now that I've got a scary swarm inspired by one of

the enduring classics of Western literature, I need to

unleash these monsters on my unsuspecting play-

ers. Fortunately, the next leg of my campaign takes

the adventurers into a northern forest region where

the PCs hope to thwart a dark elf plot to turn an

annual winter festival into an orgy of death and

terror. It ought not be hard to work at least one of

my new swarms into the scenario.


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Andres Canals

We have some great art for you this month from yet another great artist.


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Andres a UK artist who studied at the Arts Institu

Bournemouth and University of Wales before

embarking on a career in graphic design.

During this time I produced graphics for numer

sports, military and motoring magazines, whil

following my passion for fantasy art.

I enjoy creating art for various genres including high

fantasy, urban fantasy, Sci-fi, post-apocalypse and

cyperpunk.

My artwork has appeared in rpgs such as Elemental

Lands and magazines including ImagineFX.

I am especially interested in character design and have

created concept art for fantasy figures including Mini-

Painters Miniatures.

Constantly inspired by other artists, films, travel, his-tory and nature, I look forward to exciting future pro-

jects which will fuel my imagination.

You can use these contact details:

Andres Canals

[email protected]

http://www.bluewave.fsnet.co.uk/

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Warhorses

RIDING HORSE

Cost 91 gp, 20 cp

Weight Carried 74 lbs. (plus rider);

Carrying Capacity light 228 lbs., medium

459 lbs., heavy 690 lbs., drag 3,450 lbs.

RIDING HORSE CR 1 (XP 400)

N Large animal

Init +2; Senses low-light vision, scent;Perception +6, Sense Motive +1

Speed 50 ft.; Run

ACP 0; Acrobatics +2 (+10 jumping)

AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 9; CMD 17 (21

vs. trip) (-1 size, +2 Dex)

Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +1

hp 15 (2 HD)

Space 10 ft.; Base Atk +1; CMB +5

Melee 2 hooves -2 (1d4+1)

Abilities Str 16, Dex 14, Con 17, Int 2, Wis

13, Cha 7SQ docile

Feats Endurance, RunB

Gear bit and bridle, riding saddle,

saddlebags, feed (4 days)

WARHORSE

Total Cost 586 gp, 20 cp



798 lbs., heavy 1,200 lbs., drag 6,000 lbs.

WARHORSE CR 2 (XP 600)

N Large advanced animal

Init +4; Senses low-light vision, scent;

Perception +8, Sense Motive +3

Speed 50 ft.ACP 0; Acrobatics +4 (+12 jumping)


vs. trip) (-1 size, +4 Dex, +3 armour [mwk

studded leather barding], +2 natural)


hp 19 (2 HD)


Melee bite +5 (1d4+5) and

Melee 2 hooves -2 (1d6+2)


17, Cha 11SQ trained for war (attack, come, defend,

down, guard and heel)

Feats Armour Proficiency (Light),

EnduranceB

Gear as above plus bit and bridle, military

saddle, saddlebags, feed (4 days)

Mounts are of little use when delving through dungeons and ruined castle, but are extremely

useful when exploring wilderness areas or while trying to reach far-off mysterious places.

Sadly, as adventurers become more powerful, their mounts become increasingly fragile -

unable to survive even the easiest fight.

This article presents not only the normal versions of horses and ponies, but also mounts

suitable for more powerful adventurers. All are presented fully equipped and prices out so

your players spend less time shopping and more time adventuring!


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KNIGHT'S STEED

This horse is better trained than a normal

warhorse and can wear light and medium

barding without penalty. Consequently, it

costs more than a normal warhorse (400 gp)

Total Cost 1,326 gp, 20 cp

Weight Carried 139 lbs. (plus rider);Carrying Capacity light 459 lbs., medium

918 lbs., heavy 1,380 lbs., drag 6,900 lbs.

KNIGHT'S STEED CR 3 (XP 800)

N Large advanced animal



Speed 35 ft., base speed 50 ft.

ACP -3; Acrobatics +1


vs. trip) (-1 size, +3 Dex, +6 armour [mwk

breastplate barding], +2 natural)Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +4

hp 38 (4 HD)


Melee bite +7 (1d4+5) and

Melee 2 hooves +0 (1d6+2)


17, Cha 11

SQ trained for war (attack, come, defend,


Feats Armour Proficiency (Light), Armour

Proficiency (Medium), EnduranceBGear as above plus bit and bridle, military

saddle, saddlebags, feed (4 days)

WAR PONIES

PONY

Small-sized characters cannot effectively

ride horses and similarly-sized mounts. Such

characters prefer sturdy ponies, some of

which are trained for war.



Carrying Capacity light 75 lbs., medium150 lbs., heavy 225 lbs., drag 1,125 lbs.

PONY CR 1/2 (XP 200)

N Medium animal



Speed 40 ft.; Run



vs. trip) (+1 Dex)


hp 13 (2 HD)Space 5 ft.; Base Atk +1; CMB +2

Melee 2 hooves -3 (1d3)


11, Cha 4

SQ docile

Feats Endurance, RunB

Gear bit and bridle, riding saddle,



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WAR PONY





WAR PONY CR 1 (XP 400)

N Medium advanced animalInit +3; Senses low-light vision, scent;


Speed 40 ft.



vs. trip)(+3 Dex, +3 armour (mwk studded

leather barding), +2 natural)


hp 17 (2 HD)


Melee bite +4 (1d3+3) and 2 hooves -1(1d4+1)


15, Cha 8



Feats Armour Proficiency (Light),

EnduranceB

Gear bit and bridle, military saddle,


HEROES' PONY

Total Cost 666 gp, 20 cpWeight Carried 109 lbs. (plus rider);



HEROES' PONY CR 2 (XP 600)

N Medium advanced animal



Speed 30 ft., base speed 40 ft.

ACP -3; Acrobatics +0


vs. trip)(+3 Dex, +6 armour (mwk breast-plate barding), +2 natural)


hp 25 (3 HD)


Melee bite +5 (1d3+3) and 2 hooves +0

(1d4+1)


15, Cha 8



Feats Armour Proficiency (Light), ArmourProficiency (Medium), EnduranceB

Gear bit and bridle, military saddle,

saddlebags, feed (4 days)ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Creighton is a keen gamer who passionately believes in the Open Gaming License and is

dedicated to making his games as fun and easy to enjoy as possible for all participants. Re-

ducing or removing entry barriers, simplifying pre-game prep and easing the GM's work-

load are the key underpinning principles of the products he releases through Raging Swan

Press.

Over the last 11 years, Creighton has worked with Expeditious Press, Paizo and Wizards ofthe Coast. He now releases his own products through Raging Swan Press. You can read his

thoughts on game design at raging-swan.livejournal.com.

Creighton lives in Torquay, England where, apparently, the palm trees are plastic and the

weather is warm. He shares a ramshackle old mansion with his two children (“Genghis” and

“Khan”) and his patient wife. Famed for his unending love affair with booze and pizza he is

an enduring GREYHAWK fan.


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Unseelie Rings

Part 2By Sean Wilt

This month we will be bringing you the second of a multi-part series on the Fey and

their mystic rings. So watch what you do when you come upon a ring of mushroomsin the deep woods.

Get the full version in the Free section of this issue.

Theft

Fairies have been used to borrowing from their human neighbors since a long time ago. This

is particularly frequent in Scotland where they have a strong reputation for taking things

without the knowledge or consent of the owners. They borrow grain and occasionally

implements. They borrow the use of mills and of human fires.

They borrow milk and butter and even whiskey. In the friendly intercourse of fairy

borrowing, they sometimes beg for a suck of milk from a human breast for a fairy baby, or aloan of human skill to mend a broken tool such as a broken pot. They even had to hire human

warriors to protect them against the hordes of monsters. Some argue that the first fairies were

the remnants of a conquered people gone into hiding and yet creeping nervously around their

conquerors for what pickings they could find. In some of

the stories, such as the medieval tale of Malekin,

the explanation might be that it

was a human changeling who

wished to return to the world

again and so refrained from

fairy food, but the instance

are too frequent to allow ofthat as the sole explanation.


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Multi-Verse

New Hive Monster for Zero-GYep we have a great new character for this great S&G setting.

Hive Terror

(Hive)

Often seen only on industrialized worlds, the Hive Terror is a monstrous life form used to destroy

enemy fortifications and is a match for the largest walker or battle armor. Due to the length of time it

takes to grow a Terror, many Hive invasions do not utilize them unless absolutely necessary.

The Terror is as large as the largest Too-Nia Walker, and far more deadly. Resembling a giant bug, the

Terror uses its claw cannon to devastating effect, and also functions as an armored carrier for smaller

Hive forces that make use of its chitinous carapace for protection.

Cost: 40

Attack: 1

Defense: 1

Strength: 8

Speed: 6/4/2

Movement: 6

Adrenal: 5

Will: 3

Health: 25

Skills and AbilitiesClaw Cannon (Attack, 2)

The Terror quickly clicks its claws together, and the resulting sonic boom causes a 2d6 burst attack up

to 6 squares away.

Chitinous Carapace

The Terror's hard shell deflects a great deal of damage. All damage to the Terror and those riding within

is reduced by -2.

Carrier

Up to two units may ride inside the Terror.

Terrible Howl

The Terror cries out with a horrible metallic shriek. All enemies within 2 squares of the Terror must

pass a Will Test or suffer -1 to their Defense until the end of their next Activation.

Gear 0

Limitations: May only have 1 per battle force.


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By Megan Robertson

30 Haunts for HousesB Rite Publishin

Taking a new tack for Rite Publishing's "30" series,this work looks not at items that you might find but

a specific type of threat that you might encounter -

the haunt. Indeed, not just any old haunts but those

which have, for whatever reason, chosen to

manifest in a house.

The product opens with an overview of haunts,

which were introduced in Paizo's GameMastery

Guide - if you intend to make extensive use of

haunts you may find a copy useful. Basically,

haunts can develop in a location in which livingcreatures suffered in some way, and can be

accompanied by undead. Despite having hit points

and assorted capabilities, they can be thought of

more as an atmosphere, an area in which effects are

caused, than as actual beings in their own right.

(I'm sure learned clerics and mages could argue for

hours over that one!). They can only be removed

from their location by performance of specific acts,

based on the reasons why the haunt is there in the

first place, although they can be damaged or

negated such that they go away... but only for a

while, they'll manifest again later. The really fun

thing is that they manifest by duplicating a spell

effect - which makes the game mechanics

straightforward as you can treat the haunt's effect

as if someone had cast the spell in question.

Straight on, then, to a collection of haunts ready to

use, beginning with minor haunts - the sort of

restless spirit that slams doors, walks around with

heavy feet, or plays an instrument. They usually

cause annoyance rather than harm, and manifest in

ways that suggest 'This place is haunted' to the

average paranormal investigator. Perhaps the area

gets very chilly all of a sudden or things start to

move apparently of their own accord (as if an

unseen servant spell had been cast. For most of

these, there's a standard riposte, the casting of an

appropriate spell will negate the haunt... until it

resets, that is.


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Next comes the concept of 'associated haunts' - these are combinations of haunts that work

together, and one example is given, in which a Fire Starter Haunt (which whispers in your ear

that it would be a good idea to light a fire, with the effect of a suggestion spell) is combined with

one called the Unrepentant Smoker, which causes a lit fire to billow smoke uncontrollably, and

the Charred Man Haunt, where swirling smoke coalesces into what appears to be the form of a

burned body... spooky indeed!

This idea for effective uses of haunts is followed by some more substantial threats. These canactually hurt, rather than annoy or scare: perhaps possessing your familiar and causing the poor

thing to bite you, or a shadowy form manifests and appears to reach out through someone to

grab and squeeze their heart! Again, many of these haunts are resonant with the sort of things

that happen in ghost or horror stories... and should terrify the characters which encounter them,

at least until they find out how to stop the manifestation occurring.

Finally, there's a fully-detailed NPC. Pers Veilborn studies haunts, he follows a goddess of knowledge

and death, and can be persuaded to accompany adventurers who have encountered manifestations that

need to be dealt with.

If you like spooky, haunted places to investigate, this work will give you hours of fun at the

expense of your characters: all in the very best horror story style. Very effective andatmospheric...


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He’s seen it all, the Old TSR Geek has played it, seen it, been

to the first Gencon and to every one since. Yep he’s old as

dirt, a bit grey and a little fat, but he still plays D&D, (1st

edition, not some lame ass 4th ed) every weekend. His wife

left him some years ago, but he figures it’s for the best, it just means he can paint his figures on the dining room table

now. (Still would rather paint lead figures over these flashy

pewter ones) Nope the Old TSR Geek can be seen in the

gaming room of his local hobby store, telling some young kidhow he demoed the first copy of Gamma World at a con, or

how he still has a copy of the first D&D rules.


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Availablenow at

RPGNow, E-23,

Pazio

and othergreat online stores.


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D r a g o n ’ s o n e s M o u n t a i n s

The mountains are old and only the elves remember their firstname, given to them by the long lost giants. Few in the north

know these ancient names, but those that

do say they offer power.

1: Yivvith-Mon

2: Tull-Mon

3: Ashmargurth-Mon

4: Fig-Mon5: Durith-Mon

6: Carirren-Mon

7: Dullon-Mon

8: Sherith-Mon

9: Shurrath-Mon

10: Charth-Mon

11: Qui-Mon

12: Verth-Mon

13: Narrowmith-Mon

14: Burith-Mon

15: Xerim-Mon16: Kith-Mon

17: Ashamr-Mon

18: Xermith-Mon

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Cool Stuff Brom

Few illustrators in the last few years have

had as big an impact on the gaming art

field then Brom. His work on TSR’s DarkSun setting brought his work to the

forefront and ever since he has been a force

to be watched. Dark moods, dark

foreboding colors and muscles carved from

stone, all of Brom’s work is stunning, a bit

shocking and dark in mood and light.

I have become quite the fan of his work

over the last few years and look forward to

seeing more of his twisted appeal in the

future.

http://www.bromart.com/index.html

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Terror

40 TerrorHive

Gear:

0

Health


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Theft

Fairies have been used to borrowing from their

human neighbors since a long time ago. This is

particularly frequent in Scotland where they

have a strong reputation for taking things

without the knowledge or consent of the

owners. They borrow grain and occasionallyimplements. They borrow the use of mills and

of human fires.

They borrow milk and butter and even

whiskey. In the friendly intercourse of fairy

borrowing, they sometimes beg for a suck of

milk from a human breast for a fairy baby, or a

loan of human skill to mend a broken tool such

as a broken pot. They even had to hire human

warriors to protect them against the hordes of

monsters. Some argue that the first fairies werethe remnants of a conquered people gone into

hiding and yet creeping nervously around their

conquerors for what pickings they could find.

In some of the stories, such as the medieval

tale of Malekin, the explanation might be that

it was a human changeling who wished to

return to the world again and so refrained from

fairy food, but the instance are too frequent to

allow of that as the sole explanation.

On the other hand, Fairies have kindly lent toman many time in the history. When a loan is

returned to them, they accept only the fair

equivalent of what they have lent, neither less

nor more. If more is offered they take offence,

and never give an opportunity for the same in-

sult again.

In their strange fashion of stealing, there are

some strong differences with the behavior of

the dishonest people.

The Fairies do not take their booty away

bodily; they only take what is called in Gaelic

its toradh, i.e. its substance, virtue, fruit, or

benefit. The outward appearance is left, but the

reality is gone. Thus, when a cow is elf-taken,

it appears to its owner only as suddenly smitten

by some strange disease. In reality the cow is

gone, and only its semblance remains, a

simulacrum that yield no edible milk. Similarly

when the toradh of land is taken, there remains

the appearance of a crop, but a crop without

benefit to man or beast, the ears are unfilled, the

grain is without weight, the fodder without

nourishment.

A still more important point of difference is, that

the Fairies only take away what men deserve to

lose. When mortals make a secret or grumble

over what they have, the Fairies get the benefit,

and the owner become a poor man, in the midst

of his wealth. Particularly articles of food, the

possession of which men denied with oaths

became Fairy property.

Kidnapping

Most frequently it was women and their babes

that the Fairies abducted. On every occasion of a

birth, therefore, the utmost anxiety prevailed to

guard the mother and child from their attacks. It

is said that the Fairy women are unable to suckle

their own children, and hence their desire to

secure a human wet-nurse. “Howdies”, as they

are called, taken in the way of their profession to

the Fairy dwelling, found on coming out that the

time they had stayed was incredibly longer or

shorter than they imagined, and none of them

was ever the better ultimately of her adventure.

The first care was not to leave a woman alone

during her confinement. A house full of women

gathered and watched for three days, in some

places for eight. Various additional precautions

against the Fairies were taken in various

localities. A row of iron nails were driven into the

front board of the bed; the smoothing iron or

reaping hook was placed under it and in thewindow; an old shoe was put in the fire; the door

posts were sprinkled with urine, a liquid

extremely offensive to the Fairies. The presence

of the Bible and the recitation of many prayers

were considered a form of exorcism similar to

vampires, werewolves and demons. The name of

the Deity solemnly pronounced over the child in

baptism was an additional protection.


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Changelings

When they succeeded in their felonious

attempts, the faeries left instead of the mother,

and bearing her semblance, a stock of wood

and in place of the infant an old mannikin of

their own race called a changeling. In

European folklore, a changeling is an imbecilicor deformed offspring of dwarves, elves, or

faeries surreptitiously substituted by them for a

human child. The belief in changelings seems

to have arisen from the idea children are

susceptible to demonic possession. Some

believed faeries preyed only upon unbaptized

infants. In legend, the abducted human

offspring are either used to strengthen faerie

stock or are given to Satan.

The changeling can be easily identified byseveral traits due to his faerie condition.

He always cries and complains

He does not grow as other children

He drinks a lot of water and is hungry all the

time

He can play the pipes with and dance with sur-

passing skill

He looks like an ill-conditioned and helpless

brat

He makes unguarded remark as to its own age.

To get rid of him, one had to resort to the most

extreme means. The return of the original child

"may be effected by making the changeling

laugh or by torturing it; this latter belief was

responsible for numerous cases of actual childabuse".

The changeling was converted into the stock of

a tree by saying a powerful rhyme over him, or

by sticking him with a knife. He could be

driven away by running at him with a red-hot

ploughshare; by getting between him and the

bed and threatening him with a drawn sword;

by leaving him out on the hillside, and paying

no attention to his shrieking and screaming; by

putting him sitting on a gridiron, or in a creel,

with a fire below; by sprinkling him well out of

the maistir tub; or by dropping him into the

river.

A mother had her child taken from the cradle

by elves. In its place they laid a changeling

with a thick head and staring eyes who would

do nothing but eat and drink. In distress she

went to a neighbor and asked for advice. The

neighbor told her to carry the changeling into

the kitchen, set it on the hearth, make a fire,

and boil water in two eggshells. That should

make the changeling laugh, and if he laughs it

will be all over with him. The woman did

everything just as her neighbor said. When she

placed the eggshells filled with water over the

fire, the blockhead said:

Now I am as old

As the Wester Wood,But have never seen anyone cooking in

shells!

And he began laughing about it. When he

laughed, a band of little elves suddenly

appeared. They brought the rightful child, set it

on the hearth, and took the changeling away.


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According to the popular belief of changeling, malformed and retarded children were likely not

human at all, but rather the offspring of some demonic being, offspring that could be neglected,

abused, and even put to death with no moral compunctions. It was then easier for the unfortunate

families to get rid of the abnormal child that represents a burden in those hard times.

Deformities

Many of the deformities in children are attributed to the Fairies. When a child is incautiously left

alone by its mother, for however a short time, the Fairies may come and give its little legs such a

twist as will leave it hopelessly lame ever after. To give them their due, however, they sometimes

took care of children whom they found forgotten, and even of grow up people sleeping incautiously

in dangerous places.


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Battle

xe

Summon

Shadow

Illusions

Common

Have the spell caster make 4” move

And

Play another War Band Card on

this spell caster, or on one of his or

her summoned shadows or shadow

beasts

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play

Summon a shadow

Battle

xe

Summon

Shadow

Illusions

Common


And

Play another War Band Card onthis spell caster, or on one of his or


beasts

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play

Summon a shadow


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Battle

xe

Summon

ShadowIllusions

Common

Battle

xe

Summon

Shadow

Illusions

Common


And




beasts

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play

Summon a shadow


AndPlay another War Band Card on



beasts

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play

Summon a shadow


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Battle

xe

Invisible

Illusions

Common

Have the spell caster make 4”

move

And


this spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play

Any one character becomes

invisible

Battle

xe

Invisible

Illusions

Common


move

And


this spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play


invisible


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Battle

xe

Invisible

Illusions

Common

Battle

xe

Invisible

Illusions

Common


move

And


this spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play


invisible


moveAnd


this spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play


invisible


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Battle

xe

Fog ofCloaking

Illusions

Common


move

And


this spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play

Place the Fog Template anywhere

within sight of the spell caster

Battle

xe

Fog of

Cloaking

Illusions

Common


move

And


this spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play




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Battle

xe

Fog of

Cloaking

Illusions

Common

Battle

xe

Fog of

Cloaking

Illusions

Common


move

And


this spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play




move

And


this spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Remain in Play




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Battle

xe

Misdirect

Illusions

Uncommon

Battle

xe

MisdirectIllusions

Uncommon


And

Play another War Band Card on this

spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Interrupt

Force a ranged attack aimed at the

spell caster to instead target any one

character of your choice who is within

6” of the spell caster


AndPlay another War Band Card on this

spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Interrupt






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Battle

xe

Misdirect

Illusions

Uncommon

Battle

xe

Summon

Shadow Beast

Illusions

Uncommon

Have the spell caster make 4” moveAnd


spell caster, or on one of his or her

summoned shadows or Shadow beasts

Or

Yellow 1

Remain in Play

Summon a shadow beast


And


spell caster

Or

Yellow 0

Interrupt






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Battle

xe

SummonShadow Beast

Illusions

Uncommon

Battle

xe

Summon

Shadow Beast

Illusions

Uncommon


And




Or

Yellow 1

Remain in Play



And




Or

Yellow 1

Remain in Play



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Battle

xe

Shadow

Blade

Illusions

Rare


And




Or

Yellow 1

Remain in Play

Summon a shadow blade, which hits

like magical weapon and always hits asif the tar et had no armor

Battle

xe

Shadow

Blade

Illusions

Rare


And




Or

Yellow 1

Remain in Play

Summon a shadow blade, which hits

like magical weapon and always hits as

if the tar et had no armor


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Battle

xe

ShadowTerrain

Illusions

Rare

Battle

xe

Shadow

Terrain

Illusions

Rare


And




Or

Yellow 1

Remain in Play

Place a 4” terrain of your choice

anywhere on the battlefield


And




Or

Yellow 1

Remain in Play

Place a 4” terrain of your choice

anywhere on the battlefield


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Battle

xe

Illusionist

Illusions

Uni ue


And


spell caster

Or

Yellow 1

Interrupt

Void any one attack just madeagainst the spell caster

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