Fuccubus Friday - Succubus (2024)

Succubus is a new horror film recently released, but after watching the trailer I definitely want to check it out. 

Death by Snu Snu

Two old school tropes I didn’t know I needed together, pig-faced orcs and chain mail bikinis.

Artist 

Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn

Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn is a new free D&D adventure available on D&D Beyond. It's a 4th level adventure written for D&D 2024/One D&D (or what I'm just referring to as 5.5).

Kelek the evil mage has stolen Uni the unicorn's horn and absconded with it to a demiplane. Players can play as the six heroes from the D&D animated series (and their new cleric friend, Niko) or play as their own characters.

The adventure itself is meant to be played in a single session, so it only features a few encounters. Most of the encounters can be solved with blade and sword or diplomacy.  

If you're a fan of of the series you definitely want to check this out. We get stats for older versions of our favorite protagonists. This includes official stats for their powerful magic items. Finally, Venger, the big bad of the series, even makes a cameo.

The adventure can be played in the Realm the series featured, though there are also prompts for using it on Krynn, Faerun, and Oerth.  

Claim your copy here today.

October Horror Challenge Watch List

After some feedback I think I'm going to just reuse last years prompts. I'm still going to make sure that at least 16 of the films are new to me. Here are the prompts and what I plan to watch. New to me movies with be bolded.

1. First Time Watch - Out of Darkness (2022)
2. Reanimated - Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
3. Mother Nature Strikes Back - The Ruins (2008)
4. Foreign Language - Piggy (2022)
5. What A Twist - The Visit (2015)
6. Anthology - Creepshow 2 (1987)
7. Teen Angst - Unhuman (2022)
8. Horror Comedy - Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
9. Slow Burn - Ravenous (1999) 
10. Body Horror - Splinter (2008)
11. For The Kiddos - Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022)
12. Black and White - City of the Dead (1960)
13. Inspired By True Events - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
14. We Are The Weirdos Mister - Ginger Snaps (2000)
15. Pretty Blood Suckers - Slayers (2022)
16.  Something Fishy - The Tank (2023)
17. Underrated - Near Dark (1987)
18. Clown - Terrifier 3 (2024)
19. Folk Horror - Antrum (2018)
20. Monstrous Bloodsuckers - Slay (2024)
21. Summer Camp - Madman (1981)
22. Howl At The Moon - Trick ‘R Treat (2007)
23. Best Soundtrack - The Crow (1994)
24. Slasher - Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon (2008)
25. Found Footage - Red Woods (2021)
26. New Movie - Beezel (2024)
27. Favorite Horror Director - In The Mouth of Madness (1994)
28. Sci-Fi Horror - Split Second (1992)
29. Man Is The Real Monster - Red State (2011)
30. Remake Better Than The Original - The Fly (1986)
31. All Hallows Eve - Dark Harvest (2023)

• Torture Porn - Hostel: Part II (2007)
• Blaxploitation - Abby (1974)
• Video Game Movies - Werewolves Within (2021)
• Cults - Apostle (2018)
• Best Gratuitous Nudity - Piranha 3D (2010)

Fuccubus Friday - The Hunks of BG3

Enjoy some BG3 pin-up art from Rosa Mendez.

Thoughts On The October Horror Movie Challenge

We are about two weeks away from October 1st. Like pretty much every year for the past several, I'm going to take part in the October Horror Movie Challenge. The goal is to watch 31 horror flicks during October (with 16 of them being new to you). 

Last year I did the challenge a little different and used prompts (sort of like #RPGaDay). This is what I came up with:

I had fun with it for sure, but still not positive I want to do it again. If I did, I would probably come up with a new challenge list. That could be repetitive though. I also thought about doing themed weeks: maybe vampires one week, demons the next. 

What do y'all think? Should I make another list like above, make a new list of prompts, do weekly themes, or just do the basic version of the challenge and watch whatever?

Music Monday - Wannabe (in the style of SoaD)

I normally try to keep Music Monday posts game or at least geek related. Today is not like those posts. This one is just because I thought it was awesome. Anthony Vincent and Mac Glocky teamed up to perform "What If... System of a Down Wrote Wannabe?" 

He Brings Home Six Figures A Month

For the past few years I've been collecting the 1/12 scale D&D figures that Hasbro has been releasing. I ordered the Drizzt and Guenwyvar from Hasbro directly, but all of the others have been picked up at different Ollie's Bargain Outlets. I have about half of the line and once I start working again will start grabbing the rest of the figures.

Holga Kilgore, Diana, Drizzt Do'Urden and Guenwyvar, Simon Aumar, Doric (in owlbear form), Hank, Uni and Bobby

Displacer Beast, the Xanathar and Sylgar, Forge Fitzwilliams.

Fire and Fangs Review

Fire and Fangs is a "Weird Stone & Sorcery Adventures for Old-School Essentials" written by the amazing Diogo Nogueira and featuring art by various fantastic artists. This is a setting of savage tribesmen and dinosaurs, shamans and survival. If you've ever played Far Cry Primal or watched Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal, you have a good idea of what I mean. The book can be broken down into three main sections. 

The largest section discusses Stone & Sorcery in OSE. The core classes get reskins (and occasionally new features). For example dwarves become molekin, sentient mole people with digging claws and an improved sense of smell. After the class section Diogo gives us new rules. Resources are important in this genre and are discussed. Because of their importance, they also are a way to earn XP (instead of the typical treasure hunting of OSE). New equipment and commerce rules are provided, along with dealing with items of inferior to normal quality.

The next section of the book is the Mother's Vale. This is the default setting of Fire and Fangs. A hex map of the land is presented. Of the many hexes, 12 are named. Each of these hexes has a short description and random encounter. The three villages have problem and special subheadings. The other hexes have secret and danger subheadings. A bestiary of the area is then presented. There are 50+ stat blocks. These include unique beasts, tribesman, and prehistoric creatures (like dinosaurs and mammoths).

The final section is an introductory adventure called The Cave of Our People. The characters must perform an initiation ritual to be welcomed into a tribe. There is a mixture of exploration, roleplay, and combat. It provides a nice framework for an ongoing game.

Fire and Fangs is a fantastic setting and supplement for Old-School Essentials and other OSR games. As written, you can run some fantastic games with Fire and Fangs. Even if you don't want an extended pre-historic campaign, you can use the Mother's Vale as a lost land for player's to discover. This one is only available in pdf form at the moment, but will hopefully see print sometime in the future.

Thanks For The Info Ed

No actual shade towards Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms, but I don’t think we needed to know this.

Music Monday - Perception Check

 This song scenario in this song feels so familiar and I love it. 

A Recent Quest

Haven't posted much recently because I don't have a challenge/project to keep me on schedule and been dealing with mental health things. I'll be back to posting regularly soon, I'm sure. I don't have any new content, but I would like to show off the really cool loot from an adventure I took yesterday. 

I found a Themberchuad popcorn bucket and cloth Forgotten Realms map on Facebook Marketplace and decided to take a drive. I was able to snag both at a ridiculously cheap price. The dragon head is going to go on my bookshelf. 

I love Themberchuad the chonky dragon. If you'd like to add him to your 5e game, check out this post.

This cloth map is really cool. After rewatching Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves today and (minus the D&D branding) it the same map that appears on screen at the beginning of the film,.

Send Help

The next Magic the Gathering set is horror themed and the trailer dropped yesterday. It’s pretty damn spooky. Enjoy!