Cry! Cry! Cry!

I love cryptids. Do I believe they really exist? Highly doubtful, but they're still monsters and I love monsters. One of my favorite North American cryptids is the Squonk. Here are some squonk you can use with Dark Places & Demogorgons OSE or honestly any OSE game. 

The first written account is from 1910 and can be found in Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods by William T. Cox. 

The squonk is of a very retiring disposition, generally traveling about at twilight and dusk. Because of its misfitting skin, which is covered with warts and moles, it is always unhappy...Hunters who are good at tracking are able to follow a squonk by its tear-stained trail, for the animal weeps constantly. When cornered and escape seems impossible, or when surprised and frightened, it may even dissolve itself in tears.

Squonk

Armor Class 7 [12]

Hit Dice 2 (9 HP) 

Attacks 1 X bite (1d3)

THAC0 17  [+2]

Movement 90' (30')

Saving Throws D 12 W 13 P 14 B 15 S 16

Morale 6

Alignment Neutral

XP 20

Number Appearing 1

Treasure Type None

• All Tears: Constantly crying squonks are easy to track by those that know the signs. Rangers gain a +50% bonus to tracking squonks. 
• Pitiable Aura: Squonks are such pathetic creatures that any time a creature attempts to attack one they must make a save versus spell or be unable to to do nothing anything but pity the creature until it's next turn.
• Dissolve: If a squonk is surprised or fails a morale check its dissolves into a puddle of tears.

-------------

The second annual Squonkapalooza is Saturday August 10th. Hopefully I'll be able to go next year.

Dark Places & Demogorgons for Old-School Essentials Kickstarter

We're down to it's final few days Dark Places & Demogorgons for Old-School Essentials. This is an adaptation of the phenomenal Dark Places & Demogorgons to the hotness that is Old-School Essentials. There are various tiers. Since I don't have any OSE books I went for a tier that includes the Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy Rules Tome (which is needed to play the game), the regular cover of DP&D OSE (because I dig it more than the KS exclusive cover), and the OSE version of The Cryptid Manual (which is my all time favorite monster manual). I'm really excited for this project and I think it's a great move for Bloat Games. Don't worry though, they aren't abandoning SURVIVE THIS!! or Hack the RPG. Can't say too much, but I might be helping Eric out with a non-OSE game...

There have been many stretch goals unlocked for DP&D OSE. Several of my friends are writing adventures. This includes Lurking Fears Matt McCloud, Planet X Games' Levi Combs, and Bloat Games All-Stars Josh Palmer and Jodie Brandt. There are some several other great writers that have been unlocked and at least one more I hope gets unlocked before the campaign ends. Oh yeah... I've been unlocked as an adventure author too. My adventure is called "Polybius Returns!" and will be connected to the urban legend of Polybius.

You should really consider backing this one if you haven't already. You won't be disappointed.