World: Alfheim Diet: Brain matter Height: 1’0″ Lifespan: 2 weeks Habitat: Any Activity Cycle: NA When it comes to artificially created monsters, the realm of Midgard usually comes to mind. However, the magical of ancient fae runs deep, and many… Continue Reading
Back in the late 70s, D&D was still in its first edition (depending on if you consider Advanced the edition same as Original I guess), and it was still establishing many core features we take for granted today. The original… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Eggs, meat, fruit, leaves Height: 15’11” Lifespan: 120 years Habitat: Forests Activity Cycle: Nocturnal Trolls are a diverse folk, found in a great many forms all across Alfheim. Their only unifying factors are that all trolls have… Continue Reading
So not long ago, I pushed back against the notion that life in the past was always bigger by describing how whales only became truly enormous in the briefest blink of geologic time, as recently as our ancestors left the… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Frogs, insects, light Length: 3’6″ Lifespan: 5 years Habitat: Ponds and lakes Activity Cycle: Diurnal Mostly composed of plant matter, stingpads are a common sight anywhere that the water is still, although most would never realize that… Continue Reading
In the late 90s, two series (more, really, but these two really were similar in a lot of special ways) based on raising battle monsters were going head to head in Japan and quickly, across the world. By the time… Continue Reading
The image of dinosaurs has changed a lot over the years. After a brief period of being considered active, agile creatures, for most of the 20th century they were relegated to tail-dragging swamp creatures. Through the 80s and 90s, new… Continue Reading
World: Any Diet: None Height: Any Lifespan: Several Months Habitat: Any Activity Cycle: Whatever it was in life Necromancy is simple, in some ways. All that is required is a dead spirit and dead flesh, bound together to form a… Continue Reading
World: Alfheim Diet: Detritus Length: 1’3″ Lifespan: 5 years Habitat: Fungal Jungle Activity Cycle: None The Fungal Jungle under Alfheim is a place that constantly produces life, and as such, constantly produces death. Fungus and animals alike are always dying,… Continue Reading
Mammals sometimes get a reputation for being a bit boring. They’re a bunch of hairy blobs too familiar to elicit much excitement. Sure, most people’s favorite animals are mammals, but few consider them particularly exciting or unusual. This is largely… Continue Reading