The larval mimic is two monsters: the weird amorphous larvae that infest the underground beneath cities, and the mimic that takes humanoid (or even human) form and infiltrates the society above.
Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord versions in separate pdfs.
2018-06-25 13:19:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise, surprise, it is yet another wizard! Shocking, I know. This one is a sphinx, who lives in a house under a hill and keeps his magical items in an extradimensional maze.
Both Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord stats are contained in the same pdf.
2018-05-31 16:29:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Who hunts dragon eggs, buried in the plains to the east of the empire? Scumbag murderhobos, that who! But who else? Those crazy Dunverclains! Where do they come from? Why are they so crazy? What kind of dragon egg did we find? Roll a d20 to find out!
I put the Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord stats in a single pdf again.
2018-04-27 21:11:50 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's monster is the minions of Glaksigul, the bat-god mentioned in A Market in the Woods. You can also become a follower of the bat god yourself, gaining boons and observing taboos (using the divine patrons rules found in The Nameless Grimoire).
The Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord rules are in separate pdfs this time.
2018-04-01 02:16:33 +0000 UTC View Post
A new species of deadly monster has been found! Can they be driven out of the woods? Are they just the mutated descendants of the last settlers here? Will this happen again? The cryptid birdmen are ready to kill you and take your stuff, just as you would do to them!
I put both the Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord stats in a single pdf.
2018-02-26 16:27:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's an updated draft of the game, which is still in a quick start format.
There's six monster roles this time: the Beast, the Colossus, the Horde, the Impersonator, the Stalker, and the Venerated.
I still haven't got any specific monster types finished yet, but I'm working on them. I think we'll start to see them pretty soon.
Please share with whomever you think might be interested, and if you get a game together, let me know how it goes.
2018-01-31 18:27:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The Matron of the Dice is the avenging angel of the Gods of Luck and Chance. But instead of giving you stats for those gods I give you random tables to generate your own.
Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord stat blocks for the Matron are in the same pdf this time.
Also, Nathan made a t-shirt with the Matron on it at Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/thewitchespi...
2018-01-29 17:17:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Nathan tried making some T-shirts with monsters on them. This photo's not great but you'll see more of this monster pretty soon. She's holding d20s, showing a 1 and a 20.
He used Redbubble, here's the link: https://www.redbubble.com/people/thewitchespit/works/29298762-untitled?p=classic-tee
2018-01-27 16:48:08 +0000 UTC View Post
I wrote up a rough essay on the root of the conflict between civilization and the wilderlands in The Company of Monsters. This explains what the monsters are fighting for.
It's only 1 page but the image is low res, see the attached pdf.
2018-01-13 03:07:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I did a bit of work on the character sheets for The Company of Monsters. This includes a few rules tweaks but nothing major. Oh, and I think the damage die for the Venerated might be wrong (I'll fix it for the next iteration).
2018-01-08 01:29:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The Ogentroll is a terrible monster that eats whole villages. He cannot help but gorge himself beyond what even his bloated stomach can contain, but when he eats too much, another monster comes forth... the Haunted Rivers of Vomit!
Both the Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord stats are contained in a single pdf this time.
2017-12-30 16:38:13 +0000 UTC View PostSo, hey.
You may have heard already, but this month Patreon is switching who pays their processing fees. Instead of us creators, now it will be you supporters. They are passing some of it on to creators, but mostly, this is an increase in both how much you will pay and how much of that money Patreon will keep.
The more people you pledge to, the larger their additional charges. A project that charges per-pledge instead of per-month will also incur more additional charges.
Patreon in...
2017-12-08 02:11:33 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the first public playtest draft of The Company of Monsters, a Powered by the Apocalypse rpg. The game's main goal is to let you play this Patreon project's monthly monsters, instead of just seeing them as antagonists for your murderhobos to massacre. Instead, you play the monsters who kill the adventurers!
This version is pretty bare-bones. You'll need to know how to run Apocalypse World and/or Dungeon World in order to run The Company of Monsters as it stands right now. We'll be addin...
2017-11-15 02:53:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello patrons! Four years ago this month, we started releasing monthly monsters here on Patreon. Instead of getting nostalgic, though, let's talk about the future.
Firstly, the monster this month is the first public playtest draft of The Company of Monsters. You got to see an earlier playtest draft several months ago; this one is much more complete, as far as quick-starts go. At some point, this game will completely replace the Dungeon World half of this project. The monsters, as antagonists, ...
2017-11-15 00:15:35 +0000 UTC View Post
The Prisoner in Darkness is a vile gnome, jailed in some arcane dimension for millenia, desperate to escape. Will you help Ladrozz the blood caster, summoner of monsters, escape? Or will you end his imprisonment more... permanently?
Both Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord stats are provided in the same pdf this time.
Yes, I did watch Candyman again, just the other day. In case you were wondering.
2017-10-30 15:17:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I have looked over the print proofs for Dungeon Full of Monsters and they are good, so I have just sent out DriveThruRPG coupons to all current backers for both softcover and hardcover versions. Take your pick, or buy them both if you feel so compelled.
You still have to pay for printing and shipping yourself, and real talk, these are pricey: 30-something bucks for the softcover, over 40 for the hardcover, because they are 352 pages of premium full-colour POD awesomeness.
If you didn't g...
2017-10-19 22:43:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I have just sent all current patrons a DriveThruRPG comp coupon for our long-awaited, finally finished Labyrinth Lord megadungeon book:
Dungeon Full of Monsters.
This book collects the many dungeons we've been releasing, along with all the monsters that appear in them, into a single not-so-slim volume. The monster stat blocks have enough information you can use them with most any old school fantasy rpg, including The Nightmares Underneath. You could probably use Dungeon World or World of...
2017-09-29 19:32:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a monster, but also kind of another asshole wizard. It comes from some other plane, in search of magical light sources, and builds a cult of gullible humans to steal them. It gives them help, in the form of weird and useful magical items, then leaves them to face the consequences of their crimes when it departs.
Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord versions in separate pdfs.
2017-09-28 18:10:37 +0000 UTC View Post
There's treasure in this cave, but do you dare brave the poisonous mold and the mutations it causes? This is the last of the dungeon section series, thank you for checking them out. Maybe we will start a new series, but for now, it's time to collect these all together.
2017-09-05 16:44:42 +0000 UTC View Post
It's an old mine, where the mining's all done and the monsters have moved in.
2017-09-04 15:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post
After the nuns of the Bone Goddess had their monastery burned down by some do-gooder interlopers, they have to build a new one, this time beneath Skull Mountain instead of on top of it. They got Lepravosia, Devourer of Thieves to protect it, so you know there's lots of treasure there.
2017-09-01 15:47:34 +0000 UTC View Post
A dungeon full of ice, and ice gnomes, an ice giant. Also, there is a black flame that (if it doesn't kill you) leads to the Frost World, which you can take on as a divine patron, if you, too, are tired of all this heat in the world.
2017-09-01 15:44:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is an example of a divine patron I designed for The Nightmares Underneath. With this one, the format is a little more rigid than what I did for the Virhemoth and the Mother of a Hundred Faces. Depending on how useful each sub-heading is in play, I will add those parts in where they are currently lacking, but I'm still experimenting with a bunch of it.
Because these rules primarily rely on gaining boons and taboos (i.e. special powers balanced by restrictions) based on your level, I think ...
2017-08-31 06:17:06 +0000 UTC View Post
This month I am trying something new with monsters as deities and divine patrons (sort of like you find in DCC). The Virhemoth is an evil deity, so maybe it's counter-productive to pledge your soul to her, but I suppose some people are just desperate enough...
Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord versions in separate files.
2017-08-24 23:35:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello patrons!
Great Monsters of Crime in the latest Dungeon World monster manual from this here Patreon project. I have sent all current patrons (as of Aug 22) a coupon code so you can purchase it from DriveThruRPG for no dollars, and also before it officially goes on sale. If you want to get the print version for the cost of printing (US$15) and shipping from Lulu, you can find it at the following address: 2017-08-22 23:52:38 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's monster is the Throne of Chaos, a magical seat at the end of a dungeon. Can you survive the traps that protect it and claim its power?
Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord versions attached separately.
2017-07-31 20:20:42 +0000 UTC View Post
There are lots of people buried in this part of the dungeon, BUT THE DEATH CULT CAN'T GET IN!
2017-07-22 16:48:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I really shouldn't share this one with you, because it is forbidden, but here it is anyway.
2017-07-21 16:14:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a pdf with some of the basic moves and 4 archetypes: The Beast is an animal, without language or tools. The Numinous is a wizardy monster, strange and sorcerous. The Stalker is a stealthy killer. The Venerated is an icon to the monsters of the wilderlands, dispensing advice and assistance.
The travelling rules are not yet finished, use Perilous Wilds for now and roll with whatever stats make sense.
I had to write up the play procedures on a separate page, so here they are:
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2017-07-06 21:07:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Far beneath Skull Mountain there is a giant cave with a sea inside it. In that sea, there is an island, and on that island is a temple and it is full of treasure.
2017-07-03 23:16:26 +0000 UTC View Post