Seventeen years of blogging? Probably. And I'm still more or less active! Yay!
Also, check out my Substack about the design process of my UGLYPUNK SOLO RPG!
But, I digress. Behold the...
TIME FLIES
Swarm od 12d10
HD 1, HP 1
AC 3
Bite 1d2-1 damage. Each successful bite requires the victim to save vs magic or they become unnaturally aged by 1 day.
Eating a dead Time Fly unnaturally ages by 6d6 days.
Aging caused by Time Flies is irreversible by any means other than divine intervention or Wish.
Enjoy!
Handy Survival Tip #643: Did you know you can distract time flies by firing an arrow in any direction and the swarm will immediately chase after it. Something about the sound the fletching makes as the arrow flies through the air attracts them.
ReplyDeleteAfter all, as the great sage Groucho Marx one said, time flies like an arrow (and fruit flies like a banana).
Seventeen years and still creating delightfully weird stuff like this — that’s seriously inspiring. I love how compact and nasty the Time Flies are; 1 HP but existentially terrifying. The idea that even eating one ages you 6d6 days is such a perfectly cruel old-school touch. It feels very in line with that classic “the dungeon does not care about you” energy. Also, swarms that mess with time instead of just hit points? Brilliant. Here’s to many more years of blogging and beautifully dangerous ideas.
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