One-on-one with Shields: Upsetting the conventional wisdom
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One-on-one with Shields: Upsetting the conventional wisdom

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For those coming in from Dimicator: welcome, and thanks for visiting! My stats rather firmly reflect a deluge of traffic thanks to Roland’s Facebook share. For those looking for other stuff: More on shields My experiences starting to get into viking-style martial arts with Ásfólk: And welcome to all! Forget All You Know Roland Warzecha…

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The Monsters Know What They’re Doing: Cool Advice, Nifty Blog

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One blog I love to pop in and read is The Monsters Know What They’re Doing, by Keith Ammann. Each post breaks down a particular monster or monster type, looks at their writeup and stats, and assumes that, you know, the monsters aren’t dumb. They’re optimized for filling their ecological, magical, or theological niche and don’t…

Monster Monday (Returns!): Roper
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Monster Monday (Returns!): Roper

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Roper The roper is thought to be a result of what happens when a darkmantle, it’s smaller but similar-looking relative, fails to cleave into two creatures as part of its normal maturation process. When that happens, it continues to grow, and will eventually sprout tendrils. It will devour any darkmantles in the local area, and…