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If you’re planning to watch Deadwood, there’s some bad news: this brilliant show ended rather abruptly in its third season. The good news? In 2019, 13 years after the show ended, Deadwood: The Movie was released, and it offered a spectacular conclusion to the series. Don't forget to flesh out what's going on in the Shadowfell Dreadwood. Castle Spiral exists in both planes so no matter what you do with the Material Plane, that's only half of Granny Nightshade's dominion! Her rule could extend further in the Shadowfell than on the Material Plane, or perhaps she's constantly devoting resources to keeping Shadowfell enemies at bay so she can't focus too much on expanding her Material Plane rule.
Air Ron · Best Fishing Friend™️ · Bingo-Bongo · Brian · Corny Corn · Dandelion · Exposition Al · Gilly the Kid · Harmela · Land Phil · Major Sweetie · Mark · Mike · Sergeant Peel · Sir Crustworthy · Sir Victor-Ian · Tenderleaf · Tumbleweed Ted · Vivian The first diamond gnome challenge is found in a cavern just beyond the beach near the starting location. There is a small lever at the top of the stairs that activates the Gnomograph puzzle, which consists of a series of grids featuring light-up switches. This stands out for me as one of the best series I have ever seen hit the small screen. The attention to detail,story and character is second to none. Deadwood is brought to life by the good, the bad and the very ugly- with some of the most wonderfully theatrically profane, but ultra-realistic dialogue of any western. True, you could question some of the dialogue for exactly how accurate it is to the time it is set- but it sounds absolutely convincing in the world they have managed to build. Lets face it- not too many Westerns even bothered all that much in the first place! The 3 series have impeccable standards of production, weaving some of the real historical events of the time into a fictional Old West testament. The degradation, ill manners, costumes, dirt, mud and profanities are all present and accounted for. I believe I mentioned this in my Xolec post, but Xolec could be a former consort of Granny Nightshade. Upon his release, he may find he's been replaced and seek the party's help with earning her favor, or become so angry that he aids the party against her (or focus on the vampires so he can have her for himself). Dreadwood is being updated with a new layout! I apologize for the old map, but due to complications it's unworkable right now. Keep an eye out for updates.The adult green dragon and death knight are very interesting entries for the Dreadwood random encounter table. A green dragon could have an uneasy alliance with a party to fight Granny Nightshade, seeking rule of the Dreadwood and Castle Spiral for itself. Or it could be an ally of Nightshade's, or perhaps even Granny Nightshade can shapechange or polymorph into a green dragon. Also, is this death knight some sort of oath breaker who joined up with Granny Nightshade? A former lover perhaps? A hero and monster hunter cursed by Nightshade to be what he once destroyed? Could a party seek out this death knight's aid in the fight against Nightshade, or is it too far gone to be of aid to either faction, pursuing its own goals or protecting some item or location that could be used against the night hag (which would also be a great use of the green dragon). Perhaps an enterprising party can ally with both...meaning they can storm Castle Spiral with a death knight riding a green dragon! That visual alone is worth the potential betrayal, right? With these two particular entries I feel there's a ton of ways they could be used as allies, enemies, or both, but there's others as well! The Dread Queen's minions drop 0-2 Dread Shards upon death, along with some other minor drops (usually bones), depending on the type of minion they are:
Scuttlers are the only Dread servant to not drop bones or Dread Shards; while the former can be explained by the fact that they are arthropods, there is a bit of confusion surrounding the latter. On the Dreadwood encounter table there is an adult green dragon. Is it in league with Granny Nightshade? Is it in disguise? Does it seek to overthrow the hag and take her rule as its own, or simply want her gone? This could lead to an uneasy but perhaps necessary alliance for a party to try to take her down, but green dragons are not known for being incredibly trustworthy... In the heavily-patrolled Outer Fringe the threats are what one may expect from any other untamed forest: beasts such as wolves, bandits, and more powerful monstrosities such as owlbears. One may come across royal ranger patrols or squads of wood elves keeping the area safe.From how I read the Dreadwood, I think it should be a foreboding, horrifying place to all that know of it. Even the most headstrong, brave, or overconfident characters should feel the overbearing dread of the place, especially as they venture deeper into its depths. The deeper they go the more horrifying sights they see, terrifying monsters they encounter, and the more they think they should abandon their goals there. This can be done with pure description or actual affects like Shadowfell Despair or some other similar effects. Nothing makes a party think twice like debilitating effects or coming across the corpse of the same type of creature they recently had trouble fighting! Nightshade's power is so great that the entire Dreadwood acts as an extension of her power. Creatures that sleep anywhere in the Dreadwood carries the risk of drawing her attention, meaning that the sleeper may experience horrible dreams that leave them marked by her. Such marked beings are easier for denizens of the Dreadwood to seek out and strike while also knowing the person's name and personal details, all while coaxing them to journey deeper into the forest to serve their mistress. Dreadwood is a Plant boss in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville and the final boss of Weirding Woods. He is fought at The Heartwood, a place filled with Dreadroots.
Liches drop 0-2 bones and 0-2 Dread Shards, and have a 10% chance of dropping a Gravemaster's Key. They can also drop their staff which can shoot icy orbs. Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Tallnut Battlement · Potato Nugget Mine · Artichoke Drone · Iron Maiden · Pizzazzling Potato Mine · Red Artichoke · Bling Maiden · Dark Garlic Drone As the series wore on, the writers broadened his character and nature a little more so it was unavoidable but to side with him- even agree with his nastiest ideas.I'll end the post here, though I feel like there's a ton I'm forgetting. I feel like I could keep going on about the possibilities of the green dragon and death knight as well as flavoring other monsters haha. If you notice something as far as information of a section type goes, let me know! I spent about 3 hours on this, so hopefully it looks alright and is as, if not more, informative that my NPC posts. Also let me know if the format should change! I wanted to do something different than the NPC posts, but I'm certainly open to changing things for the next posts. Sanctioned and approved Cabal literature fromMaster of Atrophy, Var Von Brennos. In this expanded and revised grimoire, one learns how to take command of a necropolis, form an army of spirits, invoke powers of undeath, and claim one's place as the Gravelord; the undisputed master of that death field. Var Von Brennos, has also authored the widely popular vampiric grimoire,"Liber Hirudo: The Book of the Leech". Thralls are weak, slow-moving skeletons that serve as the Liches' most basic combat unit, and spawn from skeletons killed by the Liches. Thralls are only capable of slowly towards their targets and striking at them with the bones in their hands, dealing 1 heart (2 HP) of damage with each strike; occasionally, they may wield broken swords, allowing them to deal 3 hearts (6 HP) of damage. Unlike regular skeletons, Thralls will not burn up when exposed to sunlight. I think the movie "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" is a great for a variety of reasons, but the designs and motivations of the witches in that movie could give some good inspiration for Granny Nightshade and her baronesses! There are Magic: The Gathering sets, particularly the recent Innistrad releases, that can provide a lot of inspiration for themes and monsters of the Dreadwood as well. Sunflower · Mystic Flower · Power Flower · Fire Flower · Shadow Flower · Metal Petal · Sun Pharaoh · Alien Flower · Vampire Flower · Stuffy Flower
Peashooter · Fire Pea · Ice Pea · Toxic Pea · Commando Pea · Agent Pea · Law Pea · Berry Shooter · Plasma Pea How many "sections" the Dreadwood has is up to you and determines how many green hag baronesses rule under Granny Nightshade. I'd think that five may be the absolute lowest, and having twenty-three to equal the elite oni guard would also make sense with the oni acting as informants and personal guards for each baroness, reporting on their activities and loyalty to Granny Nightshade. Perhaps some or all of the baronesses joint-rule three sections in a coven, with their coven specialty affecting the landscape of their section. Volo's Guide to Monsters lists Death, Prophecy, and Nature, but you can pretty easily make more and change the coven spells to fit the theme, perhaps borrowing themes from Cleric Domains. The baronesses may also be Granny Nightshade's daughters. Chomper · Hot Rod Chomper · Toxic Chomper · Fire Chomper · Power Chomper · Count Chompula · Armor Chomper · Chomp Thing · Yeti Chomper · Disco Chomper · Unicorn Chomper · Twilight Chomper The vampires listed in the random encounter table could be Granny Nightshade's current consorts, or they could be agents of those consorts or even vampires seeking to take the place of the current suitors. Perhaps Ineca Sufocan of Xolec are one of these suitors or are related in some way to them. The inner depths of the Dreadwood are a place where the planar bindings between the Material Plane and the Shadowfell wear thin. Undead creatures and villainous monsters that seek to tap into the shadowy power of that realm thrive deep in the forest. Its innermost reaches mingle with that dark realm, forming a warped mirror version of the Dreadwood that extends into that plane.
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Heal Beam · Sunbeam · Heal Flower · Rainbow Heal Beam · Solar Flare Beam · Dark Flower · Rainbow Flower Beasts are undead wolf-like creatures with shaggy fur, decaying torsos with a partially exposed spine and ribs, rotting flesh around their beady, glowing blue eyes, and completely decayed, bony snouts with unexplainably intact nose pads. They come in 2 different colors: dark grey and light grey. Ghouls, Beasts, and Scuttlers can vary in size, depending how big the slain mob they spawned from was.
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