Liminal Ark

  I find myself about to run a pretty big campaign using Kult: Divinity Lost taking more from the survival horror sphere ala Resident Evil and Silent Hill. To that end (But also because practice is good) I have need of some of my old monsters re-imagined in this style. So without further ado here is a reinterpretation of the Wraith Hound. (As for mentions of The Dream, this will be a liminal horror space revolving around the central antagonist of the story known as the Muse. I’ll get a write-up for Her in at some point in the future when I’m closer to talking about the rest of this.) WRAITH HOUNDS Eyeless canid horrors that exist only to hunt down and torture beings lost in the darkness beyond the light of their dreams. Mewling, pathetic beasts with bodies of old cracked leather, and wretched guttural howls out of blackened throats of whirling teeth. These entities were borne of malicious violence and intense animalistic desire now unfettered by flesh and free to inflict their pe...

  Room 3: The Cloak Room Description: Buzzing electric lanterns affixed to stylish sconces provide ample light to a hexagonal hall. with standing redwood coat racks, a check in desk, a changing room, and a laundry chute with exposed pneumatic tubes underneath lie wheeled aluminum bins. THE COAT RACKS: Rows of towering coat racks cover a full half of the room. Each is adorned with capes, coats, and jackets of a hundred styles and a hundred more sizes from the contemporary to the truly bizarre. Searching the pockets yields…1d6 - 1-3 Pocket Lint. 4. The Ire of the Concierge who arrives next round. 5. A Random Room Key 6. 1d12 Casino Chips. CHECK-IN DESK: A long L-shaped table with a small bronze bell with a well-worn button. Fresh pressed dry cleaning waits in laundry bags on the far end. Behind the desk are shelves containing books and a corkboard with a framed photograph of Employee of the Month(It’s Hobbes of course). If the bell is rung there is a 50% chance Hobbes appears. I...

  The Heat Wave Part 3: Ire of the Dog Star With more heat wave on the way here in the PNW as well as smoke from the wildfires down south it seemed as good a time as any to return to the Heat Wave series. This time we imagine the Heat Wave as a petty cosmic foe that demands sacrifice or else batter down your defenses and turn man's best friend against you. It is inescapable and hungry. It is the Ire of the Dog Star.  Though this monster is made for Chronicles of Darkness specifically I see no reason why it can't be altered to fit any number of urban fantasy games. I could imagine a more visceral God-Machine'y version of this that would fit Kult: Divinity Lost's vibe more or simply retooling what's here for Monster of the Week. Anyway, to the Dog Star! <queue Florence & The Machine> "Sun set in the Cairngorms"   by  apollo1981  is licensed under  CC BY-SA 2.0 The Ire of the Dog Star Background:   Many ancient cultures ascribed malice to the su...