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Updates (2003)

November 28th, 2003
Well, I'm mostly settled into our new house. Happy Thanksgiving. So here's an update now that I have a net connection again.
    Added Essence of the Spirit oil, Stylus of Secret Script, Door of Mouths, Dream Speaker Crystal Ball, and a Sickle of Vile Disease to the Magic Items area.
    Added the Inside Attack feat to the Rule Additions area.
    Details on the Black Order branch of Zhakrin worshipers, including information on the history of the Black Order's formation, its dogma, chosen domains, and expressions of faith.
    Creatures from the Book of Exalted Deeds, Miniatures Handbook, Draconomicon (third edition), Monsters of the Mind, a surprising number of creatures from Dragon #313, Hollow World Campaign Setting, Maztica Campaign Setting, Legend of the Spelljammer, Greyhawk: From the Ashes, Basic Boxed Set, Rules Cyclopedia, Tales of the Lance Boxed Set, Wrath of the Immortals, Ruins of Myth Drannor, 2nd Edition Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (revised), Astromundi Cluster, Castles Forlorn, Dragon Mountain, City of Delights, Champions of Mystara, Classic D&D Game, City of Splendors, Ruins of Zhentil Keep, Spellbound, Creature Collection III, and the Complete Warrior were added to the Monstrous Master Index, bringing it to a neat 5700 entries.

October 23rd, 2003
The Last Journal Entry of Vharagrod was added to the Ashes of Arend campaign.

October 19th, 2003
Added bios for Cailis Lander San Saeins of the Autumnal Lords, Ingtar, and Lioll,
    The Steading Sword and the Icesinger have been added to our Magic Items section.

October 15th, 2003
Added creatures from the Demons Campaign Setting to our Monster Index, published by Role Aids and Mayfair Games. Also added numerous creatures from may other sources, too numerous and old to bother mentioning here.

October 14th, 2003
1st Edition creatures from the Monster Manual I, Monster Manual II, and the Fiend Folio to the Monstrous Master Index; now containing over 5000 monsters.

October 12th, 2003
Added the Denizens of Vecheron, Menzoberranzan boxed set, Ruins of Undermountain I, Ruins of Undermountain II, Kara-Tur Campaign Setting, Expert Boxed Set, Spelljammer Campaign Setting, Time of the Dragon, Ravenloft Campaign Setting, and the Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium to our collection of creatures in the Monstrous Master Index.

October 10th, 2003
Added the Spelljammer (MC9) Appendix II Monstrous Compendium to our Master Index.

October 9th, 2003
Added the Spelljammer (MC7) Monstrous Compendium to our Master Index.

October 8th, 2003
Added a new artifact, the Breath of Life, to the Magic Items area.
    Added sections entitled Dominions of Zhakrin (an overview of how each priestly Domain fits into Zhakrin's theology) and an overview of various Branches of Worship that are dedicated to the Reaper of Souls.

October 7th, 2003
Added creatures from the d20 Modern Menace Manual to the Monstrous Index.

October 2nd, 2003
New events have been added to our World Timeline: 3601, 3679, 4335, 4337, 5185, 5188, 5207, 5788. Our focus was the rise and fall of human kingdoms in what is presently the Kingdom of Arend and what once was the Magocracy of Saul.

October 1st, 2003
Added the Ravenloft (MC10) and Ravenloft: Children of the Night (MC15) Monstrous Compendium to our Master Index. Happy October.

September 30th, 2003
Added Angel Rockford to the Personalities area.
    The Greyhawk (MC5), Kara-Tur (MC6), and Outer Planes (MC8) monstrous compendiums have been added to our online Master Index.

September 26th, 2003
Creatures from the Forgotten Realms Appendix 1 (MC3) and the Forgotten Realms Appendix 2 (MC11) have been added to our online Master Index.

September 24th, 2003
Added the insidious Caustic Terror to the Creatures section of the website. Creatures from the Dark Sun (MC12), second edition Fiend Folio (MC14), and the Dragonlance (MC4) Monstrous Compendiums have been added to our Master Index.

September 19th, 2003
Creatures, new to our index, have been added from the Al-Qadim (MC13) of second edition D&D fame.

September 17th, 2003
The magic hating Zith have been added to the Creatures section. Also, creatures from d20 Modern core rulebook and the Urban Arcana campaign setting have been added to our Monstrous Master Index.

September 16th, 2003
Added entries from second edition Legends and Lore, Monstrous Compendium Volume 1, and Monstrous Compendium Volume 2 to the Monstrous Master Index.

September 12th, 2003
Updated and added two worm-like beasts to our Creatures section - the mountainous Wombering and the desert dwelling Tsalana Worm.
    Added creatures from the Drow of the Underdark, Complete Psionics Handbook, Draconomicon, and the Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium, Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness to the Monstrous Master Index.

September 10th, 2003
Apologies to those of you who were having trouble with certain updates log links that were not properly url encoded and are not using a browser that will automatically translate them. I was trying to figure out what was causing the linking errors I've seen in my reports and I'll be a bit more careful in the future. If you find a link somewhere that isn't working then please send me an email so I can correct it.
    Updated and added the Storm Wraith and the Waynhim to the Creatures section. Enjoy these two undead spirits.

September 9th, 2003
After playtesting, some minor adjustments have been made to the Sakarabru. Added two forest dwellers to our Creatures section: Leshy spirits and the S'rat.

September 7th, 2003
Beware ye bodiless spirits, the Spirit Hunter has been added to our online Creatures section.

September 6th, 2003
Added two high level creatures, the Shadowman (template) and the Skhull to our Creatures section.
    Updated the Monstrous Master Index to include creatures from Planescape Appendix I, Planescape Appendix II, Planescape Appendix III, Dragonlance Campaign Setting, Minions: Fearsome Foes, and En Route 2: By Land or By Sea. Our Monstrous Index now contains 3848 critters.

September 1st, 2003
Added a new historical map to the Atlas for where the Isle of the Dead was before it sank beneath the ocean.
    New timeline events: AC1950, AC2380.
    Added new information about the history, purpose, and portfolio of the god Zhakrin.

August 31st, 2003
Updated from 2nd edition, I've added the Silothreni to our online creature compendium.
    Added some vocabulary of the Haruninki to our section on languages in the Atlas. Oh, and I've moved languages onto their own subsection so that they are easier to find and so that as I go on to detail other continants all the languages will be in one place.

August 30th, 2003
Added priestess Malane Pael, master Sugard, son of Sugard, master Bannet Saul, and Agossani of Shoi-Astrasa to the Personalities section.

August 28th, 2003
Added the Sakarabru to our online creature compendium.

August 26th, 2003
Have updated and added the Oruli (chock full of cultural information) and the Prock to our online creature compendium.

August 25th, 2003
Small update today, added a drawing of Tadhg von Artigbrauer to his page in the Characters subsection of the Campaign area. Thanks Chris!

August 24th, 2003
Our entire creature section has been updated to reflect changes in the new 3.5 edition. Numerous creatures which might make interesting characters or cohorts have had additional information added to their portfolio to assist in such use: Emrion, Flame Lord, Forest Massiff, Golth-Qua'n, Husti, Mwellwret, and the Tsadutan. Many typos were corrected and various rules have been clairified. A new picture was added for the Mealafist Incasos.
    Added Dorn Ironhelm, Bridgen of Beld, Han Hammarrin, Miles "Tinman" Daleson, and Helgudigan Steb to the Personalities section of the site.
    Added the Warrior of Light prestige class to the Rule Additions section.

August 15th, 2003
Added player character creation guidelines for Galiadre elves to the Races subsection of our Rule Additions area.

August 13th, 2003
Updated the Monstrous Master Index to the latest statistics presented in the new 3.5 Edition Monster Manual. While I don't agree with everything they did in 3.5, the Monster Manual is a solid book and well thought out, corrections and all. I just wish they hadn't renamed the Sea Lion to Sea Cat, it's too trivial. There are just a couple "new" creatures in the book, but most of them are just mechanically advanced versions of the original.
    Fixed the sidebar sub-navigation for the Rules area.

July 16th, 2003
Added Creatures of the Dreamseed, published by Sword and Sorcery Studios, to the Monstrous Master Index.

July 14th, 2003
Added the Mwellwret and Shub-Naddar, Ooze to the Creatures section. The Shub-Naddar are an intelligent race of shape-shifting protoplasmic ooze that dwells deep in the earth. They are not actually Ooze type creatures, but intelligent Aberrations. Ooze is their most basic life-unit and more of their race will soon follow. Mwellwrets are also shapeshifters, look for information on using them as a Player Character race in the future.

July 13th, 2003
Added histories for Mervic and Tharamas Thodan to the Personalities section of the website.

July 12th, 2003
Creatures from the Encyclopedia of Angels, published by Fast Forward Entertainment, have been added to our Monstrous Master Index.

July 10th, 2003
Niatara, High Thane Brunigin Alewyrd, and Zul have been added into the Personalities section.
    Added information on the dwarven country of Deep Home to the Atlas.
    Details of years 2498, 2505, 2506, and 4250 have been added to our World Timeline.
    Clairifications have been made to the beserking effect of Black Phylis pollen.

July 3rd, 2003
Creatures from Dungeon Magazine #100, Dragon Magazine #309, Polyhedron Magazine #159, and Oathbound: Wrack & Ruin by Bastion Press to our Monstrous Master Index.
    Fixed an oversight where spell schools were not being displayed in spell details.
    Three new spells have been added to the Spells area: Dim Utterance, Bright Utterance, and Melody of Pain.

June 30th, 2003
Added the Moredwraith to our online Creatures of Sulerin compendium.

June 28th, 2003
The Lupinal have been converted to 3rd edition and migrated from our old site to this one. Some small changes were made to their racial abilities (racial skill bonuses and changes to the save DC for their leap attack). These changes are also noted on the page for Lupinal Player Characters.

June 15th, 2003
Added information on the properties of the Prime Material Realm within which the World of Sulerin is located to our Multiverse guide.

June 14th, 2003
Information on the Ethereal Realm has been added to the Multiverse section of our online Atlas.

June 13th, 2003
Many thanks to Brittney Sherwood for her depiction of a Tenerthor Elf. We hope to see more of her talented work in the future.
    Creatures from the 2nd Edition Monstrous Compendium Annual IV have been added to our Monstrous Master Index. Many of these creatures haven't made an appearance in 3rd Edition yet.

June 10th, 2003
Creatures from the new campaign accessory, Ghostwalk, have been added to our Monstrous Master Index.

June 6th, 2003
Added Living Ice to our online collection of monsters in the Creatures of Sulerin area.

June 4th, 2003
Added text concerning the process of the Multiverse and corrected several important typos in the Multiverse section of the Atlas. Also, the map of the Multiverse has been updated to reflect new concepts of coterminous and coexistent planes.

May 31st, 2003
Added creatures from the Monstrous Compendium Annual 3 to the Monstrous Master Index. Many of these creatures have already made an appearance in 3rd edition. This brings our index to a neat 3,300 creatures.

May 30th, 2003
Two new encounters for adventures near the Ardent Swamps, though easily placed in your own campaign world, meet Green Tooth and the Black Boatman. Also updated the entry for Cawanan, Ayoi's henchman.

May 27th, 2003
I've added some new non-player characters from our Ashes of Arend campaign: Madazar Krom, Uluk Harnscor, and Tharam Brightgold.

May 25th, 2003
Added creatures from the new 3rd Edition Fiend Folio as well as creatures from the newest Dragon and Dungeon magazines to our Monstrous Master Index, bringing our index to contain 3,221 creatures.

May 21st, 2003
Added the Geltutoog Incasos to the Creatures section of the website. These have been converted from their old 2nd edition version on the old website and they are rather fearsome as an Incasos at the top of their food-chain ought to be. Feedback and any offers to help draw these creatures is much appreciated.
    Some minor changes and balancing were done to the Maeldrad, Bashlikar, and Julahdon Incasos.
    Sorry about the time-outs in the Monster Index and on the Search pages. I've adjusted the running times for these programs and they should no longer time out. Let me know if you experience any problems.

May 4th, 2003
Updated the fiendish Maeldrad Incasos to 3rd edition rules and have brought them anew from our old site to here in the Creatures area for your enjoyment. I have plans to soon bring the Geltutoog into 3rd edition and then begin detailing the True Incasos in an epic campaign fashion. Feedback is helpful and if anyone would like to help me with artwork for the Maeldrad then submissions are also very welcome.

May 2nd, 2003
It had been a few months since I last checked it and so I've updated the Links page. A few dead links were removed and some new ones were added. Also, in hopes of exposing newer visitors to some of the hidden, though rather useful parts of the website, I've reorganized the sidebar of the website. Let me know if you have any suggestions or critiques.

May 1st, 2003
Added the Daernarthor Dwarves to our Creatures section of the website.

April 26th, 2003
Added creatures from Malhavoc Press' Book of Eldritch Might I, Book of Eldritch Might II, and Book of Eldritch Might III and Bastion Press' Oathbound: The Plains of Penance to our Monstrous Master Index.

April 18th, 2003
Added Gimalion Vasos, Arinilu, Velvet Imanil, Hasst-Shee, Damaris Zydol, Sir Varyandian Sethenin, Bors ap Valon, Ske, and Garoke to the Personalities area.
    Some of the above NPCs are very powerful and originated in our long running Black Scourge campaign.

April 17th, 2003
After something of a hiatus we've added listings from the Tome of Horrors to our Monstrous Master Index. Just in time to get started on the new Fiend Folio. This brings our index to contain a total of 3031 creatures.

March 21st, 2003
Added Throm Broldag, Timerin, Mirannathor Nelurussan, Azraat, Pirion Pasitosi
    I've also added creatures from the Arms and Equipment Guide (WoTC) and about half of the creatures from the Tome of Horrors (Necromancer Games press) to our Monstrous Master Index. I'll be adding the second 200 creatures from the Tome of Horrors over the next couple of days. While at it, I updated the References list for the Master Index to include everything that we've added creatures from over the last few months as well as a portion of resources that we intend to shortly add to the Index.
    Fixed a bug in the Spells area that was preventing people from requesting a list of all of Sulerin's spells in detail. Sorry for the hassle.

March 17th, 2003
Creatures from Wizard's Savage Species have been indexed into our Monstrous Master Index.

March 7th, 2003
Added Belar the Green Warden to the Personalities section.

March 6th, 2003
Added Sand Spider, Hunting to the Creatures area.

March 5th, 2003
Added Aramim Broldag, Pastor Nanath of Barley Field, Lord Agarabel of Bluewater, Baron Taman of Yanazir, Captain Zeldo Ziran of the Crazy Marion, and Prioress Arabella of Bluewater.
    Added additional character history to Sasha Petrov from our ongoing Ashes of Arend campaign.

February 27th, 2003
Added Moredhel to the Creatures area.

February 26th, 2003
Added three new spells today: Putrefy Food and Drink, Golden Ball, and Defile Nature. While I was in there I updated the code for the spell briefs page which should now load more efficiently and will also display 0th level spells.
    Also, I've brought the Skull Bearer from our 2nd edition website and into 3rd edition which, by the way, is a creature that uses the above spells.

January 8th, 2003
The spell Ice Spike had its damage cap reduced to 10d6 and the DC to escape the spikes was increased to DC 19 Strength or Escape Artist check. Because of spells such as Transport via Plants and Tree Stride, the spell Tree Gate has been improved. The spell was changed to 8th level, allows a number of creatures of the caster's
choosing and totalling no more than the caster's level to pass through the gate. Creatures are slain if a tree used in the spell is destroyed as they travel through. One creature may pass through per round.
    Added a number of new non-player characters to the Personalities section, including: Vanatos, Runalmaranamon, Marnot, Agod, Thal-Zeroth, and Dean Equelion Praedariot.