Lost Shrine of the Necrophidian

I'm incredibly pleased to announce that since its original planned release date back in 2022, and the help and assistance of Morgan Lean at Epiphany Entertainment, that Lost Shrine of the Necrophidian is officially released for Beyond the Black Sea (A Darkstars Universe product) The high priest of a major temple explains that he is seeking to find the location of an ancient burial site of historical significance.

https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/2026/03/06/lost-shrine-of-the-necrophidian/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Mice of Legend – Omnibus Volume 1

I've had the very great pleasure to work with Alchemical Press and its owner Paul Hoeffer on the layout of a number of their products. In particular, the Mice of Legend line which includes the Perils of Portal Lake campaign setting and adventures, in both OSRIC/1E/OSR and Shadowdark variants. Over on DriveThruRPG they also have OSE & 5E connversion guides. From the Alchemical Press website...

https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/2026/02/20/mice-of-legend-omnibus-volume-1/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Jewel-Delvers of Nagor Kadir: Areas of Knowledge

Areas of Knowledge are the skill system for Jewel-Delvers of Nagor Kadir and the Scimitar System. The beauty is that anything that can be applied to a test, can be an area of knowledge. Here are some examples of areas of knowledge: Every time a test is required, and the player can use the area of knowledge, they get a reroll of 1 dice.

https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/2026/01/30/jewel-delvers-of-nagor-kadir-areas-of-knowledge/

Jewel-Delvers of Nagor Kadir: Ghostgates

One of the objectives of the Scimiar System is for multi-genre play— Whilst Jewel-Delvers of Nagor Kadir focuses on technology based in a medieval fantasy world, it introduces Ghostgates allowing travel between worlds and time. We wanted the Scimitar System to support play across multiple genres where characters from a lower technology medieval fantasy world can pass into a high technology alien world, and vice versa.

https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/2026/01/28/jewel-delvers-of-nagor-kadir-ghostgates/

Jewel-Delvers of Nagor Kadir: Ancestries

Ancestries There are 10 ancestries to play, each bringing its own strengths and weaknesses: Clan Raggad Dwarf These short and stocky humanoids are considered tall at 4-1/2 feet. They favour plaited beards and facial markings to distinguish their clan allegiances. They are usually dour and short tempered, but their demeanour changes when discussing mining, gold, ale, and stonework. Dwarves have slightly longer lifespans than…

https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/2026/01/26/jewel-delvers-of-nagor-kadir-ancestries/

Introducing Jewel-Delvers of Nagor Kadir

https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/2026/01/24/introducing-jewel-delvers-of-nagor-kadir/

Project Scimitar

https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/2025/12/31/project-scimitar/