For nearly fifty years, The Scourge of the North has forged nightmares from nothing, broken heroes with a whisper, and sharpened the black art of villainy."
The Maleficent Grimoire is the distilled venom of those five decades of darkness; a system-neutral compendium designed to be unleashed in any fantasy, horror, or dark fantasy campaign that dares to host true malice."
Inside You Will Find:
Over 200 System-Neutral Curses: "Ranging from instantaneous afflictions to progressive, evolving curses that devour characters by inches."
Deadly Poisons & Vectors: "A complete historical breakdown of delivery methods from oral ingestion and weapon application to inhalation and contact alongside over a hundred noxious substances and mitigation rules."
Malevolent Creatures: "Encounter terrifying new monsters, from the cunning Pheraghast to the flesh-stripping Brown Scarab Beetles and the dreaded Wraith Eel."
Corrupted Magic: Items & Spells: "Artifacts, weapons, and relics soaked in betrayal, screams, and foul magic that twist fate itself."
Closing Warning: "Players, heed this warning well: when your Game Master cracks open these pages in your presence, feel the temperature drop. Hope will sour. Mercy will be carved away. And you will remember, perhaps too late, that some evils were never meant to be survived."
Details
- Publication Date
- Sep 24, 2026
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780557828265
- Category
- Games
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Victor Dorso
Specifications
- Pages
- 197
- Binding Type
- Hardcover Case Wrap
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)