For every Mace of Disruption, there's a Blade of Corruption

Skeletonizes/Zombifies slain humanoids into 1HD Undead henchmen, may exhibit other properties
(d6) Athame, Parazonium, Falcata, Broadsword, Headsman's Axe, Scythe

Random Link o' the Day:  https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Slaver_weapon

Item: Animating Chess Set

Animating Chess Set; ebony & ivory, nice box, 1d30 pieces remain, one use each, roll d20 to determine type, if max/type has been reached, substitute Pawn

d20      Figure              Max #              Stats

1-8       Pawn               16                    Warrior, XPL 1, HP 10, AC 14, aids up to 24hrs

9-11     Rook                4                      Enlarges to permanent two-story stone Tower Keep

12-14   Knight              4                      Knight, XPL 10, AC 17, D BW+1, HP 70, aids 3T

15-17   Bishop             4                      Casts one Spell; Restore, Resurrect, or Regenerate
18-19   Queen             2                      Valkyrie; XPL 15, AC 20, D BW+3, HP 100, aids 1T
 20       King                 2                      Summons any other piece to act on Party behalf

Unrelated Link 

 https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/2089/what-are-the-differences-between-holmes-moldvay-and-mentzer-dd

Updated d100 Potions, now with potential Side Effects

Thought that since they are so prevalent, and possibly subject to alchemical variation and error, Potions should come with potential (one in ten?) Side Effects; slight to major risks that accompany or possibly distort expected results.  Updated table here

New URLs in the Linkdump

New Linkdump:

http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.com/p/trick-trap-index.html
The Thursday Trick & Trap Agency Series index
This series examines original and classic traps discussing how to present the traps while maintaining the agency of the players.

https://billcoffin.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/wormy.pdf
Trampier's Wormy PDF

https://laughingsquid.com/mike-bukowski-drawing-all-of-h-p-lovecrafts-creatures/

https://stefanpoag.com/ 
The Weird Fantasy Art of Stefan Poag

http://zerohitpoints.com/Articles/Advantage-in-DnD-5 
Probability and the new Advantage mechanic 

 Random Unrelated Link: Let me ask you this