"From the Desk of Crispin the Bard" Gelatinous Cube

Gelatinous Cube:
In a tight narrow hallway you know danger looms,
Suddenly from behind you, a loud something booms

Your first reaction is to sprint and so you quick get to moving
But it feels like running through jello and quite difficult it's proving

And now completely stuck, you start confirming your fear
For your skin starts to burn, then boil, and then disappear.

So heed my advice, take your time, look twice, and don't be such a rube
Or ya might find yourself being dissolved alive inside a Gelatinous cube!

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"From the desk of Crispin the Bard" The Ordening

Don't worry fans, we aren't dead yet! Life has been finding ways of getting in our way very much the last few weeks. There have been parents flying in, work trips, work in general, even a death in extended family when a session seemed like a sure thing. We are striving week in and week out to play, because we love Dungeons & Dragons. So please bear with us, we will be back and we will finally defeat Strahd and get back to the wonderful homebrew world that Jay has built for us! When we finish Curse of Strahd, don't forget to check back here on our blog for Jay's special homebrew spin on Curse of Strahd!

Without any further ado and with no gilding of the lily, here is another bit of prose from our very own Crispin!

The Ordening:
Oh Giants have internal gripes, and to be quite frank, are full of surprises
They come in all different types, and here they rank, mostly according to sizes.

At the low end of the bar, we have the Giants of Hills
Who measure their power by how much it takes their stomach to fill
To creatures bigger than them, they respect and stay in their place
But for smallfolk like you, well, they'll squash in your face.

Next up is the Giants who live in in the mountains and under the stone
Bigger than their hill cousins but much smarter and less attack prone
They measure their prowess by their stone-crafting and art
But invade their space, and that stone just might become a homing dart!

The Fire Giant will attack with a fiery scourge
That he assembled himself in a fiery forge
The finer the craftsman, the more power he holds
Using fires to reshape irons, silvers, and golds

The cloud giant is elegant and often quite proud
They know they're better than you and say it quite loud
Extravagant and lavish, though sometimes borderline fruity
They value all sorts of treasure, both of riches and beauty

At the top of the chain is mighty Giant of Storms
Wise and strong, but benevolent, they stay out of the lives of the norms.
Still, to cross one of these border-line gods would be quite the blunder
For they'll blast you with lighting and thunder, and surely rip you asunder!

But how and why does each giant stay in its order and rank?
Shouldn't it be in their personalities, to get as much power as they can take?
Well, Annam instilled in them the Ordening, so each type will naturally know their place,
For he knew that's the only way they would survive, without any fighting in-race.

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"From the desk of Crispin the Bard" on Dragons

Welcome back to our weekly web series of musings from our friendly bard, Crispin!

Dragons:
Let this be a lesson, like judging your kin
You cannot judge a dragon by the tone of its skin

Sure, a snowy dragon is naturally blue
But these deceitful creatures can change colors on you

Not only that, but they can change shape and size
So think twice before giving that old miser stink eyes

Because next thing you know, you push on his shoulder
And the weight that you feel is like hitting a bolder

And as his magical breath freezes you into ice
You can't help but think "Man, I should've been nice!"

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"From the desk of Crispin the Bard"

Hey folks!
This is our new weekly series featuring poems and lore written by our very own Crispin! So please check back every Friday for fun OC generated by own of our players!
Enjoy!

Basilisk

"Delve too deep and you run the risk
Of coming face to face with a basilisk

Sharp rows of teeth, eight legs with sharp claws
Though theres more to fear than his arms and his jaw

Catch his gaze and you'll turn quick to stone
Then he'll make a snack of your rocky bones

Even if you defeat it, you still must take great care
For the basilisk often live together in pair"