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General skills from the Mystara Mailing List posted 25 November 2002.

Ailuromancy - The Magic of Cats from the Mystara Mailing List posted 21 January 2003.

Skills and the fighter from the Mystara Mailing List posted 5 February 2004.

Drugs on Mystara from the Mystara Mailing List posted 5 December 2003.

A campaign summary of the Mystaran Solar System from the Mystara Message Board posted 9 November 2005.

Origin of the Isle of Dread from the Mystara Message Board posted 17 December 2005.

Origin and History of the Master of Hule from the Mystara Message Board posted 23 December 2005.

Arachne, Island of Spiders from the Mystara Message Board posted 7 March 2006.

History of Arachne from the Mystara Message Board posted 8 March 2006.

The City of Hearts from the Mystara Message Board posted 8 March 2006.

Duchy of Maganshire from The Piazza posted 3 June 2008.

More Personalities of Maganshire from The Piazza posted 8 January 2009.

Maganshire Timeline from The Piazza posted 13 January 2009.

Origin of the Mek: The Strange Affair of the God Hallucigenia from The Piazza posted 19 January 2009.

Planets of Mystaraspace from The Piazza posted 22 January 2009.

Planet 1: Masauwu from The Piazza posted 23 January 2009.

101 Adventure Ideas for a Mystara Campaign from The Piazza posted 26 January 2009. (some ideas by Sean Meaney)

New types of Meks from The Piazza posted 29 January 2009.

Blackmoor: Grief Eternal from The Piazza posted 16 March 2009.

Planet 2: Valerias from The Piazza posted 1 April 2009.

Alternate Race and Class mechanics from The Piazza posted 21 August 2009.

Multiclassing from The Piazza posted 26 August 2009.

Journal of Averyx: The rise of the Carnifex from The Piazza posted 4 February 2010.

99 Bottles of Mystaran Beer on the Wall, Mystaran beverage and food items, from the Piazza posted 17 February 2010. (contributions also by JTR, Marco Fossati, Blacky the Blackball, Mike Phillips, Geoff Gander, Giampaolo Agosta, John Walter Biles, Michael Berry, Ville Lähde, Jamie Baty, John Calvin, Ashtagon and Sean Meaney).

Name level options from The Piazza posted 6 August 2010.

Journal of Averyx: A Shadow Falls from The Piazza posted 27 February 2011.

Alphatian Skyship Spotters Guide - by Olaf ap Oluffson from The Piazza posted 29 June 2011.

Mystaran monsters and villains from The Piazza posted 16 July 2011. (contributions also by Blacky the Blackball, John Calvin, Andrew Theisen, Robert J. Nuttman, Jr., Simone Neri, JTrithen and Snorri).

Magical Weapon Mastery from Thoughtful Nerd posted 10 October 2018.

Weapon Mastery and Similar Weapons from Thoughtful Nerd posted 24 October 2018.

BECMI Healing Spells Revamped from Thoughtful Nerd posted 24 October 2018.

Walker from the BECMI Facebook group posted 31 October 2018.

Dreaded Branch from the Mystara Reborn Facebook group posted 27 March 2019.

Rules for Wrestling (Grappling) in D&D from Thoughtful Nerd posted 9 April 2020.

Character Sheets for Classic (BECMI) D&D from Thoughtful Nerd posted 12 May 2020.

Extended Rules Cyclopaedia Skills List from Thoughtful Nerd posted 12 May 2020.

New immortal: Averyx, Investigator for the Sphere of Time current as of 18 August 2020.

Acrobat variant for character classes, (RC/BECMI) by Cab Davidson, current as of 24 December 2020.

Metamorphs current as of 23 February 2021.

Additional Wizard Spells current as of 11 March 2021.

Rake Character Class, revised from The Piazza posted 6 April 2021.

Merchant Character Class, revised from The Piazza posted 8 April 2021.

Assassin and Thief classes, revised from The Piazza posted 9 April 2021.

Revised Mystic Class from The Piazza posted 12 April 2021.

New Race - Cucarachan from The Piazza posted 13 April 2021.

Clerical Spells List (and new spells) from The Piazza posted 16 April 2021.

Character Class: Theist from The Piazza posted 16 April 2021.

Fighters, Paladins, Avengers and Druidic Knights, revised from The Piazza posted 17 April 2021.

Myconid: Omphalotus from The Piazza posted 20 April 2021.

Myconid: Cordyceps from The Piazza posted 20 April 2021.

Myconid: Muscarid from The Piazza posted 21 April 2021.

Myconid: Arthrobotryd from The Piazza posted 22 April 2021.

Myconid: Craterellid from The Piazza posted 22 April 2021.

On the Myconids of Mystara from The Piazza posted 23 April 2021.

Different Take on Elemental Planes from The Piazza posted 27 April 2021.

Exotic Materials for Weapons and Armour from The Piazza posted 4 May 2021.

Weapon Mastery - New Weapons from Thoughtful Nerd posted 25 October 2018 updated from The Piazza posted 4 May 2021.

Random Gemstone Determination from The Piazza posted 7 May 2021.

New creature: Draugr from The Piazza posted 10 May 2021.

New creature: Scorpion Fly from The Piazza posted 10 May 2021.

Regarding Frost Giants from The Piazza posted 11 May 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Yellow (Citrine) from The Piazza posted 15 May 2021.

New creature: Bluecap from The Piazza posted 16 May 2021.

New creature: Devils Coach Horse from The Piazza posted 17 May 2021.

New creature: Beholder Gug from The Piazza posted 17 May 2021.

New creature: Boobrie from The Piazza posted 18 May 2021.

New creature: Black Shuck from The Piazza posted 18 May 2021.

New creature: Bloody Bones from The Piazza posted 20 May 2021.

New creature: Quicksilver (Starstone) Dragon from The Piazza posted 21 May 2021.

New creature: Bombardier Beetle, Giant from The Piazza posted 22 May 2021.

New creature: Shugmonkey from The Piazza posted 23 May 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Violet (Amethyst) from The Piazza posted 24 May 2021.

New creature: Dunnie from The Piazza posted 25 May 2021.

New creature: Adhlacthaí portaigh from The Piazza posted 26 May 2021.

New creature: Cheetah from The Piazza posted 27 May 2021.

New creature: Shark, Hammerhead from The Piazza posted 28 May 2021.

New creature: Shellycoat from The Piazza posted 29 May 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Platinum (Quartz) from The Piazza posted 30 May 2021.

New creature: Cave Lion from The Piazza posted 1 June 2021.

New creature: Knocker from The Piazza posted 1 June 2021.

New creature: Giant Bluebottle from The Piazza posted 1 June 2021.

New creature: Sathar from The Piazza posted 2 June 2021.

New creature: Thresher Shark from The Piazza posted 4 June 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Ultraviolet (Fluorite) from The Piazza posted 5 June 2021.

New creature: Bed Bug (Giant) om The Piazza posted 6 June 2021.

New creature: Aralez from The Piazza posted 7 June 2021.

New creature: Dralasite from The Piazza posted 8 June 2021.

New creature: Valravn from The Piazza posted 10 June 2021.

New creature: Dobhar-chú from The Piazza posted 10 June 2021.

New creature: Trollgädda from The Piazza posted 11 June 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Infrared (Garnet) from The Piazza posted 12 June 2021.

New creature: Erlkling from The Piazza posted 13 June 2021.

New creature: Bregdi from The Piazza posted 14 June 2021.

New creature: Titanopteran from The Piazza posted 15 June 2021.

New creature: Quetzalcoatlus from The Piazza posted 16 June 2021.

New creature: Yazarian from The Piazza posted 17 June 2021.

New creature: Saltosaurus from The Piazza posted 18 June 2021.

New creature: Copper (Sphalerite) Dragon from The Piazza posted 19 June 2021.

New creature: Mattress from The Piazza posted 20 June 2021.

New creature: Dropper Beetle from The Piazza posted 21 June 2021.

New creature: Velociraptor from The Piazza posted 22 June 2021.

New creature: Dybbuk from The Piazza posted 22 June 2021.

New creature: Vrusk from The Piazza posted 24 June 2021.

New creature: Swordfish from The Piazza posted 25 June 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Iridium (Spectrolite) from The Piazza posted 26 June 2021.

New creature: Ichneumon, Giant from The Piazza posted 27 June 2021.

New creature: Sceadugenga from The Piazza posted 28 June 2021.

New creature: Deinonychus from The Piazza posted 29 June 2021.

New creature: Kallikantzaros from The Piazza posted 30 June 2021.

New creature: Dwarf Elephant from The Piazza posted 1 July 2021.

Weapon Mastery: Billy Club from The Piazza posted 1 July 2021.

New creature: Candiru from The Piazza group posted 2 July 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Orange (Sunstone) from The Piazza posted 3 July 2021.

New creature: Ghula from The Piazza posted 4 July 2021.

New creature: Dunkleosetus from The Piazza posted 5 July 2021.

New creature: Golem, Straw from The Piazza posted 6 July 2021.

New creature: Utahraptor from The Piazza posted 7 July 2021.

New creature: Doppler from The Piazza posted 8 July 2021.

New creature: Gainda manaav (Rhino Man) from The Piazza posted 9 July 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Holmium (Morganite) from The Piazza posted 10 July 2021.

Weapon Mastery: Plumbata from The Piazza posted 10 July 2021.

New creature: Struthiosaurus from The Piazza posted 12 July 2021.

New creature: Aunt Sally from The Piazza posted 13 July 2021.

New creature: Jack in Irons from The Piazza posted 14 July 2021.

New creature: Venturi from The Piazza posted 15 July 2021.

New creature: Caracal from The Piazza posted 16 July 2021.

New creature: Bonnacon from The Piazza posted 17 July 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Silver (Galena) from The Piazza posted 17 July 2021.

New creature: Xiphiorhynchus from The Piazza posted 18 July 2021.

New creature: Hedgehog, Giant from The Piazza posted 20 July 2021.

New creature: Clausius from The Piazza posted 21 July 2021.

New creature: Golem, Coral from The Piazza posted 22 July 2021.

New creature: Onza from The Piazza posted 23 July 2021.

New creature: Spinosaurus from The Piazza posted 24 July 2021.

New creature: Hodmedod from The Piazza posted 25 July 2021.

New creature: Sleipnir from The Piazza posted 26 July 2021.

New creature: Riddler from The Piazza posted 27 July 2021.

New creature: Mannequin from The Piazza posted 28 July 2021.

New creature: Nasutoceratops from The Piazza posted 29 July 2021.

New creature: Spriggan from The Piazza posted 30 July 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Purple (Charoite) from The Piazza posted 31 July 2021.

New creature: Skeletos from The Piazza posted 1 August 2021.

New creature: Golem, Armour from The Piazza posted 2 August 2021.

New creature: Brock from The Piazza posted 3 August 2021.

New creature: Octospider from The Piazza posted 4 August 2021.

New creature: Water Scorpion, Giant from The Piazza posted 5 August 2021.

New creature: Contrivance from The Piazza posted 6 August 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Turquoise (Aquamarine) from The Piazza posted 7 August 2021.

New creature: Gegenees from The Piazza posted 8 August 2021.

New creature: Hatzegopteryx from The Piazza posted 9 August 2021.

New creature: Tyndall from The Piazza posted 10 August 2021.

New creature: Hyena from The Piazza posted 11 August 2021.

New creature: Barbegazi from The Piazza posted 12 August 2021.

New creature: Rotifer, Giant from The Piazza posted 13 August 2021.

New creature: Dragon, Palladium (Moonstone) from The Piazza posted 14 August 2021.

New creature: Iguanodon from The Piazza posted 15 August 2021.

New creature: Triffid from The Piazza posted 16 August 2021.

New creature: Inflationes Ignis from The Piazza posted 17 August 2021.

The Mystical Floating Island of Tír na nÓg from The Piazza posted 23 August 2021.

Places in Tír na nÓg from The Piazza posted 23 August 2021.

New creature: Lich, Warrior from The Piazza posted 24 August 2021.

Weapon Mastery: Kpinga from The Piazza posted 27 August 2021.

New creature: Lich, Mystic from The Piazza posted 1 September 2021.

Personalities of Fiddlers Green from The Piazza posted 2 September 2021.

New creature: Jaculus from The Piazza posted 7 September 2021.

The Immortal Hallucigenia from The Piazza posted 20 September 2021.

New creature: Dileptus, giant from The Piazza posted 22 September 2021.

New creature - Myconid: Pilobolus from The Piazza posted 23 September 2021.

New creature - Myconid: Morchellid from The Piazza posted 23 September 2021.

New creature - Myconid: Marasmian from The Piazza posted 23 September 2021.

New creature - Myconid: Coprids from The Piazza posted 23 September 2021.

New creature - Myconid: Volvariellid from The Piazza posted 28 September 2021.

New creature - Myconid: Geastrid from The Piazza posted 28 September 2021.

Weapon Mastery - Urmuni from The Piazza posted 2 October 2021.

New creature - Myconid: Armillarid from The Piazza posted 2 October 2021.

New creature: Great Barracuda from The Piazza posted 20 October 2021.

Revised Magic Item Tables from The Piazza posted 23 October 2021.

Conceptual Prime from The Piazza posted 26 October 2021.

Exotic Ammunition from The Piazza posted 10 November 2021.

My Monsters Collection from The Piazza posted 11 November 2021.

Updated Druid Class from The Piazza posted 15 November 2021.

New creature: Silent Knight from The Piazza posted 23 December 2021.

Merchant Character Class from Threshold Magazine issue 28 dated 11 January 2022.

Myconids of Mystara from Threshold Magazine issue 28 dated 11 January 2022.

Weapon mastery: Hunting Blowgun from The Piazza posted 19 January 2022.

New general skill: Sumpit from The Piazza posted 19 January 2022.

Map of Maganshire and the City of Magan AC 1057, 5 miles per hex from The Piazza posted 21 January 2022.

Neathar Skills from The Piazza posted 25 January 2022.

Weapons of the Toralai from The Piazza posted 27 January 2022.

Toralai Tools from The Piazza posted 27 January 2022.

Paleolithic Neathar Technology from The Piazza posted 27 January 2022.

The Strange Vampiric Bloodlines of Mystara from The Piazza posted 29 January 2022.

New magical item: Scabbard of Oceansend from The Piazza posted 2 February 2022.

New magical sword: Yarrviksverd from The Piazza posted 2 February 2022.

New creature - Myconid: Physarid from The Piazza posted 14 February 2022.

[Mesolithic Neathar] Technology from The Piazza posted 16 February 2022.

New creature - Myconid: Cladosporid from The Piazza posted 19 February 2022.

New creature - Myconid: Psathyrellid from The Piazza posted 22 February 2022.

Necromantic Spells from The Piazza posted 1 April 2022.

Queldommage ( Human / Magic User / 36 / male ) from The Piazza posted 12 April 2022.

Lady Carlotina ( Human / Magic User / 22 / female ) from The Piazza posted 13 April 2022.

Lady Amendhella ( Human / Magic User / 15 / female ) from The Piazza posted 20 April 2022.

Radiance Dragons: Uranium, Neptunium and Plutonium from The Piazza posted 20 April 2022.

Mount Asphyxia from The Piazza posted 27 April 2022.

Star Frontiers Races as PC's from The Piazza posted 2 June 2022.

New creature: Optunian from The Piazza posted 14 June 2022.

New creature: Segestrian, Giant Green Fanged Spider from The Piazza posted 16 June 2022.

New creature: Baracus from The Piazza posted 27 June 2022.

Strange Vampires of Mystara from Threshold Magazine issue 29 dated 1 July 2022.

New creature: Haunt, Globster from The Piazza posted 4 July 2022.

What if - Continuing the IM Module series? from The Piazza posted 10 July 2022. (input also from Håvard, Robin, Aoz and Tom Bulls Eye)

New creature: Lobscouse from The Piazza posted 11 July 2022.

Separating Class and Race in Classic D&D from The Piazza posted 26 July 2022.

Ritual Spellcasting from The Piazza posted 5 August 2022.

New skill: Channeler from The Piazza posted 7 August 2022.

New creature: Anthropod from The Piazza posted 12 October 2022.

Pages From the Notes of Crossandra, Professor of Alchemy from The Piazza posted 14 October 2022.

Monsters of the Alphatian Sea from Threshold Magazine issue 30 dated 16 December 2022.

Metinsulae - Isle of the Metamorphs from Threshold Magazine issue 30 dated 16 December 2022.

New creature: Sandy Claws from The Piazza posted 22 December 2022.

New PC race: Hodmedod (Hedgehog Folk) from The Piazza posted 2 February 2023.

New PC race: Brock (Badger folk) from The Piazza posted 3 February 2023.

Image of a Sherkasta from The Piazza posted 3 February 2023 (produced by AI as prompted).

Image of a Skygnome from The Piazza posted 3 February 2023(produced by AI as prompted).

Image of an extraplanar elven princess from The Piazza posted 3 February 2023(produced by AI as prompted).

Hunting the Streets of Tel Akbir, artwork from The Piazza posted 3 February 2023(produced by AI as prompted).

Images of an apothecary/herbalist/alchemy shop in Ghyr option 1, option 2, option 3 from The Piazza posted 3 February 2023(produced by AI as prompted).

Image of a Eusdrian bulldog lupin from The Piazza posted 4 February 2023(produced by AI as prompted).

Magic Items Random Generation Table from The Piazza posted 9 February 2023.

Monkey Folk of Mystara: Nobubele - bonobo folk for Mystara from The Piazza posted 15 February 2023.

Lycanthropes, vampires, and mummies amongst the Monkey Folk of Mystara from The Piazza posted 17 February 2023.

Monkey Folk of Mystara: Taer from The Piazza posted 17 February 2023.

Monkey Folk of Mystara: Yazarians from The Piazza posted 17 February 2023.

New character class - Medicine Man from The Piazza posted 18 February 2023.

Monkey Folk of Mystara from The Piazza posted 19 February 2023.

Monkey Folk of Mystara: Changyi (Kung-fu gibbons) from The Piazza posted 19 February 2023.

Monkey Folk of Mystara: Wong Oranye from The Piazza posted 19 February 2023.

Monkey Folk of Mystara: Phanaton from The Piazza posted 20 February 2023.

Monkey Folk of Mystara: Shaydaan from The Piazza posted 21 February 2023.

Grey Philosophers and other variants from The Piazza posted 24 February 2023.

Trinkets from The Piazza posted 15 March 2023 (with additional trinkets by Håvard, Robert J. Nuttman, Jr., Greenbrier, Robin, Giampaolo Agosta, Francesco Defferrari, and Mysha).

New spells from The Piazza posted 17 March 2023 (produced by ChatGPT as prompted).

Muppet Race for BECMI from The Piazza posted 18 March 2023 (produced by ChatGPT as prompted).

New character class: Hoppit from The Piazza posted 18 March 2023 (produced by ChatGPT as prompted).

Monkey Folk of Mystara: Gorira from The Piazza posted 21 March 2023.

Doctor Who monsters from The Piazza posted 24 March 2023 (produced by ChatGPT as prompted).

The Temporal Anomaly of the Sea of Dread from The Piazza posted 29 March 2023.

New creature: Gastrognome from The Piazza posted 5 April 2023.

The Decapus from The Piazza posted 14 April 2023.

Weapon Mastery and Firearms from The Piazza posted 5 May 2023.

Current rumour list from The Piazza posted 22 May 2023.

Gathering rumours from The Piazza posted 31 May 2023.

New creature: Moschops from The Piazza posted 9 June 2023.

New creature: Magyarosaurus from The Piazza posted 17 June 2023.

Snake kin of Mystara from The Piazza posted 29 June 2023.

Terrors of the Sea of Dread from Threshold Magazine issue 31 dated 1 July 2023.

Reptilian Skills from The Piazza posted 2 July 2023.

Mystical Monasteries of Mystara from The Piazza posted 7 July 2023.

Haunted Island, adventure in Haven (Alphatia) from The Piazza posted 11 July 2023.

New creature: Supersaurus from The Piazza posted 14 July 2023.

BECMI character sheet from The Piazza posted 20 July 2023.

New creature: Blood Moth from The Piazza posted 1 August 2023.

New creature: Doodlebug from The Piazza posted 3 August 2023.

New creature: Deep Hammer from The Piazza posted 4 August 2023.

Alternate undead turning mechanic from The Piazza posted 9 August 2023.

Prime is the Elemental Plane of Void - a What If... from The Piazza posted 10 August 2023.

Star Frontiers Vehicles for Classic D&D from The Piazza posted 22 August 2023.

New creatures: Robots for Classic D&D from The Piazza posted 31 August 2023.

More high-tech equipment for classic D&D from The Piazza posted 1 September 2023.

Names for higher levels from The Piazza posted 19 September 2023.

Primate Races of Mystara from Threshold Magazine issue 32 dated 21 September 2023.

Medicine Man: A Mystaran Character Class from Threshold Magazine issue 32 dated 21 September 2023.

Potion Costs from The Piazza posted 13 October 2023.

Random thought on the Barleycorn Monastery from The Piazza posted 23 November 2023.

Cyclopaedia Compendium volume 2 - an unofficial DM's supplement for classic D&D and OSR games from The Piazza posted 13 December 2023.

Terrors in the Mists: Monsters of Mystaran Ravenloft from Threshold Magazine issue 33 dated 18 December 2023. (monsters stats provided in article by Brian Rubinfeld
In Cold Blood – Reptilian Races of Mystara from Threshold Magazine issue 33 dated 18 December 2023.

Fists of the Five Elements - Mystics and Acrobats of Mystara from Threshold Magazine issue 33 dated 18 December 2023.

New creature: Coinsect from The Piazza posted 12 February 2024.

Skill packages for thieves from The Piazza posted 2 May 2024.

Cyclopedia Companion - an unofficial players supplement for classic D&D and OSR games from The Piazza posted 20 May 2024.

Extended Equipment List v3, Word version v2.1 from The Piazza posted 7 July 2024.

Radio and Robots – High-Tech Equipment for Classic D&D from Threshold Magazine issue 34 dated 9 July 2024.

Guns and High-Tech Weaponry — from black powder to ray guns – Guns for Classic D&D from Threshold Magazine issue 34 dated 9 July 2024.

Races of the Galactic Federation — Playable alien species for BECMI games from Threshold Magazine issue 34 dated 9 July 2024.

Meg of Wheatons Book of Household Management from The Piazza posted 11 September 2024. (with other recipes from Robin)

Magic Scabbards from The Piazza posted 18 September 2024.

Magic Quivers from The Piazza posted 25 September 2024.