With December upon us, we reach the season of reflection and camaraderie. This is a perfect opportunity to reflect on an enemy already featured in the Core Rulebook, but only briefly. Here we have the greatest evil of the Digital World; enemy of all and ruler of all; the Black Diamond. Here we give some of the backstory, motivations, and description of The Black Diamond, expounding on what was already listed in the book. Feel free to use this information in your adventures as character motivation, backstory, or even a quest giver! The Black Diamond: Enemy of the Digital World The Black Diamond: The Greatest Enemy Ever Known He is a ruthless, brutal tyrant of a man, and he ruled the Digital World for nearly a hundred years, unchallenged. The Black Diamond is a Digimon of immense strength who came to power in a quick, violent political revolution that deposed the old empire after years of corruption and abuse of its citizens. His real name is unknown, but he is called t...

            In your games, sometimes rather than a simple enemy boss to fight, you'll want to make the encounter more dynamic. In the Digimon: Encounters Core Rulebook , the concept including environmental hazards is touched upon in Chapter 10: Combat in the Terrain subsection, and in Chapter 13: Game-Mastering in the Hazards and Encounter Levels subsection. Here, we will take a look at what one of these enhanced encounters would look like using a scene from Digimon Adventure 02 . The location is the "Forbidden Valley of No Return" (or the "Valley of Duckies and Bunnies" according to Cody), and the boss your party is up against is the ferocious Champion Digimon "Deltamon". There are a few different parts to this encounter, so let's go through each of them in turn, starting with Deltamon. Digimon, Deltamon CL 10 ABILITIES: STR 16, DEX 16, CON 13, INT 10, WIS 11, CHA 8 Defenses: Reflex 18(Flat-Footed 15), Fortitude 25, Will 20 HP: 70; T...

Digi-Armor Energize! That’s right, friends, we’re happy to announce that we have completed the mechanics for Armor Digivolving, as seen in Digimon Adventure 2. You can now choose from the eight original Digi-Eggs of Courage, Friendship, Hope, Light, Sincerity, Love, Knowledge and Reliability to create your very own Armor Digimon. What’s even more impressive? You can create your own Digi-Egg to use! Armor Digivolving is a new prestige class for the Partner Digimon. As per the television show, Armor Digivolving can be used when regular digivolution is impossible, such as in the presence of a control spire or a dark digivice. While Armor Digivolution may not be as powerful in some respects, it is a powerful tool that adds versatility and a reliable source of strength in tough situations. By way of example: Veemon Veemon is an adventure-seeking, fun-loving Digimon that is said to bring good luck. Veemon also possesses the ancient ability to Armor Digivolve. Using the ...