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Under the Dome: 10 Grind Dealers & NPCs for Your Campaign

Faces Behind the Chaos Economy Under the Dome, Grind doesn’t move on its own. It passes through hands.Through deals.Through people willing to risk everything for power, profit, or survival. Some are respected.Some are feared.Some are barely holding it together. All of them are dangerous in their own way. These NPCs...

Black Markets of the Sky Cities (Aether Skies TTRPG setting)

Trade Beneath the Law in Aether Skies Every sky city runs on rules. Regulated trade lanes. Licensed aether tech. Controlled resource distribution. Carefully monitored imports and exports designed to keep fragile systems stable beneath the Aether Barrier. Above the clouds, order is survival. Below the platforms? So is breaking it. Because...

Under the Dome: Grind Dealers & Power Factions (D&D campaign setting)

Who Controls Chaos in Your D&D Campaign? Under the Dome, Grind is survival. It fuels engines.It powers magic.It stabilizes the unstable. And because of that, it is never truly free. Every grain of refined chaos passes through someone’s hands—and those hands belong to people who understand a simple truth: Control...

Voices from Below (Aether Skies & undercities A D&D campaign setting)

Rumors, Myths, and Urban Legends of the Underside Every city has rumors. In Aether Skies, they don’t just spread through taverns and trade routes—they travel through metal beams, along tensioned cables, and across the hollow spaces beneath the world. In the underside, stories aren’t just told. They are passed...

Under the Dome: Grind (A D&D resource from a post apocalyptic fantasy setting)

Fuel, Currency, and Control in a Post-Apocalyptic D&D Campaign In Under the Dome, survival runs on a single substance: Grind. Every light that flickers back to life after a storm.Every engine that roars across a broken district.Every desperate deal made in shadowed alleys. It all traces back to the...

The Underside: Life Beneath the Sky Cities (Aether Skies TTRPG Setting)

Shadows, Survivors, and Stories Below the Platforms Every sky city has a face it shows the world. Gleaming towers. Docking spires. Carefully maintained markets and controlled aether systems humming with purpose. And then there is everything beneath it. The underside. A maze of hanging structures, exposed beams, forgotten maintenance corridors,...

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The Duplicate Dungeon: Turning Your D&D Party Against Themselves (and Their Past)

If you’ve ever looked at your campaign notes and thought, “I wish I could reuse that dungeon, that boss, or that incredible terrain piece…”—this adventure concept is your answer. [caption id="attachment_59222" align="alignright" width="300"] In Shadow of Your Former Self, adventurers come face to face with the...

Under the Dome: Unusual Monsters (A post Apocalyptic fantasy D&D setting)

When Survival Makes Room for the Unacceptable Under the Dome, mutation is feared. It is monitored, cataloged, quarantined—and when necessary, destroyed. Chaos-touched creatures are reminders that the storms outside the barrier never truly went away. They are evidence that the Dome’s protection is imperfect. Officially, the policy is...

Xanathar's Lost Notes

The Cleric Whose God Went Silent (A D&D 5E character build with background)

An Aasimar Cleric Character Build for D&D 5e Faith is supposed to be a conversation. You speak.A god listens.And sometimes… something answers back. For this cleric, that conversation ended without warning. This character explores what happens when divine power still flows—but the presence behind it is gone. The prayers...

Under the Dome: The Value of Names (A D&D post apocalyptic fantasy setting)

Identity, Records, and Social Control in a Post-Apocalyptic D&D Campaign In Under the Dome, identity isn’t just personal. It’s administrative. A name is not simply what people call you.It’s a record in the system. Your name connects you to housing permits, ration allocations, work contracts, education tracks, and compliance...

Creature-Touched Heroes: Dragons (D&D & RPG Guide)

Heirs to Fire, Scale, and Ancient Majesty Some powers are learned.Some are stolen.Others are inherited. In the Creature-Touched Heroes series, we explore how the great creature types of Dungeons & Dragons shape the heroes who walk its worlds. Dragons occupy a unique place among them—they are not...