👁️ Doll’s Eyes: Hazards in the Haunted Grove
The natural world is already strange enough to spark fantasy. Take, for instance, the Doll’s Eyes plant (also called White Baneberry), a wildflower whose berries look uncannily like staring eyes. Encountering one in the real world is unsettling—finding a whole grove feels like stumbling into...
Subclass Spotlight: The Symbiotic Engineer (Artificer)
Under the Dome – Balaria | Live Play Subclass Reveal [caption id="attachment_76414" align="alignright" width="240"] An Artillerist artificer as seen in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. [Image courtesy Wizards of the Coast][/caption] In our upcoming live play campaign, Under the Dome – Balaria, six unique subclasses will step into...
When the Beholder Glows Up: Mr. Potato Beholder 2.0 and the Ultimate Eye-Accessory Arsenal
When WizKids first unleashed the Mr. Potato Beholder into the world, we laughed, we gasped, and we swapped eyestalks like there was no tomorrow. It was the perfect marriage of tabletop terror and childhood nostalgia—one part iconic D&D monster, one part mix-and-match toy mayhem. But now?...
Player-Driven Objectives & Reactions to the Environment in Aether Skies and beyond
Making Combat Cinematic in Aether Skies (and Beyond) Combat in TTRPGs often risks becoming a grind: attack rolls, hit points, rinse, repeat. But in Aether Skies, where every fight could mean saving a floating city from collapse or dueling across the deck of a storm-wracked aethership,...
Bard Subclass: College of the Hollow Choir — Voices Beyond the Veil
"They sing with me. They have always sung with me." Some bards find their inspiration in nature’s beauty, the stories of old, or the cheers of an audience.Others… hear voices. Continuing the series of subclasses with symbiotes. We did the barbarian last week. Check it out here. The...
Odd NPC Vendors for Your Magical World: Durgan “Two-Copper” Ironsmile’s Discount Armory
Meet the Proprietor: Durgan “Two-Copper” Ironsmile Durgan Ironsmile is a stout, soot-streaked dwarf with a braided beard peppered with flecks of metal shavings and a grin that never quite inspires confidence. He runs a small, cluttered stall in the market’s far corner under a crooked sign...
The Plane of Song: A Realm Where Music Shapes Reality
Among the infinite planes of existence, few are as strange — or as enchanting — as the Plane of Song. This shimmering dimension is woven from pure melody, rhythm, and resonance. Here, reality is not bound by stone or soil, but by harmony and cadence....
The Monkey Orchid: Nature’s Trickster in Your Campaign
One of the wonders of our own world is a little flower called the Monkey Orchid. Native to high-altitude forests in South America, its petals naturally form the startling face of a tiny simian. Looking at it feels like stumbling across a secret joke that...
Zoo Mafia: Flaws, Scars, and Secrets—Let ’Em Bleed
In Zoo Mafia, every bullet wound, busted tooth, and broken alias is more than just a bad roll—it’s fuel for the story. The best fights don’t just chew up hit points; they drag out the things your crew would rather keep buried. Combat isn’t just about...
Madness Is a Choice (and a Weapon) in Aether Skies and more
Letting Players Wield Corruption for Power in Aether Skies and D&D In most games, madness is treated as a punishment: fail your save, lose control, wander off muttering until someone drags you back. But in Aether Skies, where the skies themselves whisper and Aether burns brighter...
