Smugglers, Bootleggers, and Rat Lines in Zoo Mafia
The Beating Heart of the Animal Underworld If Furton City runs on anything, it ain’t electricity or order — it’s contraband. Peanut rum. Imported fruit cigars. Stolen zookeeper badges. Anything banned, rationed, or restricted finds its way through the paws of smugglers and bootleggers. They’re not the...
Dreams of Haven: Running Surreal Adventures in the Curtain’s Shadow
When the Mind Becomes the Battleground When Haven returned from the Curtain’s storms, it didn’t come back alone.Explorers brought with them relics, yes—but also dreams. Strange, persistent dreams. At first they were only whispers: impossible memories, shifting architecture, a sense of déjà vu that wouldn’t fade....
Symbiotic Hunter: The Apex Predator Ranger
"The wild does not accept weakness. So I became something stronger." Not all rangers walk the wilds alone. Some carry within them a secret, a living passenger that changes their very nature. The Symbiotic Hunter is not merely a tracker or scout—they are something more primal,...
Embracing Transformation: Spells that Change You in 5E
In Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, magic often falls into two broad categories: destructive energy (fireballs, lightning bolts, radiant smites) and utility magic (teleports, illusions, protections). But one of the most flavorful and underexplored niches is transformational magic—spells that change you into something more. From the...
Madness Beyond the Veil: Bringing Psychological & Cosmic Horror to D&D
At the Gaming Table / Dungeons & Dragons / Horror Series💀 Inspired by films like The Lighthouse, The Babadook, and Event Horizon There’s a special kind of horror that doesn’t come from monsters lurking in the dark — it comes from realizing the monster might be...
The Gilded Blossom: The Fragrant Rot Beneath Balaria
“A flower that blooms in darkness feeds on more than soil.”— Common saying among Balaria’s street merchants Beneath the churning foundries and alchemical spires of Balaria lies a quieter empire — one not of steel and arcana, but of smoke, memory, and whispered addiction. It is...
The Arachnomancer Trilogy: Spinning Fear into Power
October Feature: Spooky Subclass Series “Threads of Fear and Fate” October creeps in, and with it comes the soft whisper of silk over stone — the ancient shiver of something waiting in the dark. Most adventurers flinch at the sight of a spider’s shadow, but the wise...
The Long Con: Designing Multi-Session Schemes
Any thug can swing a bat and any grifter can palm a pocket watch. But the true crown jewel of a Zoo Mafia campaign? The Long Con.This isn’t just one heist, one hustle, one “quick in-and-out.” This is the caper that unfolds over multiple sessions—layered,...
The People Beneath the Brass: Everyday Life in the Sky Cities
Finding Humanity Amid the Gears and Aetherlight of Aether Skies It’s easy to think of Aether Skies as a world of skyships, espionage, and eldritch storms—and it is. But between the dueling factions and divine corruption, life goes on. Children play under steam vents. Vendors hawk...
Paladin Subclass Reveal: Oath of the Living Covenant
"I do not walk alone. My strength is not my own. We are one. We are eternal." While most paladins swear fealty to gods, ideals, or eternal laws, a rare few bind themselves to something stranger. Those who take the Oath of the Living Covenant do...
