Hauntingly Kind: How Casper the Friendly Ghost Can Inspire Your Next D&D Adventure
It is now October, and you know what that means, its spooky season. To celebrate I am going to do a series of posts of drawing inspiration from some pop culture, or older pop culture to start. When most Dungeon Masters think of undead, they...
Heat & Headlines: Making Law Enforcement a Real Threat in Zoo Mafia
Every mobster in Zoo Mafia knows the truth: the job doesn’t just end when you split the loot. There’s always the long arm of the law—or in this case, the keepers—waiting in the wings, looking to put your crew back in the cages. Too many...
Faction Wars in the Skies
Playing Politics Between the Cities in Aether Skies The skies of Aether Skies are vast, but they are far from free. Every floating city survives not just on the strength of its Aether engines, but on the ambitions, secrets, and schemes of the factions that hold...
Fighter Subclass Reveal: The Symbiotic Warrior
“I am the blade, the armor, the will...
Scars That Tell a Story: Lasting Injuries in Dungeons & Dragons
Combat in Dungeons & Dragons is usually a clean affair. Heroes take hits, drop to zero, and bounce back with a long rest or a cure wounds spell. But for groups who want a grittier, more visceral game, introducing long-lasting injuries, scars, and maiming can...
Under the Dome – Cleric Subclass: Domain of the Grinding Flame
“I carry the fire that unravels worlds. In the ashes, we are remade.” Jumping in with another subclass preview for the players in my Under the Dome - Balaria game. So far we have done, Artificer, Bard, and Monk. only 2 more to go. You can...
Rethinking the Tarrasque: Alternative Lore and Storytelling Threats
The Tarrasque is the apex predator of Dungeons & Dragons—an unstoppable, city-flattening kaiju that exists in nearly every edition of the game. With horns, spines, and an unyielding hunger, it is often depicted as the ultimate “final boss” for high-level adventurers. But what if we...
Peanut Rum Shortage + Blackout = Civil War Among Animal Families
We discussed this idea on the live chat, but lets dive in a little deeper, shall we. Nothing fuels chaos in Zoo Mafia quite like scarcity. When the lights go out and the booze dries up, every animal family starts sniffing around for power, territory,...
When Haven Returned: The City of Secrets and Its Shadows
How the Reappearance of Haven Reshapes Aether Skies For generations, Haven was a ghost story. A city swallowed whole by the Curtain, that endless wall of storm and nightmare which hides the world’s deepest scars. Scholars argued if it ever existed at all. Sailors swore they...
Let the earth tremble from this Fantastical Mount – The Gravelmule
Gravelmule Where other beasts balk, the gravelmule digs. Through rock, ruin, and rubble, these stone-skinned behemoths clear the path for progress—or bury those foolish enough to stand in their way. The Gravelmule is a beast of burden shaped by the earth itself. Found primarily in mountain passes,...
