Odd NPC Vendors for Your Magical World: Tibbernick Wigglefuzz, Purveyor of the Ultimate Familiar
Looking to add wonder and weirdness to your campaign’s marketplaces? Odd NPC vendors can become memorable side quests, strange allies, or long-term world fixtures that pull your players deeper into your setting. Lately players love adding pets and companions to the parties ranks. Even among...
10 Campaign Arcs for Zoo Mafia Crews
Zoo Mafia offers a world of cunning animals, prohibition-era aesthetics, and cutthroat criminal politics. But where do you take a campaign beyond a few one-shot heists? Long-term arcs are the backbone of great storytelling, allowing players to grow their crew, forge alliances, and climb the...
Echoes in the Ember Graves – a one shot in Aether Skies
A One-Shot of Elemental Memory and Fire-Warped Horror in Aether Skies “They said the Cindralis were extinct. That the Ember Graves had gone cold. But as the ash-cracked earth split beneath their boots, and the voices in the flame whispered names they hadn’t spoken in years—they...
Remorhaz Reforged: Lore, Ecology, and Fearsome Variants for Your D&D Campaign
Releasing today is a new set of Miniatures by our friends over at WizKids. Icons of the Realms Monster Manual Collection 1. This set has a lot of old favorites and some new minis. This new [caption id="attachment_51684" align="alignright" width="271"] A remorhaz as seen in the...
D&D Adventure: “The Mire That Hungers – Into the Bog of Eternal Acid”
Setting: The Bog of Eternal Acid, southeast of CrystaliaLevel Range: 8–11Adventure Length: 2 sessions or a deadly one-shotThemes: Body horror, toxic terrain, eldritch ruin, alchemical mutationTone: Mutagenic, unsettling, survival-focusedIdeal For Parties Who Like: Exploration under pressure, altered environments, cursed relics, and bio-magical terror 🧬 Introduction: The...
Reimagining the Necromancer: A Non-Evil Path of Undeath
The school of Necromancy in Dungeons & Dragons has long been steeped in controversy—not just in the worlds we play in, but at the table as well. The moment a wizard says “I’m playing a [caption id="attachment_32731" align="alignright" width="222"] A necromancer could do worse than having...
Legacy of the Crew: Campaign Arcs and Payoffs in Zoo Mafia
In Zoo Mafia, every heist, hustle, and high-stakes gamble leaves its mark on the world—and on the crew. While one-shots bring quick, chaotic fun, long-term campaigns are where the true drama unfolds. Building a narrative legacy for your crew not only rewards players but also...
Kerfluffle: The City That Laughs in Chains Aether skies city series
A Kobold-Built Rebellion in the Sky In the grim, gear-grinding world of Aether Skies, where airships are haunted and cities teeter between ruin and revolution, Kerfluffle is an anomaly—a city of noise, art, and defiant life stitched together from scrap, sweat, and the unbreakable wills of...
Sore through the D&D skys with a new mount called the Skyray
Soaring above the clouds with wings of velvet light, the skyray is both a wonder of the upper realms and a favored companion for those who call the skies home. Whether the result of high-altitude elemental convergence or a creature from a floating realm torn from...
Bull-Riding in D&D: Saddle Up for Glory (or the Dirt)
I am always looking for new things to add to my game. I am always inspired by the things that I watch or hear. Lots of articles here on the website and videos provide plenty of evidence of all the sources used for that inspiration....
D&D Adventure: “Voices on the Wind – Secrets of the Wailing Wastes”
Setting: The Wailing Wastes, south of CrystaliaLevel Range: 5–8Adventure Length: 1–2 sessionsThemes: Isolation, madness, sound-based hazards, spiritual deceptionTone: Bleak, eerie, cerebralIdeal For Parties Who Like: Survival horror, environmental challenges, eldritch mystery, tactical terrain use 🌾 Introduction: The Desert That Screams To the south of Crystalia lies the...
🎲 “Rolling with Weird Al: How Humor Elevates Your Campaign” 🎲
I just went and saw Weird Al in concert last night. The Bigger and Weirder Tour is the 4th time I have seen him in concert over the last 25 years. It was an amazing show. His humor and genius always has me rolling with...
Music, Smoke, and Shadows: Immersive Descriptions for the Zoo Mafia World
In Zoo Mafia, the world is more than just talking animals in pinstripes—it’s a moody, sultry, unpredictable landscape where every creaking floorboard and smoky jazz riff paints a piece of the story. Whether your game is set inside the confines of a zoo or sprawls...
The Sky’s Teeth: A One-Shot Survival Horror Adventure in Aether Skies
“The message was garbled. The coordinates barely held. But they found her—drifting between cities, lights dim, no crew in sight. The hull groaned like a beast in its sleep. And still, something moved below…” In a world of haunted aetherships, corrupted skies, and floating cities clinging...
When the Best Choice Isn’t the Smartest One: Embracing Sacrifice for Better Storytelling in D&D
We all love building clever, capable D&D characters—ones with tools for every situation, contingency plans in their packs, and enough hit points to tank a few questionable decisions. But sometimes, the most memorable and meaningful moments at the table come when you choose the wrong...
