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5 Groundhog Day Ideas for Your D&D Game

Groundhog Day is a tradition celebrated in the both the United States and Canada on February 2nd. The roots of this day come from a Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and sees a shadow ...
GM ResourcesMonsters & NPCsPlanar Mysteries

Changing Monsters in Your Game

According to this article on Searching for magic [Monsters] are an opportunity to spin your game into something your group will love to play in… [they] are a [starting] place to build your world into something fantastic and different. The ...
Conjure Beyond

The Answer Is Ectoplasm

Ectoplasm is the slimy goo left from the interaction of spirit world, or astral space, creatures and magic with the regular, or prime material world. If you want more ways to make your games more supernatural, and a lot more ...
Aquatic / PirateD&D 5eNautical Nonsense

Naval Sea Chases & Complications

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Sea Chases & Complications Get the Seas of Vodari at DriveThruRPG › Pre-Order the Hardcover › The Seas of Vodari – 5th Edition Swashbuckling & Sorcery Everything you ...
Performance Check

Dendar the Night Serpent and Path of Nightmares Barbarians

This week, we take a look at how barbarians might fit into a world where the Zodiac defends humanity from the Far Realm, and what role Dendar the Night Serpent plays in all of this.
GM ResourcesPlanar Mysteries

Using Security More Effectively in Your Games Part 2

Last time we covered the distinction between security officers and the police, and why the distinction is necessary in a game, how security officer’s professionalism, technology/ magic, and crowd control and monitoring can make a security officer more effective, as ...
Conjure Beyond

Roleplaying Podcasts – Other Games

Looking for roleplaying podcasts about Fate, Powered by the Apocalypse or other non D&D systems? Here they are! Part 1 | Part 2 – Discussion – +1 Forward (Powered by the Apocalypse) Curious about Monsterhearts, Dungeon World or Apocalypse World? ...
Performance Check

Aberrations, Druids, and the Circle of the Zodiac

A brief discussion of aberration history, a first draft of a druid archetype that would fit in this world of Far Realm vs. the Zodiac - the Circle of the Zodiac.
GM ResourcesPlanar Mysteries

Using Art in Your Games Part 1

(Author’s Note: I just got a job at the Art Institute of Chicago as a security officer. There’s LOTS there, and starting with this piece, you’ll often find me writing on art, because there is a ton to say on ...
Conjure Beyond

Roleplaying Podcasts – D&D

Looking for roleplaying podcasts for Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder content? Here they are! Part 1 | Part 2 – Discussion – Down with D&D News and discussion about all things Dungeons & Dragons. Each week Chris & the mad ...