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Not a Beach Episode: Merfolk in your D&D Campaign The coastal village is beautiful, prosperous… and deeply afraid. Every night at sundown, the strongest gather with nets and tridents, facing the sea. “One night, the Merfolk will come,” they say. “And we’ll be ready.” This encounter invites players into an alien civilization that cannot be looted with a sword and a fireball. From three-dimensional battles to unknowable gods stirring beneath the waves, the Merfolk present not just a combat challenge, but a cultural and environmental shift. Whether your players trespass on sacred relics or find themselves swept into a factional war between Skirmishers and Wavebenders, they’ll have to fight for air—literally. Just hope your Water Breathing spell doesn’t get dispelled mid-fight.

Not a Beach Episode: Merfolk in your D&D Campaign

The coastal village is beautiful, prosperous… and deeply afraid. Every night at sundown, the strongest gather with nets and tridents, facing the sea. “One night, the Merfolk will come,” they say. “And we’ll be ready.” This encounter invites players…

Why is my morning mental DJ playing JUST THE CHORUS of “Country Roads” on a loop this morning? Am… am I a bad person? Is THIS how I find out?

Good for them!

Forever Hungry: The Power and Terror of Dracoliches A dragon that feared death so much it chose undeath. A creature so patient it can wait centuries for the perfect moment to strike. A presence so foul it withers the land itself. The Dracolich is mo…

Worse than a dragon? Worse than a lich? An eternal hunger that will NOT be stopped - the Dracolich belongs in your D&D game! #DnD #DnD5e #DMTips #MonsterManual #EEE #Dracolich

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I swear to god, dealing with Japan’s “My Number” System might just turn me into one of those “The gummint can’t run so much as a lemonade stand without fuckin’ it up!” Libertarians yet…

The Naga Remembers: Giving Your Campaign a Soul The Guardian Naga isn’t just a creature—it’s a moment. A serpent who remembers everything, it exists to protect knowledge, reframe your campaign’s narrative, and shift your players from wanderers to prophets. But it won’t share what it knows without a reason. This entry explores how to use the Naga as a mythic, emotional keystone—one that reshapes not only what your party learns, but how they understand the world they’re in.

The Naga Remembers: Giving Your Campaign a Soul

The Guardian Naga isn’t just a creature—it’s a moment. A serpent who remembers everything, it exists to protect knowledge, reframe your campaign’s narrative, and shift your players from wanderers to prophets. But it won’t share what it knows without…

Speak Not of the Deep: Adventures with the Giant Squid Giant Squid are more than just a tangle of tentacles. They're a force of nature. In this week's Encounter Every Enemy, we plunge into the depths to explore how this enormous beast can serve as an environmental hazard, a misunderstood avenger, or even the dungeon itself. Whether you're telling tales of vengeance, divine ascension, or unknowable anatomy, this is one encounter your players won’t forget — if they survive.

Speak Not of the Deep: Adventures with the Giant Squid

Giant Squid are more than just a tangle of tentacles. They're a force of nature. In this week's Encounter Every Enemy, we plunge into the depths to explore how this enormous beast can serve as an environmental hazard, a misunderstood avenger,…

Dead But Not Done: Ghosts in D&D Ghosts are everywhere — in stories, in stat blocks, and in our collective fears. But what happens when we look past the usual tropes? In this entry, we explore four ghostly twists that challenge your players' assumptions about death, memory, identity, and control. Haunting has never been so personal.

Dead But Not Done: Ghosts in D&D

Ghosts are everywhere — in stories, in stat blocks, and in our collective fears. But what happens when we look past the usual tropes? In this entry, we explore four ghostly twists that challenge your players' assumptions about death, memory, identity, and control.…

Watched it last night - great movie! I've taught the book several years in a row, and I really enjoyed the new directions you took.

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

Pteranodons: When the Sky Steals Your Stuff Pteranodons won’t TPK your party—but they can make life very interesting. These prehistoric predators thrive as flying complications, snatching gear, harassing ships, or signaling deeper threats. L…

Let's revisit an unexpected danger in the wilds of D&D: Pteranodons! Leather wings, bad attitude. #DnD #DnD5e #DMTips #EEE #MonsterManual #Pteranodon

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Chimera: Anatomy of a Conflict The Chimera is more than just a lion-goat-dragon mashup — it’s a walking allegory for conflict, coercion, and unnatural fusion. In this entry, we explore how to turn the Chimera into a tragic symbol of internal strife, a failed magical experiment, or even the fractured soul of a broken world. Don’t just fight it. Think about what made it.

Chimera: Anatomy of a Conflict

The Chimera is more than just a lion-goat-dragon mashup — it’s a walking allegory for conflict, coercion, and unnatural fusion. In this entry, we explore how to turn the Chimera into a tragic symbol of internal strife, a failed magical experiment, or even the…

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A clipping from the news about how people in Kentucky think they can vote in New York City or Virginia.

This is what happens when you don't give Civics enough attention in basic education.

In Memoriam:

Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War

No great loss.

Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84

Let’s finally put that man-sized safe to good use.

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They’re going for the “other half,” are they?

Here’s my guess: Yoshiki and “Hikaru” become - briefly - a single entity and tear down the Company entirely. Just utter destruction.

Anyone calling themselves “The Company” has it coming.

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My Morning Mental DJ is playing “Homesick” by Soul Asylum this morning. Not sure how to feel about that….

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Ettins: Two Minds, No Masters Ettins aren’t just two-headed brutes — they’re a study in permanent codependence. Whether you lean into comedy, pathos, or tactical chaos, these tragic giants offer more than a sack of hit points. From bickering crime lords to fading sentinels of forgotten tombs, here’s how to get the most out of the monster you’re already talking to.

Ettins: Two Minds, No Masters

Ettins aren’t just two-headed brutes — they’re a study in permanent codependence. Whether you lean into comedy, pathos, or tactical chaos, these tragic giants offer more than a sack of hit points. From bickering crime lords to fading sentinels of forgotten tombs,…

Happy Halloween, introverts! 👻

Monthly Monster Mashup 6: Marids + Mezzoloths What happens when an opulent water-djinn crosses paths with a disciplined footsoldier from the Lower Planes? In this Monthly Monster Mashup, we throw a Marid and a Mezzoloth into the same world — and watch as alliances fracture, planes collide, and players are forced to choose between decadence and brutality. Chaos never looked so compelling.

Monthly Monster Mashup 6: Marids + Mezzoloths

What happens when an opulent water-djinn crosses paths with a disciplined footsoldier from the Lower Planes? In this Monthly Monster Mashup, we throw a Marid and a Mezzoloth into the same world — and watch as alliances fracture, planes collide, and…

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And that's it - my first Inktober is done and in the books - a success! #Award #inktober2025 #inktober

Vampires: What Lurks Behind the Fangs Vampires are one of the most famous monsters in the Monster Manual — but what if they’re not the villain? Or not even alive? This week’s entry offers four fresh takes on D&D vampires: as cursed companions, beloved emotional parasites, immortal bureaucrats, or long-vanquished apex predators whose absence has only made things worse.

Vampires: What Lurks Behind the Fangs

Vampires are one of the most famous monsters in the Monster Manual — but what if they’re not the villain? Or not even alive? This week’s entry offers four fresh takes on D&D vampires: as cursed companions, beloved emotional parasites, immortal bureaucrats, or…

The second appearance of Archie this month, bless his heart.... #vacant #blackcat #inktober2025 #inktober

Wraiths: When Death Is Only the Beginning More than just another ghost in a dungeon, the Wraith is an encounter that can scar your players—strategically and emotionally. With mechanics that turn fallen party members into enemies and lore t…

Time to revisit the Wraith - how this creature can strike terror in the hearts of your D&D party! #DND5e #DMTips #EEE #Wraith

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