After the popularity of Spells for Punching back in August we're taking a second swing at spells for more melee action! Inside of this issue are 16 spells all about weapons—hide them as other objects with concealed weapon, transform a skull into a flail from beyond, send foes flying with launc...
2021-02-21 22:57:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The end of the ZEITGEIST Adventure Path is upon us! This final PDF includes a staggering 36 different high-level NPCs and creatures ranging from series favorites like the Ash Wolf to the master antagonist Nicodemus, elite ship crews, and even a dragon mage. In addition to this absolute trove of material for tier 4 play, there are also several handouts to help GMs make the epic...
2021-02-17 20:42:11 +0000 UTC View Post
This short adventurous foray for 4–5 PCs of 4th level revolves around the exploration of Mephidra’s curio shop, the aptly named Coffin’s Curios. Suspicious of her diabolist mother's dealings, when Ifeeri Coffin inherits the store she finds outside help to double check its contents and make certain that there's no unexpected infernal troubles awaiting her. GMs should take note: a blunt app...
2021-02-13 19:19:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Everybody likes a powerful enchanted blade taken from a slain foe or something special found at the end of an arduous trek down into the depths of a dungeon, but sometimes the best and most memorable magic items simply mean something more—your aunt's favorite wooden spoon, a bag that turns any food into cheese, that old shirt you refuse to throw away. These curious curios and more are what aw...
2021-02-07 17:49:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Mages can summon a demon with conjure fiend or make a landscape inspire divine terror with hallucinatory terrain, but surely there is magic better able of capitalizing upon the powers infernal—look no further than this set of 10 Spells from Hell! Cast heart of Dis to replace your own, create a quartet of animated barbed chains with chain devil's embrace...
2021-01-25 19:16:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hidden within the dunes and blowing sands of the desert is what looks like an abandoned township built upon a dying oasis. A lone rifleman stands atop a watch tower looking for any inkling of threat, and when they spot one a single crack ripples through the air to alert those down below. Hundreds of the worst criminals, outlaws, and undesirables emerge carrying firearms, bombs, and wicked weapo...
2021-01-18 18:20:24 +0000 UTC View Post
For those of you running the Gears of Revolution adventure path (which comes to its final end next month!), the ZEITGEIST setting now has a flashy new website!
2021-01-17 20:20:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The end of the ZEITGEIST Adventure Path looms ahead! This month's installment includes Act 2 and Act 3 of the final module, maps for the Axis Seal and the War Zeppelin Revolution, the Obscurati's ritual plan, all the details surrounding the last big epic boss fight, and more.
2021-01-15 11:31:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Fungi are truly miraculous forms of life—some can create massive networks of connected mushroom colonies that span for miles, form into complex geometric shapes, or glow in the dark. Most disturbingly however is ophiocordyceps unilateralis, a parasitic fungus that takes over insects that host it. Join us in considering how such a creature might look in medieval fantasy with the Funga...
2021-01-11 13:19:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Most powerful otherworldly beings rightfully guard their true names, for any mortal that learns it gains power over them. Usually those brave and foolhardy enough to discover an outsider’s true name keep this stolen power for themselves—but some choose to go public instead. These unfortunate outsiders are summoned almost constantly, and their cosmic power is diluted among the countless mort...
2021-01-04 15:39:35 +0000 UTC View Post
We stand upon the precipice of a new year and with that in mind EN5ider is forging ahead with a new type of article you'll see more of in 2021: Dangerous Scenarios! These are detailed encounters not unlike our mini-adventures but more exacting in their scope—within are materials ideal for a satisfying one-shot that won't totally override the campaign, offering GMs a new tool...
2020-12-28 10:26:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Some magic finds its way into the repertoire of nearly every sorcerer and wizard, yet they linger on in spell lists and are left unused as more potent options become available—but this need not be the case! This article presents new options for upcasting 19 of the most common spells ranging from alter self all the way down the line to web, giving players a new appreciation f...
2020-12-21 18:43:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The end of the ZEITGEIST Adventure Path is at hand! This action-packed climax intersects with the events in ZEITGEIST #12 to cover not only the epic defeat of Nicodemus and the end of the Obscurati cult, but also the fallout of the party's doings in the Gyre, the powerful rituals they've upended, and the tumult of their home world as it tries to cope with the reality-altering ...
2020-12-18 19:02:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Micazarath became exhausted with fighting "noble heroes" assailing his fortress and the lich tyrant spawned a clever way to bring their meddling to an end—specifically inside of a diamond atop the Hero's Scepter. This powerful artifact finds its way into the hands of those that would pose a threat to its creator, slowly and subtly attuning them to its magic until finally sucking them...
2020-12-14 18:12:49 +0000 UTC View Post
This issue of EN5ider is all about living that medieval noble life—a path as fraught with intrigue as it is decadence. Give that viscount NPC a sly boost with a surprisingly dangerous defensive fire poker, turn that mansion's library into something special with a narrating book stand, keep your correspondence your own with security seals, or pick any of the...
2020-12-07 19:20:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Whether told by the table or around a roaring fire, now is the season of stories. With that in mind we present to you a charming collection of 9 magic items from tales that we've shared for centuries, unique treasures that will delight both you and your players. Who doesn't want a sentient friend like the sentient candlestick, what spellcaster can learn of the rose of the enchantre...
2020-11-23 18:23:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This second Multiclass Feats article expands beyond the confines of the first, introducing mechanics for combining the core 5E classes with EN5ider's very own character classes! Make the most out of your savant...
2020-11-16 11:32:50 +0000 UTC View Post
This huge trove of monsters and NPCs in the ZEITGEIST Adventure Path collects a total of 31 (!) different baddies for high level play as well as a few more vehicles. That's not all! It also includes the end of the twelfth module in the series—which, depending on the approach the GM takes, may be the finale! Inside you will find a more potent Voice of Rot (CR 24), Golden Legion pit fi...
2020-11-14 18:19:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi folks! We've just launched a Kickstarter compiling five EN5ider articles into a 27-page softcover! If you've ever wanted EN5ider articles in softcover format, this is it!
Advanced Rules Miscellany is a 23-page softcover booklet containing five plug-in rules modules which will enhance your 5th edition games! These new rules include archery contests, random battlefield events, rules for ...
2020-11-10 17:33:11 +0000 UTC View Post
People know of the quaint town of Cedar Hollow because of the massive sword sunk into the ground nearby, a weapon that towers hundreds of feet in the air. For two centuries now it has loomed over the settlement without incident but now something is awry—rumors abound of angry spirits, endangered livestock, and unnatural noises haunting it. Can the adventurers solve the recent mysteries surrou...
2020-11-09 22:59:50 +0000 UTC View Post
This entry in the Enchanted Trinkets series brings 15 new magic items to the game both of the common and uncommon varieties, all with a fun flavorful mechanic and a way to expend the magic within for a more potent effect. Try on some ghostly boots to tread quieter and then drain their enchantment to vanish from sight for a time, use a melodious quill to slightly impro...
2020-11-02 11:28:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Dandolo’s Cryptic Box is a puzzle opened by setting the right combination on four rings with pictograms or pictographic language. GMs can place a small item inside (such as a magic ring or a key to a dungeon's final treasure chest), or even a key piece of information crucial to the campaign. Each of the four rings has an accompanying riddle or clue to pursue—including a snazzy handout for p...
2020-10-26 17:23:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys -- we've been running little mini 'quickstarters' which enable you to get print versions of selected EN5ider articles compiled into softcover booklets. The latest is five selected horror-themed articles just in time for Halloween!
2020-10-20 19:15:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Halloween is nearly upon us and to satisfy those demons and devils soon to walk among mortals we have a second article of magic items for this month! Although not as grisly as the Reaper's Crop, this set of thirteen enchanted trinkets has many things that are up the same unearthly alley—witness the carver of a stone at work by using the ancestral chisel, hide your trail with...
2020-10-19 12:02:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Sailing above the dying worlds of the Gyre, the party seeks the power to save their own. In this part of the module the adventurers soar above over two dozen distinct worlds, stopping along the way to recharge their ship's levitationals and fight the Golden Legion army of devils, gargantuan undead space arachnid called vaknids, the savants of Shabboath, the carnivorous mandala of Thrag, Hunlow ...
2020-10-17 17:39:32 +0000 UTC View Post
There's always that weird noble, right? The one that insists on wearing some obscure scent, or only eats pastries, or refuses to travel without their own carriage, or keeps rust monsters as pets. Eccentric people like Lady Philomina—who keeps rust monsters as pets. This peculiar woman's strange quirk has more motive than simply being unique and rich however, and the adventurers will gradually...
2020-10-12 18:20:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Halloween approaches and we've got a satisfyingly creepy entry in the Enchanted Trinkets series focused on a dozen grisly, gruesome, and macabre magic items for GMs to reward their adventurers! Leave a morbid message with a chattering skull, paint a foe with deathly energies with a desecrated blood flask, supercharge your thinking with a jarred brain, a...
2020-10-05 17:05:51 +0000 UTC View Post
"Instead of weeping when a tragedy occurs in a songbird's life, it sings away its grief." This acting troupe takes Shakespeare's quote to its very extremes, traveling the land and putting on performances that leave audiences in turmoil so great that spectators have been known to take their own lives! There is a terrible secret behind their signature play however—The Sun's Final Mourning 2020-09-28 19:07:34 +0000 UTC View Post
With over 350 articles in the archives it can be a bit daunting to peruse—worry not because I'm here for ya! Below are 19 articles to set up a fun horror-themed adventure or one-shot next month. Dia De los Dinosaurios Muertos is my personal favorite...
2020-09-26 20:41:50 +0000 UTC View Post
The adventurers need only embark on one last quest to undo the disastrous tinkering of the Obscurati and remake reality into an age of their own design. That quest will take them to the Gyre, where they will rescue other dying worlds to help restore their own, and where they must defeat the Voice of Rot. If they fail, their homeworld will be drawn into the Gyre and annihilated utterly, and all ...
2020-09-24 17:17:09 +0000 UTC View Post