Find a way to say “Yes”
Kevin Mack When I started thinking about this blog, I sat down with a notebook and decided to brainstorm posts. And the very first post I thought of was this one. And…
House Herald – A Noble House of Zenith
When I sat down to build the noble house Herald, I knew that I wanted a noble family who basically built an empire on information, and information control. That they…
Magic Items that don’t break your world
So Magic Items are honestly one of the corn-stones of Dungeons and Dragons, and even fantasy for that matter. Every story we all grew up reading was filled with items…
Religions in Zenith
When it comes to religion, I really wanted to take the idea of dragons and make a world where dragons are this revered creature, and while there are lower dragons,…
Giving players something to do in downtime, with PROJECTS!
Generally speaking, downtime can be a tough thing to navigate as a Game Master. How can I make the time between adventures fun, and give opportunities for players to build…
The Noble Houses of Zenith
So when it comes to Zenith, like everywhere else, there are the haves and have-nots, and more specifically there is the elite upper crust that wields significant political power. Zenith…
Lore Delivery without Info-Dumps – “Ledger”
Info dumps, let’s face it, no one likes them but the dungeon master… But there is an interesting “necessary evil” element to info dumps because of the nature of dungeons…
Dragon Essence – The Life blood of Zenith
So one of the key elements of Zenith is that in the broader world, it holds the esteemed position of being the only place on the planet that can produce…
Mercurial Muriel’s Magic Mercantile – Solving your magic item needs
So, stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Your players just completed a major quest, and now have some loot and money that is burning a hole in their…
Making NPC’s that feel real
So if you‘re going to be running a DnD game, I don’t care if it’s a module or a homebrew game, you are going to be creating brand new NPCs.…