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ZEITGEIST #6 - Revelations from the Mouth of a Mad Man: Part 3

This final installment of Revelations from the Mouth of a Mad Man brings the ZEITGEIST adventure path's 6th arc to a close. In this module the party work with (or around) the Bera...

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Mini-Adventure: Head Games

Head Games begins as a halfling runs through the village square with a furious orc hot on her heels. Her pursuer claims she stole something from him but Lellian insists that he gave her a ...

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Weapon Degradation

In most D&D games blades never break and bowstrings don't snap but this article changes all that! GMs that want more realism or players with a penchant for breaking things need look no...

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Herbalist's Knapsack

This article details nine unique plant extracts, clippings, and materials that GMs can include whenever the adventurers are out wandering in the wilderness to bring a little something special to th...

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ZEITGEIST #6 - Revelations from the Mouth of a Madman: Part 2

In this module for the ZEITGEIST Adventure Path the party have to contend with the Obscurati, compete with other adventurers to allow for the Cantabrilla Railroad's construction to continu...

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Mini-Adventure: Tiger Eyes

EN5ider is breaking new ground today with our first mini-adventure: Tiger Eyes! This module is built to supplement an existing campaign, incorporating a catfolk hunter that mistak...

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Intriguing Organizations: The Stone Path

The Stone Path are a group shrouded in secrecy. Its members and adherents  travel across time through the use of petrification, finding creatures and magics that can ‘preserve’ them by tur...

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Bullet Wounds & Battle Scars

Hit points are a one-dimensional resource and most damage types appear the same to players. This article introduces Vitality as a separate health-related resource with optional rules for how to mak...

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Enchanted Trinkets: Relics of a Lost Age

These 8 new magic items might be as simple as common goods made of exotic materials, to slightly magical items, or devices of complex clockwork artifice beyond the boundaries of modern technologyâ€...

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Villain Spotlight: Glamdrellyxxana the Gold

A gold dragon druid under the influence of an ancient curse, Glamdrellyxxana believes the only way to ensure that the world remains ‘good’ is to destroy all humanoid life. From her lair in a mo...

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ZEITGEIST #6 (Part 1): Revelations from the Mouth of a Mad Man

It's the end of the month which means the latest installment in the ZEITGEIST adventure path! This week we're cracking into module #6 where the heroes deal with civil unrest in Beran, face off agai...

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Enchanted Trinkets: Arcane Apparel

Today marks our 25th article about magic items and the 5th entry in Enchanted Trinkets: minor, flavorful rewards GMs won't regret handing out to the party! The fashion guru Adderley has rolled out ...

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Intriguing Organizations: Tribe of Nar'Adsch

After their nation was destroyed by a warlock a new society formed from the remains of a nameless kingdom: the Tribe of Nar'Adsch. These survivors and their kin gained an intense hatred for everyth...

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Reputation Rules: Organization Dice

Whether orders of mages, religious cults, or thieves' guilds any adventuring party is bound to interact with various groups throughout a campaign. Organization Dice give the PCs reputations (both g...

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Villain Spotlight: Granny Buccus

Sweet, maternal, a dab hand in the kitchen, Granny Buccus is the heart of the town of Cridhe Briste. As the town’s baker she provides the people with bread, cakes, and pastries—on special occas...

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Paradigm Prestige Class

What makes a dwarven legend heroically dwarven? What about elven myths make them exemplary? The truest champions of these races are paradigms: adventurers that embody the qualities that make their ...

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ZEITGEIST Adventure Path Player's Guide: Part 6 (Prestige Classes)

The last installment of the ZEITGEIST Player's Guide for 5th Edition includes simple 3 level prestige classes for playing a planar-fiddling Applied Astronomist, idea manipulating Logos, gun-loving ...

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Marks of Renown

Today's article addresses an oft-overlooked aspect of the typical campaign: how an adventuring group's reputation can have a nuanced impact on them and the world at large. The Marks of Renown optio...

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Intriguing Organizations: Esoteres

As we usher in a new year EN5ider is adding a new type of article to the mix: Intriguing Organizations. These cadres of villains, heroes, or monstrous misfits bring a variety of diffe...

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Savant: Advanced

It's our 250th article! That's a heck of a milestone! Thank you all for your support over the last couple of years. Today's article adds two new aptitudes for the Savant class introduced last month...

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Bezkusmet the Unscaled

Dragons are known to be terrifying but all pale in comparison to Bezkusmet the Unscaled. As his name suggests there is no hue or substance to his draconic scute leaving his musculature and skeleton...

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ZEITGEIST #5 (Part 4) - Cauldron Born.

The epic adventure path continues. The PCs work with the Risuri Navy to lure the colossus, Borne, out to sea while King Aodhan enacts a ritual to send the creature to the Dreaming.


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Merry Christmas!

Hi everybody! I'd like to wish you all a very happy holiday period. Thank you so much for your support over the last couple of years. We all really appreciate it. To say thank you, here's a quick l...

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Magic Item Features

Spice up your magic items a little by randomly determining their history, origins, minor properties, and quirks with nothing by a d8 and a d20! By Ari Marmell. 

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The Savant: Basic Class Information

A brand new 5E class! Savants are first and foremost experts, unique even when compared to arcane or divine sages. Brilliant detectives, iconic martial artists, and adventurous physicians are count...

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Deirdre's Ghost

Deirdre's Ghost is a large vessel, sunk long ago. Recently, it has appeared on a rocky shore. This plug-in location includes a description, and plot hooks which include sinister academics, a rusted go...

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One Page Adventures for D&D

Hi Patrons! I wanted to tell you about a separate little project I've spun off into a Patreon of its own. While it's also for 5E, it's different enough to treat separately to EN5ider, as I appreciate ...

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Bloodweaver: Advanced Class Information

Following on from last month's Bloodweaver: Basic, and the enormous article 2018-12-11 12:55:51 +0000 UTC View Post

ZEITGEIST #5 (Part 3) - Cauldron Born

The critically-acclaimed adventure path continues! In this thread, the party reacts to the surprise attacks by Zubov’s group. Zubov’s plan is to sow panic amongst the citizens of Flint by perpetra...

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The Business of Emotion

This is a freebie -- you are not being charged for it. I have been experimenting with the idea of one-page adventures designed for a single session, with everything on one side of one sheet of paper.<...

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