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 wea...
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 cr...
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 o...
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 a...
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 1...
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 t...
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 surr...
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 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 so...
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...
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 ...
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 t...
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 ...
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 l...
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 an...
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 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 se...
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...
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 i...
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 ...
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 ke...
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!
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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...
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 ...
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 ru...
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...
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 th...
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!...
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 resto...
2020-09-24 17:17:09 +0000 UTC View Post