Below is our 5th in a series of weird things to find in a dungeon/cavern/ruins. Each is an unusual event or item which bestows strange effects on any encounter there. Necrotic Altars divine, magic, necromancy The altar before the group …

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It is time to start unveiling the Inkwell Ideas Patreon (sort of an opt-in monthly subscription) map icons for October. This month the theme is “Magic Sources”. As usual we’ll create icons in a battlemat style, overhead buildings style, and world/kingdom map …

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I was searching for a chart that lists random effects if one drinks from a magic fountain or pool of water.  (I just think the idea is cool.)  I only found references to NetHack’s fountains, an article in Dragon #34 …

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About a week ago I asked for small, simple rules changes to let spellcasters have something useful to do or a way to cast one more critical spell even when the spellcaster is spent.  There were several good ideas, including …

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When I was putting together my potion description charts I had a fun (for game masters anyway) idea. Many of these potions could be locked away for years or even hundreds of years… so could these potions expire over time? …

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Rules Background Many ioun stone types have been invented over time.  A long list is at d20source.com. However, most of these have only been printed in 1st and 2nd edition D&D sourcebooks.  Below are several new ioun stones updated to …

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