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Greyhawk - The Original D&D Setting Returns
D&D 2024 brings Greyhawk back as the default setting, exploring its roots, politics, grittier tone, and what it means for DMs and players.
Posts tagged with “Lore”
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Vathirond City of Wild Inspiration
On Eberron's Mournland edge, a shattered Brelish city of six Crowns, clashing factions, and refugee Gutters offers rich lore and adventure hooks.
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Origins of the Astral and Ethereal Planes in D&D
Explores how counterculture, pop icons, and early design split ghosts and psionics into two transitive realms, and how 5e streamlines that legacy.
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Design Goals of Etherea
Outlines a Shadowdark homebrew where belief shapes reality, with lore-driven monsters, risky magic, and evolving hooks for adventures and towns.
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Introduction to the World of Etherea
After the Echofall shattered Etherea, emotions spawn Echoforms from the Umbraweave as Weavers and the faithful vie amid perilous ruins and volatile magic.
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Icewind Dale NPC: Arnold Beitz
Elitist Waterdeep-educated magnate in Bryn Shander runs salvage and crimes for the Chardalyn Syndicate, sabotaging rivals with goblins to seize the speakership.
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Icewind Dale NPC: Beldora Nine-Dogs
A stoic, scarred sled dog trainer and secret Harper leader in Bryn Shander, she speaks little, uses dogs and messengers, and fiercely shields her agents.
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RotF Remix: The Inkwell Taphouse, Termalaine
Decrepit roadside brewery turned ad hoc library battlemap, with a damp, coughing halfling keeper and research granting advantage on local lore checks.