CHAINMAIL: 11.11.2023

A Comprehensive Guide to Secret Doors - Goblin Punch

This article is a masterclass on secret door design. There are plenty of tips here along with examples you can pull straight into your game. Really recommend spending some time experimenting with the concepts listed here because secret doors tend to get the least amount of attention in dungeons, from my experience, when they have the potential to be really awesome.

On Worldbuilding: War, Death, and the Afterlife - Hello Future Me

This is a great video breaking down has death affects the fiction of your setting and the story that will inevitably form from your game. Give the video a watch and maybe your next TPK can be more productive than the last.

Cowardice, Treachery, Ineptitude, Insanity - Rotten Pulp

When it comes to 5E, I very rarely ever encounter DMs that actually use hirelings. That's sad, and we can talk about the unexplored opportunities that come with introducing hirelings into your game later, but this article is for those who actually do use hirelings in their games. This is a short read offering up some ideas for how hirelings snap under pressure. Honestly, you could use this for any NPC that might end up facing a stressful situation.

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