Scintilla are the common currency of civilized Gyndrion. They are naturally occurring shield-shaped crystals of various colors, with the mos...

This a Weird Adventures post, originally present in August of 2012... Cataloging of a deceased adventurer’s belongings revealed a shoebox ...

A post last week led to discussion of what constituted science fantasy. In discussion those admittedly ill-defined genre boundaries, I th...

"Prophecies and charms marked his face, talismans against attacks from animals, demons, and men." - Brian Catling, The Vorrh ...

This first first appeared. Way back in 2010... Bill: What do you mean, "it's a literary high"? Joan: It's a Ka...

T his post first appeared in November of 2012. The magic items were intended for the world of Weird Adventures, but could be used anywhere. ...

This post originally appeared in March of 2010. Kulu was the name of an NPC created by my cousin, who dungeonmastered my earliest games of D...

This post originally appeared in February of 2011. It will show up in a couple more Weird Adventures posts after that... Magical blunde...

The original version of this post appeared on November 2, 2010. This version has been lightly modified for 5e usage: The Tintype of Da...

One of the most unusual treasures rumored to be have once resided (and perhaps does still) in the Castle of Zyrd is the remains of the o...

Here's a excerpt from Mortzengersturm, The Mad Manticore of the Prismatic Peak : unusual items found in the wizard's kitchen: D...

Unusual items found among the possessions of one Lucius T. Malregard, Necromancer, following his death: 1. Jelly Monkeys candies in a w...

Drive boxes or drive cubes are highly sought after artifacts of the Archaic Oikumene. They are sometimes salvaged from the wrecks of old...

Items rare and valuable--if they even exist: gravid war womb : A central relic of the Sisterhood of Morrgna, these living nano-assembler/b...

The crystal obelisks are anomalous artifacts commonly associated with the Hidden Land . The most famous and enigmatic of these is the so-c...

The so-called Apotheosis Maze is an ancient structure of great power. It sits on an all but lifeless world on the seldom-traveled frin...

Dallas M . asks for "an encounter based around a paradox." Through the magic of Secret Santicore , Gus L obliges:  It's a...

This is another of those minor magic items that occasional shows up for mail order, supplied by sources unknown (and possibly extraplanar...

"The Blank" is the name given to an individual (or more likely, a series of individuals) responsible for sporadic crimes in th...

The Midnight Hour is a stolen fragment of time: 60 illicit minutes secreted away in an antique pocket watch with a "man in the moon&...