Encounter-a-Day

A wizard named Thorin built a tower in the middle of a forest to study his arts in seclusion. Thorin loved dogs, and brought many of them along with him. At some point, he created a spell to uplift all the dogs, giving them rudimentary intelligence and the ability to speak.
Thorin is long dead, but [...]

Villages and cities are being razed over night with no warning. The few survivors speak of an entire army appearing from nowhere, blind-siding the city’s defenders.
The army in question could be traveling through the underdark, emerging from caves near their intended targets.
A great enchantment creates a field of invisibility, preventing anyone from outside the field [...]

The story goes that thousands of years ago, some of the greatest magical talents from across the world banded together to form The Sapphire Guard. Their mission was to protect and shepherd the world through domination, and they very nearly achieved it. The guard was only defeated when an ancient god of magic– taxed already [...]

Volgart’s warehouse is roughly 80′ long and 60′ wide. The center is dominated by a huge cauldron, 20′ in diameter and the rim is 10′ off the floor. Indigo-colored steam rises from the cauldron to the ceiling, 30 feet high, which has a series of catwalks suspended by chains. The chains are poorly maintained and [...]

Volgart is a gaunt, wiry man of middle age who lives and works in a converted warehouse. His knowledge of the alchemical arts is, some say, unrivaled. Certainly he seems to think so. Unfortunately, he is also quite a bit off his rocker, perhaps from years of strange fumes and accidents. He is independently wealthy, [...]

It is said that the towers of creation are located where the barriers between this world and the divine world are weakest. It is unclear whether the towers are guided by the gods, by fate, or by some other power; but it is clear that they are part of something’s plan… maybe even their own.
At [...]

A wicked affliction feared by all those who dabble in magic, spellblight is something everyone must worry about. Even those who do not use magic may be carriers for it, unwittingly infecting those that might try to help them.
Spellblight is a magically-transmitted disease; it can pass along when someone infected by it casts a spell [...]

by Anagorius Magnuff, D.D.Arc., D.D.Art, Artificer of the First Echelon
Wizards all around the world use a variety of implements to help them in channeling their magic. While not strictly necessary, it does have a noticeable effect on the capabilities of those who would wield the powers arcane. In particular, novice wizards find it much easier [...]