“Hard to believe Allbirth was once drenched in blood and madness—now it’s a wild, wicked, beautiful mess where we honor every part of ourselves, monsters included. The drinks are great too!” – an Allbirth reveler Allbirth in April? I...
When snakes threaten WWEternia, the Masters of the WWE Universe turn to Sgt. Slaughter, the Heroic Sergeant-At-Arms! Welcome to Essential Builds, maggots! This blog that turns popular culture icons —sometimes more than one mashed together— into Essence20 Player Characters. ...
“I once ruled through desire and domination. Now, I seek to inspire, not compel. Power means nothing without purpose.” – Sorshen, former Runelord of Lust I find Sorshen quite fascinating, especially her role for New Thassilon, leading Eurythnia after...
April 1st, 2025 – Polyhedrons the world over thought it would be fun to prank their gaming groups with a full day of rolling only 1s. As the missed attacks and failed saving throws piled up, the severe consequences of...
It’s a good thing Essence20 settings are team-based, because today’s build needs a friend. Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that ties Essence20 strings to popular culture icons and makes them dance. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers...
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.” – Maya Angelou Mmm, if only more leaders...
“Characters make your story. If the people come alive, what they do becomes the story.” – Sol Stein Every character matters, especially those called to act like the conscripts above, but we’re rarely ready for just how much they...
“The most prestigious schools from far and wide now come to us in our fortress-city of Nerosyan, as the Academy of the Reclamation hosts the first international Convocation. Lasting several months, this gathering draws together academies of magic and...
This build isn’t Steve Rogers! You’re right. It’s not. Welcome to Essential Builds, the blog that slaps wings on popular culture icons so they can soar into Essence20. I’m Ryan Costello, one of the designers of the Essence20 system...
“The eternal void is filled with infinite possibilities.” – Laozi I like to hope life is also filled with infinite possibilities, but truly all of our existence came from nothing or the collapse / recombination of compressed matter in...