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The Aboleth’s Gift: Secrets, Slime, and Self-Destruction

August 25, 2025April 16, 2026 / Chris Gladis / 5 Comments

The Aboleth is one of the oldest and most alien monsters in D&D—and one of the most dangerous, not because it can kill your party, but because it knows them. Memory-eating, truth-hoarding, and cosmically bitter, the Aboleth isn’t just a monster. It’s the mind behind the curtain.

The Lawful Neutral Meatball: Using Spectators in Your Game

May 15, 2025September 26, 2025 / Chris Gladis / 1 Comment

Sometimes you need a terrifying aberration. Sometimes you just need a li’l guy. Spectators—Beholderkin with fewer eyestalks and a lot more personality—make for weirdly delightful guardians, comic relief, or existential sidequests. Here's how to use them.

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