Octopodes are intelligent, space-faring half-octopus humanoids. They appear to be human or elven from the waist up, with only a few features that may reveal their demihuman nature: purplish or grayish skin, spots, or even rocky ridges along their back and base of their neck. From the waist down, octopodes have eight tentacles arranged in […]
Ever since they resurfaced in Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, Dungeons & Dragons fans have been clamoring for a playable giff race. And well? It’s time I delivered that. This was a relatively simple build all things considered. Using the “3 ASI” rule for building races (where the racial traits equal 3 ASIs or feats worth […]
This one comes as a request from one of my Patrons and it’s part of the Gods of Wandrossa content that I have there on Patreon. The Spellbound Woods are a section south of a mountainous region known as the Drakecrags. It’s a magical forest guarded by a large wolf named Goliath. Interested in having […]
The voidbränd were once phoenixkin but were cursed by Indronyx during a confrontation with Yaunthom at the Desolation of Heaminster. They appear as charred bodies with blue flame pouring out of scars and cracks on their surface. While they appear unintelligent, they actually possess grim sentience. Voidbränd Traits No matter what your voidbränd’s true origin, […]
Yeah, I’m kinda on a kick lately with this series, but I thought I might tackle a few more armies before hanging it up. Next, on the list are the undead. Everyone wants to fight a skeleton army, right? Design Notes A couple of huge changes again to the ruleset. Chances are I’m going to […]
I pride myself on being a devious, wicked dungeon master. That’s why every time my players use awesome, kickass spells against my bad guys, I’m sure to return the favor. In this video, I go over my favorite 5 spells to use against my players and discuss how to implement them to the greatest effect. […]
To really test my revised mass combat rules out, I thought I might build a couple army lists. The first army list will be humans. The other will be goblins (of course). Building an army with the mass combat rules is as simple as the two army commanders (two players, or a DM and the […]
To really test my revised mass combat rules out, I thought I might build a couple army lists. The first army list will be humans. The other will be goblins (of course). Building an army with the mass combat rules is as simple as the two army commanders (two players, or a DM and the […]
Thinking back on my Mass Combat Rules for Fifth Edition (and reading through the ruleset again), I was thinking up a couple changes I wanted to implement in the design. Well, one thing lead to another I ended up rewriting the whole damn thing. And I gotta say: it’s way better. Playtest Content The material […]
The following two items are new magic items for characters to discover in the adventure ‘Heart of the Iron God.’ Boccob’s Blessed Book Wondrous item, rare This well-made tome is always of small size, typically no more than 12 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and 1 inch thick. All such books are durable, waterproof, bound […]
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