Category: GM Tools

‘Heart of the Iron God’ New Magic Items (Spoilers)

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 […]

‘Heart of the Iron God’ Storm Hammers | New NPC for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Turik, Poolish, Qar, and Vermikai form the Storm Hammers, a group of elite bugbear shock troopers employed by Xentarich. They are fiercely loyal to the wizard and fight to the death to defend him from harm. The characters might encounter the Storm Hammers on the ground. If they make it inside the Colossus without facing […]

‘Heart of the Iron God’ Nighthawks | New NPCs for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

The Nighthawks are a band of famous thieves. Their members include five men, Riskat, Loomis, Welsfin, Boris, and Evert, and one woman, Portitia. Presently, two Nighthawks are stationed in area 4; they rain arrows down on the villages the Colossus attacks. The remaining four spend most of their time in area 13 preparing to strap […]

‘Heart of the Iron God’ Darkblades | New NPC for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Tasha, Pwenkin, Yurit, Manithare, Gared, and Ioka form the Darkblades–simple, cruel, and greedy mercenaries. They obey Xentarich unquestioningly and fight to the bitter end provided they are paid. When the ‘Heart of the Iron God’ adventure begins, two Darkblades sleep in area 11 and the other four man the ballistas in area 24. Darkblade Medium […]

Egg of Pride | Seven Deadly Sins Artifacts

This request comes from one of my Patrons. Here’s what he requested: “Would love to see what magical cursed items under the theme of the seven deadly sins. I’m running a campaign that each sin is a mini-boss (or ally) and me and my players are having a great time with it.” Sounds awesome! With […]

Giant Calligraphy Brush | New Weapon for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

This is a quick request, but it was pretty straight forward. Basically, one of my patrons wanted me to create a giant calligraphy brush that a monk could do combat with. Weapons are funny in Fifth Edition. There aren’t a whole lot of new places to go with them. Regardless, I came up with this […]

Oir the Goblin Assassin | NPC for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Oir is a sneaky and intelligent Goblin who often causes mischief. Regardless, he has remained devoted to Yikas. Typically, Oir stays hidden while traveling the wilderness but frequents the cities he knows how to navigate. Wearing dark clothes and always having a few tricks up his sleeve, its rare that anyone can actually perceive him. […]

Magic Weapon Levels (Part 1: Pre-design notes) | New Rules Option for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

Oddly, this is one that I get a lot of requests for. But an official request recently came in from no less than two patrons. The concept is simple: a weapon that gains levels as you do. Can it be done? Playtest Content The material here is presented for playtesting and to spark your imagination. These […]

The Chains of Sloth | Seven Deadly Sins Artifacts

This request comes from one of my Patrons. Here’s what he requested: “Would love to see what magical cursed items under the theme of the seven deadly sins. I’m running a campaign that each sin is a mini-boss (or ally) and me and my players are having a great time with it.” Sounds awesome! With Infinity […]

Improved Mass Combat Rules (Part 3: Design Notes for Unit Purchasing) | New Rules for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition

This is the third installment of the mass combat rules series. While writing the basic rules for the system, I realized that there were no rules for purchasing units. However, I think there’s a pretty easy way to do it as I’ll detail below. This is an attempt to improve upon the mass combat rules that […]