Sorcerer As descendants of the dragonkin of Aegraya and the Great Chromatics of The Summer Land, sorcerers are born with innate magical powers. Of all the Chromatic breeds who propagated among humanoids, reds were by far most prolific. Tostrasz the Enormous alone was rumored to have over 100 half-humanoid progeny. The most powerful sorcerers are […]
Whether scholar, skald, or scoundrel, a bard weaves magic through words and music to inspire allies, demoralize foes, manipulate minds, create illusions, and even heal wounds. Of all the bards, the greatest of their kind are the maestros who are to bards as archmages are to wizards. [su_note note_color=”#fafafa”] Maestro Medium humanoid (any race), any […]
Far from the bustle of cities and towns, past the hedges that shelter the most distant farms from the terrors of the wild, amid the dense-packed trees of trackless forests and across wide and empty plains, rangers keep their unending watch. [su_note note_color=”#fafafa”] Ranger Medium humanoid (any race), any alignment Armor Class 15 (studded leather) […]
This stat block kicks off my “monster of the day” series where I hope to create 366 new monsters between now, January 1st, and the end of the year, December 31st, 2020. I’ll be starting with warlocks. Although they appear in VGtM, they are not SRD, which means I can’t use them in my adventures. […]
Kelvyn of Urik is a trusted agent for House Stel. He establish deals throughout smaller villages in the Tablelands, often using intimidation and threats to get better deals for Stel. While many of House Stel’s higher-ups see Kelvyn as reckless, he is extremely good at his job and rarely disappoints. [su_note note_color=”#fafafa”] Kelvyn of Urik […]
In the adventure Quarantine, four new monsters and one new NPC were introduced. Here are the stat blocks for those monsters. All three will appear in BroadSword Monthly #2. Demon, Greater The greater demon, Qua-Soko appears as the central antagonist for Quarantine. You can read Qua-Soko’s stat block in the previous article the Demons of […]
In the Bloody Bunch campaign which is soon wrapping up (they’re at 19th-level now), Tella is probably the best–and most interesting–of all the NPCs the characters travel with. Originally the doppelganger servant of Nezznar (yes, the one from Phandelver), Tella has mostly turned good over the years. Now, she aims to take down the villainous […]
As a DM, I’m always on the lookout for good NPC challenges for my players. Unfortunately, most of the NPCs that are spread out among the three monster books (MM, VGtM, MToF) don’t always cover each and every challenge rating there is. And thematically, they can be a little all over the place. For example, […]
If Jillian is a total bad-ass at CR 21 and she’s the just lieutenant, then how bad-ass is the captain of the guard himself? My guess would be CR 24 or so. Koroxon Medium fiend (demon), chaotic evil Armor Class 21 (natural armor, floating shield +1) Hit Points 237 (25d8 + 125) Speed 40 ft. […]
The adventure Bzallin’s Blacksphere has a lot of interesting characters in it, as well as a fair amount of NPCs. For a normal-sized group, it’s a pretty challenging adventure. But my group has 6 characters and a shield guardian. So that means I need to scale it up considerably. This stat block for Bzallin’s disciples […]
