Adventuring Companions
Added 2025-08-21 17:27:16 +0000 UTCI've got some rad new content for you guys today Adventuring Companions!
Expanding upon the simple "sidekick" optional rules in the Core Rules book, we now have companions! Some players just love taming pets, gathering friends, or paying mercenaries to join them and this provides a super flavorful but light framework to support that fantasy. And this also make for a more well-rounded party for GMs with a smaller group, to maintain the heroic teamwork aspects of gameplay.
For now there are 2 different adventuring companions available: Stabs! a kobold Cheat, and Grace, a human Shepherd, with more to follow in the coming days & weeks (I'm planning one for each class as well as animals, mercenaries, and even higher level temporary companions à la Gandalf). It also includes important guidance on when to use them and (importantly) how to avoid the pitfall of a "DMPC"!
I'm looking for feedback on how it feels in play, so please let me know if you use one of these companions in your adventures.
Hope you all enjoy! Thanks as always for your support 💪
Comments
All hail Stabs!
Shawn
2025-09-03 15:44:12 +0000 UTCAwesome! I’ve always run 4e games at the time with 1 - 2 players + companions and having some guidance is nice!
Marco
2025-09-03 00:20:29 +0000 UTCThe companions look really awesome and I am excited to use them and get more of them
Chandler Graves
2025-08-26 20:29:48 +0000 UTCsend me your email address or name and I can look up your tracking number!
Evan Diaz
2025-08-26 02:14:03 +0000 UTCThank you - I am really getting anxious to get my boxed set - I keep hearing of folks buying and getting copies. I really want to get my Backerkit Boxed Set and Extra Covers. I am so looking forward to introducing my players and the teen clubs and veteran/service members clubs I operate and support, to move them away from D&D with this.
Agile Monk
2025-08-26 01:30:45 +0000 UTC
