Open Post - July Release - Yarns of the Yonmen Mountains

Tier Release Links 

• Loremaster Tier Release 

• Acolyte Tier Release 

• Adventurer Tier Release 

• Apprentice Tier Release 

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Hey Critical Crew!

This month leaves behind the mystical mountains of the yokai and instead trades it for a land of a different sort of magic. Situated between the endless sands of the White Sea, the Yonmen Mountains are home to things beyond your wildest imagination. Lands where the mist hangs low and the pines whisper old names, strange things have always stirred in these hollers and hills. Folks who grow up here know better than to stray off the trail after dark or whistle in the woods - superstitions passed down like heirlooms, warning of things older than the road itself. Are you players brave enough to enter?

.STL's

This month brings our latest .STL for our Apprentice and Loremaster tiers - the chimera-like Snallygaster! This .STL files come presupported by our good friends at TableFlip Foundry.

As always - STL's are NOT backlogged, so be sure to download it locally this month!

Encounters

We've got 5 brand new encounters of varying challenge ratings and settings -ready to drop right into your existing campaigns, or can just as easily be used as a springboard into a new adventure.

Catch your players off guard when their campsite within the woods is caught off-guard by a creature stalking the trees; send them on the task of investigating the seemingly mundane disappearance of some local's goats; and have your party find a mysterious ransacked cabin in the middle of the forest...

Stat Blocks

You get 5 brand new monster stat blocks of various challenge ratings.

Strike fear into the hearts of your players with creatures like the Raven Mocker - silent, stealthy killers, that use their invisibility and etherealness to stalk the sick and dying; the Hide-Behind - predatory creatures that creep through wooded areas where trees grow tall and gnarled; the Boo Hag - creatures that resemble horrid, flayed corpses in their true form, and magically craft disguises out of the skin of their victims; the Snallygaster - chimera-like cryptids of the sky that fly through the dusk and night air to prey on livestock and children, picking off easy targets in desolate places; and lastly the Tumblewyrd - carnivorous plant creatures that gain their energy from absorbing both the physical bodies and souls of their prey. 

Player Options

This release also introduces our latest subclass for our gunslinging original player class the Renegade (originally introduced in our "Edge of Nowhere" release) - the Backwoods Bumpkin armament! Renegades armament specialization tend to live in isolation, secluded away from society and the hustle and bustle of city life. A backwoods bumpkin renegade is extremely resourceful, and uses all sorts of makeshift weaponry out of what would seem like trash to average folk. These renegades create explosives from household goods, or assemble firearms out of scraps of wood, springs, and more. 

We also have our latest player race - Pukwudgie! These small, enigmatic humanoids are rumored to be descendants of ancient spirits tied to the borderlands lying between misty mountains and the arid desert canyons. Masters of blending into their surroundings, with an innate ability to navigate and thrive in rugged terrain, the pukwudgie are known for their cunning, magical prowess, and trickster nature - both revered and feared in local legends.

Yarns of the Yonmen also brings our latest player background - the Scavenger - as well as our 4 latest feats and 2 latest deficiencies, to allow for further character customization.

Items

You will also find our 6 latest items - like the Witch's Bottle, the Molotov Cocktail, and the Dustbomb - to both help set the theme for the setting and reward your characters for their roleplaying!

Spells

This release also brings our 6 latest magic spells to help bring the rich background of the real-world inspired setting. With spells like Black Lung and Banjo's Revelry (because, honestly, who's doesn't need some spectral banjos every now and then??), you players are guaranteed to find something to strike their fancy.

Maps

We've also got 10 total battle maps (gridded and gridless variations) - ready for the included encounters (or just as easily used as standalone maps).

Tokens

And lastly, we are bringing you 11 VTT-ready tokens for all of your online needs!

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As always, we have to share some love with the folks in the Hivemind for helping us brainstorm and finetune the content in this release! If you have yet to join the Critical Crafting discord community and get involved, you're missing out!

Now venture forth into the hills and hollers and don't forget to watch your back....

- Dillon, Cameron, Connor, and Sarah