Open Post - May Release - Exploring Extorris

Tier Release Links 

• Loremaster Tier Release 

• Acolyte Tier Release 

• Adventurer Tier Release 

• Apprentice Tier Release 

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Hey Critical Crew!

May builds upon our Mages' War campaign setting, and holds a very special place at our table as it's adapted from the very first homebrew campaign that Cameron ever ran (and gave Dillon a chance to step away from behind the DM Screen and his Forever DM status)!

When The Order of the Blank declared war on magic kind, some stayed and opposed them (becoming the Arcanuum), while some retreated into the depths of the earth to recoup (becoming the Edynites). And still yet, some of the mages fled for their lives - using the magic at their disposal to open up a rift into a nearby plane (becoming the Extorrans).

Venture with us to Extorris - a strange world cut off from the rest of the planes! What happens when mages flee the persecution of the Blank to an alien world filled with ancient, abandoned cities, horrifying parasites, and time-traveling proselytizers?

Printable STL

This month brings our latest STL for our Apprentice and Loremaster tiers - the Child of Exile! This STL file comes presupported by our good friends at TableFlip Foundry.

**NOTE - 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.

Brave forth into the alien-like lands of Extorris, and strike fear into the hearts of your players with the threat of a parastid larvae looking for a host; watch the players try and talk themselves out of a case of mistaken identity with the religious zealots of the Children of Exile; and even go toe-to-toe against the mysterious Saint Caius the Ascended - as he rallies an army hell-bent on returning to the prime material plane and reclaiming the lost lands of his ancestors!

Stat Blocks

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

Terrify your table with all three stages of the parastid lifecycle - from the small larvae that is ever-looking for another host to turn into a living incubator, to the grub and eventual fully-grown adult parastid. And show your players the zealotry of the Children of Exile firsthand with the Child of Exile soldier - and the Big Bad himself - Saint Caius the Ascended - rallying an army from his throne overhead in his flying citadel Perditia, as he plans his return.

Items

We've also got our 7 latest items, paired with our 4 latest grafts! Help your players prepare for survival in these strange lands with Pesticide and Survivalist's Staff, and tempt them into facing certain death with the allure of Saint Caius' Codex Iactura (a tome of coordinates from far off in the future) and his Blade of Soul Severing!

Spells 

May also brings you our 4 latest magic spells and 6 latest warps - a new game mechanic that allows the use of arcanhile and other technological means to literally warp reality, allowing them to pull off spell-like feats without the use of magic.

Player Options

And by now you should know that a Critical Crafting release wouldn't be the same without player options, so we've got you covered there! 

We've had people asking for more Blank player options, so check out our lastest Ranger subclass - the Blank Survivalist Conclave.

Some rangers harden their hearts to the beauty of natural magic, viewing magic as not a part of nature, but an aberration that defies its laws. Expertly prepared to handle spellcasters, a Blank Survivalist strikes fear in the hearts of their quarries. Many Blank survivalists live in small communities of outcasts, exiles in Extorris.

We also have our latest player race - the Opae - an automaton race of Constructs that hail from the land of Extorris. Created ages ago by a race long since forgotten, the opae were made for the purpose of maintaining and bettering the quality of life of their creators. Often given tasks like the building and construction of homes and roadways, harvesting crops in the fields, and tending to livestock, opae are task-driven and known for their impeccable attention to detail. Featuring three different subraces, the opae are perfect for a roleplay-heavy player or group!

And rounding out our player options are our 4 latest feats and 3 latest deficiencies.

Maps

We've also got 5 new alien-like battle maps ready for the included encounters (or just as easily used as standalone maps). These maps are available in both gridded and gridless variantions. 

Tokens

And lastly, we are bringing you 7 VTT-ready tokens for all of your online needs!

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As always - we've got to give a special shoutout to the Hivemind in the Discord server for all of their help and willingness to bounce ideas off of them. We absolutely love this community and are always happy for ideas, so if this sounds as cool to you as it does us, be sure to join the  Critical Crafting discord channel and get in on the Brainstorming!!

We are already hard at work on getting June's Blank-centric "Magic and Machines" ready to go, while ALSO prepping for our debut Kickstarter "The Mages' War" (sign up to be notified of the launch here!), while ALSO preparing for our vendor booth at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH! (Have we mentioned that we're gluttons for punishment??)

Much love to each and every one of you for the continued support!

- Dillon, Cameron, Connor, and Sarah