Open Post - August Release - Sands of the White Sea
Added 2022-08-03 14:47:31 +0000 UTCTier Release Links
__________
For August, we're leaving the stars and taking things back to solid ground. The White Sea is the massive desert in the Critical Crafting setting, and we're bringing you everything you could possibly need to take your players out into the deadly sands as they venture for treasures and relics of civilizations long since forgotten.
August brings you 10 new encounters of varying challenge level and setting, that are ready to drop right into your existing campaigns, or can just as easily be used as a spring board into a new campaign!
You're also find 10 brand new stat blocks of various difficulty level - original monsters like; the Entombed Guardian, a creature who stands guard over a place of sentimental value and watches over it for time immemorial; the Giant Scarab Beetle, using its wings to hover around the battlefield kicking up dusty clouds of sand to obscure its opponents vision; or the Badlands Dragon, a type of sand dragon who finds and guards the regions oasis's, to control the limited water supply.
We've also got 5 new items to reward your adventurers and help encourage exploration - things like the Khopesh of Shifting Sands or the Fan of the Far Winds. You also get our 2 latest grafts - the Mummified Arm and the Withered Eye.
You get access to our 6 latest spells! Dessicate, our latest necromancy spell allows you to drain the moisture from a target, while Flaying Sand lets you weaponize conjured sand and blast away the targets skin.
We've also got you covered with new player options! Check out our latest player race, the Smuustin. These pangolin-folk have long lived in the White Sea - having been enslaved by the Badlands Dragons, Liches, and Mummies for generation after generation. They fought and overthrew their oppressors, and now value freedom over all else. Though small, they're the first to take a stand to injustice and will always invite a weary traveler into their homes to make sure they're taken care of. Naturally wise, they can often be found holding positions of power and recognition.
Our latest monk subclass also highlights the sturdy people of the region! Check out the Way of the Badlands and learn the secrets of sand surfing and manipulating the sands around them into ways to fend off their opponents in combat.
You'll also find 5 new feats and 5 new deficiencies to help flesh out your player characters!
And lastly, August sets you up with 4 new battle maps - covering everything from a sandy valley, a riverscape, an ancient ruined burial chamber, and a desert-themed graveyard.
__________
Comment below your thoughts and join the Critical Crafting discord channel to stay in the loop with our growing community, and to help us brainstorm new content! Enjoy the hot heat of the desert sun while we're here, as September has us heading deep underwater into the trenches of the Depths of Xephal!
-Dillon, Cameron, Sarah, and Sean
