Open Post - July Release - The Hollow Expanse

Tier Release Links

• Loremaster Tier Release 
• Acolyte Tier Release 
• Adventurer Tier Release 

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For July, we're taking you to the deep reaches of space with our version of everyone's favorite 'jammer of spells' 😉. The Hollow Expanse exists outside and in-between the various planes of existence, and stretches as far as the mind can imagine. After its discovery via portals acting as doorways into it, trade and exploration lead toward a sudden influx of interest as people took towards uncovering its secrets. Over the following centuries, domed cities called Zoan Copola's formed as hubs in the trade industry and adventuring took people further and further, as other worlds and races were discovered.

July brings you 11 new encounters of varying challenge level and setting, to make the Hollow Expanse feel like a living, breathing - and, most of all, dangerous -  place for your players to traverse.

You'll find the statblock to our newest ship the Zoan Kestrel, as well as extensive lore on the Hollow Expanse, Ship Primer, and optional travel rules. So grab the keys to the nearest Zoan Kestrel, and take to the stars!

You're also find 11 brand new stat blocks of various difficulty level. Check out the mighty, mechanical Blank Desolator; the multi-formed Mind Sapper, that starts as a larva before growing to a broodmother after stealing enough Intelligence; and the peaceful singer of the sea, the Driftsong Whale.

We've also got 9 new items to reward your adventurers and help encourage exploration. Be sure to grab your Explorer's Expanse Helmet, Expanse Flight Suit, and Expanse Hover Boots, and prepare for blast off

You get access to our 6 latest spells! Conjure Black Hole will allow you a perfect way to control the battlefield, while Hardlight Beam allows you to blast you foes from afar, before using Hollow Shift to phase side to side.

Introduce your players to our latest player race - the Scyphoz! This alien, jellyfish-like race of humanoids were the first to build the Zoan Kestrel ships that now provide transportation to the denizens of the Hollow Expanse. Their tendrils allowing them to integrate directly into the mainframe of the ship and making for expert pilots know far and wide. 

And speaking of pilots - our latest subclass, the Wizard: Nebulist, is the perfect choice for the player who wishes to turn from the confines of libraries and repositories, and instead turn their eyes to the stars above for knowledge. Venture across the stars as you uncover the secrets of space.

You'll also find 5 new feats and 5 new deficiencies to help flesh out your player characters!

And lastly, July also brings you 3 different battle maps - a Hollow Expanse map for use with new hex-crawl rules on over-world travel, and two different encounter-based space themed maps.

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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! July has been some of our favorite artwork and content yet, and we know that August's upcoming desert-themed White Sea is only going to raise the bar further!

-Dillon, Cameron, Sarah, and Sean