Open Post - June Release - Cults of the Outsiders

Tier Release Links

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

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For June, we've got the beginnings of the Critical Crafting pantheon. Some beings of incredible power and influence come from beyond our own plane, existing outside of the fabrics of reality. These beings are aptly called Outsiders, and they're often times the ones pulling the strings - upholding their credence to not interfere with our worlds by using their cultists to act on their behalf. June brings you four Outsiders and their suite of monsters, cultists and followers!

You'll get a 20 encounters of varying challenge levels and place settings, to make it easier than ever to drop into an existing game! All four Outsiders have a wide array of options, allowing you to easily use one or two Outsiders' cultists as opposing villainous factions in your game (or all four if you're brave!) These encounters feature both combat and social challenges, as well as traps and puzzles - giving you all manner of options for your table.

These encounters are complemented by the 6 battle maps for this month! These maps feature several settings - a crowded marketplace and a town square, two different dungeon-style rooms with traps and puzzles, and an arcane library and courtroom! These maps are designed for 6 of the encounters specifically, but due to the encounters having ambiguous settings, the maps are also flexible and can be shuffled around and reused as needed.

You're getting 11 brand new stat blocks - four of which are of the Outsiders themselves! These statblocks cover all levels of play and thus make for perfect full length campaign villains. Use the lower-leveled Order of the Axiom cultists for early-game enemies, the mid-level Sentencer who acts as the executioners for their order for the mid game, and have the party finally reach the the Plane of Scales, Iustia, and take on the Justiciar herself for an epic level finale! 

Did we mention that each Outsider also has narrative for their own domain, following, and beliefs all fleshed out and ready to implement?

We've also got 10 new items ready to integrate into your game and reward and loot. Your players are sure to love the newest warhammer weapon the Justiciar's Gavel, the reality-bending Cloak of Reality, or the ever useful Top Hat of Pocket Dimension!

June also brings 5 new spells, like Fools Gold for those times you need to trick that pesky merchant in town; Judgement for passing judgement on a creature and controlling them; and Deceive, allowing you to make the target more gullible and likely to believe your instruction.

Players are also sure to find our latest player race enticing. Check out the Velatus, also called The Veiled. These mysterious beings were created by the Justiciar, and inhabit the Plane of Scales, Iustia. They live to serve their creator, and are chosen to be sent out as Witnesses to the planes - sharing her Word of Law and declaring her verdicts to those she has judged. Some velatus get the compelling urge to venture forth on their own and advance her following through their own acts and testimonies. Play as a velatus if you'd like to be an enigmatic race of Law and Order - able to innately cast zone of truth and reveal the amnestic truth of why you cover your face! 

We also have our latest Warlock subclass, the Pact of the Merchant! Some warlocks bargain for power or knowledge on their questing for revenge; some simply want to find the best deal and know how to sweet talk the innkeepers of the world, before retiring to an inn or store of their own. These warlocks seek out Ol' Chap Ettercap himself and pledge their undying loyalty in exchange for a magical hat of their own. 

You'll also find 5 new feats, 4 new deficiencies, and our first ever patron-submitted Player Background to help flesh out your player characters!

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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! June has been our biggest undertaking yet, so pick your favorite Outsider, drink the kool-aid, and join us on 70 pages of glorious zealotry. 

We're already far off into the depths of the Hollow Expanse for July, so stay tuned for some sneak peeks to come.

-Dillon, Cameron, and Sarah