The Enchanted Trinkets series continues! These are reasonably priced magic items with minor, flavorful impacts that make them fun to have around but not unbalancing for GMs to hand out as rewards, only really making a difference when an adventurer breaks their enchanted trinket for a more profound impact. This article details class-specific enchanted trinkets in the same vein as A Present for Every Class (which had an issue for 2019-09-23 18:46:19 +0000 UTC
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This mini-adventure for 4-5 characters of 3rd level is a fun twist on an old gaming trope: the barkeep with a rat problem. In this scenario however the tavern owner is the source of his own problems, the unintended consequences of a misguided ploy to attract adventurers to his establishment gone awry, and now things have gotten terribly out of hand! Written by Jacob Gobhar, illustrated by Savage Mojo, and uses the cartography of 2019-09-16 16:27:03 +0000 UTC
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The life of a commoner is not an easy one and the offer of helping hands is most welcome, particularly when a helper is certain to stick around. It comes as little surprise then that the mysterious Graven Sculptors are always quick to find farmers and serfs eager to make use of their unique services, paying paltry sums to acquire their own hard-working homunculi to help till fields, prepare harvests, and assist about the house. None of them realize that the cheap price they pay is only par...
2019-09-09 19:46:34 +0000 UTC
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Today's entry into the Villain Spotlight series is all about the scourge of the seas men know as Dras'A the Wolf, a hobgoblin pirate with incredible ambitions and the cunning to see them through. Originally master of the Drelway Chain of islands, after capturing a learned shipmaker from afar the monstrous buccaneer has been preparing for when his abductee's drafts and designs lead to ocean-worthy vessels, boats that will unleash him and his underlings to become a scourge upon the ope...
2019-09-02 19:48:36 +0000 UTC
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The Great Malice. Five centuries ago the death of a goddess triggered widespread upheaval, setting the stage for the modern industrial revolution. But for the eladrin of Elfaivar, the tragedy left behind a crippled people who scattered across the world with little sense of common identity.
In the ruins of Elfaivar the party must locate Kasvarina Varal, a founder of the Obscurati who has lost her memories. With the aid of an artifact that can manifest the past in physical form, they can ...
2019-08-30 21:35:29 +0000 UTC
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Material components, backup buckles, oils and whetstones, extra munitions, replacement straps—there's a lot of maintenance to do when adventuring. Most Gamemasters gloss over these things but for campaigns that have a more old school or gritty feel that's part of the fun! With that in mind this issue of EN5ider approaches adventuring gear the same way that Fifth Edition does exhaustion: there are several levels of maintenance and equipment naturally deteriorates over time....
2019-08-26 19:39:42 +0000 UTC
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A mini-adventure for 4-5 PCs of 11th-12th level.
Legends speak of a solstice festival arranged by a mysterious angelic patron deep in the woods, an event where the angel forgives all sins and no depravity goes unindulged. The adventurers are approached by a grieving mother claiming that her daughter attended last year’s bacchanalia but never returned, and she offers a substantial reward if the missing girl's fate can be found. The PCs must attend the wild celebration, infiltr...
2019-08-19 14:37:31 +0000 UTC
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The Enchanted Trinkets series is back again with 10 minor enchanted items from nature ideal to be in the possession of—or given as gifts from—fey folk! Eat some sourberries then throw up on your foes, plant a root club when you need to slow down your enemies, ask a bark dog to go home and briefly visit its charming extradimensional abode, or unleash the bubble wand to either play at lights or break it to escape from imminent danger in the safet...
2019-08-12 11:56:22 +0000 UTC
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MacGruddin’s Engineers are hard-drinking sappers, machinists, cart-drivers, and cooks. Though the group is mostly dwarves (including Captain MacGruddin) all that is required to earn a place in the company are equal parts of loyalty and sweat equity. Specialized work includes construction of siege equipment (catapults, ballistae, towers, and the like), undermining castle walls, and the manufacture of specialized ammunition for siege weapons. Additional services offered include bridge buildin...
2019-08-05 13:09:29 +0000 UTC
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As promised this month we've got a double-whammy in the ZEITGEIST Adventure Path and today's issue is one that every member of EN5ider should definitely download. Within this Appendix for Schism are several handouts for the campaign (including some cards), but more importantly it contains a whopping 16 monsters and NPCs (ranging from the Steelshaper Leone Quital to witches to ghost councils and even a ghost witch) as well as 10 magic items
2019-07-31 15:14:08 +0000 UTC
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While elementals are fun creatures to include in a combat due to their primal powers, 5th Edition is sorely lacking in variety for them among the lower challenge ratings. This article introduces some new monsters to fill that gap: lightning sparrows, dust bunnies, bubble puppies, mud cats, and roots! These are somewhat whimsically-named creatures with cantrip level attacks, glass jaws, and unique death effects similar to mephits, allowing for them all to more flexibly fit into mul...
2019-07-29 16:32:05 +0000 UTC
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Usually found deep within a dungeon near the site of a bloody battle, the blade Skrivena Moc seems at first to be a powerful weapon able to sear foes with fire and strike through even the toughest armor. What more it speaks to its wielders, offering advice and admiration in equal parts—but only to gain their trust, convincing them that their unnatural attachment to it is nothing to fear all the while it slowly consumes their very soul! This devious intelligent magic item and creatu...
2019-07-22 22:50:53 +0000 UTC
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At the time of writing, just 11 hours remain in the A Touch More Class Kickstarter. If you'd like to get your hands on a gorgeous full colour book containing the classes from this Patreon, or even a massive hardcover compiling both A Touch of Class and A Touch More Class (16 classes in total!), the hours are ticking away! Don't miss out!
2019-07-19 10:59:35 +0000 UTC
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In this 37-page entry in the ZEITGEIST Adventure Path the party heads north to a glacial rift controlled by frost giants loyal to the Obscurati, and once there they must reach a frozen lich and trade Leone’s soul for Grappa’s aid.
Keep an eye out for Schism: Appendix later this month for a ton of NPCs and monsters all conveniently collected in one place!
Also anyone interested in a physical copy of A Touch More Class (or the hardcover combining it...
2019-07-15 13:53:12 +0000 UTC
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Today's article is for a mini-adventure that can be easily included into any city where there are thieves—in particular the trio of Gribbles, Big Sam, and Escraz. These burglars have trespassed onto the manor of a powerful mage and stolen a potent artifact, a deck of enchanted cards that have quickly turned the entire heist into a debacle that's garnered the entire settlement's attention. Several of the watch have already been injured trying to bring these brigands to justice and the PCs ar...
2019-07-08 13:29:32 +0000 UTC
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With the Ghosts of Saltmarsh out there in the world it would be remiss of EN5ider not to release some content to help get your seafaring adventures out onto the water! Jeff Gomez has penned an excellent article in Hazards of the High Seas that details a 20 entry hyperlinked table of plot hooks, chance aquatic encounters, and maritime intrigue ideal to roll on whenever the question arises: what's that over the bow!?
(ZEITGEIST folks fear not! Next mon...
2019-07-01 02:26:43 +0000 UTC
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All too often 5E groups wave away material components that are inexpensive, but there's no reason that aspect of spellcasting can't be made more exciting and engaging! In this EN5ider issue there are more than two dozen new material components (both expensive and otherwise) that modify and improve the spells they are used to cast, giving both mages and priests plenty of motivation to pay more attention to the reagents they need to work their magic. Written by Andrew Engelbrite; illus...
2019-06-24 16:46:39 +0000 UTC
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Beast-tamers, gunfighters, tinkerers, savants, and more! The Kickstarter for A TOUCH MORE CLASS has now launched! This brand new book includes nine new class for your 5E game, and the Kickstarter also includes the original book, A TOUCH OF CLASS, which contains seven original classes!
In 2017 we produced A TOUCH OF CLASS, a softcover book containing seven new classes for your 5th Edition game. It was incredibly popular, with nearly 2,500 backers. Now we're bringing you the sequel: nine ...
2019-06-18 16:58:34 +0000 UTC
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Take to the coliseum with the retiarius fighter archetype, a net-wielding combatant perfect for gladiator-style characters! Perhaps instead you might pierce the veil as a warlock of the Oracle patron, foreseeing what is to come just in time to dodge a lethal blow or even reveal to your enemy the final moment of its life? There's also the Family domain for clerics yearning for a sense of community and the means to protect it, as well as a new background appropriate for campaigns in ancient Gre...
2019-06-17 12:54:49 +0000 UTC
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The A TOUCH MORE CLASS Kickstarter launches next week, on Tuesday, 18th June at at 6pm BST/1pm EDT/10am PDT.
We wanted to give you guys a sneak peek at the Kickstarter page itself before it launches. You can find it here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/853120791?ref=810774&token=cedff39d<...
2019-06-13 13:06:07 +0000 UTC
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While traveling through the wilderness the adventurers come across a small hamlet plagued by a recent rash or murders committed by 'The Ghost'. The longer the party stay in Velsburg however, the quicker they realize that the supposedly bloodthirsty spirit preying upon the settlement is not the remote village's only mystery. In this sidequest to save Velsburg the PCs are confronted with a shocking truth underpinning it all and are presented with a dire dilemma: is it worth saving?
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2019-06-10 17:29:17 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks! Just a quick note to let you know that our A TOUCH MORE CLASS Kickstarter launches in two weeks, June 18th 2019at 6pm BST/1pm EDT/10am PDT!
Keep an eye on enworld.org/atouchmoreclass/ for a countdown! We'll let you know here when it launches, too!
2019-06-04 17:24:16 +0000 UTC
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In the ancient past the exiles of a dwarven kingdom made their own home by hollowing out a mountain and building a fortress atop it, embracing the defensive measure that saw them cast out by their kin—necromancy. Eventually the world saw their civilization undone but someone (perhaps even the party or someone they know) raided the entrance to their seemingly abandoned city. This trespass has disturbed the slumber of the stout folk and now they rise again as undead, masterless and delu...
2019-06-03 17:01:59 +0000 UTC
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Finally the party has a chance to infiltrate the Obscurati, master conspirators they've been chasing for much of the adventure path! On a bleak, remote isle, the gathered villains plot the final stages of their grand design. This heavily-guarded affair is the best chance to land a killing blow against the Obscurati, but to get close enough to strike the constables will need an invitation. Fortunately an old enemy of the party is having a bit of an identity crisis.
Alexander Grappa craft...
2019-05-31 18:55:00 +0000 UTC
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Memory can be a funny, ephemeral thing and today's article has almost a dozen charming little Enchanted Trinkets all revolving around mnemonic themes. When making use of these innocuous magic items not only will your adventurers gain a small bonus or extra ability, they'll briefly experience the memories of others as well. Whether we're talking about the ever-shifting map, flute of the forgotten feast, ivory knights, or plague doctor's mask this is...
2019-05-27 16:26:08 +0000 UTC
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By the time adventurers are hopping between dimensions they are largely beyond fearing virulence, equipped with healing magics that make diseases an easily ignored threat. No longer! This article explores afflictions that can strike wayward planar travelers, sicknesses that extend beyond the confines of the realms material. Adverse ascension affects those who have overly exposed themselves to divine energies, fractured rift disorder can result from the use of dimensional portals, fey lo...
2019-05-20 17:57:54 +0000 UTC
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Hi guys! A TOUCH MORE CLASS is getting ever closer. I just wanted to share a couple of notes:
- It includes the Bloodweaver, Fatebender, Gemini, Geomancer, Gunfighter, Lodestar, Monster Tamer, Savant, and Tinkerer classes.
- Like the previous Kickstarter, the rewards will be sent out the moment the Kickstarter ends.
- The original PDF of A TOUCH OF CLASS will also be updated for free ...
2019-05-15 12:08:39 +0000 UTC
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For centuries the Tree of Truth has answered vexing questions of genealogy and paternity, but usurpers annoyed by this fail safe mechanism have gradually surrounded the magically protected tree with a vicious garden to prevent access to the truth. Most of those who try to trespass perish among the weeds, leaving their precious cargoes where they fall. Can the players reach the sacred tree and escape with the knowledge they need to avert a cataclysm?
This mini-adventure for 3 to 5 ...
2019-05-13 15:23:14 +0000 UTC
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Hi guys! As you may remember, a couple of years ago we published A TOUCH OF CLASS which contained 7 classes for your 5E games, straight from the pages of EN5ider.
That book is getting an update, and everybody who has it will get the updated PDF for free.
But, even more exciting, we're Kickstarting a new one very soon. A TOUCH MORE CLASS is the sequel, and contains 9 more classes. You'll have seen them here on EN5ider (so you have them in PDF) but we'll be producing a gorgeous soft...
2019-05-07 13:12:59 +0000 UTC
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Once a mighty and noble planetar warrior, the monster that is now Skanafel was captured during a raid into the Abyss by the forces of a powerful demon lord. Dragged into the depths of that wicked domain, he was subjected to centuries of torment and mutilation—his wings destroyed, his face torn from his skull, and his mind and soul twisted and warped by vile demonic craft into an abomination of rage, destruction, and unending hatred for all he once was. Skanafel the Devourer has become a nig...
2019-05-06 15:35:53 +0000 UTC
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