EN5ider Magazine for D&D

Monstrous Menagerie: Giants of Legend

Four new giants bring the world's myths and legends into your 5E game! The hateful Endriago has the head of a lion and batlike wings; the chivalric Ferragut wears shining plate armor; the fur-wearing Jentialk use gigantic farm tools as weapons; and the Panoptes has dozens of eyes with a wicked stare. These giants come from Spanish, French, Basque, and Greek legend. By Artem Serebrennikov; illustrated by Sade.

Allies & Adversaries: Servants of the Winter Court

In our final item of the month - and, indeed, the year - we introduce three themed fey NPCs. Grimollo the Voice Thief will steal your very words; Missus Silverbeak is a giant talking fairy owl; and Snowblind is the Knight of the Winter Wastes. By James Haek; illustrated by EIlis Goodson and Egil Thompson. Happy New Year, everybody, and let's have a great 2017 for EN5ider!

While You Were Out

A range of archetypal NPC concepts and associated plot suggestions help you to build compelling and memorable emotial links in your players' minds.  The Monster in the Forest, The Little Hero, The Mentor, The Strange Bedfellow, and more, are presented in this article by Steven W. Zundel 2nd. Illustrated by Ellis Goodson.

Blessings of the Beyond

Benisons are a moderate supernatural gift type, somewhere between a charm and a blessing. This article introduces seven example benisons - Benison of Servile Conjuration, Benison of the Distant Gate, Benison of the Crystal Sphere, and more - along with game advice for the use of blessings and charms. By GM Lent; illustrated by Sade.

Presents for Goblins: A Holiday Romp!

In this festive adventure for 3rd-5th level characters, the PCs must recover Revelleschafter's seasonal gifts from the goblins who raided the town on the eve of All's Giving Day.  Fun as a one-shot or as part of an ongoing camapign.  This adventure also includes four new goblin types - a variant nilbog, a yobbo, a goblin concubine, and the goblin king - and a random table for goblin poison effects.  By Kiel Chenier; illustrated by Ellis Goodson.

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A Present for Every Class: Spellcasters

Following on from the last article, which presented a selection of themed items especially for martial classes, this second half focuses on the spell casters. The bard's flute, sorcerer's stone, wizards' hat, druid's much, and cleric's hole symbol round out the list of signature regalia which get more powerful as you do. By Mike Myler; illustrated by Ellis Goodson.

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A Present for Every Class: Warriors

A selection of unique magical items tailored to martially-inclined 5th Edition characters! The Barbarian's Greataxe, Monk's Staff, Paladin's Shield, Ranger's Longbow, and more are granted via the new Signature Regalia feat. Nine items in total for the warriors in your party! By Mike Myler; illustrated by Sade.

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The Charity of St. Nicholas

The holiday season is all about charity, and Jeremy McCoy accordingly presents the new Charity domain for clerics, along with information on St. Nicholas and other saints in your campaign. Illustrated by Ellis Goodson.

Inspired Giving

EN5ider begin its holiday season of giving with a look at Inspiration and ten new ways of awarding it in your 5E game. These new rules include Action Hero Pools, Bringing The Drama, the Dead Pool, Devil's Bargain, Dramatic Flair, Epic Success, Epiphany, Gm's Reward, Inspired Damage, and the Player Inspiration Pool. Each approach serves a different purpose and encourages a different play style. Use any of these methods, combine them with the standard inspiration system, or mix and match to suit y...

The Devil's Footlocker: A Collection of Cursed Trinkets

Next week we begin our holiday-themed articles, but for now here's a collection of dark and cursed objects -- the Azurelight Lantern, Breathless Pipe, Dice of the Den Lord, Draconic Diorama, Emerald Snapper, Linen Larcenist, and Rose of Friendship. These items are all cursed or evil - not what an adventurer wants to find in a treasure hoard! By Ambrose Ingram; illustrated by Phil Stone.

A Blade For All Seasons: Gifts of the Forge

5th Edition rules for commissioning custom blades from blacksmiths, including smithing experience levels, and the use of 20 special forging components such as Dwarven Kindling, Elvish Pearl Gel, Starmetal Ore, or Wyvern Tailbone Powder, each of which customises the final weapon in a specific way. By Kiel Chenier; illustrated by Egil Thompson and Jeshields.

Over the Next Hill: City of Hidden Ways

Glavas Roh is secretive village dominated by an enormous obsidian monolith, hundreds of feet tall, with an ancient, occult purpose. This settlement is designed to be dropped into any setting, complete with NPC descriptions and suggested plot hooks. By GM Lent; illustrated by Xanditz.

Searching the River Styx

In this 5th Edition adventure, the PCs find themselves dead, and at the entrance to Hell itself! The River Styx, a demiplane populated by daemons tasked with shepherding souls to their final destination, is the setting for this adventure which can be run as a one-off, or used when the entire party is killed in the course of adventuring. Will they survive the Cavern of Gluttony, the grasping of the damned, the soul shriek of utter torment, the Altar to Heresy, and the the Grotto of Avarice? Can t...

Planning the future of EN5ider

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As we approach the end of EN5ider's second year and start looking forward to year 3 (how time has passed!), we'd like to take stock and consult you about the types of articles we produce. If you have a spare moment, please visit the link and vote on the poll (you can select multiple options). Thank you!

The Greater Secrets: New Options For Cardcasters

For fans of EN5ider's recent Cardcaster class, these new feats (Cardshark, Cartomancy, Chosen of Fortune, Intuitive Diviner) and the new King of Pentacles and Jack of Beasts specializations, expand the class with new options. By Josh Gentry; illustrated by Ellis Goodson

Monstrous Menagerie: A Bookshelf of Monsters

These four new monsters for your 5th Edition game are all book-themed - the Bibliognost (a living pile of books), the Djehuty (an otherworldly avatar of learning), the Living Spellbook (an ancient volume with its own will), and the Titivullus (low ranked devils charged with corrupting texts). By Artem Serebrennikov; illustrated by Indi Martin.

Erandreg's Tome of Forbidden Arcana

A collection of new, sinister 5th Edition spells contained within a dark, forbidden tome. From Hithind's Devouring Worm to Simbeline's Inescapable Malady to Soul Shackle, these nine spells over a rage of levels for sorcerers, warlocks, and wizards. By Brandes Stoddard; illustrated by Sade.

Bound by the Cards: The Tarot Encounter Deck

If you enjoyed last week's Cardcaster class, you'll find this additional use for a tarot deck useful. Josh Gentry described how to use a tarot deck to generate random encounters in your 5E game. Indeed, you could have your cardcaster draw the cards! This system allows for random encounters at various tiers of difficulty, all the way up to level 20. Illustrated by Ellis Goodson.

The Cardcaster

In EN5ider's 7th full class, Josh Gentry introduces the Cardcaster! The card caster uses a tarot deck to release magic, playing cards to cast spells - although she doesn't always have control over what spells are currently made available to her by the winds of fate! Also included are three archetypes - the Knight of Swords, which embodies mental force and determination; the Page of Wands, which embodies the magical power of creation; and the Queen of Cups, with embodies the emotions. Illustrated...

Vile Ritual Encounters

Three encounters (The Summoning at CR 5, The Poisoning at CR 10, and The Immolation at CR 15) are designed to challenge your PCs with climactic rituals described round-by-round. By Jon Sawatsky; illustrated by Ellis Goodson.

Fell Ritual Boons

This issue of EN5ider embraces the dark side, with character options for evil characters. These five Ritual Feats (Ancestral Sacrifice, Auromancy, Master of Rituals, and Ritualistic Slaughterer) are accompanied by advice on running an evil game. This article works well both as a standalone, and as a companion to EN5ider's recent Diabolist class and its followup, Conjured Horrors. By Mike Myler; illustrated by Sade.

Conjured Horrors

A follow-up to the Diabolist class recently published by EN5ider, this article introduces the Cacodaemon, Hydrodaemon, Thanadaemon, Abrikandilu (Wrecker Demon), Accuser Devil, Contract Devil, and Warmonger Devil, denizens of the River Styx, and Hell itself, just waiting to be summoned by a Diabolist! By Mike Myler; illustrated by Sade.

You're All Doomed

A brand new 5E adventure! What if everything the PCs encountered here was a lie? The village in peril, the wizard’s tower, and the promise of an ancient treasure; all of it set up and presented to the PCs like a trail of breadcrumbs. All of it eventually leading to their deaths, orchestrated by a powerful manipulator: a literal master of dungeons. By Kiel Chenier, based on a concept by Paul Padmore; Illustrated by Mel Tillery; cartography by Kiel Chenier and ...

The Diabolist

We begin our second hundred supplements with another new class - the Diabolist! Diabolists deal with forbidden secrets and dark entities, grasping for power through dark pacts. While they have things in common with necromancers and warlocks, diabolists are something entirely more... diabolical! Also included are two Dark Paths - the Demonic path and the Devilish path. And keep an eye out for next week, when Mike Myler introduces some conjured horrors, such as the accuser devil, contract devil, a...

Into the Feywild (Issue #100!)

It's a big day - our 100th issue! Thank you so much to all our patrons who have enabled us to produce all this wonderful stuff, and give a whole bunch of new writers and artists a start in the industry. Here's to 100 more!

To celebrate, this issue, a 15-page adventure by Kiel Chenier, is COMPLETELY FREE! Into the Feywild is a 5E adventure for characters of 1st-5th level. The adventurers are trapped in a strange land - can they find their way home? And can they navigate the labyrinthine Hedgegr...

The Morph

New for EN5ider patrons - our 99th article! Keep an eye out for something special for our 100th article next week, but before we get to that we have a brand new class - the Morph! The morph, our fifth full class, is a shapechanging specialist, able to slide between different forms. Morphs have a choice of three Essenses - the Doppleganger, the Primordial Beast, and the Trickster - and a selection of Morph Talents to select from. By Josh Gentry; illustrated by Ellis Goodson.

Monstrous Menagerie: Fearsome Critters

With our 100th article only two weeks away, writer John Bupp takes a look at a handful of fearsome fey critters! The small, apelike agropelter hurls branches from nearby trees; the infamous jackalope can mimic any sound it hears; the short, pudgy puckwudgie can be helpful, but a terrible foe if slighted; and the six-legged campus cat and terrify its prey with its mere gaze. Illustrated by Vanessa Bailey.

Magic in the Blood: Archetypes of the Fey

As our summer of fey draws to a close, and as we approach our 100th 5E supplement, writer Anthony Jennings presents three new fey-themed archetypes - the druid's Circle of the Untamed Wilderness, the fighter's Unseelie Knight, and the sorcerer's Fey Blooded bloodline. Illustrated by Egil Thompson.

Ildwych’s Crystal Castle

This fey-themed adventure is set in the village of Summerwine Creek (described in EN5ider #88). The tiny castle in the center of the village is filled with puzzles and secrets; can the PCs free the villagers from Fey Prince Ildwych and discover the secret of Summerwine Creek's perpetual festival?  Also included is the new 'mirror passage' spell, two new fey monsters, and a half dozen new magical items.  By Brandes Stoddard; illustrated by Phil Stone; cartography by Michael McCarthy.