Koa the DM

The Valkyrie - a CR 7 flying melee menace celestial following divine justice: smiting and slicing your players to shreds

Hi y'all! Sorry about the delay!

This week I have a fairly typical slash, slash, and even more slash monster! Although I do love me some fun little mechanics here and there with monsters especially, sometimes just getting wailed on as a player is really scary, and the valkyrie was designed to really try and lean into that! With a ton of damage, a built in way to get advantage, plus flight and really good AC, this valkyrie is a war machine, and rightfully so! There are many iterations of...

Champions of the Prophet

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With the Judicator, that is all of the subclasses for Virgil's Prayerbook to the Horrifying Divine, so here are all of them - the Champions of the Prophet - bound together into one pdf for your viewing pleasure! Many of these are designed to be fanatics, those who are fully immersed within the ways and steps of the Prophet, but these subclasses can always be altered or changed in flavor so they better fit the player vision for what they want to accomplish!

A Warlock Otherworldly Patron: The Judicator. Suffuse yourself with divine justice and strike down the sinners with radiant might

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This week I have a fun, a little more experimental and crunchy Warlock subclass for you all, the Judicator! I really liked the idea of having a divine spear that you toss at enemies, and I thought “what if Eldritch Blast invocations could apply to weapons?” and so the Judicator was born! The entire idea and core concept of this subclass is really just buffing up a singular radiant spear that you get to toss at your enemies, and it has the unique ability of being both a ...

Relics of the Divine - 28 eldritch religious horror magic items: the flesh and bone of the apostles and the Prophet to sanctify the material plane and bring about It’s will

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This week I have for you all something that was very exciting to write and something that I had a ton of fun with, the Relics of the Divine! When reading up on relics and reliquaries in catholicism and monotheistic religions, I was deeply inspired and surprised by just how eldritch they are! The fact that the arms of saints are revered and sometimes exude myrrh and smell pleasant despite being extremely old and mummified?! That’s super eldritch and super metal! So I took ...

Next Project Teaser!

I'm getting close to finishing Virgil's (still have a bunch of revision to do ), but I wanted to key you all in on a little teaser of my next project! Started to get more versed in InDesign and layout stuff, and I'm pretty excited for how this turned out!

Living Relic Sorcerer - A Sorcerer subclass that has a fraction of the Prophet imbued in their blood, allowing It’s will to take over and guide those who are lost

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This week I have for you all the Living Relic Sorcerer! When I first read up about Relics and Reliquaries in Catholicism and other monotheistic religions, I was deeply inspired by how eldritch the whole idea is! Then I thought, what if a Sorcerer is a living relic? A person who either has a body part of a saint or religious figure embedded into them, or who is the blood relative of a saint or religious figure? Thus, the Living Relic was born, a sorcerer all about pulling up...

The Messenger - A CR 3 ‘True Angel’ Celestial sent by divinity to deliver the the living and piercing word of God to mortals

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This week I have a simple little celestial for you, the Messenger! As opposed to the Voz, this ‘true angel’ does not emulate the true words and utterings of divinity, but instead only delivers the message and general intent of the divine! Of course, since I’m pulling on religious eldritch imagery, just speaking in this way is deafening and causes most mortals to simply fall dead! This was inspired by bible stories that I have heard and read of terrifying angels that a...

The Faith Domain - A Cleric subclass that pledges their faith to the one true divinity, with hearts so pure of It’s will that they can call upon emissaries of the heavens to strike down the sinful and protect the redeemed

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This week I have a strange subclass for you, the Faith domain. This cleric was fun to make because it implies that all other clerics, where faith is assumed to be a part of just being a cleric, are less real clerics and are not “true” clerics. Really leaning into the eldritch religious imagery that these clerics have “seen true Divinity,” all of their power stems from a religious fervor and zealtory; true faith in this true divinity. Mechanically, I liked the idea o...

The Harbinger and the Reshaper - A CR 2 and a CR 6 celestial: manifestations of divine presence given birth and an ancient angel that simply seeks to reconfigure the world to better match It’s will

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This week I have for y’all two different ‘true angel’ celestials! The harbinger’s idea first came about with the phenomenon of “feeling something in the air,” whether that is tension, or electricity, or some kind of socioemotional phenomenon, and I thought ‘what if divinity itself creates that same feeling?’ Then, because of its sheer power, I thought that the presence of divinity would cause manifestations to appear, really leaning into the grotesque and pu...

Way of the Empty Vessel - An ascetic monk subclass that deprives one of everything, so they might be easier filled with the glory of God

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This week I have for y’all a Monk subclass, Way of the Empty Vessel! I find the idea of fasting and asceticism fascinating if I’m being honest, and I took that idea and added it with some eldritch spice. This subclass is all about emptying oneself of all desires and mortal things, practicing extreme asceticism and fasting so the body therefore becomes an empty vessel to better be filled by the will of God, which can manifest as Truth, Justice, or Redemption.

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The Voz - A CR 5 ‘True’ Angel that relays the divine voice of God. Rend thy clothes and cast thyself before the Lord and weep before the words of It’s divine truth

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This week I have for y’all another ‘true angel,’ the Voz! If you’re like me, you’ve heard a lot about how angels are actually terrifying beings, and I wanted to extend this a little bit and really lean into the incomprehensibility of eldritch horror and bring it to religious theming! Specifically the Voz is all about speaking in the true voice of God, something that is incomprehensible and unknowable yet understandable at a base level, striking, and terrifying in ...

The Prophet - A religious eldritch horror themed warlock patron - Let the Prophet’s Will impregnate your being so you may spread Its will amongst all who lie in darkness

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This week I have for y’all a support Warlock  based all around Light and Blindness! Specifically, blinding yourself and your allies to better see the shape and image of the Prophet, and to extend Its light to empower and inspire your allies!

Blind Priest Update!

Hi y'all! Just letting you know that I made some revisions to the Blind Priest based on some feedback!

I edited the typo on Aura of Prostration and changed it so it does more damage, doesn't knock prone, and does constant damage until someone IS prone, making the fun of the fight figuring out that you need to be prone! Also the language of Blind to the Faithful wasn't clear, so I changed that as well to be more precise!

Link to the original post below!

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The Blind Priest - A CR 3 religious horror themed ‘True’ Angel sent to test the faithful! Bow down in worship, kneel before Its will, our maker and maker of all things

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This week I have for y’all a CR 3 Celestial to populate your games! This is one of the many True Angels that I’ve begun developing for this compendium, and I designed it as an angel that forces those around it to kneel in prayer, as its whole purpose is to simply find those who are not faithful and not praying and force them into prayer (or show them It's Divine Will!)

UPDATE!!

Edited the typo on Aura of Prostration and changed it so it does more damage, doe...

Gifts of Divinity - 26 New Religious Horror Themed Spells from Cantrips to Ninth Level Spells! Let light shine from thine heart into the souls and skulls of those who have yet to see Its glory!

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This week I have for y’all 26 new spells that are all themed around religious horror! I’ve always thought (growing up religious) that christianity and catholicism was surprisingly metal and eldritch with much of its imagery, and so I decided to take that idea and turn it into religious horror spells!

To really lean into the spells’ eldritch and alien nature, they are intentionally stronger than traditional 5e spells, and should only be given to players during ve...

9 Esoteric Techniques!

This week I have for y’all 9 Esoteric Techniques!  Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! These techniques were inspired a lot by the Blood Hunter, and that idea of using hemomancy in tandem with martial combat! These techniques are a bit more grisly and ~evil~, pulling the blood, bones, and even soul of enemies to bolster yourself in combat!

8 Shadowcant Techniques! Techniques and Stances for Thieves and Rogues Designed for Assassination and Maiming!

Hello there! Sorry for the late post on this y'all, this post was somehow deleted on my Patreon! BUT this week I bring to y'all 8 Shadowcant Techniques! Many of my other techniques and stances that I’ve made are heavily focused on fighters, but I wanted to give some love to the Rogues as well! As such, there are the Shadowcant Techniques which are specifically designed for assassination, and all of their flavor leans into this aspect!

To my Clerics and Warlocks...

Thank you in particular, my Clerics and Warlocks. Y’all have been OG’s, and have had my back for a long time. As a special thank you, you will have access to all of the new things under Cleric and Warlock, but you will still pay the monthly price that you are paying now, as the hidden tier of Founders, as long as you still decide to support me. Thank you again guys, you’ve genuinely supported me and my goals, and I wanted to try and pay that back with something more special for you all....

Patreon Tier Changes

Hi everybody! As we’ve grown and I’ve released significantly more content and the quality of the compendiums and homebrew has increased and changed, I’ve decided to revamp my tiers and change how I’m offering y’all my stuff! My current tiers are antiquated and I’ve decided to change that. All of my content will always be free and released to the internet via dripfeed, but of course, y’all make that possible in the first place so I want to make this experien...

5 Dancing Metal Arts!

This week I bring to y’all 5 Dancing Metal Arts! Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! These particular techniques were super fun to make and are heavily inspired by both the Nox flowing weaponry from Elden Ring, as well how Gyomei uses his weapon in Demon Slayer! I really enjoyed the idea of having a weapon imbued to be bendy and tricky to catch enemies off guard!

8 Waterfall Arts!

This week I have for y’all 8 new Waterfall Arts! Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! This is heavily inspired by Demon Slayer, specifically the Water Breathing techniques used by both Tanjiro and Giyu! With extra effects underwater and a focus on flow, these techniques capitalize on displacing enemies by pushing them back or pushing them prone!

6 Thunder Arts!

This week for y’all I have 6 of the Thunder Arts! Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! Obviously, like my previous posts, these were inspired by Demon Slayer specifically, with Zenitsu at the forefront! The idea of making a singular, lightning fast attack was really compelling, and so I took that idea of channeling the body with electricity and lightning from both Zenitsu and Killua to go ZOOM or have lightning fast reactions and made m...

9 Arts of the Windswept Blade!

This week I bring to y’all Arts of the Windswept Blade! Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! These techniques were inspired by the Wind Breathing techniques in Demon Slayer, and all have a focus around movement, displacing others, and jumping! Unlike the flavor of breaths, Arts of the Windswept Blade draws upon dancer-like inspiration where the focus on the technique is of the steps and jumps!

9 Arts of the Flaming Blade

This week I bring to y’all the first of the Elemental Arts; 9 techniques from the Arts of the Flaming Blade! Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! These techniques were inspired by the Fire Breathing and Sun Breathing techniques in Demon Slayer with some added inspiration from Fire Bending in Avatar, as the flavor of these techniques is all about controlling your breathing to channel and create fire to erupt from within!

9 Primal Techniques!

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This week I have for y’all 9 new Primal Techniques that are to be given to martial characters as upgrades! Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! These Primal Techniques were very inspired by Hoarah Loux specifically, and really leaned into the idea of using the primal barbarian rage and just extending that into more movesets! This then developed into fun ideas of the Bestial Stance, which is inspired by the way Insokue...

21 Spellsword Flourishes!

This week I have for y’all 21 new Spellsword Flourishes that are to be given to martial characters as upgrades! Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! These particular techniques were a ton of fun to make and really leaned heavily on the inspiration of carian knights and carian sorcery from Elden Ring! Many of these techniques involve weaving spells and spellcraft into the actual attack itself; and this can look like specifically synergiz...

7 Dwarvish Techniques!

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This week I have for y’all 7 new Dwarvish Techniques that are to be given to martial characters as upgrades! Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! These techniques specifically are focusing on fighting giants, really planting yourself down to be unmovable, and using shields to the best of your disposal!

These ones in particular are heavily inspired by the Ashes of War from Elden Ring, as I wanted to capture some ...

18 Free Martial Techniques!

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This week I have for y’all 18 Martial Techniques and Stances that are to be given to martial characters as upgrades! Think of these like permanent maneuvers that a character learns and uses at their disposal! These Martial Techniques, unlike many of the other 10 different styles/artforms, does not rely on anything magical or otherwise to produce their effects! Instead, they are designed as specific movesets that expert martials have learned! 

These ones in part...

Hidden Martial Techniques and Stances

Hi y’all! I’ve returned once again to Martial Techniques to fully upgrade and revamp them for the 2024 ruleset, alongside adding in a TON of new options and reworking previous ones so they work better!

Now you have yourself Hidden Martial Techniques and Stances! This massive compendium here has 11 different styles/artforms of techniques ranging from the simple Martial Techniques that are simple melee movesets akin to weapon combos, to styles like the Dancing Metal Arts, which imbue ...

Brief Update!

Hi y'all!

I've been a bit MIA since releasing Silvereye's Guide to End City (I was at PAXU and I've been working on other projects!) but I just wanted to let y'all know that next week, I should be back on my normal posting schedule!

I've got some pretty cool stuff in the pipeline (Hidden Martial Techniques and Stances and Virgil's Prayerbook to the Horrifying Divine), so bare with me! More content will be coming soon!