Edit: Removed Attack action requirement to allow for weapon interaction with spells that grant additional attacks or the extra attack from the haste spell.
Welcome to the new month and year! Diving into this theme, I was really tempted to explore the lawful plane of Axiom (my legally distinct original vision for a plane of absolute law, which strangely shares its name with a demigod I threw out during Divine Favors). But I had some sense and focused harder on t...
2023-01-02 15:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Sometimes you need casual low-level nonmagical items for your players. This would be a great way to reward your 1st to 2nd level players without needing to worry about magical healing potions.
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This small leather box of adhesive medical strips are a popular nonmagical aid on the battlefield. Combat medics often carry several of these boxes to hand to common soldiers not suffering from grievous wounds.
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Box of Banded Aids
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2022-12-26 15:01:01 +0000 UTC
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The original and only defining feature of this blade was the obsidian blade. I struggled with the hilt and knuckle guard's design but I like how the spikey bits turned out - it looks more like fangs now!
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This weapon was allegedly forged by ancient battle mages for the old Necromancy Civil Wars. The glassy edge of this obsidian scimitar reflects like a mirror. The wicked crack that runs the length of the blade pulses gently with a sickly green in knowing response t...
2022-12-26 15:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hi! My good friends over at Confused Clerics has graciously offered me some of their spell cards in exchange for their support for their Kickstarter! These are some really cool spells and I thought it'd be a very nice goody to have while I take a break in December.
The pdfs are double-sided and can be printed as such. Enjoy!
2022-12-19 15:01:02 +0000 UTC
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This weapon is also from my home campaign. It took a little bit of tweaking but I like how the sweeps and knuckle guard shaped up to be a heart, complete with an angled crossguard that looks like a piercing arrow.
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A cracked pink diamond glimmers at the rose pommel of this silver rapier. From the rose sprouts a rose gold guard and grip, twisting into soft silver roots that crawl up the blade. This rapier once belonged to a magnificent hero bard known to cause unmendable sor...
2022-12-19 15:00:02 +0000 UTC
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✨ This 119-page collection contains all of the compendium items released in the year of 2022, with about half accompanied by an illustration. All of these items are available to Rare+ Patrons and are compiled for Game Masters to use as a reference document for running a game using the 5th-edition source rules. Their statistics have been corrected, rebalanced, or otherwise updated for convenient use. Readers will find 280 items in this collection, organized by the monthly theme from which th...
2022-12-12 15:02:00 +0000 UTC
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✨ This 114-page collection contains all of the compendium items released in the year of 2021, with about half accompanied by an illustration. All of these items are available to Rare+ Patrons and are compiled for Game Masters to use as a reference document for running a game using the 5th-edition source rules. Their statistics have been corrected, rebalanced, or otherwise updated for convenient use. Readers will find 340 items in this collection, organized by the monthly theme from which th...
2022-12-12 15:01:03 +0000 UTC
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This weapon was one of the first items to show up in my home campaign. It was first envisioned 3 years ago and had nothing more than the pun and the propensity for a character to spew often unrelated or useless information.
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Originally forged as a vessel for a pirate's soul, this axe now exists as a simple sentient weapon without a living body. Two ribbed blades made of a turquoise steel, cut like a scallop shell, sprout from this axe's weeded, gnarled handle.
2022-12-12 15:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Arcane orange lines thread densely beneath the thin leather of this glove, linked between circular gemstone nodes from the wrist to fingertips. Each node pulses with every charge absorbed from the spell, flickering with dim unrefined energy. Despite the arcane power that flows through the glove, it remains unnaturally cool to wear.
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Glove of Blasting
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster)
When you cast a s...
2022-12-05 15:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Among the greater agons’ intangible domains of dread, the sombragon is the titular fiend of darkness. Few have seen its true physical form since it is always shrouded by darkness, even among those with darkvision.
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The sombragon was designed to fully embody the fear of utter darkness and create a challenge for players whose usual strategy is to "just hit things until they die." How do you pronounce this monster? It's either SOM-bra-gone or som-BRAH-gun but i...
2022-11-30 16:30:02 +0000 UTC
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The yrinthai are the embodiment of oddity and unplaceable strangeness in one’s reflection.
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The yrinthai and sombragons posted individually for your printing convenience!
The yrinthai is one of the monsters from the Across the Furnal Bridge compendium (Preview | Compendium). The compendi...
2022-11-30 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
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These are the archfiends found on the compendium, separated out for your convenience. This includes the archdevil Herzinan, the archdemon Karvaxos, and the archagon Abalaroch, each masters of their infernal domain.
Their stats are found as downloadables below - the zip file includes all pdfs and images.
2022-11-30 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Can't have a fiends themed month without something dedicated to slaying them! Silverspawn is a sort of upgraded silver designed to make this slightly more effective than regular silver.
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Under guidance of a deity, the most devout of the Order of Silver Light embark on lengthy journeys to the Silver Forge, crafting fiend-slaying weapons to help turn the tides of their eternal war against the devilish and demonic horrors. This blade has seen countless battles, passed down thr...
2022-11-28 15:05:00 +0000 UTC
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Since switching to non-upfront payment to avoid double-charging patrons, I'll be trying to release compendiums on the 25th each month instead of 4th week of month.
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I thought I had planned rather well at the start of the month - about 20 items, 3 monsters, and perhaps a couple pages of lore for the Furnal Planes. Somehow, as the planes developed, it ballooned to 38 pages of content which is the most pages I've produced in a very long time. Broken record, but I...
2022-11-25 15:00:14 +0000 UTC
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This is a preview for November's Across the Furnal Bridge compendium! This 38-page compendium features 3 new fiendish planes of existence and their dangerous settings, 1 new demiplane, 10 infernal quests, 25 fiendish items, and 11 hellish monsters, including 3 deadly archfiends and a new type of fiend.
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Want to see more? Purchase it now either through 2022-11-25 15:00:10 +0000 UTC
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My initial idea for this was just a basic black chain but it kinda looked pretty boring. Things came together when I decided to add a fiendish head to it so now it's more like an ... evil snake?
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Sometimes the animated chains of a chain devil find freedom from the devil's control, sustained by an outside source of magic. They slither wildly among the Cinderdeep until tempered by the attunement of another creature.
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Tormented Chain
2022-11-21 15:04:00 +0000 UTC
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Looping back to what I said earlier about a diverse breadth of items - I haven't created a staff or wand in a while. This one is a little experimental in that it modifies spells to do something beyond their written effects, which I really like.
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This scepter is imbued with a fragment of an agon fiend's desire: the subjugation and fracture of a creature's mind through any means necessary. In the hands of a zealous worshiper, it can subjugate entire towns and trap them in an ...
2022-11-21 15:03:00 +0000 UTC
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For every monthly theme I always try to include a broad breadth of item types (which are sometimes unpopular but I like the versatility). These are semi-consumables - usable until a certain requirement is met. I really like these because they're not technically "one-use" but also not overly powerful due to persistence.
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These talismans are crafted from a body part of fiend either living or dead, their innate magical power channeled through the object. Such creatures rarely ...
2022-11-21 15:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Drawing a skull was actually surprisingly easy? I don't know how I managed to make one that looked pretty decent and believable but I'm happy I managed. I also think I got a better handle on fire this time, though the png blending modes don't look kindly upon fire.
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The weapon's burning skull sees itself. Is it a skull tormented by painful fire? Or is it a living fire caged by a physical skull? It does not know so it must scream and scream and scream.
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2022-11-21 15:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Another item themed around the devil's contract. This time, it relies more on another fiend granting these items to an unsuspecting character. I think auto-failing death saves as a condition for their use is quite fitting with a devil's desire to accelerate deaths and steal souls.
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The metal of these shackles feel simultaneously hot and cold to the touch like an overload of the senses. Perhaps that should have been warning enough not to attune to such a devilish thing, or a...
2022-11-14 15:03:01 +0000 UTC
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I wanted to lean harder into the infernal nature of devils (contracts, fire, etc) and make them prominent for this theme. This circlet relies a lot on the GM to adjudicate, but I like the idea of forcibly entering others into a devilish contract without their knowledge. It's something an evil devil might do.
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A fiend lord typically grants such circlets to worshipers who expounds the ideals of trickery and the deceptive scam of "fair trade." It is never quite clear who benef...
2022-11-14 15:02:01 +0000 UTC
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Scythes are pretty cool. I had forgotten I already created a scythe with the "exotic" tag and nearly skinned this weapon as a glaive. I played around with the scythe shape before resting on this one - turns out there's a lot of ways to make them unique!
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This scythe bears resemblance to the popular belief in the Grim Reaper, though its original fiendish wielders adhere to no such romantic fantasy. If you see this scythe, you must run — such shadow fiends will not hesitate...
2022-11-14 15:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Thank you thank you for all the new and current supporters. What a pretty cool month this was with all the infernal stuff - I got to imagine a couple Lower Planes-adjacent fiends and hopefully my attempts to making something new (the agon fiends) will pay off. I can't really do any of this without your support.
A special thank you to those who comment and respond to my posts (you know who you are) -- they really encourage me to keep making more and also helps with the algorithm.
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2022-11-14 15:00:12 +0000 UTC
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You can't really have demons without bones! This would fit really well with the Fiendish Mask rangers' whole deal with crafting their armor/accessories out of demon and devil bones. I also knew that bone armor is pretty impractical so now it's a bone that sort of grows around a character. I also like the idea of trading some of your hit dice for temporary hit points.
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The crackling of growing bones can be heard from this armor while in absolute silence, still retai...
2022-11-07 15:02:01 +0000 UTC
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I like the idea that this weapon might try to kill you (and has the means to do so) if you don't listen to it. The balance for the weapon seems fine in the final inspection - it should be hard to get the maximum extra attacks out of this weapon unless you're really multiclassing (it should be rewarding if you're an Eldritch Knight); and even if you are, you'd have to be fighting a lot of enemies within the radius (so not necessarily the most useful if it's a boss or big bad).
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2022-11-07 15:02:01 +0000 UTC
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The sword originally looked more like a rune-etched blade, but over the course of design I added the mouth and really wanted to try a split-blade look, which led to its current magma-filled interior. The sword also leans on the devil's contract theme, drawing most of its power from the summoning aspect.
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The blade of the sword opens up in a fiery maw, spewing with hellfire that binds a slain creature to its service. Despite appearances, the specters answer not to the wielde...
2022-11-07 15:02:00 +0000 UTC
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This is the first of three legendary weapons, one for each of the three types of fiends: devils, demons, and a new custom type called agons. I really like the idea that "bloodstone" in demon terms is literally a type of gem with a literal heart inside it.
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Blood constantly drips from the head of this axe, oozed from a perpetually living heart encased in red bloodstone. The owner of the heart is long since forgotten and the trapped demon refuses to reveal whether it belonged...
2022-11-07 15:00:09 +0000 UTC
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A very simple weapon. I'm a really big fan of the hook+rope type weapons and I can't seem to stop making them. I like the idea of the red cracks against black metal as the fiends' sort of design, too, but I should make sure the future items won't all look the same.
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Butcher demons of the Black Rift use a variety of butcher tools including the prevalent meat hook, aptly named, "Meathook." Some are enchanted to impale creatures on their own, making them especially deadly weap...
2022-10-31 14:02:01 +0000 UTC
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I actually tried a different production process for this one - looks alright but 100% happy with how these eyes turned out. I'm not really sure what's weird about it but it doesn't have the same menace I envisioned.
edit: I redrew a portion of it because I couldn't help it.
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This eye belonged to Aziridan the All-Seeing, a foolish champion who believed his faith commanded the eradication of the Furnal Planes. For a rare moment, the fiend lords enacted ...
2022-10-31 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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New month new theme! Welcome to the Furnal Planes, the homes of devils, demons, and a new type of fiend called agons. It's going to be an interesting one considering all the creative obstacles this theme will have to navigate. To kick it all off is this fire-spewing hand cannon filled with hellish flames.
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This bulky hand cannon is typically wielded by large fiends like a firearm in one hand, and claiming one is no small feat. The origins of firearms can be partial...
2022-10-31 14:00:12 +0000 UTC
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