Fascinated by Goblins. Inbar is captivated with goblins and their culture. She knows they pose a danger to more settled societies, especially in the remote reaches of the north where they can gather in numbers. Part of her fascination comes from the relative rarity of seeing a goblin in her homeland, and part from her […]
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Player Benefits First, let’s focus on the player benefits. Focused Attention There’s something really special about practicing being the hero of your own story. I love that 5E gives us the chance to be brave and daring, to set risk aside and go after what we truly want, answering destiny’s call. A chief benefit for
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Their organization is not very hierarchical. They usually work together in covens of three. A coven will be associated with three other covens which gather each new moon to perform rituals, exchange knowledge and conduct covenant business. Each group of four covens has a superior who guides them, bringing the total number of the group
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Fiend Slayer. The chamrosh’s attacks are treated as magical against fiends. Additionally, it has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects originating from fiends. The chamrosh’s bite attack deals 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. Protective Stance. When a creature the chamrosh can see attacks a target other than itself that is
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The Gyrfalcon Repository Built of whitewashed sandstone, this compound stands on a lonely plateau in the arid hills southwest of Corremel in Nuria Natal. The repository is about an hour’s walk from the main trade route. A prominent domed building rings a central garden decorated with statuary of the birds that give the place its
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We’re starting things off with one of the most beloved classes: the barbarian. The barbarian has existed through many editions of the game for a good reason—they hit real hard, and when they hit, it hurts real bad. When I introduce new players to 5th Edition, I often recommend picking the barbarian as their first
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One way to handle this problem is to vary the ways in which your traps are detected, such as using traps that are obvious or using natural hazards. This adds variety, allows the optimized PC to occasionally be surprised, and allows a trap that can be located by multiple skills to involve other characters in
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MONSTERS ON THE PROWL Tome of Beasts 2: Lairs is now available on Fantasy Grounds! Savage beasts mauling a mountaintop temple. A river tomb of lurking horrors. A shrine infested with hungry undead. Inside, you’ll find these adventures and 11 more! Created for the 5th Edition of the world’s first roleplaying game, these 14 standalone,
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Living Shadow. While seeking an end to their indenture, Wraithstrider’s dreams were haunted by an unknown being of liquid darkness. The thing offered them power and freedom from the Master’s chains in exchange for the completion of an occasional task. Now Wraithstrider haunts the mountain’s environs doing what they’re good at: making people feel safe
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While manipulating the encounter difficulty chart is a simple way to indicate how factors affect combat difficulty, it’s also imprecise, doesn’t have many gradations, and can be misleading. It still has its uses in adjusting the broad overview of an encounter but is less useful for dealing with more granular modifications, like how NPC roles
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Ratatosk Culture and Society Unlike the common Midgardian squirrel, ratatosk are not solitary creatures, and they live in close matriarchal family groups called scurries. The squirrel-folk are proud of their heritage, and each ratatosk can proudly recite tales of their scurry back to the first squirrel, Ratatosk the Clever. The eldest female of each scurry
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It’s a brand new year, and there’s a brand new face wandering the warrens! I’m Thomas, the new Editorial Director at Kobold Press. I am absolutely thrilled to be stepping into this role, for it very much feels like coming full circle.
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Frightful Chatter. The fleshspurned clashes its oversize teeth together to create a menacing din. Each creature within 30 feet of the fleshspurned must succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. Incorporeal undead are not immune to the frightened condition inflicted by the fleshspurned’s chatter. A frightened creature can
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THE APPROPRIATOR An appropriator is sent by the Emerald Order to obtain important information and items by any means necessary. The appropriator is as much a skilled merchant as professional burglar, and if one method fails, they will use the other to ensure the order has what it wants. A magic sigil, tattooed upon the
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