Cavalier Archetype (5e)

A home brew cavalier inspired by the original 1e AD&D Unearthed Arcana version as well as the updated knight version from Castle & Crusades, merged with the weak sauce version from 5e. Cavalier (Knight) Upon windswept battlefields where armies struggle for supremacy, there are those who make war their daily bread. They are the professional […]

Clash of the Titans – APOKALYPSIS

After 63 sessions over 17 months, the Clash of the Titans campaign finished up yesterday. I am running the Odyssey of the Dragonlords as the basic campaign ticking in the background so my PCs confronted Lutheria (renamed to Nyx) and the 8 Forgotten Gods (Sunken City Empyreans) in their palace. PCs won but I am […]

5e Dragon Class (Silver)

Silver Dragon Progression as a character class XP Level HD Proficiency Save Proficiency Size Skills Maximum Spell Level Traits 0 1 2d8 +2 DEX Medium Perception – Darkvision 60 ft., Immune to Cold damage, Natural Weaponry CR 2, Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft.† 300 2 3d8 +2 – Medium Stealth – Ability Score Improvement, […]

Adimarchus/Phaeros (Boss Fight for 5e)

During the early days of 3.5e I ran the Shackled City Adventure Path. I and my players really enjoyed this first Adventure Path, however, one thing I never liked was the final boss fight with Admiarchus. The way the battle was designed and the way 3.5e combat rules work it ended up just being a […]

YOU ARE DEAD (or Hardcore/AD&D for D&D 5e House Rules)

COLLECTED RULES FOR MY 5E GAME To keep the game feeling like sword and sorcery (and challenging the whole campaign), the following AD&D-inspired rules will be in play. General Changes Everyone starts at level 0 as a nobody. Character stats and races are determined randomly via a character funnel. Though there is no restriction on class, your […]

Vampire King Boss Fight (5e)

I built this for Curse of Strahd some time back but never got to use it as my PCs voted not to play Curse. I dug this up as my PCs as part of my Clash of the Titans campaign when they went to visit the Blood King as a Halloween adventure, and, of course, ended […]

Broodmother Skyfortress (5e)

I am currently using Odyssey of the Dragonlords as a skeleton for my Clash of the Titans campaign – a science-fantasy Greco-Roman camping set in the distant future of Earth. For those that are not familiar with Dragonlords, the campaign is split into two parts. Part 1 is level 1 to 14 and part two […]

Broodmother Skyfortress – Swordmaniac (5e)

See the index post for the context of this monster. Macheteboi (The Swordmaniac, Broodfiend) Huge fiend (demon, aberration), chaotic evil AC 19; HP 400; Speed 60 ft. STR +8, DEX +8, CON +13, INT -2, WIS +10, CHA -4, +6 Resistances cold; -1 on all and each damage die rolls Immunities fire, poison; poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft. Languages Infernal, Giant; CR 20 (25,000 XP) […]

Broodmother Skyfortress (5e) – Runt Runt

See the index post for the context of this monster. “Runt Runt” (The Runt) (Broodfiend) Large fiend (devil, aberration), chaotic evil AC 19; HP 150; Speed 60 ft. CON +13, INT +0, WIS +10, +6 Resistances cold; -1 on all and each damage die rolls Immunities fire, poison; poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft. Languages Infernal, Giant; CR 20 (25,000 XP) Smart! The Runt is […]

Broodmother Skyfortress (5e) – The Mad Maiden

See the index post for the context of this monster. The Mad Maiden (Broodfiend) Huge fiend (devil, aberration), chaotic evil AC 19; HP 300; Speed 60 ft. STR +8, DEX +8, CON +13, INT -2, WIS +10, CHA -4, +6 Resistances Cold; -1 on all and each damage die rolls Immunities Fire, Poison; Poisoned Senses darkvision 60 ft. Languages Infernal, Giant; CR 20 (25,000 XP) […]