The Dream – Meme Virus

My players keep traveling back to Ynn and finally got infected by the Dream. The Dream is a meme virus – that is, a bad idea – that killed off the sidh and destroyed Ynn. Three of my seven players got infected but I put off running the disease because I couldn’t think of satisfactory way to […]

Maleficence (Magical Calamity Table)

Stolen for my 5e game from a few sources, main one being sorcery is a sword without a hilt. These are the triple roll disasters for sorcerers. Maleficence Your spell effect targets adjacent target instead (harms next nearest person, alters wrong thing, creates related but not identical item). Teleport 1d6x10′ in a random direction. A random […]

Hedge Wizard/Wise Woman

I quite liked the idea of component based magic from sorcery is a sword without a hilt. Here is a 5e version specifically built as a self-taught wizard type. This only works if you use slot based encumbrance – which I do. Rise Up Comus is worth a read and I don’t do it justice […]

Sidh

My players keep traveling back to Ynn to use the Vats (they summoned a modern to help them figure out how to use it). Each time they visit I add unique encounters drawn from Alice. Decided to add the Red Queen and make her a sidhe taking liberal inspiration from a Red and Pleasant land […]

RANDOM ENCOUNTER: Covetous Shen

Cheeky random encounter for ungrateful player characters

The Dice Whisperer

Invader: Little Green (Wo)men from Outer-space – 5e Compliant, 1-20

My daughter’s Amazon died at the hands of a Rat-Leopard at level 1. As she is in the maze I gave her the option to be a class/race that isn’t normally available in my world or campaign setting – as the Maze has a lot of strange creatures in it. Her requirements amounted to “I […]

VENEFICUS (Unique 5e Sorcerer) [5e Compliant]

Changed to be 1 to 20. VENEFICUS (SORCERER) Wizards have mind-guns that shoot spell-ferrets. They train and breed spells. Warlocks borrow power. Cleric and Paladins are gifted power. A Sorcerer’s power is their own. They have turned their souls inward and built a pyre in their hearts. They are more real than the rest of the world. Rare, […]

Old School XP Progression for D&D 5e

For my PCs reference. Archetype Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Martial – Thief Rogue 0 1,200 2,400 4,800 9,600 19,200 38,400 76,800 153,600 230,400 345,600 483,840 677,376 948,326 1,043,159 1,147,475 1,262,222 1,388,445 1,527,289 1,680,018 Martial – Fighter Fighter, Ranger, […]

Looking Glass Knight

Boss style encounter for the Gardens of Ynn. Inspired by Dark Souls 2 and “Through the Looking Glass”. Looking Glass Knight Large Undead (human), Lawful Evil AC 20 (mirrored plate, mirror shield); HP 256/128 (27d10 + 108); Speed 30 ft. STR +9, DEX +7, CON +8, INT +1, WIS +1, CHA +4 Saving Throws STR +9, DEX +7, CON +8 Skills Athletics +9, Intimidation +8, Perception +5, Persuasion […]