#5th Edition

[sofi1z]

My piece for @trafficzine 5th edition!

[trafficzine]

It's here!!

Your new secret task is: download our 5th edition and see if you can guess each contributor's secret task!

You can find the link to download below and in our bio ❤️💛💚

5th edition: Secret Life

[skybrushus]

Another of the drawings I started during my recent Picarto stream. The theme that evening was cooking. In the party of our recently completed D&D campaign there was the NPC, Kobold named Cheeshee.

She was a Divine Soul Sorcerer, and along with being the party's healer she was also the best cook in the group, and it appears that her cooking talents has brought an unwanted guest to the camp.

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Call of the Netherdeep - Verin Thelyss by deerlordhunter

[rustymaps]

Duskendale Village

[foundry-fabrications]

Hey folks! Been sitting on this one for two weeks, done and ready, not wanting to release so close to the Behemoths and just reveling in the fact that for once I have a small stockpile of brews that are done/close to done. It's nice to take a break and not worry about what's next.

Anyway, this is a complete rework of my Transformation Cog item I did a few years back. For those not familiar with the source material or just need a refresher, the Transformation Cog, or T-Cog, is from Transformers and is the organ that allows a Cybertronian to transform into (and scan in later continuities) an alternate mode.

The original version was a reworked version of the Druid's Wildshape feature, with a focus on beast forms rather than vehicular ones. This time, I've gone the other direction and made various types of vehicular alt mode, each for a different purpose and giving you related benefits. A focus of this new version was, as with most of my reworks, refinement of the old idea and simplifying its mechanics to be easier to use. I think I've accomplished that goal, but we'll see how she plays.

I pulled a lot from the Shifter race from Ebberon, as well as the official Transformers RPG by Renegade Games, which is a pretty robust RPG in its own right, though a touch complicated for my tastes (maybe worth a System Spotlight in the future). Eventually, I would love to use this new version as a base for a beast mode T-Cog, and make a Cybertronian lineage that incorporates perhaps an even more simplified version of what I have now. Something to think about.

Anyway, that's it from me, hope y'all like the update! Stay safe, don't forget to love each other, and I'll see you next time.

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[wearecleric]

If you haven’t read it I highly recommend the 3rd party DnD book called The Book of the Righteous. It’s a book of homebrew gods and holy orders. It’s the best written gods imo in dnd. To me a lot of gods in dnd feel like player centric not really like having normal non protagonist worshippers but this book goes into detail on why every day normal people would care about this deity. The myths are also so connected like it feels like one of those books on Greek myth I read as a kid. It even gave a reason someone would want to worship asmodeus that felt like a real person’s motivation!

In general I'm not usually into formal pantheons, but that does sound like it could be a useful guide for folks interested in religious characters.

[munchymunchkin]

[xmochilyx]

My piece for @trafficzine !

Thank you so much for letting me be a part of it. Go check out everyone else's contributions, too!

~♡~

My Beautiful Castillo

word count: 839

the beginning meeting

~♡~

You open your eyes to a new world. It's not unlike any other world you've explored before. Only, this one holds a short-lived purpose. In the earth below your feet you feel the echoes of worlds past. You've played this game before, and now, you have another chance to win.

It starts as it has three lifetimes before: in a ring around the heart of your first spawn. Now, sixteen people stand before you, a blur of smiles and vigor. You know these people. You stood beside these people before, a partner in any way that mattered. Across from you stand your closest friends. Allies that took you arm-in-arm while you rushed headfirst into danger. A soulmate whose life is held in your hands. An enemy whose home burns to cinder underboot. A friend whose blood has dried under your fingernails. You remember the bloodbaths and lives taken several times over. You remember gambling lives away like coins in your back pocket. Most importantly though, you remember love. The love you hold for your closest friends, the love between a haphazard family, the love cast by heartbreak as you carry on alone.

But this isn’t those now distant times. This is here and now. Before the first bonds of alliances doomed to shatter. Before the promises and betrayals. Before the blood that stains your skin and dries beneath your nails. Before the glory and devastation of a lonely win. This is a new time, and this new time, like all the many times before, promises to be no different. There are differences, though. A missing friend you haven’t played beside in months. A towering statue that casts a deep shadow on the earth. More health than you’ve ever had before. A portal to a dimension you’ve never seen in these games before. You try not to humor the idea too much. Not yet.

It is, however, a familiar voice that rises above the clamor of the crowd. The same voice that welcomes you every time.

“Hello, friends! Welcome to Secret Life. In this series we have thirty hearts per life, but no regeneration. The only way to regain hearts is from the Secret Keeper. At the start of each session, we'll be given a secret task. When you've completed your task, you can visit the Secret Keeper who will reward you with ten new hearts. If you fail your task, you get nothing. Remember, the whole time, you must keep it a secret!”

The sun is high and bright in the sky, a spotlight on the group around you. The shadow cast from the Secret Keeper is deep and long, but it leaves your small campfire alone to warm you. Anticipation of the unknown sends thrills down your spine, and you see mirrors of the same feeling on the rest of the group, too. You join in with the soft, excited cheers that ring out from the group while others around you call out friendly hellos.

Not yet finished, Grian motions towards a new face in the group, “As you can see, Gem has joined us this series,” you turn your head without a trace of subtlety, “She kinda didn't leave, and no one wanted to say anything.”

Giggles ripple around the circle and Tango nods,“it was awkward, yeah.”

Impulse shoots Tango a sharp glare, “you mean we love that she's here,” he defends at the same time Gem says: “you can't get rid of me!”

Jimmy steps forward, taking all the attention of the crowd, “surely for a newbie, everyone gets one free punch on Gem, right?” Interspersed agreements from the circle drown out anything else he wants to say, leaving Gem to vehemently deny the idea without help.

The friendly banter and sharp quips last only a moment. It quickly changes to shocked ohs as, instead of Gem, Martyn punches Jimmy and first blood is drawn. An uproar of booming accusations and bewildered laughter make the once friendly climate into something chaotic. Jimmy, the first to die every game since the beginning, was already half a heart down.

Martyn, eyes wide, puts his palms up guiltily, “my bad! My bad!” Apologies on his lips, he does the only thing left that makes sense, “let me give you this back!”

It takes only a moment for the heart transfer feature to do its job. In moments, you all bear witness to one of the new gimmicks of the season as it shines on full display, and the once disadvantaged Jimmy is half a heart ahead of the game.

The crowd, still unnerved, backs up, making their circle thinner. Unlike before, the noise does not dissipate, but rather, grows more discordant than ever. “With that,” Grian says, whipping around and breaking free of the meeting, “I'm getting outta here!”

Mumbo follows his lead, Scar casts long glances at the ominous statue, and you notice the players scatter in all directions. You retreat, letting the world take you as it always does.

Lᒷℸ ̣ ℸ⍑ᒷ ⊣ᔑᒲᒷ ʖᒷ⊣╎リ.

~♡~

Cross-posted on ao3

[firebringeraxels-junk]

Saw your Tidal Domain Cleric Subclass!

It’s super cool. Absolutely perfect for a pirate themed cleric! Words cannot truly describe how much I love it! Although I just wanted to tell you about a minor mistake you may have made. In the spell list it lists guiding star as one of the 2cnd level spells along with moonbeam. From what I could find from Kobold Presses Deep Magic, Guiding Star is only first level. Maybe you already know that but I hope this helps.

I believe back when I created that subclass the spell was 2nd level but seems to have been updated since then. You can find the most up to date (still old at this point) versions of my homebrew on my wordpress. https://torchbearergaming.wordpress.com/homebrew-content/

[trafficzine]

Shhh 🤫 Your secret task is: convince all of your friends to come back here on June 17th to download the 5th edition of Traffic Zine! 🚦

[skybrushus]

The first drawing I started during my most recent Picarto stream. The theme that evening was 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragon.  If one wants to learn how to play 5th Edition D&D or see a way how the game can be played, then you might want to tune into the Dungeon Dudes YouTube channel. Link 

     This is the Tabaxi, Veo Sjena who is originally just a Gloom Stalker Ranger Link, but she eventually multi-classes and also becomes an Arcane Trickster Rogue Link She's been there since the first episode of the Dungeons of Drakkenheim. 

[redratt]

local adventure school student discovers cult of baphomet

[dlk989]

Alright, time to actually post on this site!

I started a small project to homebrew a subclass for all 13 DnD classes, working my way to releasing all 13 as a full codex. For now, I'm hoping to release one every week, though since my focus is about as steady as a seesaw on a fault line, the timeline is rough.

I'll start by posting my Barbarian subclass: The Path of Impulse! This is for anyone who wants to play a barbarian that uses other emotions to battle! Mechanically, it focuses on versatility over specialization.

Have fun! Let me know if you have any concerns, or if you have any insights from playtesting!

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Monster Manual - Invisible Stalker by Kent Davis

[rustymaps]

Lonelystar City