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I might have gotten a little bit carried away today... >w>

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Subclasseptember 2023, Day 9 - Archmage Patron Warlock

A simple idea: magic provided by a magician, genius!

A pretty simple one here, the spell list was spells that seemed fitting for an Archmage. Apprentice's Arcana and Plagiarise Spell are fun ways to get additional spells off.

Now, Twinned Mind is gonna be controversial, and truth be told I don't think there's a way to do two concentration spells at the same time. This one is cribbed from CritRole's Moon Domain Cleric, with the slightly wider caveat about letting it be any Warlock spell. Might clarify that it can only be through Pact Magic slots.

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Subclasseptember Day 18: Niche

The Politician - Homebrew Rogue Subclass

Why isn't September the 7th month of the year? Whoever designed this calendar ought to be stabbed.

"Niche" as a prompt was designed to encompass weirder subclass options, ones that probably wouldn't work in every campaign. This one, for instance, could do some absurd things in a subterfuge-heavy campaign, but might not fare so well in a dungeon crawl or a wilderness expedition. But I wouldn't be surprised to see people figure out ways to get creative with the prompt.

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Subclasseptember 2023, Day 5 - The Dragon Domain Cleric

Doesn't it just make sense for dragons to be objects of worship?

This Cleric is a bit of a fun mix, primarily being a kind of elementalist cleric due to it getting a wild mix of different of damage types, especially with spells such as Chromatic Orb and Dragon's Breath.

Other than that, the Channel Divinity is pretty simple, a list of fun options. For the sake of flavour, its very much inspired by the Dragon Incantations from Elden Ring.

The last future is a fun hail mary, the "Summon a Fucking Dragon" button. Its tied to concentration, because having a CR 10 creature at your beck and call without it would be way too much.

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Day 7 - Pocket!

This one's definitely one of the more creative interpretations of a prompt, but I went for a more "pocket support" type of subclass than something that decreases size or uses personal planes. I'm not the *most* confident with it, so feedback is especially welcome today, but I still wanna run with the concept as much as I can.

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Subclasseptember Day 15: Peace

The Uprising - Homebrew Warlock Subclass

Just because this is a peaceful protest doesn't mean we won't kick your butt. The military-artificer complex will be torn to the ground one brick at a time. And then those bricks will probably go into someone's window. Hopefully the corrupt police chief's, but we're not picky.

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Subclasseptember 2023, Day 11 - Oath of the Spirits Paladin

Echo Knight is out, Spirits Paladin is in!

The Summoning Prompt was one that I had 3 different ideas for, but of all the classes in the game, I think the Paladin is the one that is both least likely and would most benefit from being able to summon.

The result is kind of like a diet Echo Knight. So much of the features here are themed around that one Channel Divinity. There is the understandable risk that if you don't have it, you essentially don't have a subclass; might shift the "expend a spell-slot to regain the spirit" thing to level 3 at the end of the month.

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Last but not least as the spoilers: The Oath of the flame.

Each of the five subclasses of the book is based around becoming a knight for the respective court (or for the wilds in the case for the cleric of the wilderness). They are the big thing in the book (hence why I barely showed them ;P ).

Each of them is for a different class, and embodies the traits of the court they represent. The Oath of the flame specializes in bolstering itself and its allies, turning their bonds of loyalty into tangible power.

The School of the Mirror masters abilities that allow you to know everything of any place or person you find.

The Cauldron Patron resists almost any harmful effect, even death, persisting through any hardship.

The Molten Crag Archetype charges bravely into battle, filled with burning courage and passion.

And the Circle of the Henge is a special kind of druid, able to trade a bit of its communion with nature for pure, raw strength.

If you liked this, or any of the spoilers I've shown, do come to get Plane Shift: Eldraine at my patreon!

I also have the Plane Shift: New Phyrexia module, the Psionomicon, the Hemonomicon, and many other smaller projects!

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Gourd Lord by Critical Crafting

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For the last trait, a DC 12 for DnD would work

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WORLDBREAKER - WARLOCK SUBCLASS Created by rain-junkiednd GM Binder and PDF versions more of my work artwork by Dominik Mayer

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Had a new viewer drop into the Twitch Stream (we do them every Monday at 5pm EST! Join us. :) and tell us about their Druid. So, we made this Magic item for them!

Rosethorn Stem

Quarterstaff, rare (requires attunement by a druid or a nature cleric)

“A simple quarter staff made of a rich green wood. It has a single unwilting rose at the top of it.”

Whenever you cast the shillelagh cantrip while attuned to this magic weapon you are encased in thorny vines and roses. Whenever an enemy deals melee damage to you they take magical piercing damage equal to your spellcasting modifier (minimum of 1.)

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Sometimes the magic items you create inspire your artist to just draw some...things. Even when you didn't request it. :P So, thank you @butturdapple here are your pickled puckering fish of fortuity!

Jar of Pickled Fish of Fortuity

Wondrous Item, uncommon

“These pickled fish aren’t for the faint of heart. Eating ‘em separates the warriors from the wimps. Some walk away stronger for it, some…they never get the chance to walk away. -Mysterious Old Fisherman.”

This jar of pickled fish has 2d10 + 5 small pickled fish in it. If consumed, make a Constitution saving throw DC 10. On failure, you have disadvantage on Strength, Constitution and Dexterity saving throws until you finish a long rest. On success, you have advantage on Strength, Constitution and Dexterity saving throws until you finish a long rest and you gain 2d10 temporary hit points.

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The Path of the Inner Flame - Homebrew Barbarian Subclass

Pro tip: If the genocidal space emperor asks you to share your energy with him while he's bleeding out, consider not doing that.

This is unabashedly a single big reference to one of the formative shows of my youth. Who hasn't wanted to hurl giant energy blasts at dragons? Now you don't have to settle for Sun Soul.

... Hopefully, those dragons weren't planning on giving you a wish, though.

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Objecthead - Homebrew Lineage by Nines, v1.0

Heads will roll... the dice.

Objectheads, as the name implies, have an object for a head. While this allows them to transcend many physical limitations, such as the need for food and sleep, they still need to keep their head on to survive - so maybe don't try replacing your head with a Revivify diamond.

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well here it is, this was the most daunting design challenge I’ve given myself. more or less 40 small encounter modifiers or even encounters in and of themselves. and yes, its all ROCKS, why is it all rocks, because I hate the word McGuffin.

these are for the most part untested and there is some real zombie design going on here with me trying to catch up with my internal deadlines but hopefully it’ll give some DM’s out there some fun ideas, follow me if you’re interested in some more terrible ideas.

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Bard subclass inspired by Truenamer rules from 3.5 ed. and Superstring Theory. It’s lore for my worldbuilding project.