5e Index

The catalogue below lists my major 5e homebrew projects on this site.

Evoke the Elements

From ice queens to windcallers, fantasy and myth are full of images of mages and magicians who specialise in a single element. Unfortunately, unless your chosen element is exactly fire, it can be difficult to realise this fantasy in a 5e character. Many elements are not represented at all at certain spell levels, forcing you to either broaden your repertoire to include multiple elements or to rely on upcasting lower levelled spells to make up the damage difference—the first undermines the original fantasy of playing an elemental specialist, while the latter can lead to monotonous play as you are forced to use the exact same spell over and over for several levels. So how about we fix it, eh? [Read more...]

Subclasses

Weapon Actions (5e)

Weapon Actions (5e) is a plug-and-play modular subsystem designed for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition (5e). It draws inspiration from a range of game systems, but is most heavily inspired and influenced by a similar subsystem developed by Larian Studios for their CRPG Baldur's Gate III. The purpose of this subsystem is to provide additional tactical combat options to martial characters, as well as increasing the relative distinctiveness of different weapon choices, making the choice between weapons and access to weapon proficiencies more meaningful. [Read more...]