Greetings Adventurers,
Our second release in the taverns line sees us going from the terrible morning after, to behind the bar. This one is ready to serve your patrons and keep them in line whenever they get a little rowdy. I'm excited to put this one in your hands as I think a Barbot could be a really entertaining way to kick off a campaign with a new table. I'd love to hear what you guy...
2025-09-25 15:57:34 +0000 UTC View Post
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I try not to get involved with the seedier sides of town, but I must admit there’s something inherently interesting about the social aspects of a pub. Loud, boisterous places with so many interesting social situations happening. Happy cavorting one minute and a brawl breaking out the next. You never know what’s going to happen. When I came across an an...
2025-09-25 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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There are masters of craftsmanship and magic, but there are also those that seek to master the craft of their blade. For the most discerning swordsman, they need a most auspicious weapon. One that can rival their fury and abilities in combat. They need a weapon they can trust to do what they need it to in a moment’s notice. They strive for perfect balanc...
2025-09-18 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
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They say that the greatest thing one can control is your temper, and I find some truth in that. I also understand that there’s a time and place to let that out, albeit in a somewhat controlled manner. I originally crafted this piece for a friend that had some anger management issues, but I will say that I think he let the power get to his head until he n...
2025-09-11 15:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
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I’m not so well versed in the process of soulbinding, but I have heard it’s a particularly cruel technique that technically traps a creature in something else for seeming permanence. I would normally deride such a thing as barbaric, but since I nearly lost a hand to a playful mimic a few years back, I’m perhaps more willing to make an exception for o...
2025-09-04 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's been a wonderful month of August and while fall might be approaching, we're not slowing down whatsoever. We're excited to have brought you another month of content including new items and a particularly obnoxious creature that's certain to terrorize your players a bit. We hope that your August treated you well and whether you're heading back to school or just ...
2025-09-03 16:06:28 +0000 UTC View Post
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We're moving into a new theme of One More Thing releases for the next few months with a focus on Inns, Taverns, and Hotels meaning we get to play around with a lot of off-kilter ideas that we've been kicking around for more urban environments. It's something that I love crafting creatures for as you have to weave them into the civilized world just a bit more. That m...
2025-08-28 16:07:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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At first I thought this horn was simply some clown’s gimmick meant to give the crowd a giggle and to move on with the show, but upon closer inspection, there’s something devious about this particular horn. One of the more fascinating facts is that it can change its sound on a whim, but even more interesting is the sheer volume it can produce. I havenâ€...
2025-08-28 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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Glassblowers have always fascinated me with their work. They somehow turn sand to priceless pieces of art and they do so using only the air in their lungs and a series of specialized tools. Working with something so fragile would have my nerves on end every day. I mean when you’re dealing with the magical and the arcane, at least if you mess it up, youâ€...
2025-08-21 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
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When most think of bioluminescence, they think of magic far off places where blooming flowers burst with glowing color and odd fruits house shimmering cores inviting people to sample their nectar. Few think of one of the more common creatures out there. The simple firefly. I just think that’s a shame as there’s much wonder to be found even a few steps ...
2025-08-14 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
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There are the type of people that you can smell before you see, bathing themselves in all manner of musks they think will entice others to be attracted to them. I hate to break it to them, but cleanliness is the best scent that one can wear day to day. The simple act of bathing can really do a lot to make yourself more appealing. Definitely more than dousi...
2025-08-07 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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Well July was a month dotted with vacations and time away and it looks like August won't be any different. That said, we always make sure to prep ahead so that you'll get your items when you expect them to. We've continued our rebuild of the Kraken's Kompendium and built out even more items for your campaigns as well as a new creature. We do these wrap ups to reflec...
2025-08-06 18:19:31 +0000 UTC View Post
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We'll have a new One More Thing theme starting up next month, but for this month we just decided to make something totally different to anything we've made before. Lurching from the remnants of battlefields, these war aspects represent a threat to the land even worse than the wars that spawned them. Searching for more weapons to add to their mass collection, they hu...
2025-07-31 16:42:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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Have you ever heard of a war aspect? Terrible beings that rise from the remnants of battles since fought and terrorized the already grief stricken lands around them. Bloody business they are, but something that inspired me about them was their ability to have any weapon at the ready regardless of what they came up against. That got me thinking, there had t...
2025-07-31 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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There’s no end to the oddities that make their way into my shop. Sometimes I take on botched work even as I find it interesting. This one is no exception to that. From what I understand, the intent was to craft an intellectual crown that would make you capable of speaking a multitude of languages. It got all jumbled and confused and well now you really s...
2025-07-24 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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Have you ever had a polite conversation before with someone, then proceeded to completely forget about them and everything they’ve said a moment after walking away? I had often thought it was because I had a poor memory, but the more I dug into the psychology of it, the more I realized that there’s a whole type of interaction that our brains don’t ev...
2025-07-17 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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The ever ticking passage of time is a comfort to some, the surety of the next second arriving gives them a sense of permanence and certainty. For some, the passage of time represents a clock ticking down on their efforts and they fight against it, seeking to wrestle from its jaws as much as they can get before they inevitably meet their grave. For myself, ...
2025-07-10 13:24:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Ah, yes this one I must keep under lock and key for it’s very dangerous for you to see. There’s something about this tablet that is far too alluring and I’d rather not see you succumb to it here in my shop. I’m not sure why people cling to it so fiercely when all it does is sow misery and fear, but cling to it they do. It has to be some form of enc...
2025-07-03 15:03:29 +0000 UTC View Post
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We're into the thick of summer now and while vacations are happening, we're still creating to make sure you always have something fresh and fun to add to your games. We've had a great month of items and a fun new creature that we were able to bring to you in June. Additionally, we successfully moved over to a new payment system here on Patreon that has allowed us to...
2025-07-01 18:04:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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This month we're delving into something that I find fascinating and a lot of fun to play with, spellswords. Sadly there's not a ton of options for these types of characters in 5E or PF2E, but there's slowly more and more being added. I wanted to take the concept and breathe some additional inspiration into it from the real world which I'll talk about in the design n...
2025-06-26 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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The Cervusan are an incredible people. Have you ever had the pleasure of meeting them? No? What a shame. They are warriors that wield both sword and magic, blending the two seamlessly and forging their own style of artistic fighting. Masters of defensive and offensive stances, truly an epic foe if you cross one, but an even better friend if you have the pr...
2025-06-26 13:00:28 +0000 UTC View Post
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Mathematical patterns and deep meanings of fractal ratios in the world are a magic in and of itself. I haven’t spent as much time studying them as I would have perhaps liked to, but I have spent an unreasonable amount of time as a child toying around with a kaleidoscope that I was given by a dear family friend. I would try to find the meanings and patter...
2025-06-19 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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Have you ever stopped to consider the amazing metamorphosis that the simple caterpillar goes through? I have and I must tell you that when you slow things down and think of the transformation one of these creatures goes through, it’s an absolutely mind expanding opportunity. Consider them as a metaphor for your true self. The ability can exist within all...
2025-06-12 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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Cowardice is something that boils deep in the stomachs of those that lack conviction and purpose. It can betray your very weaknesses and strike at the core of what brings fear to you. There are those that reject that fear and embrace that through great acts of courage, that can change the world. It is these leaders that we look to in times of trouble and i...
2025-06-05 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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Well we're official into the summer months in the northern hemisphere and I'm personally loving all of the greenery that's coming in around me. We've had a great month of May that brought us a number of wonderful creations for your home games. It's been so wonderful getting to continue to share them with you as we approach our 250th release. Can you believe we've bee...
2025-06-03 18:17:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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We often share these extra releases with the Tom Cartos community as a fun little bonus piece of content, but this time I was actually inspired by one of the maps that Tom released to his patrons. He made a lagoon palace that just screamed frog at me. I don't know why, but I became obsessed with the idea of these frog peoples who might worship in a place like that a...
2025-05-29 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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Have you ever given much thought to the common mushroom colony? No, I had thought not. Something amazing about them is their ability to stretch on for miles and warn one another of coming dangers. I find that kind of intelligence in plant life to be astounding, but I had never thought to replicate it. That is until I was venturing deep into the green river...
2025-05-29 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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Many think of the largest varieties of snakes when they think of dangerous reptiles, but did you know that the common rattlesnake causes more deaths per year than bugbear raids? I have no idea how true that fact is, but I like saying it nonetheless as it proves my point. Regardless of the degree of certainty, we can all agree that snakes can pack a dangero...
2025-05-22 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
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I’ve heard of monks that take upon themselves vows of silence. In other words, they don’t use words. I admit, that was a cheeky bit of wordplay of my own, but it is something fantastic to me to see in action. I spent some time with these monks and was so inspired by their ways and how they manage to communicate without using spoken word, that I knew I ...
2025-05-15 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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I’ve spent many mornings sitting on my porch and listening to the birds in the trees serenade me with their calls and chirps. It’s one of my favorite activities listening to them in the mornings and is sure to pick me up from even the worst of moods. I’ve come to know quite a few performers who consider themselves songbirds of that type, but few have...
2025-05-08 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post