War Magic Guard

The war magic guard is a homebrew Dungeons and Dragons enemy.

Broken 1st Level D&D Spells – Bless and Bane

Bless is one of the best buffs in all of Dungeons and Dragons 5e and Bane is one of the best debuffs and they are both just 1st level spells.

5 D&D Spells Better Than Fireball for your Wizard

There is a perception that Fireball is the best third level spell for a wizard to take, but if you ask me there are a variety of better alternatives that you should consider.

Poison Hilt Dagger – 5e Homebrew

A clever artificer has added a mechanism to a dagger that allows for a vial of poison to be stored in the hilt and delivered through the blade when the mechanism is activated, helping ensure that the poison works is always used on the intended target.

Bow of Hunting

https://youtu.be/-AhMe-pmCCk You can find a version of this item on DNDBeyond here, though without the appropriate spells. So let's get the obvious out of the way first, this item is extraordinarily broken. It will be inappropriate for many campaigns. It is likely only appropriate in high-magic, heroic, and upper-level campaigns. I recommend thinking very deeply … Continue reading Bow of Hunting →

Armor of Corellon

This is a recent homebrew magical item that I gave out in my campaign. It's designed for Dungeons and Dragons 5e, and was inspired by the description of the Blessed of Corellon from Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes as: "The rarest of these blessed elves can change their sex whenever they finish a long rest." I … Continue reading Armor of Corellon →

Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-06-06

Books I Read Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins: Series I & II Collection - A beautiful and brilliantly written series of comic books that tell the story of how the adventuring group Vox Machina came to be. I truly enjoyed reading through this collection on a quiet Sunday morning. The Four Hour Workweek - This … Continue reading Sunday Reads – Things I Found Interesting 2021-06-06 →

Sunday Reads – Links I Found Interesting 2021-05-16

https://tether.to/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/TetherWhitePaper.pdf Tether Releases Asset Breakdown I wrote up my thoughts on it here. https://bennettftomlin.com/2021/05/13/for-every-1-of-tether-there-are-0-03-in-cash/ Cas Piancey and I also did a podcast episode on it: https://bennettftomlin.com/2021/05/15/new-episode-of-tether-a-stable-discussion-with-cas-piancey-tethers-pie-charts/ David Gerard wrote up his and seems to have trouble determining what a 'reverse repo note' might be: https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2021/05/13/tether-publishes-two-pie-charts-of-its-reserves/ http://web.archive.org/web/20210513214721/https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2021/05/13/tether-publishes-two-pie-charts-of-its-reserves/ Amy Castor (archive) also wrote up her thoughts on … Continue reading Sunday Reads – Links I Found Interesting 2021-05-16 →

Conjure Spectator

This is a homebrew spell that I created for my Dungeons and Dragons group. It is meant to integrate well with the lore surround spectators and their role as summoned protectors of spaces. Name: Conjure Spectator Level: 4 Casting Time: 1 Action Range/Area: 90 feet Components: Verbal, somatic, four beholder eyestalks, drop of casters blood … Continue reading Conjure Spectator →

The Dagger of Vitality Stealing

I have recently started to spend some time trying to homebrew new items, spells, and other things for players at my Dungeons and Dragons tables. It's fun to give them an item that you know they could not have seen before. Often I am inspired by existing weapons and that was the case for this … Continue reading The Dagger of Vitality Stealing →