Eldritch Inheritance: Seer
The seer eldritch inheritance has three features: Class skills (Spellcraft and Perception), a bonded item and the ability to intuit the events of the immediate future. The Combat Seer (Fighter …
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Saturday Potpourri – Celestial Servants: Divine Bond Variant (Paladin)
Celestial Servants Divine Bond Variant At 5th level, when a paladin forms a divine bond with his god, it is typically manifested in a bonded mount or weapon. However, the …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – Cleric of the Forgotten Gods (Archetype/Domain)
Cleric of the Forgotten Gods The power of the gods is boundless. There is great power even in the vestiges of the ancient, forgotten gods. They wait only for the …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – Divine Archetypes: Sacred Arrow and Divine Arrow (Hunter Archetype and Cleric Archetype)
A divine archetype derives its special abilities and features from a particular god, or kind of gods. For example, the Mantis Zealot is a war priest archetype that requires the …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – Ranged Charioteers (Fighter and Ranger Archetypes)
Chariot Air Assault The thunder of hooves grows louder. Dozens of chariots race toward the shield wall, wheels grinding furrows in the earth. The men raise their pikes, bracing against …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – Sacred Sage (Cleric Archetype)
Sacred Sage (Cleric Archetype) It is said that the body is a temple, but the sacred sage would make a temple of the mind. Through service and devotion, he seeks …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – Telekinetic Bloodline (Sorcerer Bloodline)
Telekinetic Bloodline Mind over matter is more than just a cliche in your family. You understand the power of the mind to affect the physical world with thoughts alone. Even …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Armor Binder and Pious Sage (Wizard Archetypes)
The Armor Binder (Wizard Archetype) At the arcane university there are two types of initiates; the ferals and the house cats. The ferals are those that enter the university to …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Battlesmith (Fighter Archetype)
The Battlesmith (Fighter Archetype) Steel, bones, muscle, and skin. These are all tempered at the forge. They are all shaped and hardened in the endless hours. Through the billows, the …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Cataphract (Cavalier Archetype)
Cataphract (Cavalier Archetype) The heavily armored cataphract blasts holes through the enemy lines and spreads panic across the battlefield. Atop his hulking charger, he is the thunder that follows the …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Charioteer (Cavalier Archetype)
The Charioteer (Cavalier Archetype) The chariot careened away from the enemies front line, racing for their flank. The charioteer strained against the reins, roaring insults as he drove across the …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Cunning Striker (Rogue Archetype)
The Cunning Striker (Rogue Archetype) Patience is deadly. Waiting for the right moment, the favorable wind or the perfect shadow to strike from can decide a battle before it begins. …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Cursed Channeler (Cleric Archetype)
Cursed Channeler (Cleric Archetype) The curse crept over his life like an evening shadow. The oppressive darkness bore down on him and the agony worked of its own will. It …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Disruptor (Ranger Archetype)
The Disruptor (Ranger Archetype) The warrior slathered a thick red grease across his chest and hollered his battle cry. He charged forward and the enemy closed in around him. In …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Exterminator (Rogue Archetype)
Exterminator (Rogue Archetype) The rich and powerful acquire rivals along with their riches. Rivals sometimes become enemies. The richest men cannot be seen to lift a blade against his enemies. …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Farmer (Brawler Archetype)
The Farmer Life on the farm is hard work. The farmer’s child grows up “country strong,” with calloused hands and stout backs straining at the plow. The bravest among them, …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Gambler (Rogue Archetype)
The gambler is a student of people. He learns their tells, their tendencies and their tempers. He draws them in to the final throw. He is sure he can outsmart …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Glimmerfox (Rogue Archetype)
The Glimmerfox (Rogue Archetype) Any common sneak can hide in the shadows, it takes a real master to hide in plain sight. Training at the feet of an expert illusionist …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Graveborn (Sorcerer Bloodline)
The Graveborn (Sorcerer Bloodline) Was it you or your ancestor that was ripped from the womb? The details are unclear, and the stories secondhand at best. The one point that …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Mage Hunter (Ranger Archetype)
Mage Hunter (Ranger Archetype) Arcane magic is a corrupted, counterfeit form of divine magic. Casting spells through the use of the arcane arts is nothing less than thievery. Masters of …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Nemesis and the Undead Slayer (Slayer Archetypes)
The Nemesis (Slayer Archetype) There are few things can motivate a man like revenge. Burn his village and a peaceful man takes up the sword. Kill his family and he’ll …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Princeps (Fighter Archetype)
The Princeps (Fighter Archetype) The principes were the standard heavy infantry at the time of Julius Caesar. A princeps carried two heavy javelins called pila (singular pilum) and a short …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Radiant Guardian (Paladin Archetype)
Radiant Guardian The strength of his will is a supernatural force. It emboldens his comrades like a strong drink in the veins. In the heat of battle, his mere presence …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Schadenfreudig Monk (Monk Archetype)
Schadenfreudig Monk It is natural to derive pleasure from seeing our enemies fall. It may be petty, but who among us has not felt a sense of self-satisfaction from witnessing …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Shadow Blade (Swashbuckler Archetype)
Shadow Blade The shadow blade bides his time beneath the veil of darkness. He is patient. He knows that eventually, his enemy will lull themselves into complacency, grow bored and …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Shifting Rager (Barbarian Archetype)
The Shifting Rager It is ancient wisdom that an angry man loses the power of reason. His instincts take over and the animal in him emerges. For the shifting rager, …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – The Shock Troop (Fighter Archetype)
Shock Troop (Fighter Archetype) The shock troop crashes into his enemies like an iron wave. For him, a good offense is the best defense. He aims to bring the attack …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri – Time Shifted Bloodline (Sorcerer Bloodline)
Time Shifted (Sorcerer Bloodline) You were surprised to learn that others view the flow of time as a constant, like the movement of the stars across the sky. You know …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Butterfly’s Sting Feats
A character built around Combat Expertise can create havoc on the battlefield. Using feints and reposition, the character enables his allies to shine. Gang Up and Feint feats are especially …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Chaos Blade (Swashbuckler Archetype)
Chaos Blade (Swashbuckler Archetype) Law is born of cowardice, created by men afraid of uncertainty. The chaos blade is not afraid. He knows that uncertainty is the cradle of invention, …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Eldritch Inheritance and The Arcane Heir (Any Class Archetype)
The innate magical ability of a sorcerer comes to him by blood. His powers are innate and intuitive. It is natural that he embrace his gifts, but is it inevitable? …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Eldritch Inheritance and The Arcane Heir (Any Class Archetype) Pt. II
Last week we introduced the idea of an eldritch inheritance; a kind of bloodline for non-sorcerer characters. The idea of the eldritch inheritance is that magically inclined characters may have …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Eldritch Inheritance: Fey-Touched
Fey-touched Warrior (Fighter Archetype) A child of the fey-touched eldritch inheritance has a knack for using magical devices and gain the ability to read magic and resist certain spells more …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Elementalist Ranger (Ranger Archetype)
Elementalist (Ranger Archetype) There is a power in nature deeper and more primal than magic. More ancient than the gods. The building blocks of creation. Water carves the land and …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Estoc Master (Fighter Archetype)
Estoc Master The estoc is a sword designed to penetrate mail and plate armor. It is not a blade as such, as it has no cutting edge. It often has …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Illusionist (Wizard Archetype)
Illusionist (Wizard Archetype) The illusionist is a master of deception, using light and shadow to reshape reality with sounds and smells to give it depth. Whether blinding his enemies or …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Lurking Spawner – CR 12
Lurking Spawner CR 12 At first glance the lurking spawner looks like a giant squid, with a cruel beak and one giant, unblinking eye. Its six tentacles splay outward, grasping …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Metamorph: Ranger Archetype
Along with druids, rangers are the masters of nature. Like druids, they can call upon the power of nature to cast spells, commune with animals and move freely through natural …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Monk of the Undying Master (Monk Archetype)
Monk of the Undying Master (Monk Archetype) The old master sighed. His long life was now ending, but he did not despair. He looked over at the worried face of …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Name-calling and a bad attitude.
Welcome to Saturday Potpourri, this time we call out your mother for being a hamster, and your father for smelling of elderberries! Heckler (Bard Archetype) “The bard is the master …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Nihilist (Sorcerer Bloodline)
Nihilist (Sorcerer Bloodline) Life is temporary and meaningless. Laws are for fools. In the underbelly of society, the nihilists embrace a destructive form of freedom, forswearing the future in favor …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Nymph (Sorcerer Bloodline)
Nymph (Sorcerer Bloodline) In ancient times, your ancestor gained the favor of a nymph. They say her blood runs through your veins. Your beguiling smile and easy charm give credence …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Storm Thrower (Fighter Archetype)
Storm Thrower (Fighter Archetype) The storm thrower is the master of thrown weapons. He rains down destruction upon his foes. Crouched behind their splintering shields, his enemies despair beneath his …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: The Derwydd (Druid Archetype)
The Derwydd The two little armies formed their lines. Each man knew those he faced. They were neighbors and had fought side by side in the past. Now they stood …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: The Godly Warrior: Three New Warpriest Archetypes
Warpriest Archetypes The warpriest is a godly warrior. He clings tightly to his clerical heritage while seeking strength from his natural gifts. The Sylvan Priest For the sylvan priest, nature …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: The Hallower (Sorcerer Bloodline)
Hallower Bloodline Your family has a history of battling the undead. While many of your relatives were accomplished clerics, your calling took on a different form. Your powers developed beyond …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: The Highborn Rake (Swashbuckler Archetype)
The Highborn Rake Be the man a peasant or a king, honor it is not in the blood. For some, honor is for fools compelled to keep up appearances by …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: The Mongol (Samurai Archetype)
The Mongol (Samurai Archetype) Though the Mongol was not born from the samurai tradition, the style of mounted archery and fast striking cavalry was very similar to the Yabusame samurai …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: The Searcher (Swashbuckler Archetype)
The Searcher (Swashbuckler Archetype) The searcher’s interest in the magical devices began as a curiosity. Now it’s an obsession that drives him to delve into dark, secret places in search …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: The Staff Caster (Wizard Archetype)
Staff Caster (Wizard Archetype) The image of the old gray-haired wizard is ubiquitous in the world of fantasy. In the heat of battle, he leans against his staff, weathering the …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: The Zealot (Paladin Archetype)
The Zealot (Paladin Archetype) The zealot is a fanatic. The oaths of a paladin alone were not enough to prove his dedication, he swore the vows of the cleric as …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Tribal Warrior (Fighter Archetype)
Tribal Warrior Whether it’s an island hopping campaign on the high seas or an exploration of terra incognita, coming in contact with primitive societies is a standard trope that provides …
Read More... Saturday Potpourri: Wounded Rager (Unchained Barbarian Archetype)
Wounded Rager (Unchained Barbarian Archetype) It is well known that a cornered or injured animal is the most dangerous. When the cape buffalo feels the teeth of a lion dig …
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