#dd 5e homebrew

1. You touched a strange rune-covered stone and was engulfed by its glowing energies.
2. You were bitten by a strange creature that then disappeared into the wilderness.
3. You hugged a tree that was attuned to a place of great power.
4. You ate a immortal insect that still sits in your stomach.
5. You accidentally transported yourself to the Astral Plane after consuming a strange magical substance.
6. You spoke to a phantasmal being while you slept.
7. You accidentally entered the ceremonial chambers of a lost temple.
8. Your ancestor claimed to be a powerful medicine man, but in fact worked with otherworldly magics to heal others.
9. Your skin became fused with a strange alloy metal dust, which was actually the ground up scales of a metallic dragon!
10. You found an ancient idol of unknown origins buried in an old field.
11. You took part in an arcane military experiment to develop a humanoid war machine.
12. You were exposed the strange energies of a glowing meteorite.
13. You breathed the magical spores of a prehistoric mould recovered from an amber chunk.
14. You fell ill from a mysterious illness that rode to earth on the surface of an alien space capsule.
15. You discovered a cave filled with giant crystals that released pulsating, glowing energies.
16. You were stung by several transmuted wasps that had been warped with a new form of magic.
17. Your father or mother was secretly an inter-dimensional traveller.
18. You were born of a failed cloning experiment and escaped the grounds before being destroyed.
19. Your grand-father was a performer who made some dark deals to gain fame and fortune.
20. You survived a magical explosion!
21. You were exposed to wild cosmic powers while picking through the remains of fallen space junk.
22. You accidentally breathed in the dust of a King’s tomb while exploring a ruined structure.
23. Your body was transformed after breathing in a toxic alchemical smog.
24. You consumed some unknown fruit found deep in a savage jungle.
25. You came into contact with a strange sludge flowing out of a flooded ditch near an old alchemist’s shop.
26. You participated in a strange experiment involving man-made magical fields.
27. You performed a magical ritual found in a strange, dusty old book.
28. You drank the waters of a mystical fountain.
29. You had a strange, almost allergic reaction to an experimental magical potion.
30. You consumed a strange tasting herbal tea while visiting an cackling old fortune teller.
31. You great grand-mother was the high priestess of a savage tribe.
32. You were taught ancient secrets of mind over matter by an elderly mage.
33. You survived a fall into a vat containing a strange new alchemical substance.
34. You were struck by lightning while visiting a historical site during a brewing storm.
35. You were bitten by a lizard while visiting a series of old magically ruined towns located far away from any modern civilization.
36. You were exposed to a previously unknown mineral ore during a mining accident.
37. You were kidnapped by strange creatures and forced to participate in bizarre experiments.
38. Your latent magical powers activated when you were accidentally electrocuted.
39. You snorted a bizarre looking ash while getting high on street drugs at a dive bar.
40. You consumed a bizarre tasting elixir purchased from an old alchemist’s shop.
41. You fell into a bizarre, dream-filled trance when visiting an old medieval tower.
42. You rode in a boat that was in engulfed with strange energies from a magical sea storm.
43. You survived the accidental release of a magical modified disease.
44. You purchased a mysterious ancient war mask from a back alley antique store.
45. You survived being struck by a falling crystalline meteor, with a shard still buried in your back.
    
46. You were once an Imp, but a strange surge of magic during your “Promotion” trapped your Soul in a Mortal Humanoid body.
    
47. You were once part of an illegal gambling ring, winning a Wizard’s Spellbook in a Game of Chance. Sometimes you find yourself writing in that old Wizard’s hand-writing.
    
48. You were grievously wounded by a powerful Dragon, but not before landing a blow on the creature. Your bloods mingled and some of its powers were shunted into you!
    
49. Your Soul wandered the depths of the Shadowfell, before arriving at the Fortress of Memories, where pity was taken upon you and you were reincarnated as a second chance at life.
50. You worked at an old clock tower. One day time seemed to stop for just a moment while you stood before the gears, but then it ticked along once more…

1. Desperate for Money, you worked in “Panuchio’s Ponderings”, run by Panuchio Alfada, a once prestigious member of the local Arcane Council turned humble Magical Shopkeep after an Arcane Experiment gone wrong. You soon left the job after one too many times of watching Panuchiohold full-blown conversations with imaginary creatures you couldn’t see, as you now choose to seek coin through more reputable sources.
2. You were raised in the harsh mountains and rivers of the shattered Guk Empire. You lived and worked alongside LizardfolkandShamans, and so became superstitious about the world, but becoming null to the idea of death and brutality.
   
3. You were stolen away as a child to be raised in a Feywild Hunting Squad dedicated to Oberon. You learned the greatest hunting techniques in all the Realms, but now it seems Oberonhas no need of your services, leaving you to wander and find your own way after a lifetime of training.
   
4. You were brutally slain in an attack by The Unchained Cult of Tharizdun, as they used your remains in their sinister plans. However, you were brought back through mysterious means, and soon escaped with (most of) your resurrected body intact.
   
5. You survived an attack by The Unchained Cult of Tharizdun, but their undead minions left your home in ruins and your life up-rooted.
   
6. You were woken mid-dream by the sounds of the Dock’s bells. Shadowy tentacles split entire ships in two, but you fled your home in minutes, leaving behind everything to be devoured by the titan-sized shadows in the water and crawling onto the beaches…
7. You fell in love with a mysterious stranger that swept you off your feet in an instant. It was a whirlwind romance that lasted months, but ultimately ended with their bitter rejection of your proposals, leaving you with feelings you know they’d love to feed on.
   
8. You were a renown Criminal, sentenced to a life of imprisonment at the hands of a particular violent and zealous sect of worshippers to the Sun God, Pelor. You survived and escaped, but still fear the divine retribution that could be brought upon you at any moment.
   
9. You were sent off to “Saint Christopher’s”, a Portside Orphanage. You knew you couldn’t stay there long and soon wandered the streets, stowing away on one of the various ships coming and going.
   
10. One night while sailing with your crew, you were attacked by pirates! However, a sudden unnatural storm sent rogue waves your way, saving you from the raiders, but leaving you the only survivor.
    
11. One day a strange bald man asked if you could join him a short walk through town. You remember nothing of the events during the kind jaunt through the marketplace, only the man’s unsettling and piercing blue eyes.
    
12. You woke up one night to find all the local sailors and dockworkers trying to fling themselves off the beaches and into the sea. You managed to save some of them, but knew you could’ve saved more…
    
13. You knew a victim of the Night of the Red Star, as a psychic call entered their minds and you attempted (and failed) to save them. Now you wish to stop such an event from ever occurring again.
    
14. You were a victim of the Night of the Red Star, as a psychic call entered your mind and whispered tales of death. However, you survived thanks to an uneasy pact with the strange sentient star, who’s omens you see in the flickering flames of nearby torchlights.
    
15. You were travelling to the local observatory one night when you witnessed the brutal murder of a man in broad moonlight. You fled the scene, fearing what shadowy beast attacked them.
    
16. You were walking through a fungus farm during the collapse of the Underground City of Maydeen. You were buried under rubble for days, surviving only on the fungus and the strange juices they excreted.
    
17. You were searching the Vaults of the Academy during the collapse of the Underground City of Maydeen. You swear during your days beneath the wreckage, you could hear the books themselves screaming out, and still ponder if that was merely your imagination…
    
18. You were at a religious mass to Lolthduring the collapse of the Underground City of Maydeen. As the temple crumbled on top of you, you could only turn to the crumbling rubble of a statue of Lolth the Spider Queen, as its eyes flared and whispered the words of anger and want for revenge that kept you alive…
    
19. Your life was idyllic, living amongst the treetops of an overgrown jungle home in the centre of a great sea, when suddenly you found yourself catapulted into the Astral Plane, realising your “Home” was merely the centuries old forgotten work of a Wizard long dead.
    
20. You worked in an icy whaling village to the far south of the continent. You’ve seen dozens of ships go out to sea in the dark winters, and only a few come back intact…
    
21. You lived in a peaceful nature Commune near a dormant volcano and hot springs. The people were nice and accommodating, but soon you realised you must venture out to find your life’s purpose.
    
22. While drinking at a seaside tavern, you watched a whole group of individuals disappear from their table in an explosion of mist. From that day on, magic has always fascinated you.
    
23. The King of your Lands, King Atum, has been acting strange, becoming more paranoid and cruel to his people. You suspect something must be ailing him, and adventure in order to find a cure.
    
24. You heard word of the attempted assassination of Prince Jacob, Son of Good King Richard, and joined the local military as soon as you could to fend off whatever threats were soon to declare war.
    
25. You watched a grand gladiatorial match between two Champions of the Feywild’s Fighting Bays. The fight was a spectacle, and inspired you to become as strong as the champions that lived and fell in that arena.
    
26. You survived an attack by Orcs on your peaceful forest town, the Crown says the Orcs were suffering from a rare infectious disease, but you believe it’s a far deeper mystery.
    
27. You were met one night by a tall mysterious figure with tinted black spectacles and a bright yellow hat that obscured his face. He offered help, yet you refused out of suspicion, but his image still haunts your memories.
    
28. You heard tales of Non-Drow ascending to become Councilmen, Priests and High Nobles in Maydeen’s Courts before its collapse, and this has inspired you to try the same.
    
29. You bumped into a mad Githyankithat swears he’s the 155th clone of his previous self, and keeps insisting that you taste his flesh, which he swears is a delicacy in the Abyss.
    
30. While asleep one night, you felt your soul become entangled in a great mystical storm. From that day onwards, you’ve seen images of a tall man thundering his way across the land with a hammer in hand, and you saw yourself following him…
31. You heard tales of powerful spellcasting merchants that travelled to the Abyssal City of Azzagrat and came back rich and mighty.
    
32. You heard tales of great ships that sailed past the Ice Sheets at the Edge of the World and returned, surviving kraken-infested bottomless waters and bringing back powerful riches.
    
33. You heard tales of a duo of master thieves that robbed a nobleman of all his paintings and jewellery in a dramatic chase, and yet their identities still remain completely unknown.
    
34. You witnessed a daylight robbery of horses by powerful Spellcasters, and now want to hunt them down and try them for their crimes.
    
35. You were abducted by a group of mad Drowand taken to their temple in the depths of the Underdark. They taught you the ways of their “New God”, and you took part in their rites for months before you could escape.
    
36. While travelling through the Astral Plane on a Spiritual Pilgrimage, you were struck by errant astral debris. The magical objects embedded themselves in your form, and you found the magics around you start to warp to your will…
    
37. While walking one night, you almost stepped on a charred piece of broken mirror, but upon looking at the mirror’s surface, it whispered promises of power and ultimate control in your life, if only you reunite it with it’s other pieces.
    
38. While staying in a local hotel, you heard the sounds of a struggle in the middle of the night. Upon bursting into the room, you found a shadowy, ghost-like figure straddling the fresh corpse of the room’s patron. The shadow disappeared, and when others arrived on the scene, all they saw was you and a fresh body…
    
39. Once you matured, rumors began to swirl that you were actually the secret child of a local family with a bad reputation. Now you’re trying to escape the rumours, or perhaps find out the truth to your heritage.
    
40. You want to be a Bard, but to have any substance to your music, you need some epic tales to tell, and the best way is to experience them!
    
41. You deserted the local militia and armies after a brief but brutal encounter with a small hoard of shadowy creatures. Now you need gold to get out of the country, and fast!
    
42. You awoke one morning to find your entire military camp effortlessly slaughtered in their beds. While trying to make sense of it all, a single cloaked figure emerged from the woods, speaking that “it only takes one to send a message back home…”
    
43. You wandered into the Feywild and gained the ire of some bored Fey. You tell people you’re a Cat magically transformed into human, but no one believes you, even as you seek methods of returning to your original, perhaps superior form.
    
44. You have some truly impressive gambling debts to repay, and were forced into some dark dealings you’d rather not speak of in order to repay them.
    
45. You heard the old tales of ancient demons with the most potent attacks, and one night you were called to investigate the strange sounds of demonic howls, which were emanating from an abandoned stone temple.
    
46. You grew up in the world of books and stories, and while you can read most anything you find, some stories need to be experienced. You want to learn more about the world that existed before the one we live in.
    
47. You heard rumours of an area filled with creatures that were too dangerous to even exist! If you can manage to survive, you could be given a rewards that might just change your life for the better!
    
48. While working in a town, you were taken ill after a week of hard work. You were cured by an old man from the local woods, and upon leaving you found some hidden artifacts in a pouch on his cloak. Curious about them, you went to his home and asked about them. His answer was that they were his life savings, and that he needed someone to take care of them for him.
    
49. You were the Blood Thrall of a Vampiric Cultist for a time, but upon their final death in what they claimed to be a grand plan gone horribly wrong, you were freed from those long-lasting charms, yet you still swear you see their figure in shadowed alleyways and their face in the reflections of broken glass…
    
50. You were one of the few who chose to live in the new badlands and ruins of the recently collapse Hiwan Empire, and over time, your presence in a place full of such death drew forth malevolent spirits that wished for a symbiotic relationship, as you give them one last connection to the mortal world they were so horribly ripped away from.
    
51. It’s been over 700 Years since your death, yet you reawaken on the grey beaches of the northern coastlines, surrounded by squid ink and a dull red light to your skin, with no explanation for your rebirth besides dull strings of smoke that rose off your body and blew in the wind towards the moons above…
    
52. At the times of the Dawn War, you betrayed the Mortals and Gods one too many times, being tossed into The Demiplane of Exiles in the deepest parts of the Astral Sea. However, while the other Exiles warred with each other, you managed to slip away, your Soul only recently finding purchase inside a suitable new mortal body…
    
53. While on leave from your Ship on the small Isle of Outlander Rock, you saw a mighty Red Dragon bear down on the Island’s Mighty Fort, leaving it in burning ruins. However, it seems this effected every person on the Island, as the Fort is still intact, with rumors of illusions, hallucinations and mass delusions swirling, with no real answers behind what exactly every islander saw…
    
54. You were a Warlock to a creature beneath the waves, but in recent years, they have gone silent, only sending you images of dark, malformed tentacles and blackened waters filled with bones. Your Patron’s silence is concerning, sending you closer to the depths with a burning curiosity over what happened…
    
55. After the last few years of rogue waves, high seas, and monstrous creatures rising from the ocean’s depths, you’ve taken to becoming a guide to the wide blue ocean, advising others on their travels, for a reasonable price of course.
    
56. You were raised in a commune of prophets and seers, and became an adventurer to spite their prophecy for you.
57. You were thrown into a Drunkard’s Cell one night after a Pub Crawl, only to be joined by a vibrant blue talking bunny rabbit. The creature walked on two legs, spoke of how you should “Eat Healthier” and broke out of the Cell while you slept off your drinks, leaving you confused and wandering where in the Planes it came from…
58. You and your Crew overthrew your Ship’s Captain after being motivated one night by the words of a wandering, vibrant blue talking bunny rabbit. The rabbit spoke of how you could gain some more control in your life if you removed the source of your worries, which just so happened to be your Captain.
59. You were born inside one of the many Dark Domains of Dread within the gloom of the Shadowfell. After years living in such a dreary place, you finally realised you could escape into a far brighter and emotional world!
60. You participated in one of the famous mountain skirmishes between the Dark Elves of Hiwa and the Forest Peoples of the Benlochian Kingdom. That was over 30 years ago however, but the images of those Dark Elf Ambushes in the night still haunt your waking dreams…
61. You’ve heard tales of entire Ships made of solid Brass sailing across the Astral Sea of Stars on the solar winds, you wish to one day be a part of one of those mighty crews.
62. You swear that one drunken night, you had contact with one of The Great Old Ones, a beast covered in black feathers, bird-like eyes and carrying a single human leg made entirely of wood in its claws.
63. You lived near the ruins of Hiwan Civilisation for a short time, until you find yourself sleepwalking closer and closer to the site of the kingdom’s disastrous collapse.
64. While passing through the fields one night, you swear you saw a farm-boy be set alight in bright violet flames, before being struck by lightning almost a dozen times. When you went over to investigate however, the farm-boy seemed completely unharmed.
65. While carefully travelling the Fairy Trails of the Feywild, you noticed an entire mansion-sized house moving along the treeline, scuttling along on hundred of animated mannequin limbs…

1. You thirst for knowledge and wisdom.
2. You’re searching for something specific; A place, person, god, thing, etc.
3. You wish to one day rule a kingdom of your own.
4. This adventure was a quest given to you by a mentor, church, king, family member, etc.
5. You simply want to help the helpless.
6. This adventure is a part of your rite of passage into adulthood.
7. You’re adventure just for the fun of it!
8. The glory and fame of it all has enticed you to stay in the adventuring business.
9. The world needs a hero, and you’re willing to give it a try!
10. You’re escaping from something, someone, a purpose, a calling, etc.
11. You’re obsessed with danger, mystery and the unknown.
12. You drift from town to town, with no real home and making money no matter the danger.
13. You were dragged along on this adventure to keep someone you care about safe.
14. You were forced into adventuring by the will of circumstance.
15. You were indentured as a servant to your traveling mentor, learning their ways as you adventure together.
16. You were sentenced by the law or religious beliefs to adventure and prove your worth.
17. You really like to kill things and take their stuff.
18. You adventure to take out your frustration on creatures you’re sure deserve it.
19. You adventure to gain money and support those that supported you in your youth.
20. You adventure in the hopes of gaining new allies and friends after years of lonely wandering.

1. The wind is strong, causing loose belongings to tumble down the streets.
2. There is a torrential downpour of rain.
3. The wind is light, causing the trees to sway gently.
4. There is surprisingly, no rain.
5. The wind is almost nonexistent.
6. There is a light spattering of rain.
7. A storm rolls in across the sky, causing the surroundings to grow darker and darker.
8. It’s cold, but bearable for a trained adventurer.
9. The temperature is just around freezing, frost and ice are forming in some places.
10. The remnants of nearby storms funnel through the surroundings like a wind tunnel.
11. In a matter of minutes, a few inches of rain or snow will fall.
12. A thick haze has rolled into the surroundings, causing some colours to become muted and making the view even more mysterious.
13. Lightning arcs through the sky at random intervals, lighting up the surroundings in bursts and flashes.
14. Tons of dust has blown into the surroundings, covering everything in a thin layer of dirt.

It’s been so long since we’ve had an update on here about the wonderful World of Vaire and it’s Adventures, and with Arc 2 of the World’s Narrative coming to it’s climatic close, we figured it was time for some kind of catch-up.

I’ll just get right to the point: We’ve been having so much fun lately, with the last Campaigns of Arc 2 coming to their ends, we’ve had Boss Fights against Campaign-spanning villains, dramatic discoveries of ancient mysteries and lost lands, and all in a wonderful world and a timeline that seems to be constantly expanding. 

We’ve just been blown away by what everyone has been doing, so much more that we don’t have time to fit all of it into a single update.

I personally feel that this second arc of the world and its narrative has had the most fun and wacky storylines, from plane-hopping puzzles to stop a Lich, to finding the pieces of a Dead God, all the way to hunting down and getting revenge on a very mean Archmage that stole some Magic Items, these stories have been great and I just wanted to thank everyone for making it as great as it was.

Now, after all that, it’s time to talk about the upcoming endings of Arc 2 and the beginnings of Arc 3!

Arc 2′s Climax! 

This is it! The Second big Story Arc of the World of Vaire’s Narrative is finally come to its grand conclusion.

As we’ve been anticipating for a while now, with the destruction of the final vestiges and remnants of The Cult of the Red Star and their schemes to drown the World now destroyed, the World’s been left to return to its own, peaceful cycle, with new stories to arrive on the World’s periphery.

Shattered Souls: A Glowing Finale!

After what could be years of conflict and over a year of games with this group, the strife, political intrigue and corruption they’ve been facing finally seems to be defeated, with the citizens of Shekpiaand the World at large finally able find some peace after the death of the evil and amoral Queen Tuala, the defeat of the scheming Archmage Vekey, and the destruction of what seems to be the last of the Soul-swallowing magical stones the Party has been hunting down since their adventures began so long ago….

But the question remains, with their duties done and the world left in peace, what will our heroes do now, and how will this chapter of their lives come to its close?

It seems the only way to find out right now is to listen in to the  penultimate and final chapter of Shattered Souls in its Campaign Finale on our Discord Server! 

Debt & Darkness: Crescendo!

With the nightmare of the Tulkaz the Whisperer’s reign of terror now over and the future seemingly secured after the Lich’s defeat, our heroes return to the Underground Dark Elf City of Maydeen, where they take advantage of the situation to return to their normal lives, and finally rekindle their relationships with others, as this chapter of their life’s stories plays out to a final crescendo!

But can our heroes truly grow so comfortable, knowing that the Soul of Tulkaz has been sent to the depths of the Infinite Abyss, and that the Lich’s evil has only been temporarily contained? 

Will this period of peace be merely the lull before the storm of Tulkaz’s return? Or is their a worst nightmare just beginning?

It seems the end will only be known by those that join in on Debt and Darkness’s Campaign Finale in our Discord Server, as these final chapters of our ongoing adventures reach their climactic conclusion.

Arc 3 Begins!

Arc 3 is so soon to be in just a few short weeks of this Post going live!

As mentioned before, Arc 3 hopes to be one of the biggest, toughest and most interesting Arc of Games that the World of Vaire and its storytellers have ever seen: From a whole Crew of Sailors charging into the Astral Sea, to Divine Champions hoping to gain the favour of the very Gods they worship, these Games will take us across the Planes of the Shadowfell, Feywild, The Astral Sea and more as our heroes race against time to stop a New Cult and their malformed creations of un-life from completing their chaotic mission to release the powers of a Mad God upon the Multiverse!

And if you’re interested in joining us, either by listening in on the live sessions, chatting with the Players and DMs or even becoming a Player in the Games as they happen, check out Discord Server for more information on how to get involved and save the World of Vaire from the clutches of a Mad God’s Cult!

You can join our Discord Server right HERE and check out the schedule of what is going on and how to join in on the fun!

Heaven & Hel: Season 2 Begins!

With their acquisition of the Petrified Head of the Old God known as Baldur the Beautiful, our heroes head in Arc 3 with the hopes of reuniting the scattered Pieces of Baldur’s Body and Soul, so that the fallen god may return to the Halls of Valhalla and stop the quickly approaching darkness of the coming Ragnarök…

Season 2 of Heaven and Hel promises to be the toughest yet, as our duo of heroes, Maltuul the Elven WizardandSaeunn the Tiefling Ranger, face the strongest forces of the Multiverse: From sailing the Astral Sea of Stars on a Githyanki Void Cruiser, to hunting down the Soul of a Fire Giant and even entering the Palace of the great Hela, Goddess of Death, with the hopes of stealing away Baldur’s trapped Soul from her grand banquet halls.

The time of cold and darkness is approaching, and there may not be easy victories for our heroes in the coming months of their adventures, but it seems they are the only hope for a Multiverse that doesn’t devolve into a chaotic, violent battlefield…

And if you’re interested in listening along to their adventures and hearing their latest news, be sure to join us on the Heaven and Hel channel of our Discord Server, and join in on our live sessions every week to hear of their latest adventures as they happen!

Skin & Fog: A New Story Begins!

With a Demonic Cult quickly rising in power to the West, Archmage Eitha Carandol-Norgalad, theArchmage of Benlochia, rushes to her country’s aid, hiring some of the greatest sailors and most knowledgeable scribes to sail the waves of the Astral Sea of Stars and bring back a collection of sacred tomes from the very depths of the otherworldly ocean.

Not much can be said right now about this Campaign (to avoid spoilers), but it definitely looks to set off the new Arc of Games in a big way, with a lot of focus on the Astral Sea of Stars, the Crew of ‘The Vendetta’, a magical star-sailing ship, and the powerful artifacts, experiments and space junk left behind in the Astral Sea from before the Wars of the Gods…

And if you want to jump right on this new Arc of Stories of Games, with no need to know of the previous Arcs, then hop on in to our Discord Server and join as this new Campaign starts!

Well that was a big ol’ update on my part, but with so much happening and the World of Vaire transitioning from the climatic finales of it’s current games into the exciting beginnings of new games, I hope you’re just as excited as I am for the next chapter of this wonderful story, whether you’re a big time player or just along for the ride…

With Arc 2 of the World’s narrative coming to its grand finale and the next Story Arc of the World to soon begin, I thought that it’s about time to catch the newer Readers up on the events in the Story so far, and where the Story could be going in the future…

So without further interruption, let’s start, as most stories do, at the beginning…

Arc 1: The Raging Tides

In this first chapter of the World’s Story, the Heroes of Vaire discovered the existence of a secretive Cult to an Old and Powerful Demon Lord. 

The Cult was so devoted in their efforts that they were willing to drown the World of Vaire in saltwater and blood, in order to keep alllands under the control of their Dark and Demonic Master, Dagon…

Arc 2: The Red Star

During the second Arc, the World of Vaire is still recovering from the massive damages done to the lands and people at the hands of Dagon’s Cult, but a sickly Red Star, forged by Dagon’s Cult during a ritual-gone-wrong, still hangs in the sky.

And with it, the fragmented remnants of Dagon’s Cult form again under a new name: The Cult of the Red Star.

Arc 3: The Clarion’s Call

In the upcoming 3rd Chapter of the World’s Story (scheduled to start soon), the World of Vaire seems to be finally rid of The Cult of the Red Star, and with it they destroy the last parts of Dagon’s influence.

However, a greater threat from the demon-filled Infinite Abyss rises, and a New Cult known only as “The Unchained” arrives to attack Vaireonce again, with the hopes of breaking their Chained Mad God free from the walls of his Prison at the very bottom of the Infinite Abyss, and using his “Gifts” to set him upon the World of Vaire and send the Multiverseitself into a spiral of chaos and oblivion!

I hope this short and sweet summary of the World of Vaire and its Storyis helpful to both new Readers or veteran Game-Masters.

This world is a fascinating place full of both mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered!

We have a long history behind us and a vast amount of history that’s about to start; The coming adventures of the World of Vaire are about to begin, and we can’t wait for you to hear all about it and get involved!

And if this little post has peaked your interest in the World of Vaire and its many tales, you can always join the rest of us by joining our Discord Server(Link Here!), where we’d be delighted to help you get involved in our stories! 

1. A phantom rider who sweeps through the village, stealing victims who disbelieve their legend.
2. A priestly cleric obsessed with creating an impenetrable shelter that will preserve them through the coming apocalypse.
3. A former paladin driven insane and delusional by their fall from grace.
4. A lich king whose dark ascent to godhood was cut short by their own untimely death.
5. A poisoner who seeks to manipulate history through targeted killings.
6. A crime boss that steals souls of those who cross them.
7. A malignant spirit that commits its atrocities through possessed pawns.
8. A wraith that torments both living and dead out of rage at their pointless death.
9. A treant who demands living limbs to replace the branches of trees cut down by an ever-expanding town.
   
10. A desperate general who unleashes otherworldly armies that they can’t control.
11. Someone who loves a monstrous creature and does anything to keep it fed and safe.
12. A serial killer whose murders follow a highly complicated mathematical sequence.
    
13. The animated mind of a dead necromancer that seeks to regrow their body.
14. A devil that appears when youngsters speak a rhyme into a darkened mirror.
15. An artist who manufactures terrible accidents to provide inspiration and reference for their art.
16. An astronomer, broken and enraptured by what they saw in the stars.
    
17. A great sage who seeks to solve an endless war by preventing anyone from dying.
    
18. An aging king obsessed with creating a new body so they can continue their reign indefinitely.
19. A night hag that dwells in the dreams of those who drink a special soporific tea.
    
20. The spirit of a long-dead murderer who stalks the same types of victims in death as in life.

1. Spring a Leak!: Your boat springs a leak and takes on water. The leak must be repaired, but your journey can continue while you do so. If the leak is not repaired, the boat sinks after 1d6 hours.
2. Sudden Sea Storm!: A sudden squall makes your boat tilt suddenly. One important item falls into the water. The DM decides what it is.
   
3. Run Around!: Your boat runs aground and must be abandoned or repaired. The boat must be on the shore to be properly repaired, or risk sinking into the sea the moment it sets sail again!
   
4. Man Overboard!: A Crew Member of the DM’s choice falls overboard after a large wave hits the boat. If no one notices, they may leave them behind!
5. Whirlpool: Your boat is caught in a whirlpool. The Crew must survive the great waves and pull of the whirlpool using their own wits, skills and teamwork. Failure means the boat runs aground and has to be repaired before your journey can continue.
6. Navigational Error: You sail off course and make no progress during this part of travelling.

Me? Homebrewing two new gods to add to the d&d campaign I’m DMing? Becoming so attached to them that I make them a central aspect of the conflict I have? Needing to change the main villains motivation a bit to fit their new place in the narrative?

Far more likely than you’d think

This is NalitamaandIgnikoi and they, together as one, are the goddesses of lesbianism being in love.

They’ve been inseparable since their birth, they have a magical nameless daughter who doesn’t age lest war befall the lands, and I wrote around a whole plot hook just to include em.

creativerogues:

Raiment of the Stormwalker

To wear the raiment of the stormwalker is to become the storm. With it, you can travel on the thunderclouds and strike at foes like lightning. Cloaked in clouds, booming like thunder, and crackling with electricity, you become a tempest.

The raiment of the stormwalker works best in the hands of a monk, druid, or other character who enters melee but prefers not to wear armor.

In particular, a druid should consider the items of this set, as its powers are available while in wild shape. However, a character of any class should consider collecting at least two pieces of the set to gain some of the raiment’s lesser collection benefits and the abilities of the desired items.

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Collection Benefits

Wearing multiple pieces of the raiment of the stormwalker gives you the power to create clouds, call down electricity from the sky, and laugh off lightning strikes.

When you wear the entire raiment of the stormwalker, the robe of thunder flashes with lightning that crackles across the other parts of the raiment.

All the collection benefits of the raiment function normally for and can be activated by a druid while in wild shape, even if the items have melded with their form and would otherwise be considered nonfunctional.

2 Pieces: You can cast the Fog Cloud Spell as a standard action three times per day.

3 Pieces: You can cast the Call Lightning Spell as a standard action once per day.

4Pieces:You gain Resistance to Lightning Damage from magical and non-magical attacks. If such an attack allows a save for half damage, you instead take no damage on a successful save.

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Bracers of Lightning

Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement)

BodySlot:Arms

Each of these wide, faintly glowing bracers is made of four thin, rectangular quartz crystals joined by narrow silver bands.

A set of bracers of lightning allows you to charge your melee and ranged weapon attacks with electricity. When you activate the bracers, they visibly crackle with electricity for 1 round. During this time, your melee and ranged attacks deal an extra 1d6 lightning damage. Even your Unarmed Strikes deal this additional lightning damage.

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Cloudwalker Anklets

Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement)

BodySlot:Feet/Boots

Designed to go around the wearer’s ankles, each of these bands consists of two half-circles of carved quartz joined by a silver hinge and clasp.

Cloudwalker anklets allow you to move through the air as if benefiting from the effects of the FlySpell. When the anklets’ property has been used for a total of 10 minutes, the magic ceases to function until you finish a Long Rest.

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Robes of Thunder

Wondrous Item, Very Rare (Requires Attunement)

Body Slot: Shoulders/Cloak

This silk robe roils with the colors of storm clouds, constantly shifting in shade and hue.

While you wear a robe of thunder, you gain resistance to Thunder Damage from magical and nonmagical attacks. If such an attack allows a save for half damage, you instead take no damage with a successful save. This is a continuous effect and requires no activation.

When activated, a robe of thunder surrounds you in an invisible, faintly rumbling aura of thunder that lasts for 1d4 + 1 rounds (minimum of 2).

This aura deals 2d6 points of thunder damage to any creature striking you with a natural melee weapon or melee weapon attack. This ability functions three times per day.

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Stormfire Ring

Ring, Very Rare (Requires Attunement)

Body Slot: Ring

When you activate a stormfire ring, it creates a Faerie Fire effect of crackling lightning that lasts for 1d4 + 1 rounds (minimum of 2).

This effect functions as the spell, except that each creature affected takes 1d6 points of lightning damage each round for the duration.

Using the ring on a creature that is already affected doesn’t increase the damage dealt, but it does extend the effect’s duration.

A stormfire ring functions five times per day.

Context: So this was our first session of the campaign, and our Arakokra Druid was just killed for good. Our entire party had been getting awful rolls, and there hadn’t been a single nat 20. So the Teifling Warlock ( and my characters sister ) decided to make a deal.

Warlock OOC: Okay so we all know { Druid } is suffering…
Druid: [overly dramatic dying noises ]
Warlock OOC: Hey, { me } if I roll a 20, you have to buy us all drinks.
Me, making up a mourning speech: Alright, hit me.

Everyone went silent as our Warlock rolled, and to my dismay got the first nat 20 of the night. Needless to say, I bought everyone a drink.

My gnome after my crush had taken a tragic fate of being dragged by a gay merman.

-giant barbarian to the /vampire/ bard

- Our cleric, making the first roll of the entire campaign (it was a nat 1)

So… I was playing a one-shot with my friends and we were trying to kill this gorgon with increased hit points. I’m playing a wood elf ranger, and we have a gnome bard and a half orc rogue. Everyone is getting *garbage* rolls including the DM. Nothing but 3’s and 7’s. At this point we’re trying anything, and my friend who’s playing the half-orc rogue made the terrible mistake of asking us what we thought she should do.

Rogue: Guys, what should I do?

A small moment of silence.

Me: Go for double penetration up its ass with your daggers.

Rogue (laughing): Ummm… ok?

Bard (losing his shit): If you get a nat 20…

Rogue gets a nat 20. She then proceeds to rip its asshole apart. She was using 2 daggers and was getting sneak damage, so she rolled 2d6+2d4. She rolled 2 sixes, a two and a four, and then doubled it because of the nat 20. She dealt 36 damage and brought it down to 4 hit points. We go through another round of everyone missing their attacks, but then the rogue rolled an 18, which was enough to hit.

DM: So, how do you want to kill this thing?

The rogue then made a big mistake.

Rogue: Any ideas?

Me: climb inside it and kill it from the inside.

She did exactly that.

Dm: I’m not describing that… it’s dead… everyone roll a constitution saving throw to see if you throw up.

We all failed.

And that was how we saved the village.

- Druid upon seeing a singing woman in the woods at night.

Context: So our party had just freed a few salves from a mine, and one of the slaves happened to be a witch. She decided to give us some gifts as a thank you. The gifts consisted of magical items, some of which were pretty cool. Then, it was our half-elf Druid’s turn to receive her gift…

Witch: And for this brave half-elf….*pulls out a tiny bird shaped bell* The bird keeper’s bell!
Half-Elf: Ummm…thanks? *awkwardly receives it*
Half-orc: Ha! But that’s so plain compared to the other gifts!
Witch: On the contrary! With this bell, she will be able to summon a bird friend to aid her in battle.
Party: Huh?
Witch: And not any bird either. Using this bell, Aethel now has control over a giant dodo.
Party: A DODO?!
Aethel: *GASP* gUYS. IMMA NAME IT DODO BAGGINS.
Party and DM: ROTFL

My bard cousin used Vicious Mockery on a wooden door in her last game.
She then tried to seduce it but thankfully the DM stopped her.

“Howard, you were not distracted by the ruby, so you are the first to react to this horrendous little gerblin attacking this kleptomaniac dragging you by a rope”

-DM

- Rogue to the DM