Nathaniel Bruha

Hat of Parroting (Cursed Item)

Created at Coulee Con 2022, a growing Midwest gaming convention in La Crosse, Wisconsin (U.S.).

I had been playing a demo (and backing the Kickstarter) for a pirate-themed card game (Guns or Treasure), so I had pirates on the brain d...

Stonebark Oak (plant)

These hearty, fire-resistant trees blend into stony landscapes, while their acorns are bright green and easily seen.

You don't want to stand under one of these trees when an acorn falls.

Definitely inspired by that awesome classic movie Willow. Yes, I'm old enough myself  to call it a classic, and it...

Monster: Phantom Hawk

Few things are as frightening as being hunted by a predator you can't see.

Phantom hawks are large, as in Large sized, raptors that seem to appear out of thin air right as they grab hold of their prey.

It doesn't help that you can't even escape these things by turning invisible yourself.

Felis' Secret Bag

Ok, who let the cat out of the bag? This was not supposed to get out in the open so soon.

No, seriously. Somebody used this magical bag, and now there's a cat here that doesn't listen to anyone.

The stat block for a domestic cat can be found 2022-09-09 18:45:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Bag of Wind

Now there's some windbag here that's hard to ignore, but it's pretty clear it's just full of hot air.

...

I'll, uh, see myself to the door now.

Monsters: Blood Cultists

Every DM needs a quick blood cult at some point or another.

This document contains four monster stat blocks for:

• a cult leader
• cult enforcers (who keep regular cultists in line)
• regular cultists (ordinary people, but mentally given over to the cult)
• a cult spy (who secretly works t...
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Spell: Mirrored Missile

While this spell can't stop a missile weapon from hitting, it can let the attacker feel what they dealt.

Created with certain space-sailing combat in mind, it will work just as well when you are on the ground.

Spell: Crystalline Artillery

Load up your ship/siege weapons with shiny, magical ammunition that packs a bigger punch than normal.

Created with space-sailing ships in mind, it's good for ground-based siege weapons as well.

2022-09-17: Added a line to the description to make sure this magical ammunition bypasses any damage threshold of the tar...

NPC: Helfa Pendragon, Haunted Knight

Helfa is a fighter that is haunted by the ghost of her grandmother. She is also an author of books about three young dragons.

The fifth and final member of the Heroic Heroes of Heroism, Helfa would really like to have some time to herself, and would love if people were to buy her books.

Spell: Stowaway's Cabin

Increase you chances of successfully being an uncaught stowaway on a ship of almost any sort with this spell.

Designed with Spelljammer in mind, it also works with skyships and seagoing vessels.

NPC: Crag Darkshell, Spelunker Warlock

A member of the Heroic Heroes of Heroism, Crag is a dwarf that serves something that is really, really far underground.

NPC: Cookie Monster

Created at Coulee Con 2022, a growing Midwest gaming convention in La Crosse, Wisconsin (U.S.).

At the convention this year, I hosted/ran a little D&D homebrewing seminar on two of the three days. Besides talking about homebrews, sharing some things I've ...

Hungry Blade

Created at Coulee Con 2022, a growing Midwest gaming convention in La Crosse, Wisconsin (U.S.).

At the convention this year, I hosted/ran a little D&D homebrewing seminar on two of the three days. Besides talking about homebrews, sharing some things I've ...

Plot Starter: Deadly Curse of the Tiny Giants

Created at Coulee Con 2022, a growing Midwest gaming convention in La Crosse, Wisconsin (U.S.).

At the convention this year, I hosted/ran a little D&D homebrewing seminar on two of the three days. Besides talking about homebrews, sharing some things I've ...

Sun Worshipper's Lantern

Bring sunlight with you into dark places. Just make sure you don't run out of specially blessed lantern oil...and don't touch it after it's been burning for a while.

Wand of Invisibility

I've mentioned this item many times over the last 16 or so years, so I figured it was about time to post an actual description for people to download.

I originally created this when I ran a Neverwinter Nights persistent world server (World of Aenea PW, for any that remember). In that v...

NPC: Nosey Petra, Professional Snoop

Petra is a nosey half-elf that can't help but snoop through others' stuff.

Petra is the third member of the misfit party of NPC adventurers who call themselves the Heroic Heroes of Heroism<...

Trippy Bouncing Orb (alchemy item)

Created at Coulee Con 2022, a growing Midwest gaming convention in La Crosse, Wisconsin (U.S.).

At the convention this year, I hosted/ran a little D&D homebrewing seminar on two of the three days. Besides talking about homebrews, sharing some things I've ...

Hat of Parroting

Created at Coulee Con 2022, a growing Midwest gaming convention in La Crosse, Wisconsin (U.S.).

I had been playing a demo (and backing the Kickstarter) for a pirate-themed card game (Guns or Treasure), so I had pirates on the brain d...

NPC: Brohan Lupo, Blaze Orange Hunter

Created at Coulee Con 2022, a growing Midwest gaming convention in La Crosse, Wisconsin (U.S.).

At the convention this year, I hosted/ran a little D&D homebrewing seminar on two of the three days. Besides talking about homebrews, sharing some things I've ...

Tome of Almost True Tales

This handy book can be used to support your arguments about pretty much any topic.

It was created for my Wednesday night D&D campaign and is a treasured possession of one of the PCs.

Bag of Rocks

Sometimes you just want to hit somthing with a rock or throw rocks at things. This magical pouch has four rocks in it all the time that are great for those exact purposes.

This was whipped up to share on Reddit, and I thought it would be a fun option to have out there in the world.

Spell: Repair Vessel

Patch broken pieces of your ship together with this helpful spell.

Spell: Vessel Shield

"Shields up!"

I originally created this spell way back when I ran and played 2nd edition AD&D. I was in high school at the time, and this spell was written in a spiral-bound notebook during a boring study hall. I've still got the original spell pages of that notebook in a folder.

The spell was rewritten for 3r...

Monster: Rodent of Unusual Size

Ah, the R.O.U.S., that monster that few people believe exists, but totally does.

Most definitely inspired by The Princess Bride.

Update 2022-08-12: Yes, an update already. Added missing size limit to what this thing can grapple.

Update 2022-08-13: Fixed Wis mod (should have been +1 instead of -1). 2022-08-12 17:33:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Monster: Meadsting Scorpion

These tiny arachnids can become a BIG problem for tavern owners.

Calling for Heroes

Hello, all.

I am currently working on creating a band of NPC adventurers and figured I'd open up the creative process to you, the generous patrons of the D&D arts.

If you have an idea for a character that would fit a party of misfit, yet mostly competent, adventurers, feel free to comment with that idea. Anyth...

NPC: Morbok the Mysterious, Mysterious Wizard

This mysterious wizard, who sometimes mystifies his party members with his words, may have some anger issues when his spells are countered (which seems to somehow happen in every single battle his adventuring party gets into).

Morbok is the first member of what will be a misfit party of NPC adventurers who call themselv...

Artificer Specialization: Sapper

Change the battlefield to give your side the advantage. Maybe set some things on fire and blow some things up along the way. Take control of a large siege weapon to make it more dangerous.

Inspired by a patron's comment on my Discord server.

Siege Crossbow (weapon)

This oversized crossbow can only fire once per turn at most, and you can't move on the turn you use it, but it deals a lot of damage and it can send a bolt right through your first target to hit a second one.