Nathaniel Bruha

Leo's Secure Focus

I illustrated this bauble today, then came up with a trio of functions for it.

It is an amulet that a) acts as a spellcasting focus, b) gives you a +1 bonus to AC, and c) gives you the power to cast tiny hut without having to know it, have it prepared, or even have it on your class' spell list.

Spell: Parchment of Personal Ponderings

This spell lets you write and draw anything you can imagine on a piece of parchment, without needing ink or paint.

As a bonus, you can make copies that update themselves when you alter your original parchment.

This is totally a basis for a D&D version of personal web pages and blogs. I was reminded of the old ...

Icecleaver Guardian's Halberd

This was created as a response to a post on r/Brewjammer, inspired by the given prompts of live to serve, swing, and thin ice.

Monster: Wraith Shark

Be nice to sharks, so they don't come back to haunt you or the friendly little fishing village you're visiting.

I originally created these when my game world was hosted as a Neverwinter Nights server. They haunted the water beneath the docks of the Necropolis of Alatha. Now they're a thing for 5e and are a bit more dang...

Poll: 2nd theme month of 2022

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Poll closed with 2 votes, resulting in a tie. I rolled a d20 (as is appropriate) and the result is Jewel-ly. Starting July 1st, we'll be having a month of daily jewel/gem-themed homebrew creations for 31 days.

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In February of 2020, I challenged myself to come up w...

Monster: Emberblood Bat

These oversized, pack hunting monstrosities have a thing for shiny objects.

Players in my Wednesday night group got the attention of one of these in the middle of the day, and it called in its friends.

Monster: Deer (Revised)

I revised the default deer to better represent, at least in my opinion, the deer that I am familiar with (namely, the North American white-tail deer).

I made them a little stronger than the ones in the SRD, reduced their bite damage, gave them kick and ram (headbutt) attacks, reduced their speed from 50 to 35 but added ...

Monster: Dog (Domesticated)

This is my take on the domesticated dog. Different than the standard mastiff, and this includes three different stat blocks for different dog sizes.

Updated 2022-05-19: Gave large and small dogs additions to their names; gave large dogs proficiency with Athletics (for better grappling) and Intimidation and raised their ...

Monster: Cat (Domestic)

This is my take on the domestic cat (house cat, farm cat, and feral cat), which makes them sneakier, able to see a bit in the dark, and able to jump.

Kinetic Capacitor Gauntlets

Created at the request of a patron, these magical gauntlets gather up kinetic energy and release it on demand. Made for monks.

10th Level One-Shot Benefit (3 days left)

For the month of May, in addition to my content, I'm giving all patrons one of the benefits that 10th Level Adventurers get: At your request, have a custom normal or magical item description created.

--- 3 days left to get in your requests for a custom-brewed item. ---

To get your item, p...

Staff of Day and Night

This magical quarterstaff was originally created for my Neverwinter Nights persistent world. I updated it for 5e a couple of years ago but hadn't posted it. Now I've edited the wording a bit more and I'm sharing it with all of you.

This weapon lets you decide to add either radiant or necrotic damage when you ma...

Staff of Fire and Ice

This magical quarterstaff was originally created for my Neverwinter Nights persistent world. I updated it for 5e a couple of years ago but hadn't posted it. Now I've edited the wording a bit more and I'm sharing it with all of you.

This weapon lets you decide to add either fire or cold damage when you make an a...

Dragonbite Spear (weapon)

While this is a non-magical weapon made from the tooth of a dragon, it hurts creatures just like a magical weapon.

Get it close to a dragon and the living dragon's magic affects the tooth.

I originally created this a couple of years ago, but shelved it until today, when I fixed up the description a little. Now it'...

Waves of War

This Strength-enhancing weapon got its start in my Neverwinter Nights persistent world, and a couple of years ago I rewrote it for my 5e games. Today I updated some of the text and I'm posting here.

Point of Interest: Helen's Hot Grub

Everybody likes food, even it it's imaginary. This is a place for PCs and NPCs to get a great meal.

This establishment originated in one of my weekly games, found new life during part of a one shot I created for a local gaming convention, and now returns here for anyone to bring into their own game.

Enjoy.

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Background: Chosen One

You have been told you are the Chosen One of prophesy.

Do you want to be, or do you want something else from life?

Most Coveted Ring

You're going to want this ring.

Sure, it's just a simple gold band (which will change size to fit anyone or to be worn as more than just a ring), but it also makes you want it for yourself.

One you have it, you'll want to wear it so everyone can see that you are the person that's special enough to have it. The rin...

Feat: Rapid Attacker

Put all that combat experience to work by getting in another attack.

Yes, it can be combined with Two-Weapon Fighting and a Berserker barbarian's frenzied attack.

Ow Shiny

This magical weapon looks like shiny glass, but it can cause plenty of pain.

Bard College: College of Bladedancing

Sometimes you just gotta dance, and sometimes there's no better place than in the middle of an otherwise serious situation.

Definitely inspired by Sam Rockwell's character in Mr. Right.

Note: This subclass purposefully does not grant proficiency with Performance. You don't have to be a trained ...

Happytoe Stockings

Magical socks that are always clean and comfortable. Who could ask for anything more?

These were created for my Wednesday night campaign, and were discovered with the remains of another adventuring party. The deceased gnome's skeleton was still wearing them, their feet comfortable even after death.

Battlewatcher

This large magical hammer keeps an eye out for dangers from multiple sides in the heat of battle.

This was created for my Wednesday night campaign, and was discovered with the remains of another adventuring party. It apparently doesn't help when you're inside a house that is crushed by a tired gargantuan tortoise.

Point of Interest: Temple of Renewal

This temple is difficult to reach, offers a beautiful but uncomfortable view, and can give you a chance to make a fresh start to life by making you feel much better.

Warning Shot

This magical crossbow gives lets you hit more easily with your first shot, even up to the end of long range.

It's a +1 heavy crossbow with a limited-use extra bonus.

This was created for my Wednesday night campaign, and was discovered with the remains of another adventuring party.

Censor of the Tyrant

Silence the voices of your critics with this ugly weapon.

Originally created when my campaign setting was hosted as a Neverwinter Nights persistent world, this has now been updated for 5e and rewritten to remove Aenea-specific references.

Spell: Cavitic Collapse

With this spell, you teleport the air or water in an area away, leaving a vacuum which instantly collapses, crushing creatures inside as that material rushes back. This spell is stronger underwater, and being deeper underwater makes it even more powerful.

Cavitation is not good for you.

NPC: Sir Johnny the Fifth

"Johnny 5 is alive!"

Inspired by the three prompts in this month's list in r/Brewjammer, I dove into my pop culture history while combining all three ideas into a single homebrew creation.

The result is an apparently immortal elemental wi...

Mantle of the Wild Wolf

This wolf fur mantle provides a bit of protection between turns if you are not using tools of civilization. Kind of a bonus for sticking with what nature gave you.

This was created as a starting item for one of the PCs in one of my weekly campaigns. His pic showed him wearing a fur mantle, so this sprang to mind.

Firefly Pendant of the Fey

A source of dim light that moves with you for one hour, and it looks like part of a peaceful summer evening.

In one of my games, this is an item that one of the PCs started with. It was a gift from a fey creature he'd met in his backstory.