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There are few ambitions the common man fantasizes about more than the power to rule. From the ignoble peasant to the haughty nobility, many dream of a world in which they are in charge. Some necromancers, known as overlords, see their magic as an opportunity t...

Necromancers are defined by their ambition. Some wish to conquer, others to control, but all utilize their necromantic powers as a means to an end, a way to pave the way to their true ambitions. Pale masters are no different, but few have grand plans to compet...

The god-kings of ancient kingdoms practiced a unique style of necromancy, forgotten to time. Through the extraction of organs, the desiccation of flesh, and innumerable enchantments, those ancient kings were able to rule their subjects as divine, undead beings...

The power of plagues can’t be denied. A single disease can single handedly overwhelm a nation, or even an empire. Necromancers that realize the potential within sickness will often seek to wield that power themselves. These are known as plague lords, commander...

The oblivion of death is the sure wellspring of all necromancy, a dark abyss into which all necromancers stare, and which sometimes stares back. Those rare necromancers that gamble with their own souls might become intertwined with death, becoming reapers, fig...

Through bubbling test tubes and sparking electrodes, you have discovered the true heart of necromancy: mad science. You’ve experimented in far-reaching disciplines of surgery, alchemy, and physics, using your animated minions as gruesome test subjects and walk...

DECEMBER 1, 2018 ~ DM DAVE Cockatrices are one of those monsters that make awesome a-hole monsters at early levels but aren’t much to fear later on. However, back in second edition, the cockatrice had a firey cousin called the pyrolisk. Which, frankly, was ...

Large elemental, chaotic neutral Armor Class 15 Hit Points 90 (12d10+24) Speed 0 ft., fly 30 ft (hover) STR 18 (-+4)  DEX 13 (+1)  CON 14 (+2)  INT 6 (-2)  WIS 10 (+0)  CHA 7 (-2) Damage Vulnerabilities necrotic Damage Resistances bludgeo...

When the people gaze into the morning sky, they see the sun, a blazing disc the size of a gold piece, looking back at them. It is the domain of the Dawnfather, a god of life and light honored politely by nearly all the realm’s denizens. At night, the skies are...

KRYN DYNASTY. The Kryn Dynasty is the dominant nation in Xhorhas. It was founded by a drow queen named Leylas Kryn, who fled the Underdark and the tyrannical rule of Lolth the Spider Queen along with her disciples. The Bright Queen still rules the dynasty cent...

Years are noted in relation to The Divergence (negative years before the event, positive years following it). Mythic past … The Founding: Several gods (and/or The Luxon) conflict with chaotic elemental titans called Primordials. Exandria is given order and sh...

Population: 2,610 (81% dark elves, 8% goblinoids, 11% other races)Government: Martial law is enforced by Taskhand Verin Thelyss and maintained by the local military.Defense: The Aurora Watch defends the town and keeps the demonic incursions at bay. The few c...

QUICK BUILD You can make a Warmage quickly by following these suggestions. First, Intelligence should be your highest ability score, followed by Constitution. Make Strength your third highest if you plan to take the House of Knights. Then choose the cantrips ...

Spellcasting At 1st level, you begin to learn the simple, yet potent, brand of spellcasting for which warmages are known. CANTRIPS You learn three cantrips of your choice from the warmage spell list. You learn additional warmage cantrips of your choice at h...

The following tricks are presented in alphabetical order. If a warmage trick has prerequisites, you must meet them to choose it. You can choose the trick at the same time that you meet its prerequisites. BISHOP'S MANEUVERPrerequisites: 10th level, House of Bi...

SPELLCASTINGWhen you choose this house at 3rd level, you gainthe ability to cast spells more potent than cantrips.Spell Slots. The Bishop Spellcasting tableshows how many spell slots you have to cast yourspells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of thesespel...

Warmages who join the House of Cards approachcombat the same way they do games of chance,with high stakes, calculated gambles. Each warmageof this house wields a special deck of cards tied tothe very threads of fate, through which they canempower their magic w...

The House of Dice throws out the warmageconvention of meticulous, deliberate spellcastingin favor of wild, chaotic magic that presses theodds. Everything, from their magical bursts totheir enchanted sets of dice can fail horribly, so it’sauspicious that they o...