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Here's a collection of monsters taken from several of my 5E and 5.5E manuals!

There's a little bit of everything here: Goblin Knights and Shadowblades, Kobold Artificers, Red Orcs, undead like the Draugr and Stitched Horror, abyssal creatures like the Skullrummager and Shadowspawn, phoenixes, sea serpents, aberrations, and plenty more.

I wanted these books to offer creatures that can be dropped straight into a campaign, while still giving DMs plenty of different roles, themes, and encounter ideas to play with.

If you'd like to check out the full manuals, they're all available through my 300+ Mythological Items for 5E and 5.5E Kickstarter at discounted prices.

The campaign itself is focused on 300+ magic items inspired by myths and legends from around the world, but you can also get my previous manuals as discounted add-ons and bundles. All of these books are also available in professionally printed, high-quality Hardcover editions through the campaign.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythoschronicles/300-mythological-items-for-5e-and-2024

Hey everyone! Today, I'm excited to share my take on Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker, adapted for D&D 5E and 5.5E.

I designed it as an artifact, with lightning that jumps between enemies, storm magic, and a powerful burst that unleashes the fury of the Windseeker. I also included a few properties tied to Thunderaan’s lingering essence, giving the blade some properties beyond its combat abilities.

It’s definitely intended as a major reward for a high-level adventure, so recovering the bindings and awakening the blade could become a whole quest for your party! Let me know what you think, if you'd make any changes, and whether you’d use it in your own WoW campaign.

If you like my work, feel free to check out my Mythological Items Kickstarter! While the items aren’t specifically designed for WoW, many could easily fit into your adventures in Azeroth.

Have a great day :)

Hi fellow adventurers,

We are excited to announce that Mythological Items is now live on Kickstarter!

This is our new D&D 5E and 2024-compatible manual dedicated entirely to magic items inspired by myths, legends, and ancient stories from around the world.

Inside the book, you will find 300+ mythological magic items, including weapons, armor, wondrous items, and scaling items designed to grow alongside your characters and campaigns.

Our goal with Mythological Items is to create more than a simple collection of treasure. Each item is designed to feel like part of a myth: something that can serve as a reward, a quest hook, or even the center of an entire adventure.

The book includes items inspired by many different mythological traditions, including Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Asian, American, Roman, Mesopotamian, African, and other mythologies from across the world. Whether you want divine weapons, cursed artifacts, heroic relics, monster-themed treasures, or legendary items tied to ancient stories, this book is built to bring myth directly to your table.

The Kickstarter page includes a full presentation of the project, several previews, and a free 30-page PDF preview showing a sample of the content from the book.

You can also find many of our other manuals in PDF and high-quality print editions, with special prices currently available both for Mythological Items and for all our other releases.

You can visit the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythoschronicles/300-mythological-items-for-5e-and-2024

Thank you again for your support. We hope to see you on our journey!

Excalibur is a scaling magic longsword that begins at Uncommon rarity and can eventually awaken all the way to Legendary, but simply gaining levels isn’t necessarily enough.

The blade first has to decide that its wielder is worthy. Courage in overwhelming danger, mercy when vengeance would be easier, accepting responsibility for others, keeping one’s word at personal cost, and putting others before oneself can all cause Excalibur to recognize a potential bearer.

As it awakens, the sword gains stronger radiant damage and increasingly powerful abilities focused on courage, leadership, protecting allies, and refusing to fall. At its Legendary stage, Excalibur can keep its wielder standing when they would otherwise drop to 0 hit points, protect nearby allies from fear, and fully recognize its bearer as the inheritor of its ancient legacy.

The progression can also be handled narratively. The included advancement rules suggest milestones such as Drawing the Sword, Accepting Responsibility, Becoming a Leader, and finally facing The Trial of the King. There are also alternative paths involving the blessing of the Lady of the Lake, advancement by level, or even Excalibur becoming dormant if its wielder repeatedly betrays the ideals that earned its trust.

You can download the complete Excalibur supplement for FREE on DmsGuild.

If you’d like more items in the same vein as Excalibur, Mythological Items for 5E and 5.5E is now live on Kickstarter. It includes 300+ myth-inspired magic items, many built with the same focus on lore, narrative significance, and relics that can become more important as the campaign progresses.

For more previews, scaling relics, creatures, magic items, and other D&D content, you can also visit r/JonnyDM.