10 More Fan Resources for your D&D 5E Game!

Another roundup of fan-created D&D 5th Edition resources, where I scour the web so you don't have to! This is what I've managed to find in the last week or so. This time I have some hex grids, oriental character builds, a gun mage, a fighter-mage, and a new magical item.

• Blog of Holding made some print-resolution province, kingdom, and continent hex grid pdfs based on the 5e DMG specifications.
• There's a new post in Harbinger of Doom, discussing the Realmslore behind the Lost Mine of Phandelver and suggesting alternate motivations for some of the NPCs.
• Michael Long presents some 5E samurai and ninja builds.
• The Bag of Krampus is a new magic item.
• Here's an illustration of the Flying Snake from the D&D Basic Rules, by The Realms of Auria.
• This isn't fan-created, but boingboing has collected together a bunch of the art from the DMG that WotC has been previewing over the last month or so.
• What about a Gun Mage Arcane Tradition for Wizards?
• A while back, Bill Cavalier, the Dungeon Bastard, ran a trial run of the DMG's Dungeon Generator via Twitter. He storified it here. Well worth the read!
• The Fighter-mage is a "a missing old school touch to the 5th edition" over at Castles & Chimeras.
• And this isn't 5E specific, but relevant nonetheless. The Fodder Cannon discusses 5 Things DMs Can Learn From Comics.

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[Morrus]

Whoops. This was supposed to go in Houserules. It's linked to a new article, so I can't move it now.

 

[FabioMilitoPagliara]

Double thanks

 

[Benz74]

I just added a new 5th edition "fully loaded" character sheet in the download section. If anyone is interested.

 

[Quatermane]

I just want to say... How I wonder how things would have been if the Internet was around when D&D first came out... so many great ideas... and resources... shared.
Some would say that D&D probably would not have had the same success if it were so... but it still sticks with me how awesome it is to have the benefits of technology today to collaborate on a hobby I grew up with.
Thanks to everyone out there who do these great things. Keep rolling with the dice.

 

[Astrosicebear]

[MENTION=6785744]Quatermane[/MENTION] People always contributed and created. D&D at its core is about creation. Back then people shared notebooks, graph paper and well-worn modules instead of links, document files, and PDFs.

 

[aramis erak]

[MENTION=6785744]Quatermane[/MENTION] People always contributed and created. D&D at its core is about creation. Back then people shared notebooks, graph paper and well-worn modules instead of links, document files, and PDFs.

You left out the myriad fanzines, often run off on a spirit duplicator, ditto machine, or the second generation photocopiers. (The first gen weren't plain paper, and the copy quality was utter drekh).

 

[RealAlHazred]

You left out the myriad fanzines, often run off on a spirit duplicator, ditto machine, or the second generation photocopiers. (The first gen weren't plain paper, and the copy quality was utter drekh).

I would love to see a collection of Alarums & Excursions hit digital format.

 

[Quatermane]

@Quatermane People always contributed and created. D&D at its core is about creation. Back then people shared notebooks, graph paper and well-worn modules instead of links, document files, and PDFs.

Oh trust me... I was in the mix of all of that in the late 70s and early 80s.
The days I will always cherish the most where when I would attend early GenCon events in Wisconsin where I would see and experience all of the great ideas that other players had and shared.
To enjoy the hobby back then, one had to make connections to other players the old fashioned way... relationship networking. But for a 11-16 year old youth back then, resources to do that were meager. I recall when older players would pick me up to drive me to gaming sessions because I could not drive. Telecommuting for a gaming session was NOT an option.

But that activity pales in comparison to the synergy and broad exchange of ideas that occurs today.
Limitations caused by distance or extent of personal relationships are now gone as long as one has a computer and an Internet connection... and know how to use both of them.
Heck, even this very conversation was a pipe dream back then.

I guess what I am trying to say is that even though I did connect with many other players back in the day, I still wonder just how much I may have missed and how awesome it would have been to be able to access such content and knowledge back then.

 

[Eldecrynn]

Oooo... thanks for the mention (on the flying snake)

The aim is to update bi-weekly, just using monsters and other stuff from the Basic Rules. Even with the rather limited selection there, it'll probably take forever.

So far I'm still only on the 1/8 challenge monsters, and the bestiary looks like this:
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