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The Magus is a class that blends magical and martial styles and is meant to allow 5e players to play anything from arcane archers to spellswords to wardens to seekers and more. Each Magus gets to choose an Eldritch Society that determines the type of magic they can cast and a martial expression...

Ready to set sail on the astral flow? To ride the waves of blackness between the stars and discover alien worlds? Cause if you are, we've got you covered! Today we introduce the first part of Sailing the Astral Flow, a series that details starfaring vessels, interstellar voyages, and the strange...

A catch all for all kinds of animal / people hybrids, the Beastfolk are a race of outsiders whose connection to the natural world is not by choice. Whether born or cursed to their bestial shape, Beastfolk are a diverse lot representing the myriad forms of fauna on their world. With a toolkit...

The king of the ring is back and he's fixed on keeping his crown! It has been almost two months since the last public update for the Pugilist. Since that time my Patreon backers have had the chance to read and playtest the changes that have been made since then and vote on additional archetypes...

Last weekend we introduced the first part of Troubled Minds, a mini-supplement for 5e that includes rules for fear, horror, and madness. As our final entry in our gothic horror month, part two of Troubled Minds brings new player character options related to fear and madness in the form of feats...

Fear mongers and lunatics rejoice! Themes of terror and insanity have always had a place in horror stories and have been modeled in a variety of ways over the course of D&D history. With Troubled Minds we hope to provide a modular and complete subsystem for 5e designed to incorporate those...

Over a violent night of feasting, the soul reaver can turn entire settlements into ghost towns - quite literally. Soul reavers appear as if zombies but with distended portals to a nether realm hanging from their upper jaw to their navel. These creatures hunger for nothing more than mortal souls...

Mistwalking wanderers! This week’s Sterling Vermin update continues gothic horror month with one new feat and six new spells specifically designed for gothic horror campaigns. These options will fit in perfectly in the Ravenloft campaign setting or the Curse of Strahd adventure module but...

Gather round, vagabonds! I was shocked - SHOCKED - when Curse of Strahd released with no player option for playing a half-vistani. This week at the Sterling Vermin Adventuring Co. I try to correct that egregious error while also dodging some of the traditional racist baggage that’s come with...

Watch your head, friends! Riding out from the thick woods comes the dullahan, returned to life to terrorize the living and collect the severed heads of his victims. Inspired by the stories and folklore of headless horsemen, the dullahan is not to be trifled with. Whether haunting the...

Greetings blasters and casters! This month the featured classes each got 2 new archetypes. For Bards, the College of Fortune adds some double-or-nothing odds to their Inspiration Dice while the College of Two Courts is for those aligned with or touched by the fey. For Sorcerers, the Greenheart...

Calling all Fausts! Wrapping up the Arcanist Handbook are two new Otherworldly Patrons for the Warlock. The Cosmic Machine pushes into the territory of Science Fantasy (something we’ll explore more in April!) but can be used in more traditional settings that include the plane, Mechanus. The...

Today the Arcanist Handbook passes the halfway mark with the introduction of two new sorcerous origins: Greenheart and Spiritualist. The Greenheart is born from the union of dryads and mortals or an extended stay in an enchanted wood. The Spiritualist gains their arcane power from a brush with...

Back on yer feet kid, it’s round three! As we skirt ever close to the final version of the pugilist, this 2nd revised draft includes revisions only slightly less drastic than the ones that took us from the original version to the first revision. This revision solidifies the pugilist’s playstyle...

Singers and swingers! Next up in the Arcanist Handbook is bards! This week we introduce 2 new bard archetypes: the College of Fortune and the College of Two Courts. The College of Fortune is home to the gambling and freewheeling bards who like to roll the dice and let the cards fall where they...

Sup bookworms! This week at the Sterling Vermin we start in on the Arcanist Handbook with 2 new wizard arcane traditions. The Grey Guild lets you play a member of a shadowy network of wizards who endeavor to hide and hoard magical secrets from their rivals. The Three Spirits Adept, on the...

Ding, ding, ding! The pugilist is back for round 2! After undergoing some pretty serious revisions since the previous draft, the pugilist is ready to flex its considerable muscle and show off its new moves. For folks who missed round 1, the pugilist is a variant of the monk class turning the...

All you holy rollers! This week we have all the archetypes previously offered for cleric, druid, monk, and paladin all revised and compiled into the Complete Devout Handbook. The Complete Devout Handbook brings a wealth of options for those character classes all in one central location. In...

Dwarven brewmasters tell cautionary tales to their apprentices meant to dissuade them from overindulging in the fruits of their own labors. Mad scrawlings detail the recipe for an ale so potent it moves of its own accord. This weekend, the Sterling Vermin have their first random encounter with...

Scrappers & scrapettes! This week on the Sterling Vermin Adventuring Co. an unarmed ruffian literally kicked the Complete Devout Handbook into next week to make room for himself! The Pugilist, a monk variant class, is here! The Pugilist is more than an archetype but not quite an entirely...