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To add onto what people are saying, who did you draw for Strahd's Enemy/Fated Ally? Certain NPCs can be very useful, a burden, or a nice rounding out of party weak spots. Is the party escorting Ireena? One idea might be to upgrade her to a Sidekick from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. Give her...

Human Dwarf Elf Half-elf (distinct enough from elf) Halfling Gnome Tiefling (distinct enough from other planetouched and the most popular) Dragonborn Orc (half-orc, both fill similar niches to not be too distinct) Goblin (distinct enough from hobgoblins and bugbears) The "Tolkien 4" have more...

As someone who experienced the Journey system on both sides of the DM screen that didn't overall feel incongruous, I'd be interested in hearing some more detail on the more major flaws you found with it as well as A Life Well Lived. To be clear, I'm not skeptical of your claims. I'm aware my...

I believe that the intention is that the person undergoing the training isn't proficient, and thus it doesn't add two different Proficiency Bonuses together if both teacher and apprentice are proficient. But yes, that Activity could be much better worded.

I have read Strongholds & Followers, but haven't reviewed it. It's been a long enough time that I don't remember the rules off-hand. so I can't make a detailed comparison at the time. But as a skim-through comparison... S&F is much more detailed for creating PC dwellings, rather than being a...

A Life Well Lived provides a series of character development and downtime-based subsystems.

Cubicle 7 has done great work in expanding on a lot of concepts the official rules experimented with. I haven't read Broken Weave yet, but between this and Uncharted Journeys they already have a good track record for involved yet transparent sub-systems. Happy to hear that I helped you find a...

This chapter brings the concept of a Base into 5th edition, a stationary dwelling for PCs to rest at and commit to various projects. A Base’s primary characteristics are its Size and Rooms. A Size determines its initial cost to buy (unless the PCs get it for free as a reward) and how much it...

The next system in this book is a kind of mini-downtime that takes place during a Long Rest, particularly when the party’s camping somewhere for the night. PCs have the opportunity to undertake two different tasks during this time: Bonding and Campcraft Activities. Bonding focuses on character...

Drive-Thru RPG Page. Back around late 2022, Cubicle 7 took the Journey sub-system from Adventures in Middle Earth, building upon and converting it to the more general 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons ruleset. But this would not be their only project for D&D, as earlier this year they came out...

Thank you for the detailed answer and overview of the products! Since it's free I'll check out Kibblestasty's first, but I definitely got eyes on your Esper. Colville's Talent sounds the least appealing to me honestly; I'm not really fond of "critical fumbles."

I've noticed that there's quite a bit of homebrew for adapting psionics to 5th Edition. Matt Colville's Talent class, kibblestasty's Psion class, and the Korranberg Chronicle Psion's Primer are three of the more popular ones I know of. I'm not well-versed in psionics homebrew, so I was...

For the past two weeks I’ve been diligently working on this homebrew project. While I did have plans for future monsters, I’m beginning to run out of steam and must shelve it for the foreseeable future. I’d like to return to it sometime, but with 40 unique entries I’m quite happy with what I...

Aartuk: The goblins and gith were not the only ones whose civilizations were destroyed by the daelkyr. The aartuk are one of the more unusual example, being sentient mobile plants infused with radiant energy. Their numbers vastly reduced, the aartuk survivors are a warrior society who worship a...

Choker: Calling themselves the Siashlien, or Deep Speech for “Survivors,” chokers have long been regarded as nuisances at best, dangers at worst, by miners and other subterranean denizens of Khyber. It was long thought that the Siashlien were little more than evolved animals due to their...

In today's Droaamish Department of Labor survey, we see how our fine beholderkin citizens excel in the industries of construction, communication, and food preparation! Gauth: More common than true beholders, gauths take advantage of common misconceptions others have towards them in order to...

Chitine & Choldrith: Chitines are an offshoot of elves who appealed to one of the fiendish overlords of Khyber during the uprising against the giant empires of Xen’drik. Disappearing into the dark tunnels they believed themselves free, only to discover that they traded one wicked master for...

Jackalwere: Calling themselves the “Chor’eska,” or “hounds of the desert” in Goblin, the jackalwere are related to lycanthropes rather than being a unique subtype. During the downfall of the Empire of Dhakaan, their people sought to rid themselves of the lunar curse via an alliance with a...

I'd highly recommend the Delver's Guide to Beast World, which is all about being a D&D Furry Setting. Here are the playable races in it: Bats Bovines Canines Celerine (rabbits) Cervine (elk) Dragons Equines Felines Jackals Kobolds Laetines (ferrets and otters) Ligonines (armadillos, moles...

Geonid (The Tortle Package): Geonid are small shelled beings of elemental earth originating from Kythri. When withdrawn into their shells they appear indistinguishable from boulders, and their close connection to stone gives them a psychometric sense of the type and number of creatures that have...