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The OSR is no stranger to thematic trends among publishers. Grimdark and weird fantasy were popular about seven to ten years ago, and Conan-style swords and sorcery can be spotted in publications like DCC's Lankhmar. But I've noticed among some of the more popular products a hewing towards...

I get the feeling that these books are put on D&D Beyond to drive interest to the main setting on the publisher's sites or Drive-Thru, but I'd love to see the worldbooks of Midgard, Grim Hollow, etc be put up on D&D Beyond like what happened with Tal'Dorei Reborn. It would be nice to see more...

How much of a harpy's magically charming song comes from sheer skill, and how much is from supernatural power overwriting how the harpy would "normally" sound? Beyond just asking for curiosity, it does make me wonder if a harpy can voluntarily "turn off" this power when singing, should they...

It's nice to hear from people who worked on the original book. I'm always happy to showcase third party products, particularly when they try something interesting and novel. As for the parts I felt were the most cumbersome for NPC bearers, it's more in that certain things are reworked rather...

Given that the Origins of Sentient Weapons are technically their Backgrounds, the mechanic usually used for representing a PC’s pre-adventuring occupation and lifestyle is reflavored to be something else. Thus, a weapon’s “background” represents a preferred mindset in regards to their ideal...

DM’s Guild Store Page. There’s always been a demand among a subset of players desiring to play as less conventional species in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons. “Monster-lite” races such as tieflings and warforged were PC-friendly versions of common creature archetypes, to say nothing of more...

Happy to help! Curse of Strahd is an amazing adventure, I want others to enjoy it like I did.

Sounds like the Paladin is a homebrew result, unless you moved Sir Godfrey Gwilym out of Argynvostholt. A paladin will definitely increase the party's combat potential if this one can Smite Evil. However, if they end up as the one doing much of the damage in combat, will the PCs feel...

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...