D&D 5E (2014) Dragon+ issue 28: Eberron living spells

[Parmandur]

Que es?

 

[Leatherhead]

Que es?

A setting where the world has been taken over by the uplifted pets of an advanced (and mysteriously absent) human civilization.

You can go around as a Dog, or a Cat, or possibly a Rat or Lizard. Do your D&D things like fighting monsters and taking over castles, and also raid the suitably-advanced-to-the-point-of-magic ruins of the Humans.

Realms of Pugmire

www.realmsofpugmire.com

 

[Jay Verkuilen]

It's a third party OGL game, using a simplified 5E ruleset (only 10 levels, etc.), that has a setting of anthropomorphic dogs.

There's also Monarchies of Mau, which is Pugmire but cats. I think it'd be a great for the kids game. I mean, just look at this picture:

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Well that’s an absolute delight!

 

[TiwazTyrsfist]

Pirates of Pugmire adds Birds and Lizards.

Sidetrack aside, I always liked the idea of animated spells that were utility spells.

Create Water - Doesn't really attack, but it IS turning the whole area into difficult terrain since it's basically a swamp now.

Animate Object - A single Spell Ooze surrounded by it's army of random animated trash. The spell isn't tough, but the 20 animated chairs, rugs, rocks, dead trees, etc. following it and protecting it make things complicated. If the Spell hits you with it's slam attack you have to save or your clothes/armor become animated at attack you.

Feather Fall - Can we somehow tame this and keep it as a pet?

 

[MechaTarrasque]

Nice art.

You know you are in trouble when you run across Living Infernal Calling. That reminds me, one time I tried to mess with my players by having a NPC say that all elementals, fey, celestials, and fiends are just "evolved" living spells.

 

[Tallifer]

I recently ran a short campaign built around a quest to research and enact a ritual to suppress a wandering Living Spell of Polymorph. Basically an excuse to mutate lots of creatures and throw them at the party.

 

[dave2008]

Another good issue IMO.

 

[Quartz]

The best use of a living spell that I recall was one of @Sepulchrave II's creations. Called Shvor Choryati, if memory serves. A combo of Blasphemy, Disintegrate, Darkness. and other nastiness.

 

[tetrasodium]

Living Spells based on Damage Spells are just slightly more interesting Elementals, that don't have the elemental subtype. In fact, didn't they used to be Oozes?

Anyway, where is my Living Sleep?

I think they used to be, but creature type in 5e is really not as important as it used to be. One possible reason for the change is that there might be more relevance to the construct subtype put in with rising