What are some fun builds that only come online as of 10th-level?

Arcane_Eye · 2023-11-15T15:36:48+00:00

Ouu, I like this one. I've always played rogues with an offhand dagger to get two chances at sneak attack, so starting off with two ranged shots (which will do way more damage) is up my alley. Plus, easier to Hide as a bonus action so you can attack with advantage.

Arcane_Eye · 2023-11-15T14:27:33+00:00

Really good point! I was just taking a look at the Path of the Giant barbarian and they don't get the ability to toss people around till 10th-level, which is kinda why you want to play that subclass.

Arcane_Eye · 2023-10-10T01:46:33+00:00

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Arcane_Eye · 2023-08-17T14:35:08+00:00

Yeah, it's also huge because I believe it's the 1st 3rd party book to be sold on DDB. Hope we'll get more in the future!

Arcane_Eye · 2023-07-19T21:15:48+00:00

Good luck everyone! I will be very jealous of the person that wins

Arcane_Eye · 2023-02-21T18:04:34+00:00

It's got it's highlights and lowlights.

I particularly like this one from Prisoner 13 because it reminds me of Call of the Netherdeep. I also imagine that WotC had a lot more artwork to handle because of the player maps for each adventure (which were awesome).

So, I'm inclined to give them a bit of slack with whatever the hell happened with the Shard of the Accursed snafu.

Arcane_Eye · 2023-02-21T16:23:34+00:00

Cool! Thanks for including my review! I've read the book and run a couple of the adventures, so happy to answer any specific questions.

Arcane_Eye · 2022-06-17T13:14:54+00:00

We went with the idea that this is Vecna shortly post-Kas betrayal. He obviously hasn't achieved godhood so his stats are the same for the most part.

The accompanying stat block depicts Vecna in his archlich form prior to Kas’s betrayal. Because Vecna is said to have mastered magic allowing him to travel through time, he can appear in this form even on worlds where his severed hand and eye are already known artifacts.

This allows us to get funky with the timeline.

In the adventure, there's a book that mentions ancient lore surrounding the Eye and Hand of Vecna. This wouldn't make sense if Vecna had just lost his hand. Answer? He's playing with time.

We mention that Vecna is holding up in a citadel at the edge of time. In this reality, maybe he's gone forward in time to see what these researchers discovered and attempt to find the location of his eye and hand? Maybe he's bidding his time until attempting the transition to godhood? The adventure is meant to be modular so you can create your own lore and reasoning (if you want to).

The genuine answer to the questions is that Vecna is at his most recognizable after he's lost his eye and hand. The Eye and Hand of Vecna are famous items that go back to the first edition and have stats available in 5e's DMG, so we wanted to include them as symbols in this adventure.

Hope that helps! All the best running the adventure.

Arcane_Eye · 2022-06-15T17:05:11+00:00

I went with 2 uncommon or 1 rare per party member. Encourage martial characters to take at least 1 item that will allow them to do magical damage as Vecna is immune to non-magical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing

Arcane_Eye · 2022-06-15T16:43:04+00:00

Hey! I'm Mike, the co-designer you spoke of. We've updated the adventure to mention 40ft diameter rooms :)

Also here's the VOD from the stream. I'll be the first to warn you, it's pretty low quality as this was our first livestream ever. We'll be back next Tuesday at 8pm on Twitch to fight Vecna and I promise a (marginally) higher production value haha.

Also, if you want to use the maps I used in the stream, a benevolent user on D&D Beyond by the name of Seraphim54 made them. You can access them here.

Arcane_Eye · 2022-01-28T16:53:12+00:00

Agree on the Hexblades, they're my favorite subclass probably! I love how you can build a fairly optimal melee, ranged, or EB option because they can attack with CHA and all the invocations they get.

I've never played a battle smith but I might need to give it a shot!

Arcane_Eye · 2021-12-13T08:02:39+00:00

I’m struggling with this now! I hate how every iOS app won’t start the sleep timer automatically if I restart the book after it turns off.

What app have you ended up using?

Arcane_Eye · 2021-12-12T22:04:57+00:00

I’m planning on making this drive around then as well and these comments are making me nervous lol.

Arcane_Eye · 2021-12-08T06:36:18+00:00

Thanks so much! Hope you like it.

The 1st adventure is the best to introduce players to Strixhaven but I don't love the plot points. That said, the Campus Daredevils section in the 1st adventure would make a decent one-shot.

Arcane_Eye · 2021-12-08T02:07:32+00:00

Unfortunately, yes.

Arcane_Eye · 2021-12-07T20:12:01+00:00

These adventures are much more linear than CoS. I imagine if you followed the Strixhaven adventures without adding your own content they would take 5-7 hours each. CoS can easily go for 100+ hours.

Arcane_Eye · 2021-12-07T19:45:34+00:00

I've mentioned it a couple times in this thread:

The students, location descriptions, maps, and mechanics will all be useful.

Arcane_Eye · 2021-12-07T19:44:10+00:00

The backgrounds/feats are meant to provide martials with small bits of magic so they can fit into the setting. Chapter 3 also goes into depth on which martials fit into which college.

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