

#MAGIC TRAIL ROLLERS UPGRADE#
See more As such we worked on an upgrade which added 1d6 force damage to attacks.Īll in all I think this is a great system, with tons of ideas, and huge potential for inspiration and deployment. For example, a character who used their weapon to slay a phase spider queen wanted to the sword’s blade to be slightly out of phase with this reality. I also encourage them to come up with their own upgrades and features based on their battles which we then balance and assign spirit point values to. This way the weapon grows with them as a character and reaches legendary status/and power around the time the characters start to become famous in the campaign setting themselves. After using a weapon to defeat a land the killing blow on a boss monster/npc they may then name the weapon, and begin collecting spirit points to upgrade it. They way I have gotten around this is to allow characters to use this system to build their own legendary weapons. Why should the knight paladin get access to an ancestral weapon but the urchin rogue not? My only slight gripe is that I think the ‘ancestral’ requirement is too restrictive. I really like this resource and the concept behind it. Tables to randomly generate thematic ancestral traits and epic weapon historyĤ example Ancestral Weapons, developed by our playtesters, each with 4 iterations used in their campaignsĤ example non-ancestral weapons, built using the spirit point system

The Spirit Point Crafting System allowing players to forge unique and thematically appropriate weapons

Rules to quick-build magic items for your campaign Over 130 weapon upgrades, to make your weapon as unique as your character Rules for using scaling Ancestral Weapons in D&D 5e Inside the pages of this supplement you will find: Players can also use this system to let their heroes forge balanced and fun magic items with the included crafting rules. As these weapons grow, they unlock new and more powerful upgrades such as inflicting damage caused by the elemental energy trapped inside, causing a foe to flee in fear when struck, or allowing you to deflect even the fiercest of blows.ĭue to the Spirit Point mechanic used within this system, you can also quickly develop new and thematic magic items to hand out to your players. These weapons embody a character’s family, story, and history.Īncestral Weapons are powerful heirlooms gifted through the generations that scale up in power as your adventurers perform heroic deeds. Ancestral Weapons are iconic within roleplaying. Ancestral Weapons contains rules for scaling heirloom weapons and quick-building magic weapons.Ī noble blade wielded in the blood wars, an axe used to protect the great city of Mirabar from orc invasions, or a powerful staff passed down by great sorcerers through the aeons.
