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The ghosthorn tree grows around portals that bridge the gap between the Feywild and Shadowfell. Many superstitions surround it: there is a widely-held belief that it keeps undead spirits away, and wine made from its berries supposedly enhances one's warrior instincts. Whatever the provenance of these claims, ghosthorn is certainly an excellent antiseptic, granting its bearer excellent protection against all forms of disease and corruption.

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When it comes to disposable cannon fodder, it's hard to think of anything better than a zombie. Mindless, unable to feel pain or question orders, tough enough to keep on going despite massive damage... they're the perfect tools for demolishing enemy fortifications.

Armed with explosive hand bombs, their lack of accuracy isn't a problem and, when draped with mail hauberks, they're durable enough that at least some of them will last long enough to shamble right up to the enemy lines, where they can blow themselves up to bring down walls and sow fiery chaos.

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Disgust is a powerful emotion, perhaps one of the most basic driving forces in the human psyche. And consider: how can a person fight you effectively if they're unwilling to even touch you?

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Fashionable and functional, you'll be sure to amaze everyone you meet with either one of these accessories!

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Esselings arise when discarded pieces of fabric and leather are possessed by the corrupted essence that is released whenever people act with ill intent. They become sacks of negative emotional energy - a hostile threat to any and all who cross their path.

Luckily, esselings can be purified of their corrupted essence through positive magical energy, a process that renders them entirely peaceful, at least for a time.

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A good mage always keeps a spell or two up their sleeve in case of emergency, but a GREAT mage uses this neat little trick to keep an arbitrary number of spells up their sleeve, to be dispensed on demand!

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As requested by @danaclese, a suit of armour made out of daggers.

Will you go on the offensive with these powerful elemental weapons, or maintain your defenses in case you encounter a magical threat later in the day? As with most things in life, timing is everything!

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Driven by an insatiable need to understand the hidden workings of the world, Lady Kassonor dedicated her life to the pursuit of arcane knowledge. Unfortunately, books and portents are not sufficient to unravel every mystery: practical experience is also necessary. Thus, despite lacking the constitution for the adventuring life, Sorawyl did her share of dungeon-delving. As it turns out, a few well-placed fireballs are all that's needed to solve most problems.

See these links for the original spells: decipher | eavesdrop | Sorawyl's brilliant solution

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Never piss off an archdruid, lest they decide to rewild your house.

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Organised religion isn't always popular with werewolves, but in some regions, long-standing conflict between werewolf packs and vampire families has taught them the value of clerical magic. Religious leaders, known somewhat humourously as 'lycanpopes', can therefore become very influential, commanding the fanatical loyalty of their pack as well as the wrath of the heavens.

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Hey there! I’m setting up a new blog - @ttrpg-takes - for people to share their thoughts, ideas and opinions about ttrpgs together and hopefully form a new community. Would you (as a larger, pre-established blog) mind giving me a shout-out to get things going? Thanks!

I'm a "larger, pre-established blog"? Yikes.

Dons crown and addresses my many followers from a balcony high above the unwashed masses

Take heed, peons! A new blog appeareth in my Realm. My advisors tell me that 'tis a place where you may submit your Opinions and partake of Fruitful Discussion. Pray make good use of this Resource, and trouble me no longer, for there is much cake to be eaten and yet little time in which to do it!

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Not all of the realm's churches adhere to the doctrine that a cleric is the only conduit through which sinners can repent, but the fact remains that all clerics have been granted a direct connection to their deity, and the intercession of a high priest is one of the fastest ways to catch the attention of the gods. Furthermore, ushering souls safely into the afterlife is one of the most important tasks a cleric can undertake. It goes without saying that believers will travel great distances and spend vast sums just to gain an audience with someone who could cast this spell for them. In many ways, it's the most important tool in a holy man's armoury.

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I was, for a while, working on a follow up to Fey Folio. Some of you may remember it - the working title was 'Into the Wilds'. Quite a lot of the content I wrote for Into the Wilds ended up on this blog over the years, but some of the spells felt too niche to put out under the 'spellbook saturday' banner without any context.

The art is a night twist, by Moniek Schilder; stats here (it's in the original Fey Folio book too).

The hallucinating condition is explained here, if you haven't come across it before.

And 'shoogly' is a Scots term meaning wobbly or unstable. The spell makes a quaking bog, basically.

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Announcing: the End

The end of this blog, that is. 2025 will be my final year of posting D&D content on here. Just 53 more spellbook saturdays, stat block sundays and magic item mondays, and then I'm out. All good things must come to an end, and all that.

As a special bonus for you all, I have lined up a series of 12 posts that will run on the first wednesday of each month (so the first one will go out tomorrow), under the 'one-off wednesdays' tag. These are mostly packages of spells and magic items that were too goofy or setting-specific to fly as regular weekly posts, but I had a lot of fun writing them so I have to share them somehow.

The archives will remain live for as long as I can reasonably maintain them, and I might drop in to reblog things now and then, but overall, I think I've said everything I wanted to say design-wise by this point, so it's a good time to stop. I hope you've all found something worthwhile here - something to use in a game, a few sensible chuckles, or perhaps the inspiration to create your own things - and that you'll remember me on your travels! It's been a pleasure hanging out with you all!

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Ah, no, it's single use. All scrolls are; it's in the definition of 'scroll' on page 139 of the Dungeon Master's Guide.

With one of these scrolls in hand, the entire world of fashion is at your fingertips. Simply say the words, and the fit is yours!

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(apologies for responding in English, but I don't speak any Spanish and I don't trust google translate to speak for me)

Everything you say here is correct - and using the scroll to create a hat of disguise is a good call if you just want clothes with a particular appearance.

However, the lack of magical skirts and chokers in D&D seems like a problem we could easily fix! Is there a particular enchantment you'd be looking for? I'd be happy to homebrew some more magic clothes!

Edit: I have gone through my old posts and tagged all the clothes with #clothing (and accessories with #accessories), in case anyone did want some new drip.

With one of these scrolls in hand, the entire world of fashion is at your fingertips. Simply say the words, and the fit is yours!

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With one of these scrolls in hand, the entire world of fashion is at your fingertips. Simply say the words, and the fit is yours!