Jack-o-lantern and Vampire Bat | Two Halloween Pact Familiars

Happy Halloween! If I'm not mistaken, this is my first intentionally holiday-themed homebrew! I have once done an Oath of Betrothal rerelease on Valentine's Day, but that wasn't the original inspiration for the sacred oath. For these two, however, Halloween has all the credit for the idea!

The jack-o-lantern and vampire bat are new options for warlocks to choose as their Pact of the Chain familiars. There are already some spooky options in the official content, like the quasit and imp, so I decided to lean less spooky and more "monstrous fun."

Oath of the Directive | Paladin Sacred Oath

After the undead and cowboy paladins, you probably thought there could be nothing weirder. Well, the Oath of the Directive is here to prove you wrong!

Based on the fiction of Isaac Asimov and his Laws of Robotics, this oath allows one to play a robot master and machine hero. Some might choose to play a character species that aligns with the tropes, such as a Warforged. I think there's also room to play a typically-fleshy species such as human or elf as a highly advanced android (possibly even with biomechanical components). Whatever you choose to do, have fun with it!

Lapinite | Player Character Species, and on rabbit tropes

It's good to bring the Lapinites back. I have never shared the Lapinites on this blog, but they're actually the first player character species homebrew I've ever done. I first made this a few years ago, and I revisited it to make some revisions and touch-ups based on everything I had learned about homebrew and Fifth Edition design.

So, let's get into it!

Sign of the Crown | Astrologer Astral Sign, and on subclass spells

With the Sign of the Crown we introduce another homebrew-for-homebrew, this time for Nimademe's excellent astrologer class. Seriously, give this class a read! It's one of the most innovative, well-designed, and evocative homebrew classes I have ever seen.

So, what is the Sign of the Crown?

Ethereal Theory | Philosopher Personal Theory, and on crossover homebrew

Following relatively close on the heels of the homebrew-for-homebrew Covenant of the Conspiracy, I bring to you the Ethereal Theory, a homebrew for the excellent Philosopher class created by Nimademe! These homebrews are actually closely interrelated because while the Ethereal Theory is homebrew for the Philosopher, its themes draw upon the Keeper.

Allow me to give some background.

The Light Spirit | Warlock Otherworldly Patron and more Temples & Triforces

It's the return of Temples & Triforces! Twilight Princess was my first Legend of Zelda game, so the light spirits that appeared as central figures in the story have a special place in my gamer's heart. I don't actually have much to say by way of homebrew commentary today, but I do have some comments to make about light spirits in Hyrule as a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting.

Covenant of the Conspiracy | Keeper Spirit Covenant, and homebrew for homebrew

Today introduces another first in the homebrew I've posted to this blog: this is homebrew for homebrew! The Keeper is an excellent class homebrewed by NotTheSmoooze. I definitely suggest that you check out the class and her other work!

So, what is it like to make homebrew for homebrew?