Open Post - October Release - Return to Gristwood

Tier Release Links

• Loremaster Tier Release
• Acolyte Tier Release
• Adventurer Tier Release
• Apprentice Tier Release

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Spooky Season is upon us, and so what better place to visit than the place that started it all off two years ago?? October brings us back to Gristwood, the quaint little village first introduced in our inaugural patreon release when we launched back in October of 2021. The once idyllic, sleepy hollow continues to be plagued by terrifying monsters (yet again!) Can your players help resolve their troubles?

This month brings our latest STL for our Apprentice and Loremaster tiers - the Cauldron Golem! This stl file comes presupported by TableFlip Foundry.

**NOTE - STL's are NOT backlogged, so be sure to download it locally this month!**

We've got 5 brand new encounters of varying challenge ratings and setting -ready to drop right into your existing campaigns, or can just as easily be used as a springboard into a new adventure.

Send your players to a town overrun by carnivorous plants, in an attempt to learn what happened to the missing locals; answer the cry for help of a mischievous cauldron golem who dabbled in his absent mistresses' magic and now has an abundance of familiars running amok of her home; and have your players cross paths with a devious bone hag, who is attempting to acquire a child to raise as her own...

You get 5 brand new stat blocks of various challenge ratings, centered around the deep subterranean caves, as well as our latest monster template - the Moon-Blessed template.

This month brings our latest takes one some classic halloween monsters. Get your players ready for our latest golem, the Cauldron Golem; the terrifying and hulking behemoth that is the Moon-Blessed Werewolf; and the utterly evil Bone Hag!

We've also got 10 new items and 2 new grafts to reward your players with as they bravely venture throughout the region. Check out items like the Scarecrow Sentinel, the Pumpkin Carving Kit, and the Witch's Hat. And bring some spidey-like action to your table with the Spinnerets graft! And with 5 new sigils, your player will have even more new ways to customize their gear!

September also brings our 8 latest magic spells: with things like Conjure Cauldron, Determine Brew, and Summon Beast helping set the spooky mood at your table!

And we'd be doing nothing short of TRICKING you if we didn't bring more player options, so all of your players are in for a TREAT too!

Check out our latest player race, the Arachniddi - the spiderfolk natives to the dark forests around Gristwood that are known for their ability to disguise themselves, earning the distrust of others in the area.

You'll also get our latest bard subclass - the College of Shadows! Bards who join the College of Shadows are ones who normally have an affinity for the dark and macabre, and have taken to meddling with forgotten evils in their pursuit for power. They know that the ultimate way to demoralize a foe and strike fear into their hearts is by taking control of and removing their ability to fight back. These bards find harmony in shamanistic mutterings, and are known far and wide for the terror they bring.

And rounding out the player options are our 5 latest feats and 3 deficiencies to help flesh out your player characters.

We've got 8 new battle maps ready for the included encounters (or just as easily used as standalone maps). Maps like - a spooky, fog-filled forest; an ominously lit hut in the middle of the woods, surrounded by bones and bodies; and a ruined village overran with ensnaring vines.

And lastly, we are bringing you 9 VTT-ready tokens for all of your online needs!

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Comment below what you're most looking forward to using at your table, and be sure to join the Critical Crafting discord channel to stay in the loop with our growing community and to help us brainstorm new content! The folks of the Hivemind continue to blow us away with their contributions of ideas for spells, items, monsters and more! If this sounds as cool to you as it is to us, be sure to join in the fun and help contribute to future releases!

It's so hard to believe that this month marks our two-year anniversary of this journey. We have absolutely loved what we've been able to create for you all, and are grateful to have each and every one of you on this journey with us. We're already getting things wrapped up for November's "The Dark Below" release (and even working behind the scenes on content up through Spring 2024 already!)

Here's to many more years to come!

- Dillon, Cameron, Connor, Christian and Sarah