Drinks and Drinking Contests

Rules

Comments from the Finger: I'm still plugging away at things for the Tavern book here on the blog. Hopefully, our loyal patrons don't get upset that I'm writing so much of this in public. At at any rate, all of the magical drinks will be only in the tavern book.

Drunkenness

Getting drunk happens in stages, as one circles the drain toward unconsciousness. Therefore, it is governed by a special condition known as drunkenness, which is measured in 10 levels. A drink can give a creature one or more levels of drunkenness, as specified in the drink's description.

Döpple and Qadir

In this series, I'll be slowly tackling a rework of one of our favorite classes, the Binder. The class was originally a straight update of the class of the same name from D&D 3.5's Tome of Magic, including most of the original vestiges, but as we revisit this class, we'd like to examine its mechanics and its concepts with fresh eyes, improve upon them, and write a whole new list of vestiges.

We're closing in on the final few vestiges, so here's an 8th-level and a 9th-level vestige, each with a unique twist: Döpple offers magic items, and Qadir burns himself out after one (very big) spell.

Barfighter

Martial Archetype
Comments from the Finger: Another archetype for the impending tavern book!

Barfighter

A veteran of taverns, bars, saloons, and other rough-and-tumble drinking establishments, you've seen enough barfights to consider yourself a expert in drunken melee. Every fight is different, every chaotic mess of fists and blood unique, but there are some constants: someone always swings a broken bottle at you, the guy in the back always throws a chair, and after you've rendered half a dozen people unconscious with whatever you find at arm's length, the exacerbated bartender kicks everyone out and closes up for the night.

Carthin and Sariel | Rebinding

In this series, I'll be slowly tackling a rework of one of our favorite classes, the Binder. The class was originally a straight update of the class of the same name from D&D 3.5's Tome of Magic, including most of the original vestiges, but as we revisit this class, we'd like to examine its mechanics and its concepts with fresh eyes, improve upon them, and write a whole new list of vestiges.

Three vestiges this time! Carthin the Runebreaker completes the story that Korine began as a 8th-level mage-killer vestige, and Sariel the Fell Angel fills out some story gaps with Erebus and the First Sin as a 7th-level vestige all about flight and smiting. Lastly, I've got a rework of Vortirrackt that rethinks its approach completely.

The Trigger

Otherworldly Patron
Comments from the Knuckle: "This has been an oft requested patron on our Discord server. Lots of people wanted to combine being a gunslinger with eldritch power, and after binging campaign 1 of Critical Role, I gotta agree; it's peanut butter and chocolate. The only thing I'm currently uncertain about is the 14th level feature seems like it could potentially be too strong, so please chime in if with your thoughts in the comments! :)"

The Trigger

Creeping dread seizes the minds of many a tinkerer when the whispers start. First in dreams, then in their waking lives. If the whispers aren't answered; madness follows. After the completion of their hex gun, the mortal becomes an agent of their patron, the whispers that once emanated from their dreams now flow from the barrel of the gun itself. Provocateurs of destruction, these whispers almost always end in tragedy for the wielder of the hex gun, but not before they've left a trail of previously unimaginable violence in their wake.

The Immortal General's Spells

Spells
Notes from the Nails: just a few ideas that came to me in a flash of inspiration.

The Immortal General's Spells

The Immortal General was a legendary hero of ancient times, and is believed to have fought a thousand battles without suffering a single defeat. The title is, of course, a misnomer; the Immortal General is not alive today, though their writings on military strategy have survived to create an everlasting legacy. Among the most interesting aspects of the Immortal General's philosophy was the use of magic on the battlefield: they consistently advocated for the deployment of spellcasters in supportive and logistical roles rather than as frontline combatants, and popularized several spells that are still in use today.