Weekly Drop 026 - Desert & Sand (Patreon)

☀️ The sun is setting on our Desert & Sand theme... and apparently it already did three hours ago. This week, we're ending things with scorching sunlight, deadly glass, supernatural storms, and the strange powers that can emerge from the desert. And because apparently I wasn't quite done yet, there are also a few extra goodies for the players. Better late than never, right?

With this content, the Desert & Sand theme concludes! You decide the next theme, join Discord, and vote now in the exclusive patron polls. It was definitely a blast to do, so I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

• Monsters (with variants): Sun Vulture (CR 3), Glass Scorpion (CR 7), Sand Elemental (CR 9)

• Item: Sun King's Crown - a powerful magic item that lets you harness the power of the sunlight (rare → legendary)

• Spell: Sun Spear - transform a spear or javelin into a spear of light (level 5 transmutation)

• NPC: Samira Sunveil - A disciplined sun priest who offers blessings, guidance, and dry humor to travelers crossing the desert

• Encounter: Glass Desert (APL 5) - A supernatural storm transforms an ordinary desert into a deadly landscape.

This week's highlight is Glass Desert. Yes, the encounter is cool, no question about that! A supernatural storm and bit of elemental shenanigans... but honestly, right now I'm just happy that I managed to finish everything for this week. Three hours late, slightly (?) exhausted, and probably craving way too much for my bed right now, but it's done. The desert may be unforgiving, but at least it can't stop me from hitting publish.

As promised, additional content for the players at your table: 100% exclusive to Patreon.

• Item: Pharaoh Bindings - bind your curses, bind those negative effects with these cursed bandages (uncommon → very rare)

• Spell: Glass Shards - a cantrip to fill your enemies' faces (and the ground) with countless shards of glass (conjuration cantrip)

• Feat: Sun-Touched - bring light to all dark corners!

More content is added every week - and past drops continue to expand with VTT support.

🧟 Monsters

• Sun Vulture

• Glass Scorpion

• Sand Elemental

🗡️ Item

• Sun King's Crown

• Pharaoh Bindings

⚡ Spell

• Sun Spear

• Glass Shards

⭐ Feat

• Sun-Touched

🧝 NPC

• Samira Sunveil

⚔️ Encounter

• Glass Desert