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Guardians of the Onyx Key - Trench Crusade's Guardians

Hello everyone,

Another Iconic monster from Trench Crusade,

The guardians of the Great Sultanate of the Invincible Iron Wall of the Two Horns that pierce the Sky.

According to the lore, they are insanely powerful, so I made their CR high enough to reflect that.

Enjoy!

Evan | MonkeyDM

Blackglass – The First Shard of Night

Hello good hunter,

Here’s Blackglass, a legendary dagger carved from the first shard of night itself.

It’s a weapon that dances best in the dark—letting you slip through the shadows, strike unseen, and bend the void to your will.

Humans, according to alchemy, are made of 3 main components: matter, soul and spirit.

This blade gives you control ove...

Lion of Jabir - Trench Crusade is calling

Hello good hunter!

Trench Crusade is awesome, and has a lot of cool ideas, I'm really into the Iron Sultanate right now, so here is a couple more conversions of their units to D&D.

This release contains two versions of the creature:

• one faithful to its Trench Crusade origins, which is as close to the tabletop as possible;

  2025-10-24 17:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Arcanum Skullclamp — Open Your Skull to the Cosmos (but mostly open your skull)

Hello good hunter,

Here is an intense magic item for you.

The Arcanum Skullclamp.

A gilded crown of needles, which drives raw leyline magic straight into the mind, granting visions of impossible truths and communion with things that should never be heard.

Its creator called it enlightenment.

History remembers it as the beginning of their end. M...

Homunculus Crawlkin - The Limbs That Forgot Their Master

Hello good hunter,

Born to serve the whims of weary alchemists, the Crawlkin were made to fetch, to climb, to hold.

Their many limbs scuttled along ceilings and walls, the perfect tool of obedience.

But with the death of their masters, they now steal what they once delivered. Snatching flasks, scalpels, even sacred relics and vanish into the dark with insectile devotion. <...

Homunculus Midwife – The Womb That Would Not Die [The Heretic's Alchemy]

Hello good hunter,

In the damp silence of forgotten laboratories, the Homunculus Midwife tends to her vats. She hums to the things inside—half-formed, twitching, hungry. Her hands are steady, her voice kind, her purpose monstrous.

Each new creation she delivers is less alive than the last, yet she clings to her work with sacred devotion. To her, the bubbling flesh...

Alchemical Sorcery 1

Hello everyone,

What happens when magic and alchemy intertwine?

The result is a new branch of magic: Alchemical Magic, a dangerous art where formulas replace prayers and blood becomes the catalyst of creation.

From serpents born of coagulated blood to whispers that quell madness through melody, these spells walk the line between science and sorcery.

Thi...

Snake God Cultist - Once Humans, Now More (Also New Statblock Design!)

Hello good hunter,

Here are the Snake God Cultists.

Once human, now something far more unsettling.

These devotees of the Self-Devouring Snake God have traded their flesh and sanity for arcane powers, for you see, humans of the South were born without the potential for magic.

They took matter in their own hands—and flesh—and act as a womb for an eldritch being, tra...

How Should We Design Statblocks?

Hello good hunter,

I'm designing new monsters, and have decided to update my statblocks to be easier to read.

Let me know if you prefer the new design (right)

Or prefer the old one (left)

Thank you!

Evan | MonkeyDM

Cleric - Devouring Serpent Domain: Let the parasite within your flesh empower you

Hello everyone,

Here's a cleric of the devouring domain.

It's for the Southern border of Luyarnha, where humans cannot use magic.

To palliate this fact they ingest flesh of the Self-Devouring Serpent God, which sacrifices their flesh, but grants them the power of the arcane.

These guys are the clerics of this totally sane religion.

Enjoy!

Evan | MonkeDM

Spellcatcher Sahir - Smoke Wielding Deceiver

Hey folks!

Alchemy has traces linking it back to ancient Egypt, so some theme appropriate monsters seemed fitting.

The Spellcatcher Sahir are dark sorcerers bound to genies, capable of, you guessed it, catching spells.

I drew inspiration from djinn pacts, which seems to be a a popular theme within D&D.

Enjoy!

Evan | MonkeyDM

Elixirs of Arcane

Hello good hunters!

The Elixir of Residual Arcane lets you turn lost spells into reactive cantrips - meant as an alternative to always taking Warcaster

The elixir of Forceful Arcane empowers your cantrips

And attuning to any of those can have dire consequences, with the strongest abilities potentially killing you if you ever expel out the brew.

Just alchemy things

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Fighter: The Revenant - Fight, Die, Repeat

Hello everyone,

Update 2.0 to the subclass, now with balanced rez math

This subclass was heavily inspired by Dark Souls

I wanted to capture that relentless undead vibe where death is just a checkpoint, like respawning at bonfires, except modified to fit in grimdark campaigns for D&D.

Some key changes:

• Deathless...

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Help Me Choose the Name for the New Compendium

The themes are alchemy and sanctioned unholy magic.

By sanctioned I mean heretical arts which are approved by the Church for the "Greater Good"

Pick Your Favorite Option:

If you have suggestions, leave them in the comments below

Race: Homunculus - Alchemical Beings without a Soul

As the 2nd Eldritch Crusade loomed, the Mercurial Enclave issued a murderous decree, legalising human experiments.

The alchemists took to the streets and dragged screaming citizens in their labs, in a mad quest for the creation Philosopher's Stone. This blood-soaked folly claimed countless lives, but gave birth to the grotesque Homunculi—the first step towards eternal life. 2025-09-26 18:15:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Alchemical Feats - Carve your skin to enhance your mortal flesh

Hello everyone,

I Pulled inspiration from hermetic alchemy and real occult lore for these ones.

From inscribing transmutation arrays on your skin for preternatural dodges to distilling celestial compounds for auditory boosts, these feats are just meant to hammer on the common themes of alchemy.

Something I intend to develop further, as people have asked me to do so.

I st...

Potioned Pugilist - When Alchemy Goes Wrong

The Potioned Pugilist are elite alchemists who turned into hulking fighters, chugging potions for frenzy.

Inspired by the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde trope, I just wanted a different type of alchemical opponent, one that doesn’t use potions the conventional way.

Instead this one has toxic blood, charges at you, and can dose themselves for even more firepower.

Enjoy!

Evan |...

Paladin: Oath of the Witchburner - Purge The Heretics

Hello everyone,

Trench Crusade is awesome,

Mike Franchina and his team really created something amazing content. 

When I saw the Witchburner with his judge’s wig, and ability to set fire to any magic user, I realized that he would make a perfect D&D paladin subclass.

From the wiki: “The W...

The False Hydra

Update 3.0:

Added False Hydra Variants:

• Hydra Wormling,

• 3 Headed Hydra,

• Ancient 9 Headed Hydra (with Mythical Actions)

Added lore about the birth and growth of a False Hydra (Hint: you should probably burn down their colonies)

Update 2.0:
- Final Artwo...