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Massive NPC collection! 185 5E NPCs, including 41 monster NPCs. Check out Friends and Foes I at the DMs Guild.

Cawood Publishing presents Friends and Foes I for 5th Edition! A 200-page Dungeon Master’s guide packed with 185 NPCs. From the makers of 12 bestselling DMs Guild products.

http://www.dmsguild.com/product/240664/Friends-and-Foes-I

At the heart of every adventure are unforgettable characters! This collection of NPCs includes friends to aid the heroes and foes to oppose them. Each NPC has its own stat block and detailed background information. Sub-classes and spells from Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and races from Volo’s Guide to Monsters can be found in this book. Forty-one monster NPCs are also included, such as beholders, dragons, drow, giants, githyanki, lycanthropes, mind flayers, rakshasas, vampires, and yuan-ti. These fascinating characters will add depth to any RPG fantasy world.

The 200-page book includes:

  • 185 NPCs
  • 72 Good and Neutral NPCs for every class, levels 7-12
  • 72 Evil NPCs for every class, levels 7-12
  • 41 monster NPCs; including beholders, dragons, drow, giants, githyanki, lycanthropes, mind flayers, rakshasas, vampires, yuan ti
  • NPC tables to build your own NPCs
  • All the characters could be used as pre-generated characters

Printer-Friendly version available upon download

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The Monsters of Feyland for 5th Edition! 100 new 5E monsters! Coming to DriveThruRPG…

Enter a world filled with mysterious monsters! Cawood Publishing is making a new full-color, hardcover book packed with 100 5E monsters.

Kickstarter Link

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Over 400 backers have joined with us on this journey! Monsters include: the Frog Witch, Flying Goblin, Black Unicorn, Fey Ranger, Skeleton King, and the Fey Dragon. Every monster will be illustrated by fantasy/comic artist Travis Hanson, with a stat block and background info.

Add-ons include an adventure, the World of Myrr campaign setting, and GM handbooks.

The project was highlighted on EN World:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1875657065/monsters-of-feyland-for-5th-edition

We were also on Nerdarchy to discuss the project: Nerdarchy Interview

 

 

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Need 166 5E NPCs? Check out the Hirelings and Henchmen handbook at DriveThruRpg!

Cawood Publishing presents Hirelings and Henchmen for 5th Edition! A 117-page Game Master’s guide packed with 166 NPCs.

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/233492/Hirelings-and-Henchmen

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At the heart of every adventure are unforgettable characters! This collection of NPCs includes hirelings to aid the heroes and henchmen to oppose them. More than twenty monster NPCs, such as drow, lycanthropes, ogres, rakshasas, and vampires, are also included. These fascinating characters will add depth to any RPG fantasy world. The NPCs could also be used as pre-generated characters.

The 117-page book includes:

  • 166 NPCs
  • Hirelings for every class, levels 1-6
  • Henchmen for every class, levels 1-6
  • Over 20 monster NPCs including drow, lycanthropes, ogres, rakshasas, vampire spawn, and vampires.
  • Stunning art by Travis Hanson and Mark Adelhoch
  • NPC tables to build your own NPCs
  • All the characters could be used as pre-generated characters
  • Printer-friendly version available with download

Article about the book from EN World: http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4976-New-Hobby-Releases-In-Stores-PDF-Spotlight-19th-February-2018

Review from the KindGM: https://thekindgm.wordpress.com/2018/02/14/review-hirelings-and-henchmen/

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The Dungeon Master’s Bundle II! 420 pages of resources for Dungeon Masters! Over 30% off at the DMs Guild!

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http://www.dmsguild.com/product/224191/The-Dungeon-Masters-Bundle-II

A bundle of five of our bestselling 5E handbooks on the Dungeon Masters Guild. Already a Silver bestseller!

  1. The Dungeon Master’s Handbook (Platinum bestseller) 96 pages of new monsters, encounters, hit and miss tables, an alternate Wild Magic table, new magic items, chase tables, mundane items tables
  2. The Dungeon Master’s Handbook II (Platinum bestseller) 84 pages of new monsters, encounters, treasure tables, chase tables
  3. The Inns and Taverns Handbook (Silver bestseller) 80 pages of inns and taverns, a tavern menu, encounters, NPCs
  4. The Stores Handbook (Silver bestseller) 76 pages of stores; general stores, weapons, armor, magic items, alchemy, shipwright, stables, tailor, music items, etc.
  5. The Travelers’ Handbook (Platinum bestseller) 84 pages of travel mechanics, mounts tables, horses tables, encounters, NPCs, treasure tables

 

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Evil is in the eye of the beholder! Check out our newest adventure, C1 Hunting the Xanathar

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http://www.dmsguild.com/product/220596/C1-Hunting-the-Xanathar?src=hottest_filtered&filters=45469

People say beauty is in the eye of the beholder… It’s not! It’s evil! A powerful party of adventurers is being sent to assassinate the Xanathar! The legendary beholder is the crime lord at the head of the Xanathar Thieves’ Guild. A series of deadly attacks in a number of cities have convinced the Lords’ Alliance to take action. The heroes must travel to the wild town of Skullport to meet with two spies.

For characters levels 17+. This 60 page adventure module includes the following:

  • Interesting NPCs
  • Lore about the town of Skullport
  • Monsters from Volo’s Guide to Monsters
  • Multiple maps of Skullport and its underground areas
  • Encounter tables and monster lists
  • Chase tables (Catwalks chase and Caverns chase)
  • Interesting traps and treasure
  • Numerous additional features to run a sandbox style adventure

Printer Friendly Version available upon download

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Review of the World of Myrr 5E campaign setting and Between Dungeons Handbook by Death by Mage.

https://deathbymage.com/2017/07/14/death-by-review-cawood-publishing-from-myrr-to-between-dungeons/

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Review of ‘B2 The Wizard Higgs’ by the Kind GM. Our newest 5E adventure!

https://thekindgm.wordpress.com/2017/06/10/dms-guild-review-the-wizard-higgs/

The adventure is available on the DMs Guild:
http://www.dmsguild.com/product/213588/B2-The-Wizard-Higgs?affiliate_id=992080

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The Kind GM reviews the Between Dungeons Handbook

https://thekindgm.wordpress.com/2017/06/02/review-between-dungeons-handbook/?utm_campaign=crowdfire&utm_content=crowdfire&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#3439254328-tw#1496439765958

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http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/207120/Between-Dungeons-Handbook?affiliate_id=992080

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The Dungeon Master’s Handbook II is now available on the DMs Guild

The Dungeon Master’s Handbook II from Cawood Publishing (makers of the Dungeon Master’s Handbook and the World of Myrr campaign setting)

Available on the DMs Guild

http://www.dmsguild.com/product/178217/The-Dungeon-Masters-Handbook-II

Another practical handbook for any Dungeon Master. Need more monsters? Need useful NPC monsters? Want easy-to-use treasure tables? Need more encounter tables? This book contains all of that and more.

The 94 page book includes:

  • Over 40 new monsters
  • Many NPC type monsters including; Archer, Arch Priest, Charlatan, Guide, Gypsy King/Queen, Holy Avenger, Hound Master, King/Queen, Mage Slayer, Mariner, Master Bard, Master Spy, Mercenary, Mounted Soldier, Mystic, Necromancer, Ragemaster, Sage, Sentinel, Squire, Steward, Urchin, Witch Hunter, Witch King/Queen
  • Over 30 pages of encounter tables and corresponding monster lists including; Aerial Encounters, Bridges, Fields, Houses, Planar Travel, Roads, Royal Courts, Ruins, Sea Caves, Temples, Tombs, Undersea Encounters, and Wizard Towers
  • Encounter tables and monster lists for the Curse of Strahd
  • Easy-to-use individual treasure and treasure hoard tables
  • Several advanced DM tips
  • A number of exciting chase tables
  • A table of useful NPC stats

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Our World of Myrr products are now available on the Tabletop Library

https://tabletoplibrary.com/products/?swoof=1&product_cat=5th-edition-dd&wcpv_product_vendors=cawood-publishing

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