Compendium: Ad's Class Codex

Hello y'all! I've made six different classes in my career making homebrew, five of them were made this past year! So I decided to gather them all up, polish them off and present them in this compendium! Each class has at least six subclasses, and plenty more stuff! I hope y'all enjoy!

Sorcerer: Storm King Heir

Hello all! I've been watching the Blood of Zeus anime that came out on Netflix and made this! One of my favorite aesthetics is storms and so I tend to make dnd stuff based around that powerset. Hope y'all enjoy!

Background: Mimic Experiment

Hello all! Here is my first ever attempt at a background! I wanted my first time making a background to be weird and unique, so what better than being a failed (or successful) experiment that evolved to permanently mimic a sentient, humanoid member of one of the races.

Compendium: Chronicle of Blood

Hello all! Here is a small collection of vampiric themed subclasses, some old some new! Hope y'all enjoy!

Tricks & Treats - A Tabletop RPG

Hello all! It's been 3 years since I first made this rpg! Each year I've slowly added onto it as time has gone on! This year I added 9 new costumed and fleshed out the house encounters of year 2 more! So here's the 1st out of the two Halloween things you'll be getting this month! The second one shall come at the end of the month!

Monk: Way of Many Dragons

Hello all! Here is a new monk subclass for y'all! I really liked the idea of a monk subclass that dealt with switching stances and what better way to convey that than through the theme of dragons! Hope y'all enjoy!

Warlock: The Dread Pirate

Howdy y'all! As you may or may not be able to tell due to recent brews, I am currently working on compendium based around seafaring! Hope y'all look forward to it and that you'll enjoy this!

Warlock: The Dragon Lord

Howdy y'all! Back with another brew for all y'all this week! This week focusing around draconic beings. Hope y'all enjoy!

Warlock: The Oceanic Commander

Hello y'all! I've been playing a lot of magic the gathering lately and have been learning how to adopt different design philosophy for my creative process in making homebrew content.

Fighter: Black Knight

Howdy y'all! I made this subclass way back in the day, like before my blog was a thing and recently managed to recover it and give it an overhaul to match my current skill level! This specific subclass has kind of stuck itself in the back of my head for the longest time due to the line "you have learned how to coat your weapons in pure treachery" which I'm really proud of and liked the imagery of it! I hope y'all enjoy this one!

Rogue: Wraith Detective

Been watching my boyfriend replay one of his favorite games, Murdered: Soul Suspect and got some inspiration from that! Also took some inspiration from Clue as well for this! Hope y'all enjoy!

Tabletop RPG: Treasure Trove

Since I've been playing an absolute ton of Sea of Thieves lately I thought I ought to try my hand at making fantastical pirate tabletop rpg! I used the same format I used for Tricks & Treats, just slightly modified. I really like the competitive aspect I created with this. Hope y'all enjoy!

Compendium: Kovaud's Arcane Grimoire

Hello all! I've finally tried my hand at creating spells! So hope that went well and that y'all enjoy!

Merchant: The Doctor

Hello all! Here's a subclass for my Merchant class! I figured a nonmagical healer would be a fun one to have for that class! Remember to properly play this subclass you need to offer exorbitant medical fees and have an insurance program that is also fairly expensive! Hope y'all enjoy!

Cleric: Blood Domain

I believe that this marks the third subclass I've created with a vampiric theme! The other two being the warlock's The Vampire Lord, and the druid's Circle of Blood. All three are fairly solid at bringing that vampiric oomph to the table that many seek to play! Hope y'all enjoy!

Runekeeper: Path of Valhalla

Hello all! Here's a new subclass for my Runekeeper class! I hope y'all enjoy!

Overlord: Clockwork Workshop

Here's my attempt at bringing a little constructiveness to the overlord class! Hope y'all enjoy!

Class: Runekeeper

A very spur of the moment inspiration I had lead to the creation of this class! A class based around harnessing the magical effects of different runes. This makes four original class of my own creation under my own belt. The Dragonsoul, the Overlord, the Merchant, and now this! In addition to all that this marks the 100th post on this blog! Here's to many more! Hope y'all enjoy!

Sorcerer: Steel Soul

Hello all! Here's my attempt at a sort of metal bending subclass! Hope y'all enjoy!

Fighter: Pactsworn

Wanted to play around with a fighter who used magic but not in the form of spell slots like eldritch knight. Hope y'all enjoy!

Cleric: Sound Domain

Hello all! Here's my attempt at a sound domain for the cleric! Hope y'all enjoy!

Bard: College of War

Hello all! Here is the College of War for the bard! Hope y'all enjoy!

Monk: Way of Justice

Hello all! I present here for your enjoyment the Way of Justice for monk! A monk that seeks to bring justice to the people! Hope y'all enjoy!

Kovaud Review: Compendium of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening

One of my all time favorite classes in 5th edition is the warlock. So when I came across the original Compendium of Forgotten Secrets on r/UnearthedArcana I was in awe. The lore and content for it was well made and I absolutely loved it, so when GenuineBeliever announced the Compendium of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening I just knew I had to get myself a physical copy of it. And that I did.
In this review I will be analyzing three main categories: Writing for flavor, lore, etc., Content for mechanics and such, and Presentation for art and layout!

The Compendium of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening or COFSA for short is a compendium of warlock options such as 17 new patrons known as Alrisen, new pact familiars, new eldritch invocations, new spells, new magic items, new subraces, and a new subclass for each Alrisen.

Writing: 10/10
William Hudson King is a fantastic writer. Each new Alrisen contains a lore section which helped to illustrate the personalities of each patron and helps develop how much and what type of influence they can have on a world. From the Serpent Empress who infiltrates and conquers worlds to the Storm Lord and how different cultures see the terrifying beast. The writing for this book is utterly amazing, it's like food for my writing brain.

Content: 10/10
Each of the 17 alrisen has a warlock subclass and a subclass for another class tied into it. The subclasses are well done along with everything else contained within the book! The spells in this book are really flavorful and well crafted with each spell containing a line of flavor that acts a ribbon such as for the spell Almighty Assault, the flavor for it says "And so the wrath of the righteous shall shatter mountains" which is very evocative.

Presentation: 10/10
The cover art and each piece of art for each of the Alrisen patrons is absolutely gorgeous. I found myself just admiring each piece and the vibrancy of their colors. Additionally, the books is excellently formatted and visually cared for. Whether it be placement of text or the splashes of color as if strokes of paint touched the pages, all of this culminating into an enjoyable visual design.

Kovaud's Rating: 10/10 
"An absolutely gorgeous book that any gaming table should have!"

This is one of my absolute favorite books anyone in the homebrew community has ever created which is why I gave it a perfect score. You can purchase a PDF or physical copy of the Compendiumg of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening over at GenFantasyPress.com.

Paladin: Oath of Divinity

Hello all! I was toying around with the idea of a paladin whose oath eventually leads them to become a god or at least close to a god. Hope y'all enjoy!

Druid : Circle of Blood

Hello all! Here's my attempt at a druidic vampire! Hope y'all enjoy!

Wizard: School of Glitches

A wizard subclass based around disabling enemy spellcasters! Another subclass I started to work on but never actually finished! Hope y'all enjoy!

Wizard: School of Remedies

I'm currently in the midst of going back and finishing old projects I started and then put to the side and this is one of them! A wizard school based entirely around healing! Hope y'all enjoy!

Misc: Monster Stat Block Style Character Sheet

Here's a new thing I tried my hand at! A character sheet in the style of a monsters stat block! May try my hand at making a custom Kovaud Homebrew character sheet in the future but for now hope y'all enjoy this!

Fighter: The Ring Lord

Through a combination of me reading Silmarilion for the first time and playing through both Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War games, I was inspired to make this@ Hope y'all enjoy!

Druid: Circles of the Seasons

So back in December of 2018 I made the Circle of Winter and someone recently requested I make a subclass for the other seasons! So here's that! Hope y'all enjoy!

Druid: Circle of the Brew

So I've been kind of obsessed with the concept of a druid circle around making tea and have been scratching my head since around October last year I believe just trying to figure it out and I finally did! So here it is! Hope y'all enjoy!

Kovaud Reviews: Dark Matter

My absolute favorite group of homebrew content creators is Middle Finger of Vecna or Mage Hand Press! They put out excellent content and larger scale projects. Today I'm going to be reviewing their book Dark Matter! This is the first time I've done a review of this sort so I hope it goes well! In this review I will be analyzing three main categories: Writing for flavor, lore, etc., Content for mechanics and such, and Presentation for art and layout!

Dark Matter is an expansion book for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons that delves deeper into the sci-fi aspect of D&D always nibbling at its periphery. Adding tons of new rules, subclasses, a new class, new items, races, lore, monsters, and spaceships!

Writing: 9/10

The writing for this book is absolutely great! It's an enjoyable read if you just want to sit down and read through it. In the beginning of each chapter there are short stories from different denizens of the Verse'. Which are enjoyable to read and helps tell the reader more about the universe that this book sets out to introduce us to.

Content: 9/10

The content contained in this book is top notch. Really well balanced and excellent all around. The class is rock solid with its mechanics and each of the subclasses are well made. They each show how much work was put into making the final product that we get to see. They've even added new rules for spaceship combat which are really well designed. There is also a smaller ruleset dealing with the scale of ships and monsters in space in the form of the Mega size which comes with Mega damage and Mega health. One hitpoint of Mega health/damage is equivalent to 100 regular hitpoints.

Presentation: 10/10

I have to give it to the folks over at Mage Hand Press. They sure know how to pick out their artists. The art in this book is really well crafted and very evocative! Each piece helps give a closer glimpse into the world of Dark Matter. From the more broad chapter intro pieces to the individual pieces for monsters, items, and subclasses. Each bit of artwork is absolutely gorgeous! The book is also well formatted and the layout for the book is excellent!

Kovaud's Rating: 9.5/10 
"Absolutely Essential For Every Roleplayers Shelf!"

You can get yourself a PDF or physical copy of Dark Matter at https://store.magehandpress.com/ and you can check out Mage Hand Press at https://mfov.magehandpress.com/

Compendium: Norse Content Pack

For this week I have the return of the viking subclass and two new subclasses themed similarly to the viking! Hope y'all enjoy!

Class: Merchant

Another class this week! This time it's the merchant! A combat lite class that focuses more on the roleplay aspect of D&D.

Compendium: Infernal Codex

Hello all! Here is the completed Infernal Codex! Hope y'all enjoy!

Class: Overlord

Hello all! I got this class done in the span of 3 hours thanks to sudden onset inspiration! Hope y'all enjoy!

Ranger: Heartbow

I made this in time for Valentine's Day and a lesser known event its also my 19th birthday that day! So this ties into my reasoning for making it!

Compendium: Praise Be The Goodberry! Compendium

The goodberry compendium is finally done! All the art and content is done and up to snuff! VariouslyStated is the artist that did all of the art in the compendium! Hope y'all enjoy!

Setting: The Star Wilds

Hello all! My first big project on what feels like forever!Hope y'all enjoy my first ever fully released campaign setting! I'm reall proud of it and I hope y'all enjoy!

Hero Profile: Eida "Grandstand" Okyle

So this is that little character profile project I was talking about last week! It’s all about one of my favorite characters I ever got to play as, Eida “Grandstand” Okyle!

Barbarian: Path of the Blade

Hello all! Another barbarian subclass for this great year of 2020! Made this for a player at my table and I hope y'all enjoy it as much as he does!

Barbarian: Path of the Raging Fist

Hey y'all! Here's the first brew of 2020! Hope y'all enjoy!