Welcome to a wiki of a crappy homebrew setting. Discover: nerdy clusterfuck on levels you haven’t seen before.
THE HOMEBREW
SYSTEM RULES
- Dungeons and Dragons 5e 2014 (not 2024) + TCE optionals
- (if wanted) Partnered Content → Load All Partnered or Get Homebrew
- House Rules:
Naturals ➤ NAT 20 Roll dmg dice a second time.
➤ NAT 1 Crit fail or consequence (DM discretion).Initiative Slots Interchangeable within PC and NPC groups during combat. Quick Initiative Main monsters on turn 11. Sidekicks on turn 2. Inspiration ➤ HEROIC Standard inspo, players can award, DM can veto.
➤ HISTORIC Free Nat 20 for major events. Say before throwing.Unaligned Progression Can level-up both on group milestones (major achievements) and personal milestones. Permanent Injuries Gain injury on death or major dmg (e.g. -speed, missing eye). Mitigate PARTIALLY via Downtime Jobs (below). Downtime Jobs DC + time requirement (e.g. 40h). If working 8h/day, can roll skill check. Success = 16h progress. Law of Surprise Claim future reward/boon tied to significant event. Weapon Customization ➤ HONED STR/DEX prerequisite for bonus dmg (e.g. DEX 16+ = d8 finesse).
➤ VARIED Upgrade mundane weapons (e.g. Fine Dagger = d8).
➤ TIERED Tarnished ⥥ dmg, Mastercrafted ⥣ dmg.
FREE TOOLS
- 2014.5e.tools - A full suite of tools for D&D 5e players and DMs.
- Searchable Player’s Handbook PDF
- Character Sheets (editable PDFs) - Single Page / Optimised / Standard
- ✨DUCKIN’ GORGEOUS 👁👄👁 Spellcard Generator ✨
- Player Mobile App (Android/iOS)
- Hero Forge - Free custom miniature maker
- Fast Character
- Bing Image AI - (pro tip: upload a screenshot of your Hero Forge character)