In the Trenches - Teaser
In the Trenches of the Mages' War is coming soon!
Bring a mix of technology and magic into a war of attrition for 2024 5e
While the Mages' War is primarily fought in the shadows; Arcanuum members destroying Blank-occupied supply lines with guerrilla warfare tactics, Blank troops influencing governmental policies or overtaking regions methodically with their advanced technology, in some areas, the war is no longer "underground" and has erupted into a minefield of death, destruction, and war of attrition. In these regions, Blank soldiers fight with openly defiant and powerful Arcanuum mages, both sides battling to claim an inch of ground at the cost of hundreds or thousands of lives.
Usually, these trenches develop around key points of interest for one faction or the other, the Blank may be attempting to infiltrate a heavily fortified mages' tower, throwing waves of soldiers at magical defenses and spellcasters, and hunkering down beneath an onslaught of Fireballs and magical destruction in their trenches as they slowly advance. Arcanuum members may burrow tunnels or trenches toward a Blank device capable of suppressing magic, intent on bringing it down while combating the entrenched forces surrounding it. Usually, when a conflict is not quickly resolved between these two factions when they meet en mass, it results in trench warfare between the two, with each side bringing more troops or followers and resources to bear as time goes on (if they can), further pushing the battlefield into a drawn-out, often years-long combat zone.
Some trench warfare areas are manned by individual sub-sects of either faction (a rogue Arcanuum group no longer satisfied from striking from the shadows, a Blank contingent cut off from their larger organization by lack of resources, etc.) and may be unaware of the events of the world at large outside of their own skirmish, fighting an endless war against a demonized foe.
These trenches are dreary, filled with the death of comrades, destruction, and hopelessness, few can fight in the trenches of the Mages' War long without losing hope, or becoming far worse than the proverbial monsters they fight against simply to stay alive and sane... for the most part.
What you Get
This release is absolutely insane... converting content to 2024 5e, bringing in TONS of new Blank and Arcanuum options, and it's absolutely gorgeous.
The final PDF looks like it is coming in around 80+ pages and we are so excited to share this with all of you!
I won't lie, we have all been burning the midnight oil as a team, and I am still sitting here trying to work through encoutner writing with only a few days until release.
What this release brings you!:
Expanded lore and combat for the Mages' War conflict, including:
The Arbiter class and 3 subclasses converted to 2024 5e, in addition to a brand-new Arbiter subclass - the Attrition Directive. Control combat and destroy spellcasters as teh ultimate weapon of war!
Nihilite species - converted to 2024 5e + a new subspecies of nihilite, the oxisis - a warbred machine of death and destruction!
2 new backgrounds - the Arcanuum Trencher Haunt (a magical assassin) and Blank Cannon Fodder (a zealous, firearm-wielding combatant!)
10 new feats to dig or crawl your way through combat like a veteran.
4 new deficiencies + 1 deficiency converted to 2024 5e. Struggle through the muck and mire. You have adapted to the trenches... but not without consequence... These deficiencies allow you to take on bonus feats, but at a cost...
5 new stat blocks: the Arcanuum Breacher, Trench Drake, Blank Trench Walker, Blank Torcher, and Blank Trencher. Populating the fields of war with enemies and corpses galore!
5 one-shot adventures to bring your muddied fields of battle to life!
Expanded warps and warping (scientific anomalies to thwart spellcasters!) rules + 33 total warps (5 new warps and 28 converted warps).
5 new spells to keep you alive (or to unalive someone) in the trenches!
5 new sigils to work your way through the battlefield.
4 grafts + 1 converted graft to keep your body functional far past its limits.
18 new items + 2 converted items to wage war!
2 new epic casting spells to crush technocrats!
Lore and hazards to bring your trenches to life!
A Blank Trencher .STL file!
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