Pathfinder: A Few Heartwarming Spells

Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer
Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer

I’ve been busy for the past month or so and I have not posted nearly as many previews as I have wanted to. So I am going to make that up starting right now, starting with the Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer.

If you are not aware, the Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer was developed for a campaign where the players battling the reigning forces of Winter and can find their best weapons by aligning themselves with Summer and Fire. We wanted to give players more options so we to make our Summer forces be an Insurrection.

Blood Spray
School evocation [fire]; Level magus 6, sorcerer/wizard 6, witch 6
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (+1 flaming dagger, worth 8,000 gp or more)
Range 90 ft.
Area cone-shaped burst
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Fort half; Spell Resistance yes
As part of the spell’s casting, the caster must stab herself with a +1 flaming dagger (no attack roll required), dealing the dagger’s normal damage plus 1 point of Constitution damage. This damage can be lessened or negated through damage reduction, fire resistance and similar means, but the Constitution damage cannot be negated. Blood from the wound sprays forth in a 60-foot cone, dealing 1d8 points of fire damage per caster level (maximum 15d8) plus 1d6 points of Constitution damage. If a creature with the cold subtype successfully saves against this spell, the Constitution damage is not halved, although
the fire damage is still halved as normal.

Campfire Forge
School evocation [fire]; Level magus 3, sorcerer/wizard 3
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M (three logs)
Range touch
Target one campfire pit
Duration 1 hour/level (D); see text
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no
This spell burns the logs in a camp fire over the course of the spell’s duration, providing light and heat as a normal campfire. This fire can be extinguished as a normal fire. If a metal weapon is placed within the fire for a minimum of 10 minutes, the weapon gains the flaming quality. If the weapon already possesses the flaming quality, the weapon gains the flaming burst quality. This quality lasts for 1 round per caster level, starting on the round during which the weapon is removed from the fire. Once so affected, a weapon cannot regain this quality by the use of this spell for 24 hours. A maximum of 1 weapon per 2 caster levels can be affected by this spell. A weapon does not have to be masterwork or magical to gain this quality.

We did not just include new spells. We also included new class options such as a Fire Ant vermin companion and the Melt the Heart with Love Bardic Masterpiece. We, however, would like to share with you the Rainbow Subdomain.

Rainbow Subdomain
Associated Domain: Weather.
Replacement Power: The following granted power replaces the storm burst power of the Weather domain.
Rainbow Light (Su): You can cause a living creature to become dazzled for 1d4 rounds as a melee touch attack as rainbows swirl around in the creature’s vision. Creatures with more Hit Dice than your cleric level are unaffected. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier. Multiple uses of this ability on a single creature increase the duration.
Replacement Domain Spells: 7th—prismatic spray, 8th—prismatic wall, 9th—prismatic sphere

We hope that you enjoyed these. We will be posting more each week over the next few weeks. You can find the Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer at the d20PFSRD eStore, Paizo and DriveThruRPG/RPGNow.com.

Dungeon World: Horde of Kobolds

kobold_leader__bruno_balixaNot long ago I was at a convention and several games caught my attention. One of those games was Dungeon World. We at JBE are known for our monsters so I thought making a few monsters. Please let us know if you enjoy these and would like to see us develop more Dungeon World monsters or other products to help you Enhance Your World and Your Game.

Disclaimer: I just created these on a whim (except for the basic kobold which is straight out of the Dungeon World book). They have not been edited. Hell, these probably have enough grammatical errors in them to make my editors cry. But I wanted to know if anyone was interested in more of these sooner rather than later. If there is more interest, I’ll have my editors take their red pens to these and many, many others I’ll write in the future.


Kobold
Horde, Small, Stealthy, Intelligent, Organized
Spear (d6 damage)        3 HP     1 Armor
Close, Reach
Special Qualities: Dragon connection


Some are wont to lump these little, rat-like dragon-men in with goblins and orcs, bugbears and hobgoblins. They are smarter and wiser than their kin, however. The kobolds are beholden slaves to dragons and were, in ancient times, their lorekeepers and sorcerer-servants. Their clans, with names like Ironscale and Whitewing, form around a dragon master and live to serve and do its bidding. Spotting a kobold means more are near—and if more are near then a mighty dragon cannot be far, either. Instinct: To serve dragons

  • Lay a trap
  • Call on dragons or draconic allies
  • Retreat and regroup

 


Kobold Firecaster
Solitary, Small, Stealthy, Magical, Intelligent, Organized, Hoarder
Fire orb (d10 damage ignores armor)      10 HP   0 Armor
Near, Far
Special Qualities: Dragon connection


Born with a spark of magic, these mayhem-makers catch adventurers off guard. Instinct: To burn their enemies while making themselves look important

  • Throw fire from behind trees or walls
  • Let other kobolds get between him and enemies
  • Retreat if ever attacked

 


Kobold King
Solitary, Stealthy, Intelligent, Organized, Hoarder
Long Sword (d6+1 damage)       9 HP     2 Armor
Close
Special Qualities: Dragon connection


When the dragon is away, the kobold king will play the dragon. When the dragon is around, the kobold king is typically in charge of some important task, for a kobold (such as shoveling dragon poop). He typically has some kind of better armor than the rest of the kobolds. Instinct: To one day be a dragon and act like it in the meantime

  • Organizes ambushes
  • Braver than he should be
  • Orders other kobolds to keep fighting

 


Kobold Slaves
Horde, Small, Stealthy, Intelligent
Spear (d4 damage)        1 HP     0 Armor
Close, Reach
Special Qualities: Dragon connection


Whether the remnants of a captured clan or the children of a king that is no longer alive, kobolds treat their slaves poorly. These poorly fed captives are always the first sent out to die when humans or other big races enter their domain. The slaves know that if they return to the clan without killing a human, they will be fed to the dragon. Instinct: Please don’t kill me, please don’t kill me, please don’t kill me.

  • Bait of a trap
  • Call on dragons or draconic allies
  • No retreat, even when to scared to act.

 


Kobold Sharpshooters
Horde, Small, Stealthy, Intelligent, Organized
Ragged Bow (d4 damage)         3 HP     1 Armor
Near
Special Qualities: Dragon connection


While considered sharpshooters by kobold standards, these are merely the kobolds that picked up a bow and did not kill themselves with it on their first use. Kobold sharpshooters are the most cowardly of their kin, since they are never in the front and attack from a well hidden position, when they are brave enough to attack in the first place. They  Instinct: To live another day

  • Dangerous in a coordinated ambush
  • Serve as backup to the main kobold horde
  • Retreat and retreat some more

A Storm of Shadows is the Latest Legend from Shadowsfall

Shadowsfall Legends: Storm of ShadowsWhen a group of zombie hunters encounters a walker that’s just a little too fresh, the fetchling ranger Sebesten discovers far more danger in the Outlands than he expected. Can he evade the dead that walk? Will he discover what terrible force is behind this menace—and can he make it back to Blackbat in time to warn the stronghold of the approaching horde? Find out more in this exciting new Shadowsfall tale!

Storm of Shadows is the third in the Shadowsfall Legends line of short tales taking place on the Plane of Shadows. Now available in PDF, mobi (Kindle) and ePub. This amazing story, written by Rick Cox, can be downloaded at DriveThruFiction/DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, Paizo, the d20PFSRD eStore, Amazon.com and BN.com.

Be sure to also download the first two in the series. Shadowsfall Legends: Pawn, Deception, and Sacrifice, written by Mur Lafferty, author of Playing for Keeps. Download it now at DriveThruFiction/DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, Paizo.com, the d20PFSRD eStore, Amazon.com, BN.com, and Smashwords

The second in the series, The Gem that Caught Fire was written by the infameous Ed Greenwood of Forgotten Realms fame. Download it now at DriveThruFiction/DriveThruRPG/RPGNow Paizo.com, the d20PFSRD eStore, Amazon.com, BN.com, and Smashwords

2013 GM’s Day Sale is Here

The annual GM’s Day sale is here and we at Jon Brazer Enterprises are thrilled to bring you some of our most well known and loved titles to you at 25% off.

Pathfinder fans should check out the:
Book of Beasts: Monsters of the Shadow Plane
Book of Beasts: Monsters of the River Nations
Book of Beasts: Monster Variations
Book of Beasts: Wandering Monsters 1
Book of Beasts: War on Yuletide
Book of the River Nations: Complete Player’s Reference for Kingdom Building
Book of Friends and Foes: Assassins in the River Nations

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d66 Compendium
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We hope that you enjoy these titles. Grab them Now while they are on sale. We at Jon Brazer Enterprises Enhance Your World and Your Game. Now we are doing it at 25% off.

Pathfinder: Sail the High Seas with 10 Pirate Ships

Book of Multifarious Munitions: 10 Pirate Ships
Book of Multifarious Munitions: 10 Pirate Ships
Avast me hearties, for there be new pirate ships here! If ye be looking for new vessels to sail the seven seas, look no farther. For inside this electronic book, ye will find four new sailing ships and six different modifications to them ships, complete with captain’s name and why they be famous. These new ships will help in yer search for buried treasure, the best of spirits and a life of adventure, har har har!
So swab the deck and prepare to set sail with the Book of Multifarious Munitions: 10 Pirate Ships— for tonight, we plunder the best booty the sea ever did hold!

Download Book of Multifarious Munitions: 10 Pirate Ships from DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, Paizo.com and the d20PFSRD eStore today.

Latest Review Roundup

Book of Beasts: War on Yuletide (Pathfinder)
Book of Beasts: War on Yuletide (Pathfinder)
It has been about 3 months since the last time we at JBE shared with you all the exceptional reviews we have been getting, and we have been getting ALOT of them. So let us share a few of them with you.

Book of Beasts: War on Yuletide has been extensively reviewed with exceptional praise, receiving a total of FOUR 5-STAR reviews and two 4-Star reviews. Some of the things people are saying about it are:

“neat little array of funny monsters that not only are amusing to run, but actually come with intriguing signature abilities that make me want to use some of these and even brought me inspiration to develop some adventure-ideas.”
“oddly invokes some nostalgia for classic Doctor Who”
“cool little collection of holiday inspired creatures”
“ready to bring a few smiles to the table”
“solidly designed critters”
“I can’t wait to see the reaction this one brings. Great stuff fully usable and wholeheartedly recommended.”
” Just be sure to expect some eye-rolling from your players once they figure out what they’re fighting next.”

Download these exciting monsters today.

Shadowsfall Legends: The Gem That Caught Fire
Shadowsfall Legends: The Gem That Caught Fire
With a new short story in the Shadowsfall Legends series being released next month, we have a new 5-STAR Review of one of the original tale: Shadowsfall Legends: The Gem that Caught Fire—Kurdag’s Tale. I would just like to share with you the last paragraph of the review.

“I particularly like the imagery I get from the description of the city buildings here; very Tim Burton esque. Shadowsfall is really shaping up to be a nightmare before christmas meets assassin’s creed type flavor; and that’s always the best kind of city to play in. I whole-heartedly approve and I intend to share Shadowsfall with any group I can get my hands on.”

Be sure to download this amazing story today.

Book of Heroic Races: Half-Faerie Dragons (Pathfinder)
Book of Heroic Races: Half-Faerie Dragons (Pathfinder)
We recently started a series of balanced playable races. One of them received a 5-STAR review. Book of Heroic Races: Half-Faerie Dragons The reviewer described the book:

“made out of solid gold”
“Five out of five fluttery butterfly wings.”
“The book opens with roughly a page-and-a-quarter of framing fiction which very clearly encapsulates not only the mania but the magical nature that are archetypal among half-faerie dragons”
“it’s something genuinely new”

Be sure to download this amazing race at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, Paizo or at the d20PFSRD eStore.

Pathfinder: Join the Insurgency of Summer

Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer
Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer
With the forces of the north dominating over all within their sights, only the fiercest of fiery spellcasters can hope to survive their frigid onslaught. Frozen fey, icy outsiders, and other cold creatures make pacts with these wielders of arctic power, so those that oppose them must draw power from the warmth if they are to have any hope of melting these stone cold hearts. This Reign of Winter can only be opposed by an Insurgency of Summer.
Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer delivers the spells and class options you need to be fully effective against these frigid foes. Inside you will find:

  • 10 new spells,
  • 2 new animal companions,
  • A new bard masterpiece,
  • 3 new subdomains,
  • 2 new witch patrons,
  • 2 new improved familiars and
  • A new magic item.

This download contains 3 files: a 10-page PDF in printer-friendly, portrait orientation, a 15-page PDF in laptop/tablet-friendly landscape design, and a Hero Lab file for superior integration of these materials into your game. Both PDFs include links to d20PFSRD.com so terms you need to know are easily available.
Enhance Your World And Your Game – Join the Insurrection. Download Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, Paizo.com and the d20PFSRD eStore.

Insurgency of Summer Preview

Fire Wizard
Image by Butch Mapa
Tomorrow we are releasing Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer. I mentioned yesterday that this is the supplement to have to resist the Reign of Winter fey. Today we are sharing with you some of what is inside. There are 10 fire- or summer-themed spells that will help you in every in your struggle against the cold fey. But you will also find other class options for spellcasters to use. For example, there are three new subdomains: Beltane, Rainbow and Summer. Clerics with the Summer subdomain, associated with the Fire domain are filled with summer’s warmth and sustain less damage from cold attacks.

Also arcane spellcasters with familiars have two new improved familiar options: mechanical owl and young pheonix. Only a true defender of summer is granted a young pheonix by its parent. These mystical birds seldom reproduce since they reincarnate but when they do, they entrust these vulnerable youth to fiery spellcasters.

“What would I give for a holocaust cloak?” -Wesley, Princess Bride. I leave you off with the holocaust cloak.

Holocaust Cloak
Aura
strong evocation; CL 7th
Slot shoulders; Price 50,400 gp; Weight 1 lb.


Description


When the command word is given, this unassuming, ink black cloak becomes enveloped in flames and increases the light level by one step within a 10-foot radius. These flames do not damage the wearer; however, the wearer is granted either cold resistance 10 or fire resistance 10, chosen at the time of activation. Any creature that attacks the wearer with a natural weapon or an unarmed strike sustains 1d6+7 points of fire damage. This effect lasts for 10 rounds/day. These rounds do not need to be consecutive.
The wearer can choose to use 2 rounds of the holocaust cloak’s activation time to instead flood the area with fire. When used in this manner, all creatures within 10 feet of the wearer sustain 7d6 points of fire damage (Reflex save DC 16 for half). The wearer does not take any damage from this effect.


Construction


Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, fire shield; Cost 25,200 gp

“You think it will work?” “It will take a miracle.” “Buh bye!” – Miricle Max and Wife, Princess Bride

Coming in February from Jon Brazer Enterprises

Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer
Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer
We are thrilled to announce our upcoming releases for February and let you in on what we at JBE will be bringing to your game table. Being released this Thursday is Book of Magic: Insurgency of Summer. With the forces of the north dominating over all that it within sight, only the fiercest of fiery spellcasters can hope to survive their freezing onslaught. Frozen fey, icy outsiders, and other cold creature may make pacts with the chilling power, so to must those that oppose them draw power from the warmth if they are to have any hope of melting these stone cold hearts. This Reign of Winter can only be opposed by an Insurgency of Summer. Inside you will find new spells, subdomains, animal companions, improved familiars, witch patrons, a bardic masterpiece, and a magic item. We will be presenting these arms for Summer’s champions in both a landscape and portrait format, allowing you to choose if you want to use this on a tablet, laptop or as a printed document, giving you the flexibility to use this supplement your way. Plus it contains links to d20PFSRD.com for easy reference. We will be sharing with you more on that tomorrow. You can download it at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, Paizo or the d20PFSRD eStore starting February 7th.

Book of Multifarious Munitions: 10 Pirate Ships
Book of Multifarious Munitions: 10 Pirate Ships
Avast me hearties, for there be new pirate ships here! If ye be looking for new vessels to sail the seven seas, look no farther. For inside this electronic book, ye will find four new sailing ships and six different modifications to them ships, complete with captain’s name and why they be famous. These new ships will help in yer search for buried treasure, the best of spirits and a life of adventure, har har har!

So swab the deck and prepare to set sail with the Book of Multifarious Munitions: 10 Pirate Ships—for tonight, we plunder the best booty the sea ever did hold! Book of Multifarious Munitions: 10 Pirate Ships will be available on February 21st at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, Paizo or the d20PFSRD eStore. Stay close to the porthole to find out all ye can before you go down to Davy Jones’ Locker.

Razor Coast Kickstarter

Book of Magic: Pirate SpellsLately there have been some AWESOME kickstarters from various Pathfinder Compatible publishers. Among them is the Razor Coast kickstarter from Frog God Games. As a gamer, I am backing this kickstarter, but JBE is also supporting it by giving away our Book of Magic: Pirate Spells PDF to all those that support it at $150 or more. If you like pirates and sailing ships, but sure to check out this kickstarter. But do so quickly. There is barely more than a day left before this kickstarter sails into the sunset.