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August 17, 2021

Artificer Specialization: Spirit Binder

Hot off the heels of my last brew, this is my final commission for this round. Thanks to everyone who’s commissioned something from me, it was great working with you all! I’ll be taking more on in the future once I’m in a better place to do so, so keep an eye out when I Continue reading

Artificer, Subclasses

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August 14, 2021

Optional Rule: Legacies

Got a fun one for y’all today! As has been the case for like 90% of my work lately, this is another commission from one of my lovely patrons. Bit of a story with this one. So basically the client is an author and in their books they have their own sort of version of Continue reading

Variants & Optional Rules

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July 13, 2021

The Yautja

Howdy all! Been a minute. Lots going on, lots of projects keeping me busy. Got another commission from one of my lovely patrons, rounding out a classic 80’s movie monster trio with none other than the Predator, or as they’re actually known, the Yautja. At 5 pages, it’s a bit more than one might expect. Continue reading

Items & Weapons, Monsters & NPCs, Races & Lineages

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May 28, 2021

Xenomorphs

I’m not really sure where to start with this one. After many long months (more that it should have been but no matter) probably one of my favorite recent projects is finally done. A commission for one of my lovely patrons, I’ve had a blast working it. I’ve wanted to do something like this for Continue reading

Monsters & NPCs

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April 28, 2021

Artifacts of the Lunar Heretic

Howdy all! Got another thing I’ve put together that I’m pretty excited about. A while back Risk of Rain 2 got it’s anniversary update and with it came the final 2 items in the Heresy Set. What makes these items so interesting is they actually replace your existing character abilities instead of giving you new Continue reading

Items & Weapons

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March 28, 2021

Bard College: College of the DJ

Hey all! Sorry I haven’t been around much. Things have been…difficult lately. I’ve hardly been able to work on much of anything and this has probably been the worst slump I’ve ever been in. But, I’m back at it, in a better place, and got some stuff in the works for y’all. I wanted to Continue reading

Bard, Subclasses

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February 16, 2021

Cleric Divine Domain: Mechanicus Domain

Now that all the crazyness of the last week is finally over, let’s get back to the brews, shall we? I started putting together a cleric domain based on the Adeptus Mechanicus from Warhammer 40K for a campaign I’m playing in but I ran out of time so I had to scrap the character. Its Continue reading

Cleric, Subclasses

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January 20, 2021

Variant: Mob Rules Revised

Got something a little different today. As part of a much larger project I’m working on, I put together a pretty major overhaul to the exiting mob rules in the DMG since they’re frankly pathetic. It’s a good piece to have as a solo brew so I thought I’d release it separately (and to have Continue reading

Variants & Optional Rules

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January 10, 2021

Roguish Archetype: Shadowblade

First brew of the new year! I’ve got another subclass for y’all. This was a request from one of you lovely folks to do Riki from DOTA 2. It’s been a fun one but he’s a bit of a weird conversion, at least in terms of lore. He’s referred to as the “Stealth Assassin” and Continue reading

Rogue, Subclasses

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December 29, 2020

Paladin Sacred Oath: Oath of Scars

Got another subclass I’ve put together in between the stresses of working on other enormous projects in an attempt at keeping the blog alive. That got a little dark… Any which way and how, this is a Pathfinder conversion, and a really neat one at that. Felt perfect for a paladin subclass but I had Continue reading

Paladin, Subclasses

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About Me

Welcome to the Foundry! I’m Sam Johnson. I run the place.
I’ve been playing TTRPGs for over a decade and creating content for them for about half that time. While I primarily make content for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons, I hope to expand to other systems in the future. I’m a firm believer in making this hobby a place where all are welcome, supporting smaller creators, and in broadening one’s horizons by trying other RPGs whenever possible. There are thousands of games from talented people of all types that deserve more love, and I hope to shine a light on some hidden gems when I find them.