tabletop roleplaying

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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December 4, 2020

Power Loader Armor MkII

Hey gang! Got another thing for y’all, this time for a particularly special item. Now, I’ve posted a lot of Risk of Rain stuff before but I’ve wanted to take a crack at converting the survivors. Problem is, RoR is a REALLY sci-fi setting so doing a straight conversion seemed like a bad idea, or Continue reading

Items & Weapons

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November 18, 2020

Barbarian Primal Path: Path of the Cannibal

Hey all! Nothing fancy today, just a nice and simple barbarian subclass. I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment with a couple commissions and general life shenanigans so I wanted something easy I could put together quickly. Made this for a friend of mine and have been sitting on it for several Continue reading

Barbarian, Subclasses

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November 1, 2020

Flesh & Bone 2020

It’s that time again! Hallows Eve is upon us and that means a new spooky project! Ok, that’s about all the excitement I can muster right now because this month has been total garbage and the project was a real pain from start to finish. October blindsided me and I had nothing planned for this Continue reading

Monsters & NPCs, Supplements

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October 4, 2020

Risk of Rain Items: Batch II

Aaaand here they are. Another batch of 10 RoR2 items for your enjoyment. This batch actually has some of my favorites from the game so that makes me happy. I’ve also been tinkering with some ideas for how to bring the survivors into D&D as well. The hella sci-fi nature of them makes a direct Continue reading

Items & Weapons

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September 19, 2020

Artificer Specialization: Prototypist

Finally got this thing finished! My first artificer subclass and another Warframe conversion, Protea this time, I really like how it turned out. I love Protea as a warframe and thought she would be perfect as an artificer. Lots of cool tools at her disposal, and she’s got the capacity for some really great damage Continue reading

Artificer, Subclasses

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August 15, 2020

The Thing

Oh my god it’s finally done! Several months of work and life nonsense getting in the way but I did it. A commission for one of my wonderful patrons, this has honestly been one of the most difficult projects I’ve ever worked on but it was well worth it. John Carpenter’s The Thing is a Continue reading

Monsters & NPCs

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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.