D&D: Kobold Press’ ‘Tome Of Heroes’ Adds New Subclasses, Races, Backgrounds, & More
Enjoy more than 70 new subclasses, brand new D&D races, and more in Kobold Press’ massive 5th Edition expansion: Tome of Heroes.
There comes a point in every D&D player’s life where they feel like they want to stretch their wings. You’ve played through the core options. You’ve played with multiclassing and feats. As a result, you’re a master of the game. For sure. But where do you go from there?
Do you weep, for there are no more worlds left to conquer?
Or do you do the thing that might have saved Hans Gruber’s life, reach instead for new options. If you’ve ever played Skyrim and installed a mod or two, you know how that can add years of life to your game.
After all, Skyrim is 11 years old this year, and it’s stronger than ever. It lives on the back of its mods. As does D&D. And when it comes to mods, nobody does it like Kobold Press.
Their latest book, the Tome of Heroes is a massive player expansion. It adds new subclasses, new races, new backgrounds and spells. Everything you could possibly want.
Kobold Press: Tome Of Heroes For 5th Edition – $49.99
Tome of Heroes contains a vast array of tested, original options to create amazing 5E characters:
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- Over 70 new subclasses, including the Circle of Bees, Way of the Unerring Arrow, Path of Hellfire, School of Black Powder, and Pugilist
- More than 20 new races and subraces, from deer-like alseid, to mechanical gearforged, to aquatic gnomes and arctic elves
- Over a dozen new backgrounds, including diplomat, freebooter, gamekeeper, and innkeeper
- A shops’ worth of equipment, such as firearms, chakrams, glidecloaks, and bombs, plus mounts and clockwork companions
- New ways of using magic, from manipulating magical plants to drawing draconic runes
- Over 50 new spells, including fuse armor, conjure fireflies, and steam gout
Plus new optional rules for downtime activities, for creating a party with a group theme, and for using weapons to affect combat in ways other than dealing damage. All fully compatible with the 5th Edition ruleset!
That’s right. Black Powder magic is in the book. If you followed Tome of Heroes’ Kickstarter, you know that one of the big stretch goals included gear and gunpowder based expansions.
You might also enjoy the Circle of Bees Druid, which is about two things: bees & teamwork. And that’s it. But whatever your tastes, there really is something for everyone. Each of D&D’s main classes (except the Artificer) gets at least 5 new subclasses, though many have more.
Whether you’re looking for something simple but different, or full of enough crunch to keep you thinking in every fight, you’ll find it.
And that’s not even touching the new races. Including deer-centaurs and Mushroomfolk. This stuff fits in best in a high fantasy game, but honestly, you could drop this into any campaign with just the barest hint of legwork. See for yourself!
Check out Kobold’s Tome of Heroes today!
Happy adventuring
