Fiendish Forge (5e) - Evolved Combat, Monstrous Crafting

Created by Io Publishing

Welcome to the Fiendish Forge pre-order store! You can make late pledges or add items you'd like while we work on the book! You will be charged at a later date, along with shipping - once we're ready to ship!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Fiendish Forge : THE FINAL DAY!
about 2 months ago – Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 10:10:23 AM

Hi everyone!
As a heads up, we have arrived at our final day!  If there are any updates you'd like to make to your pledge, now is the time to do so!

We are VERY CLOSE to our next stretch goal - and are try to raise more than $128k to break our last crowdfunding record!

Thank you for reading and supporting! No matter what you gave (even if you couldn't give at all) - I really appreciate you following along with this project!

Brett

Less than 48 hours remain!
about 2 months ago – Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 11:08:30 AM

Howdy folks!

We have been hard at work with Fiendish Forge - and with less than 2 days left - we're trying to push to our next stretch goal - the Dragon of Wrath!!

I also wanted to follow up and let you know the game plan once we've wrapped up. We'll spend the next week collecting funds from everyone, and after everything has been deposited, we will start reaching out to folks to get people to our Io Publishing server for playtesting! From there, we plan on releasing "monster packets" pretty frequently. These will include an entire monster entry, along with quests, materials gathered, and magic items. 

We will also be releasing our material gathering and crafting systems as well so that you can experience everything in the playtest.

After we Elite/Boss CR tables - we'll also release that for playtesting - including rules on Phase Combat. 

I hope you guys are looking forward to a ton of content to try!

Thank you again for all of your support! I'm looking forward to getting this book made!

Brett

Fiendish Forge - Envy Dragon Preview
2 months ago – Tue, Sep 03, 2024 at 09:40:44 AM

Hello everyone! I hope you had a fantastic weekend.

First off, we are almost to $110k! Thank you for being so supportive during our Backerkit! We are hard at work with Fiendish Forge, and are already pushing ahead with the development of our book!

Today, I wanted to discuss our stretch goal—the Envy Dragon—which we have also begun working on!


The Dragons of Sin originate from Io's Shadow Veil - a purgatory of Io's original denizens - the Astari.  These dragons are formed by the malice and hatred of the fallen Astari - allowing their worst traits to manifest into deadly monsters. The Dragon of Envy is one such creature.

Envy Dragons breathe slicing winds in battle, making their breath weapon the slashing damage type.  In addition, Envy Dragons brand their opponents with Marks of Envy - linking two creatures together. Whatever type of Action the first creature does - such as a melee or ranged attack (spell, weapon, or otherwise), a spell cast with a DC, healing, or any of the other types of actions (such as Dash, Dodge, or Disengage) - the other linked creature must perform the same kind of action (or nothing at all) - otherwise, they take Force Damage from the seared mark.  

Much like encounters we've discussed previously - Adult and Ancient Envy Dragons are Phase Encounters - each with a Boss CR - making these terrifying foes. We want to rework how dragons fight in Fiendish Forge - such as a building charge for their breath weapons instead of relying on a dice roll. We're excited to show you guys what we're working on through playtesting.

Thanks for reading,
Brett

Free Scorpion King Preview + Fiendish Forge Updates!
3 months ago – Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 11:39:31 AM

Hello folks!
First of all, thank you to anyone who backed Fiendish Forge! We still have a long way to go, but we're hoping to get some more stretch goals fulfilled before the end of this campaign!

For now, though, I wanted to show you guys some updates we've been working on for Fiendish Forge - including how Phase Combat is presented, an update to Materials, and an update to Magic Item Stat Blocks to include an exact recipe to make the item.


Scorpion King - Full Resolution

First off - a disclaimer - The Scorpion King will not be in Fiendish Forge- this is a creature we created specifically for our streamed campaign - Fiendish Forge : Paw Patrol, but it also felt like a great way to show off the future ideas and updates I have for Fiendish Forge - in a list of things we will be testing once our Backerkit concludes.

Here are some updates we've made to Material Gathering and Crafting we'd like to test next month:
  • Material Gathering simplified: Anyone can roll on the Gathering Table of any creature. Someone with proficiency with a specific skill can make a check with that skill, and add to the table result (only one check can be added in this way). 
    • If you have 2 players with proficiency in the skill, a this check can be made at Advantage (Help Action)!
  • Material Rarities Removed for simplification. 
  • Crafting is further simplified—when using potential materials, you can add 2x the market value to the crafting progress.
    • If the crafting progress is equal to or greater than the market value of the item you wish to make, the item is crafted.
  • New Recipe Stat: The item is created if you use the exact materials listed in the Recipe.
    • You can mix Potential Materials (add 2x the market value to crafting progress) and Recipe Materials (add 4x the market value to crafting progress) - so that every material has a multitude of uses. We don't want inventory bloat.
  • New Crafting Proficiencies: Proficiency with specific tools will allow players to perform specific crafting professions. For example: Smith's Tools and Tinker's Tools can be used for Smithing, while Alchemist's Supplies and Herbalism Kits can be used for Alchemy.

What do you think of some of these changes? Comment down below, and your feedback will be responded to!

Thank you again for supporting our project. I'm very excited to get this book in your hands!

Brett

Brand New Poll
3 months ago – Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 09:45:21 AM

Hello everyone!
Thank you for your continued support. We've recently raised over $100,000 - but we're still trying to push to get to $125,000 to introduce more dragons into Fiendish Forge! If you haven't pledged yet, you still have time to support our next book!

We've recently posted a poll about what resources you're specifically looking for in 5e games. We want this to be our big focus - to ensure that you're getting what you want out of Fiendish Forge!

Vote Here!

Have a wonderful week,
Brett