Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting

Description

Heliana’s Guide is a behemoth 600-page supplement that enhances 5th-edition DnD with beloved game mechanics found throughout the best RPGs: Tracking, Harvesting, Crafting, and Cooking.

It pairs these with 10 monster hunt adventures:  track a monster, gather clues, prepare and devise tactics, then battle it in an epic multi-phase fight. After that, harvest it for ingredients and craft those into magical items and delicious meals.

This is a physical product includes a downloadable digital PDF.

WHAT IS IT?

This behemoth, 600-page supplement introduces long-awaited rules for Tracking, Harvesting, Crafting, and Cooking, as well as 10 monster-hunting adventures*. Research foes using the unique clue system, best them in dynamic multiphase battles, then turn their remains into unique magic items! As well as a hoard of spells, subclasses, and races, the brand new Monster Tamer class brings a refreshing way to enjoy 5e; craft bespoke familiars and train them to do battle like your favourite pocket monster trainer.

^{*Plus one free digital hunt: eleven total!}

New Content for 5e

This supplement brings a hoard of new content to your 5e game:

• Rules for Harvesting fallen foes.
• A system for Crafting items using harvested monster components.
• A ruleset for Tracking and over 150 random encounters!
• Over 100 illustrated magic items.
• 75 new creatures.
• 69 sizzling spells.
• 14 gorgeous maps.
• 11 engaging monster hunt adventures.
• 10 flavourful races.
• 9 new subclasses for your standard classes.
• A new class: the Monster Tamer and 4 subclasses.
• A ruleset for Cooking and over 20,000 unique combinations of effects! (not a typo!)

What’s Special About Heliana’s Hunts?

This supplement brings you 10 monster hunts, standalone one-shots (well… more like two or three shots!) that are overflowing with gorgeous art, motivating storylines, and deadly boss battles. Each hunt has the following:

• Combat balanced for three different levels of play for each hunt!
• Fully-illustrated clue handouts to help your players prepare for the battle ahead.
• Reimagined takes classic monsters, like the suneater owlbear or magnetite dragon.
• Deadly three-wave boss battle replete with unique lair actions and environmental hazards.
• A plethora of magic items that can be crafted from the boss.
• 16 adorable familiars including one that can be crafted from the boss.
• Gorgeous battlemaps for each hunt courtesy of Cze & Peku and The MAD Cartographer.