Hello Everyone!
This month I decided to change it up a little. One of the things that came out after the Helix commission was added to AGtMH was wanting to lean more into the poacher side of the setting. We already have the Talon Society, but there is still a lot of room to explore when it comes to poachers, black market hunters, and the kinds of tactics they use to survive encounters.
So, for the first time in the 8 years I have been working on MH5e, I decided to finally add spells to the supplement.
These spells are poacher themed, but they are still designed and balanced around standard 5e spell progression and power. The idea behind them actually came from one of my long time players, Heavy, who has brought them up countless times in the patreon discord. The idea is that poachers often lack the equipment, manpower, or support that Guild hunters have, so they instead use preparation and other tactics to wear monsters down.
While creating these spells, I ran into a thought where I didn't want to just limit the spells to specific Classes or Subclasses (especially ones that aren't SRD). So, each spell includes classes that makes sense for their effects, but they also include “Suitable for characters…” recommendations to help GMs decide whether a spell fits a particular subclass, homebrew class, or character theme outside the normal spell lists.
Spell Thoughts
Serrated Edge functions similarly to a searing smite spell, but instead opens wounds that synergize with both monster material effects, and the Open Wounds spell.
Lure Monster allows characters to bait creatures toward themselves, but before the monster reaches them, they have the option to throw the bait to another nearby space to redirect the creature’s movement. This opens up a lot of tactical uses, such as pulling a monster into a trap or away from an ally. One of my favorite parts of the spell is that it can use the different meat items found in AGtMH as part of the casting, finally giving those items a place to shine.
Please take a look at the spells, I hope you like what you see, and as always thank you all for your support!
On one final note, the Monthly Hunt and Monster will be posted near the end of the month. I am working on a collaboration with another content creator who is making a couple of maps for the location where the final battle will take place (plus 1 or 2 more). Once I receive those, I will get everything posted. If for some reason its delayed on their end, I will be sure to update the post with the maps, once they are available.