So fair warning, this is far from unbiased, as I gave development
feedback as this was being written, but you should all check out
Elemental Magic of Zakhara. Based mostly on 2nd edition Al Qadim
sourcebooks,
Thomas has done an excellent job bringing the flavor of
Zakharan Elemental wizard traditions into 5th Edition. Not only are the
five wizard traditions provided more thematically coherent and
interesting than most of the core traditions from the Player's Handbook
(I'm look
ing at you Conjurer) but there
are options for Elemental Monks, quick options to turn a boring Eldritch
Knight into an exciting Inferno and Earthquake Knight with access to
the domains of Flame and Sand or make an Arcane Trickster Pirate who
gets spells of Wind and Sea.
To say nothing of the fifty plus spells which fill the much needed gap
of elementally thematic utility spells (while not neglecting to add
interesting and well-done attack spells). And then as if that wasn't
enough, there's a write up of how to use the Brotherhood of True Flame
as a faction.
Needless to say, but for the last week or so I've
been wishing I had a game to play in where I could play a Zakharan
wizard, though I can't decide at all whether I'd want to play a Sea Mage
Pirate, enjoying blasting enemies with a Cone of Teeth, with it's
evocative flavor text of “The spell leaves a bit of water on the ground
(and often blood too), and extinguishes candles and other small
flames.” or a Wind Mage with a Flying Jambiya and flying Wind Carpets to
look forward too. Or a Magician who could combine the best of Wind and
Sea, commanding a ship with Ghost(ly) Rigging and drowning opponents
with Command Water Spirits. Never mind that other times I'm dreaming of
running a Sand Mage, able to put a spell, like Sleep or Charm Person,
into a handful of sand to toss onto an adversary and Sand Tools and Sand
Blades available at a moments notice.
In addition, it's a
mighty fine looking product, one of the best formatted I've seen so far
(in my admittedly still limited) perusing of the DM's Guild. With 27 jam
packed pages of content, it is more than worth a buck or two, in my
humble opinion. You should check it out, give it some feedback, a rating
or review (since I've refrained out of propriety) and enjoy.
You can find Thomas' other excellent DM's Guild products here.
